My Second VW !! mid life crisis ...The 1966 vert

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Then it wes prep time

And finally into etch primer ( on any bare metal areas )

If felt so good seeing it bert now at this stage

Mark p

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so then it was HIGH BUILD primer time


now thats when you feel your getting somewhere after a few weeks of filler and prep work ...... but its all about the detail they say so thats why it takes the time it takes

thing starting to look good now

so thats finda unto date ..... I'm currently on the filler work were I joined the front end panel the shell .... I'm about 60% through that so by end of next week I think the front end will be into hight build primer and then I move onto the bonnet , boot and X4 wings

so the shell can now sit for a few weeks and the high biuld primer can go rock hard and cts down on any sinking that would happen if it was rushed into paint ....

Over and Out perv's concider yearselfs updated xxxx

Mark p

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Great update

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Great update Mark - starting to look really good!
Were you ever tempted to swap it from LHD to RHD?

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Great update Mark - starting to look really good!
Were you ever tempted to swap it from LHD to RHD?

Deffo not bro

already got a RHD VW ,,,,,lol

I did have a think about it but thought against it .... Just a personal choice

I know my mate Nigel is converting his to RHD

who knows I might retired to france its all LHD over there

Mark P

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So managed to spend the day in the cave yesterday ..... Fathers day today so that will be all about ME and the family time


anyway a massive leap in the right direction yesterday

Got the front finished and into etch primer and then into high biuld primer ...... I feet chuffed to reach this stage as its been a slog to get there

But first a little re-cap on what we started with

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hi all

just a quick update

Front wings are now all done .... nice thick metal to work with ... metal finished most dents and then a skim of filler for fine
scratched .... had to bold them onto Bert as they just roll around when tried to do them off the car

they are original wings and in great condition so I've been luck here with the front wings

and to save my lungs they are getting put into high biuld primer at the bodyshop as its easy to drop them down there
also they have stands that will hold the wings were I dont and these wings just roll around on the floor lol

anyway Bert is now turned around and I'm onto the rear wings and boot lid next

also ordered some paint stripper for the bonnet

Things are moving on fast

JUST FOR HERE

Colour choice is made !!!!

His staying red

When finished he'll look like the photo below if I'm good enough

Have a fun weekend peep

enjoy the weather its going to me a warm one


Over and out

Mark p

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OMG

two weeks and no work done on the vert !!!! ffs

We lost Jack our little dog ( bad hart .. but he had a good run in as he was around 10 / 11 .... family just was in peaces for 3 weeks so we gave in and rescued another hound

10 month old puppy .... Arthur !!

So I guess that's the reason I've not been out in the cave much

Will try and get out there tonight

Fingers Xed

Mark p

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Meet Arthur


He keep my family on there toes for sure lol

Mark p

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vert update time

Got a fair bit to bring you all upto date with the verts progress


Not been out there much do to commitments and Arthur arriving ... but now his 100% settled in I'll start to creap out there more and I want to get the vert painted asap .... got bored of seeing it in primer now lol


So this is where we are up to ... all badge holes welded up on engine lid , new popes nose fitting and new holes drilled , rear end all flatted ready for final primer stage ,

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