1965 VW Beetle Restoration - Metal Work Begins!
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- Опубліковано 8 жов 2022
- Today we start the metal work restoration on the 1965 VW Beetle. Removing the old rusted parts and fitting new body panels. Heater channels, luggage area and more. Restoring antique cars complete process. Howdy folks! Enjoy! Preservation, restoration, repairing antique vintage cars and trucks is my passion. This car was forgotten in a field in South Georgia for 40 years. Let's bring it back to life. ctmoog, ct, ct's garage
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Amazing how you stay so upbeat when that bug is clearly in horrible condition. Much respect to you.
Excellent build thanks for posting 👍🏻👍🏻
Most people would have pulled those genders and said” naa it’s too far gone”. You give me inspiration to tackle my ‘59 Studebaker.
Hey there, name's Alex. I really appreciate your videos. I have a 1969 beetle and a 1972. I watch your content every Sunday. Keep up the good work! Greetings from Brazil!
Thanks Alex! =)
Your dog doesn't seem to be put off by all your hard work and noise. Your dedication to getting the job done is admirable.
Yes, he is use to all the noise going on around the farm. Thanks J! =)
Aaah, let's have a beer and snacks and watch it on a lazy sunday afternoon 😁
Once again I was looking forward to seeing you paint that “65. My vote is to loose the patina. There I said it. That’s the same year I got my drivers license in. My vote is for a beautiful color of PAINT !
My first car was a new '68 Beetle. It was a good, durable, car. I drove it hard and it put up with my demands. I remember it was $1,600 US plus $40 for an AM radio. It was a practical car but I was a young man and soon decided I had a need for speed so I traded it for a new '69 Nova SS, and went from 53 hp to 300 hp.
53 cavalinhos?,Caray,Fortinho o Fusquinha
I had an old Jeep in high school..thats my thing. My wife had a old bug. Over the years i realized jeep guys and bug guys have a lot in common. We regret selling our first, we love the simplicity of the classic, room is limited, dangerous on the road, the windsheild is in your face, the "new models" arent the same, an we have damn fond memories in them..
Hey Rob, I like jeeps and broncos as well. I really like all types of cars and trucks. Not safe at all...=)
Nice heater channels. I wish I had spent the extra money and bought those instead. My 66 is about road worthy. All metal work is done. Thanks for sharing. Can't wait to see more progress.
Thank you!👍
You have the patients of a surgeon and drive of a gearhead enjoy the journey.
Thanks John!
I'm glad you and your family are safe from the hurricane ♥️
Hi! This is a not rush job ever. This tipe of car everyone is love it me to so when is ready is gonna be awesome and expensive. Just carry on and good luck.
hi i'm william here from brazil watching your video 🤩
That 1960s bug shell is looking better than my 1970s one did in the 80s! But I do live in a very rainy country! For example taking the fenders off just resulted in bolts taking out parts of the inner wing. The sills, bottoms of doors, bottoms of rear quarters, inner wings, inner front wall, all rotted through. That's not bad!
Very cool 😎 car old school American made it going to be a great car when you get done with the car I give you five star ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
That's in great condition just wait to see the oval I'm starting soon (lol)
Nice work CT. Keep going
Thank John! =)
WHEN I DID MINE I PUT THE HEATER CHANNELS IN PLACE. THEN SET THE BODY BACK DOWN ON THE TUB. BOLTED IT DOWN, THATS HOW I LINED EVERY THING UP. GOOD JOB SO FAR.
THATS A GOOD IDEA. 👍
I'm following everything here in Brazil. Great restoration.
Had a 63. My first car. I loved that car. Love the peoples car... All you need is the fifth wheel trailer camper made for it.
You are perfect and minucious in details
Man , glad u leaven patina , going to be cool , I got a 55 jeep wagon hot rod , doing the same way , brand new , underneath , and patina on top , enjoy the videos , I keep watching 👍👍👍👍
I absolutely love your videos!
Thank you! =)
First Im so glad your ok !!! Looks like you are losing weight ? Cut back on beer ? or just hard work !!!! Before you weld all thing ! Talk to Mike FN about the body glue ! Man it works !!! better than welding . Also give Fitzee's Fabraications a look at Cut & Butt ! He has a good out look on this ! As always CT Thanks Straight Ahead ✌😎
I've always wanted to refurbish cars but this is the first videos that shows me just how much body work would be involved.
you are my inspiration by fixing this rusty beetle
Great Proyect..Looking Farward to see it completed👍
I appreciated your strategy; when you left some of the old sheet metal for future alignment and fitment, that was sensible.
