no, it's not.
you have to be careful with it otherwise you end up with a Halloween car.
that said, id like to have an orange karmann ghia
Build: Zippy the Wonderbug
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Re: Build: Zippy the Wonderbug
you have to be careful with it otherwise you end up with a Halloween car.
that said, id like to have an orange karmann ghia
you never learn nothin by mistake if you're to careful.
bad decisions make good memories.
bad decisions make good memories.
Re: Build: Zippy the Wonderbug
Thank you, I'm really digging it :)6
Wow, that transformation is incredible! I've heard of using it but have never seen the results, I'll likely look into doing that as my tank seems to be in a little bit better condition than the one in pics.
So far, the only orange I'm picturing on the outside of the car would be the headlight inserts and logo on the hubcaps. I don't know what I'm doing at the back yet. I may try the pope's nose and tail light mounts but I'm not sure on it.Super_Randy wrote: ↑November 17th, 2024, 4:50 pm you have to be careful with it otherwise you end up with a Halloween car.
Re: Build: Zippy the Wonderbug
Today will go down in the annals of history as a great one. For the first time in a decade, Zip's halves are fastened back together with every fastener intended by Mr. Porsche. It wasn't an easy road to travel but it can be checked off.
First, let me say I should have chased the mount threads prior to bringing the body down. I had to lift it back off and run a tap through all 6 in the back. All were boogered with paint and rust but one must have been tapped an incorrect thread because it was a fight all the way through, at points making me fear the tap would break.
The first day's attempt at lining up the seal and getting the holes to match up ended up being a complete waste. I'm now so blind in both near and far distances, I can no longer use my bifocals to work because I can't tilt my head to look when on a creeper or sandwiched in a tight space so I'm now relegated to using readers and being blind for anything but extremely closeup.
I pulled the wheels and put the bug on the lift using the front and rear suspension as mount points so I could use carpentry shims to separate the pan from the channels to get the seal in place and to use a die grinder to wallow out holes for alignment, sometimes extreme cutting being required.
The witches hat mounting holes had to be wallowed the most due to the channel nuts no longer being captured floaters but fixed nuts welded in place. I wallowed it so much I needed larger washers to keep the stockers from being swallowed up.
but two dremel tools later, success!
First, let me say I should have chased the mount threads prior to bringing the body down. I had to lift it back off and run a tap through all 6 in the back. All were boogered with paint and rust but one must have been tapped an incorrect thread because it was a fight all the way through, at points making me fear the tap would break.
The first day's attempt at lining up the seal and getting the holes to match up ended up being a complete waste. I'm now so blind in both near and far distances, I can no longer use my bifocals to work because I can't tilt my head to look when on a creeper or sandwiched in a tight space so I'm now relegated to using readers and being blind for anything but extremely closeup.
I pulled the wheels and put the bug on the lift using the front and rear suspension as mount points so I could use carpentry shims to separate the pan from the channels to get the seal in place and to use a die grinder to wallow out holes for alignment, sometimes extreme cutting being required.
The witches hat mounting holes had to be wallowed the most due to the channel nuts no longer being captured floaters but fixed nuts welded in place. I wallowed it so much I needed larger washers to keep the stockers from being swallowed up.
but two dremel tools later, success!