Sheet Metal Replacement:
'63 VW Transporter - Unfortunately the bottom of the windshield frame had rusted over the years. The metal was so thin in some places that a utility knife could easily pierce through. New metal took care of that!
'63 VW Transporter - Unfortunately the bottom of the windshield frame had rusted over the years. The metal was so thin in some places that a utility knife could easily pierce through. New metal took care of that!
Sheet Metal Replacement:
'63 VW Transporter - Floor is installed and solid as ever. Soon this project will be ready for the streets again.
'63 VW Transporter - Floor is installed and solid as ever. Soon this project will be ready for the streets again.
Sheet Metal Replacement:
'63 VW Transporter - Both front fenders, or doglegs as VW calls them, have been replaced. The bottoms of both B pillars needed to be replaced as well. Now the door gaps are tolerable and there is enough solid metal to install the floor.
'63 VW Transporter - Both front fenders, or doglegs as VW calls them, have been replaced. The bottoms of both B pillars needed to be replaced as well. Now the door gaps are tolerable and there is enough solid metal to install the floor.
Sheet Metal Replacement:
'63 VW Transporter - The lower nose panel has been replaced, and two new front door skins were installed onto new door frames. This project is looking way more solid already! Up next will be the panels underneath the doors, and then the front floor.
'63 VW Transporter - The lower nose panel has been replaced, and two new front door skins were installed onto new door frames. This project is looking way more solid already! Up next will be the panels underneath the doors, and then the front floor.
Sheet Metal Replacement:
'63 VW Transporter - I started out by replacing the bottom of the A pillars, and the center piece that connects the pillars to the rest of the uni-body frame. Unfortunately I found more rust in the lower part of the nose, so a patch panel was bought for that. Most pictures show that I have no gap between the old and new section of A pillars. I tacked them in place with no gap, then cut the gap wider for a proper weld.
'63 VW Transporter - I started out by replacing the bottom of the A pillars, and the center piece that connects the pillars to the rest of the uni-body frame. Unfortunately I found more rust in the lower part of the nose, so a patch panel was bought for that. Most pictures show that I have no gap between the old and new section of A pillars. I tacked them in place with no gap, then cut the gap wider for a proper weld.
Sheet Metal Replacement:
'63 VW Transporter - As you can see, this cool little VW Transporter was in need of some more solid metal! Luckily the ice was thick enough to bring it over to my shop. This project will entail A pillars, front floors, new doors, and a few other little patches.
'63 VW Transporter - As you can see, this cool little VW Transporter was in need of some more solid metal! Luckily the ice was thick enough to bring it over to my shop. This project will entail A pillars, front floors, new doors, and a few other little patches.