Oh, I've had a 1972 VW Bus camper - a car I spent most of the time more underneath than in it. ;-D For the first ride from Hamburg (Germany) to Bozen (Italy) 1200 KM I had a starter motor and a generator as spare parts with me - and the tools.
That's the way to do it. You always carried tools in those days. You'd never know...
Holy shit. Makes mh grips seems so trivial! Man, we can learn so much from your perseverance. Tremendous respect.
Thanks for taking the time to share with we peons.
John in San Antonio
Great to have watched your increase in confidence and ability through the years.
Thats some gnarly sheetmetal work i tell yeah wow😯
Its got nice patina . You got it just in time.
Thanks Ken! 👍
coming along nicely
I have two patina VW Bugs ('61 field find and '66 barn find) that I saved. I replaced both floors, heater channels, rear cross members, rear storage shelf, and fender wells in each one. I have a close bond with both Bugs after doing all of that work and can't sell them. You will probably have that same bond with this one.
Keep up the great work, and thanks for sharing.
Great work! Love what you said about there's a million white bugs out there, this one is unique 👌
I love seeing someone use wrenches...😎
Fusca muito top meu amigo 👍🏻
You have the heart of a lion my friend!
Thank you! =)
I have to agree CT... That is HARD work brother. It's fun watching you let it rip. I miss having a car to weld on... Still on the hunt for a project... My Ghia has been off the lift for about 4 weeks now and I'm having a BLAST driving it. I'm looking forward to seeing your Ghia take shape. Enjoy!!!
Love that VW model!!
Yeah, the best. Having said that, the 50s beetles with the oval rear window and indicators sticking out the sides were awesome too. And the sound if those old gearboxes. Love it. Those are really old school.
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Love the videos.. love that you have two 914's even more.
Wow its amazing job. Good luck. I'm waiting to next week's
Enjoy remembering getting an old vw to run as a kid. Your content is beyond my skills, but a teaching tool. Reminds me of simpler times. I am proud of how far you have come, and your courage to keep at it!
Wow, thanks Kent! =)
Vehcor would be so proud of you for using the right hammer @ 45:18 you go.
Great job and great video. Keep going and thanks for sharing!
Love the passion you have for restoring this VW bug! Things just keep getting better. Later'.. you're the man!
Thanks Danny! I appreciate that. =)
Great to see you just getting stuck in and cutting out all the rot. Just test fitting that luggage tray made all the difference. And the sections in the engine bay are just called side trays.
Thanks man! Yes, it feels good to get the old rust old and fit the new metal.
restored classic cars. this is great
Amazing job done 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
This part is like a tutorial about cars that were made in times when rust prevention / preservation was not common, as cars were not designed to last longer than maybe 10 years or so. So you find rust on the outside, and the deeper you go, more rust!
Good job sir. I enjoyed watching the build all the way from Africa Kenya to be precise. I’ve learned one or two things from you and i do appreciate. I do restoration too and vw beetle is my favorite and i have two one is 74 superbeetle and 76 standard.
Thanks Richard! I appreciate you watching the series. Good luck on your restorations. Keep me updated. =)
Very nice decision to keep patina. A tip for you….before start welding bolt the heating channel to the chassi. Make it go under the body, align everything and them you put some welding spots. Probably you already know, but wanted to help because this project is so cool! I was going to do this once in my bug in Brazil, put ended up seeking to finish another project! Good luck
This thing will be sweet when it is finished
This car is in better shape than the ‘60 I’ve been working on.
Keep up the great work brother 👍
Can’t wait to see it go back together.
Love this video and looking forward to see earlier version of this VW.
that luggage tray fit like a glove nice
I believe it's important to not lose reference points when cutting out rusted areas. It's better to cut out one part, replace it, and then move on to the next part. This way, you're not losing track of how everything fits; you're maintaining your reference points so that in the end you've maintained all your measurements and there's a better chance everything is going to fit properly.
Je suis d'accord avec vous pour la découpe des pièces rouillées après il y a un manque de repère pour l'assemblage de la pièce neuve
I was thinking the exact same thing.
I totally agree👌🏼
There's also the issue that the more you remove in one go, the less stable the shell is. It may be rotten metal there, but it does help keep everything in place, even with the door braces welded in.
