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Sandblaster is the worst job EVER! enjoying the thread mate! well done.

oh this is gunna be goooood! shed build porn, if your past projects are anything to go by, Ima gunna need to get more stock of tissues and shit!

My favorite model Holden, good work.

lush as fuck man, well done.

Well done guys, this gives me a warm fuzzy feeling in my tummy.

So i made this thing, which is the end of the channel its self. goes here that took a lot of work to get right, pretty happy with it. After chopping a bit more rust and badly pitted metal out of the very bottom of the firewall, I sandblasted and primed. made another patch to replace the bottom of the firewall hot glue gunned it in here. had to make that tiny patch on the flange thing welded up the pie cuts I made to shape the metal and smoothed that out and finally welded it back in just tacked in here the inside view, welded together and to the firewall. Now. The more perceptive of you will have noticed in that last pic that the channel seems to be missing some metal. well thats coz i chopped it off. yes yes, I should have just bought new channels ah well, in for a penny, in for a pound, or some such rubbish! I still have to finish welding it all up, but its looking like I might pull this shit off! this me checking the bottom plate still fits. these bottom plates are actually pretty good, the pressing are not exactly the same as the old stuff, but the main thing it that the bolt holes are in the right place and line up with the pan perfectly, I will fill in the big drain holes that are in them, and they will need a wee bit of trimming but thats okay. Next up will be the A pillar and the rusted channel that it joins to, so with that in mind, I made this.

The next phase in fixing the channel is going to be bloody tricky. Many parts converge here, the channel, the bottom plate with end cap, the front firewall, the wheel well, the A pillar with door hinge! dissection of a volkswagen.

So another bite of the ellefant. welded the outer panel back in place and smoothed it all out. I think I might leave the quarter panel off till I've finished with the sandblasting, so much crap gets down the inside of the panel and once it's closed up I'll never get it out, maybe, I'll get bored one night and start welding it up knowing me.

sweet as man, not something most people would want to fun I would imagine! even a few pointers/help would be great. paint looks really good.

when doe's the cutting start?

nope, big'n'little. all day.

damn it, I don't need four. I don't really need any, I'd would like some wide steel rims.

I'll go halfs on silly offer, or do you need all 4?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/volkswagen/auction-789700008.htm not cheap, to nice for the tetanusmobil?

some wide rims on TM bro

Forgot to ask, who painted it? trying to suss a cost efficient way (cheap) to paint mine.

Hey! that came out sweet! plug all those holes in the engine bay, got to keep that heat below the tins. good job man.

Good shit man, yous was serial about this huh? That is not only a kombi gearbox, but the whole rear unit/torsion bar housing, bugs don't have those big frame rails Can see the reduction boxes in last pic, they give lower gearing and higher ground clearance, so it's a good thing.

yeah, nicely done man.

good shit guys.

slammer! good stuff man, frank will sort you out.

jealous as. love that red caddy under the tree.

Another tiny update guys, don't mean to sound like a wanker, but I'm pretty flippin pleased with this wee thing! remember this? even though I had it sandblasted so all the rust was gone, this left the metal pretty thin in places. And as this is a strengthening panel I thought it best to put it right. So I cut it back to were it was solid and had a go at metal origami. test fitting the rear fender so I get the stud in the right spot, also checking the quarter panel would fit back on top of it, so many layers of metal in this bloody spot. like so and welding it together, there is also a wee patch at the top, were it was damaged when I removed(ripped) it. tidied up very happy with the fit, took alot of bending and hammering to get this back were it should, I made a bit of a mess of the shape when I pulled it off. yeah the stud I used is just a old bolt I welded to the back of the panel and then ground the head down as it was to big. hope you like?

haha, are you going to dress up like the humungus?