I can now start reinstalling all of the foot-box gear. I have started with the clutch master cylinder. I am rebuilding both the brake and clutch master cylinders. Everything is coming together now.
With the body and frame merger complete, I can now start the reinstallation of the footbox items. After cleaning and painting the footbox components I have bolted everything back into place. I sealed the box up with silicone and am now ready to reinstall the steering wheel and pedals.
Body and frame are as one. I am reviewing all of the body to frame fasteners. Now I can really start building for good.
I now have the VW bug body completely down on the chassis. The body is held to the frame with 32 fasteners. So far so good.
I am now reuniting the vw bug’s chassis to the body. I have hoisted the body up and am rolling the frame underneith it. I will slowly drop the body down and reunite the body and frame.
I now have the inside of the VW bug’s body painted. At this point it’s time to reunite the body and frame. I have reinstalled the lifting device to hoist the body up and roll the frame under it.
I have now sanded, smoothed and cleaned everything on the inside of the VW bug body. I am ready for paint.
With the foot-box construction complete, I can start to get the inside of the VW bug’s body ready for paint. I have created a couple of caps to enclose the body openings where the rear struts sit. I am basically ready for paint.
The foot-box is now closed in. I slowly positioned it and now have all the fasteners in. I hammered the front edge over to create a nice seal. I won’t reinstall this lid until I am very close to finishing the car.
I now have the rear apron mounts straightened and strengthened. I can now refocus on the front foot-box cover. The cover will have 5 mounts on the fire-wall side and 9 screws on the front. Now that I have the rear mounts on, I can line up the front.