65 Sea Blue Variant 1500S

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Original ad from owner's local vw shop wall in '97ish

Blew the engine up on the way home in 98? and put it on my drive in disgust for a while.
Should've kept the 1500S engine but being young and stupid got rid and got a built T4 for it but never fitted it

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Looks more like this now

Have been working on it recently and starting to be more like a car again
Outer sill cut off

No pics but inner sill repaired,heater tube panel sorted & new outer fitted

Fully welded

& ground down

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Sorted

Not quite in order but heater channel bottom done and same time. Straight bit from T3D, curvy front bit made by me with loadsa swearing

Hole in front inner wing

Template from finest Stella box

New bit made

Trial fitted in

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Front inner sorted

Then on to the back

New b pillar rear lower section fitted

Rusty bits in rear inner wing cut out

Template made from proper card this time

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Tacked in

& finished off

Bit more on the rear inner wings, then fit a floorpan 1/4 cut out I've got and then turn it round and do it all over again on the other side. Also bonnet and front panel where it closes onto as well, prob be done by 2020 at this rate with any luck

[Marko]

some nice fab work there, I look forward to the progress!

[MikeyB]

Really nice repair work!

[miketyp3]

Nice work Steve, great to see it coming along!

Mike

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Thanks guys, hoping starting a thread will shame me into keep working on it regularly

[Editor]

It's very satisfying doing invisible repairs, though also very time consuming. Looking good already.

[panalvan]

Did you buy this from the rugby area

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Did you buy this from the rugby area

No mate,down the M11 and also about 14 years ago

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Been a while but done a little more. Heater channel mostly done, floor next