Hi Larry and John,
Thank you for answering! 🙂
Of course I have a digital camera, I'm taking photos of everything I can.I rebuilt my motor scooter last year, and I know from this project how important it is to save every screw (even if you think of the fact that a motor scooter is "a little" smaller project than a beetle :lol: ).I usually put all the smaller parts into little plastic bags and write on the bag which parts can be found in there.
I'm planning on saving all the off- taken parts in boxes and writing the parts number of the original VW Parts catalog (the old one with the explosion views of all the parts) on the boxes.These boxes will be stored in groups of several themes, such as electrics, body parts, dashboard, chrome parts etc.
Money?Well, as you probably know I am still a pupil, and that means I don't have sooooo much money to waste on a beetle as you perhaps have 😃
But that doesn't mean that I want to do the work worse than other people do.Sometimes you only have to search longer for a special part to be able to pay a good price for it.And, very important, you have to know the right people!Next month I will pick up several beetle- parts from a friend, who has a '58 beetle and who doesn't need many of the parts he has in stock.
In general, I personally prefer original VW- parts, even if they are used parts.The fenders for example: Original, new VW- parts are very expensive; repro- fenders are new and cheap, but they usually don't fit!And even if they do, the beetles have a different "look" in their eyes.
That's why I take used fenders and restore them to good condition.
What you, Larry, said about doing the mechanical parts first is really true.So the order would be engine/gearbox- chassis- body.The body will be real fun stuff, as you can see on the pictures :roll:
Greetings,
FREDDY :wink:
Keep the ORIGINAL beetles running!!!