E-brake cable runs inside of the VW bug frame #356

Posted on November 15th, 2011 by Tim in VW Beetle Turbo Build
Before I can paint the top of the frame there is a couple of things I gotta do. The e-brake cable run partially inside the frame and partially outside. So I am creating a couple of brackets to hold the nylon cable guides to route the cables to the lever assembly.

Flip frame back over - upright, finish up a few things #355

Posted on October 29th, 2011 by Tim in VW Beetle Turbo Build
Now that the botom of the frame has been painted, I can turn it back over, upright. There are a couple of things left to do before paint.

Finish painting the bottom of the VW bug frame #354

Posted on October 14th, 2011 by Tim in VW Beetle Turbo Build
After I finished priming the bottom of the frame, I painted it with heavy duty chassis paint. I will give this a few days to cure and then flip it back over upright. I can then focus on finishing the frame paint.

Prime and smooth out the VW bug frame bottom #353

Posted on October 1st, 2011 by Tim in VW Beetle Turbo Build
First....that black stuff on my fingers is POR 15 seam sealer (bad idea) it took 2 weeks to wear off. Anyway I am preaty much finished with the primer coat on the bottom of the frame. The primer is the Eastwood rust encapsulator and it went on very smoothly. After I paint it with the [...]

Custom VW bug frame - ready for paint #352

Posted on September 22nd, 2011 by Tim in VW Beetle Turbo Build
The VW bug's frame is ready to be painted on the bottom. I will apply the primer and make sure that I get it into all the cracks and crevices, then I will put on any filler and repaint those parts.

Continue preppin VW bug frame for paint #351

Posted on September 9th, 2011 by Tim in VW Beetle Turbo Build
More paint prep. Cleaning, scrubbing, filing and sanding I will soon paint this thing. This step has been along time coming.

Vw bug frame bottom review Prior to paint #350

Posted on August 28th, 2011 by Tim in VW Beetle Turbo Build
Before painting the bottom of the frame I have a bit more welding and grinding to do. This boring video is basically a frame bottom wrap-up. Getting ready for paint.

E-brake continued, Drill out pass-through holes #349

Posted on August 15th, 2011 by Tim in VW Beetle Turbo Build
I now have the e-brake cable sheaths mounted to the VW bug's bottom plate. The next step is to locate and drill out the holes that will allow the e-brake cables to pass through the bottom plate. I will work on the nylon guides once I turn the frame upright again.

E-brake continued, Weld on mounts #348

Posted on August 6th, 2011 by Tim in VW Beetle Turbo Build
Now that I have my mounting locations for the e-brake cable ends, I have welded on the nuts that will hold everything in place. I am constructing two plates that will hold the cable ends in place using the factory indentions to insure that they stay solid.

VW bug e-brake mounting plan #347

Posted on July 25th, 2011 by Tim in VW Beetle Turbo Build
Now that I have the e-brake mount locations, I am going to weld nuts to the bottom of the frame to hold the e-brake cable mounts. I will also be constructing small ramps to protect the mounts. Small steps to get the final product.

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