Agreed👍
I already want to see the progress, greetings!!! 👏🏻
Bravissimo!!! un saluto da Roma !
Those heater channels were rotten cut them out.. Looking good.
Thanks Terry!
I was born in 1965 and its in better condition than I .
Lots of works by the looks of it. I did a complete restoration of my 64 here down under and it was a lot of learning and fun but I did it over 4 years. Good luck
im glad for this video will watch future videos as well i have 3 60s project at the moment but looking for a bug been wanting to do one for awhile so thank you for this and seeing what my journey can lead to
You are living out my dreams brother 😊
Felicitasiones a grandes maestros mecánicos saludos cordiales dé la república de Chile por la razón o la fuerza
Tomorrow that definitely look like a lot of work I love the video I love the way you do things thank you so much please continue to keep showing us and good luck on getting for sure running and gone
You drop more tools than a French autoworker going out on strike!
Beautiful 65... love the ride brother!
Damnit! Your making me miss my 63 Bug.
Following your journey from Brazil. Very nice to see what you is doing in your bug. I have one too, 1975. Good to see this great restoration, I want to see this bug on the street soon !
Nice Series CT! Love to see those video’s. Just rebuilt my vw bug after 4 years and watching ur videos I really want to get a new project! 😄
These old bugs used to give me nightmares!
Worked on and off for a VW shop over 20+ years and helped restore over 20 bugs, several Ghia's and a few 914's.
It was unbelievable what people would drag in and want restored!
Luckily the shop owner has a huge 2 acre parts yard full of old bugs to scavenge parts from.
It's amazing and beautiful bro
Well, I was on the internet looking for a good book on VW restoration. It's on my mind. With my automotive experience I've never had to drill out a spot weld and was wanting a reasonable heads up on the VW body construction. This is an awesome start to my curiosity being satisfied. Thank you
I love it. Enough said.
You should have welded cross members to stabilize left and right doorposts to each other. To take out fender bolts you heat them red hot with torch and use a 13 mm flex socket. Bolts come out easy that way. Replace heater channels with leaving the body on the floor pan, cut out rusted heater channel, bolt new Chanel to floor and weld to body replacing part of the wheel wells and inner walls and door posts with new parts
My respect. This project is a real challenge. Very interesting to watch you. My first car was the same, as most of my generation drove here in Germany .
Perfect work best restoration
That patina looks amazing
Inspires me to keep going on the 63.
Man, you are so brave doing this. I would be so lost. I am learning a lot. Your approach, taking your time, explaining what needs to be done. Makes more since, fixing/ replacing damage parts. Thank you!
I love that you are restoring this baby. It was my dream car at 16, and 42 years later, it still is! Never did get one, and will never be able afford one, but I can enjoy the process of you bringing it back to life! It's a year younger than I am! Lol. I feel as rusty as it is!
Same here. It's surprising though that CT had to pay money to retrieve this wreck from that field.
Generate those funds . We are with you for the whole build .. stoked on this one .
a lot to do but really a nice patina 🥰
I just bought my first bug, and after one task I now have many tasks and I’m exhausted after one full day of working on it from 8am to 10pm.
I also have to do that rear luggage tray .
I agree with everyone, make inside pretty 😅
I might do that! =)
Great start on the body repairs - really throwing yourself into it! I will be following along and soaking up the inspiration.
Skills and confidence have sure leveled up since the Rusty days. Maybe you could finish the repaired sections with red oxide primer. It would sort of match the rust, and it has its own vibe. I enjoy this channel because I learned to drive in a 68 Beetle.
Thanks Greg! Good idea. I will pick some up this week.
It's all fantastic!!
Amazing work! I’d be scared to death to tackle all that rust! 👍👍🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🤘🏻🤘🏻Glad to hear you’re retaining the patina! ‘Turning Rust’ guys show how to replicate the patina.
awesome progress. i'm tackling a few of the same things on my project so it's been helpful to see your process!
I've been loving this restore. This is ( or was ) the same color and interior as my 65. Bringing back good memories.
Great job
Well done mate! What a major project; I would of take window glass out it won’t be any good after all hot metal spark’s from angle grinder
very nice👍👍
Me encanta el trabajo que haces. Sigo esperando al siguiente video. Un saludo 👋
I would bolt channels and luggage compartment supports to chassis then set body on that way you can align stuff up