Today we repair the rusted out front apron and fenders. Fabricating metal sections, cutting, grinding, welding and more. Preservation, restoration, repairing antique, vintage, classic cars and trucks is my passion. This 1965 Beetle was forgotten in a field in South Georgia for 40 years. Let’s bring it back to life. CT, CTG, CT’s Garage, ctmoog
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Hi CT, any chance you could show what the spare tyre area you welded looks from under the car? I'm doing that same area at the moment and would love to see what it looks like. Cheers, Bash
Great work. What welding helmet are you using?
ct old car looking good
Great job, but I do feel the fenders are well over shelf life, why not pick up a couple of aftermarket fenders and save yourself a lot of hassle !
Hey CT, is this car a classic I was thinking why would spend so time doing all this work on this Beetle?
I would replace the fender it’s not going to weld right
Those strips that you are calling spacers is Fender Welting. The rusted out part behind where the headlight goes is the Headlight Bucket.
You need to use a sealer paint over the Bondo areas, then reprime because you can tell where the Bondo is. You can still see the line of the repair after you sprayed the off-white paint on it. Play back your video and look at it where you go past the side of the car at the repaired area, it stands out. I would seal it then reprime it and it should look better.
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You might try metal epoxy to fix the fenders. That way your not messing up the patina
Your axel boots need to be turned to the side Bolts toward the back Or they will split prematurely from up and down flexing of the axel
This entire build has been so great to follow. I appreciate you sharing the little details and what you've learned. Can't wait for it to come together!