Super slow progress

Yes, progress has almost stopped. Even though I aquired a used pellet stove for the garage in late summer, I never hooked it up. Poor Bitty Bug has been under cover for a good 6 months now. Right now I have been trying to acquire those strange one year parts, the 67 Bug has been know for. In the perfect world, she would be complete by June, so I can have a Phoenix Party, but who knows. I just want to drive my girl!

Dashboard is coming together great. I got the 8 track installed! After I get the door finished, on to the electrical! My odometer has been reset to 00000, that way I will know how much driving the "reborn" Beetle will do. She already has 145,701. I can guess the plus 100k because when I got her, I had some service records the went to 60,000 miles, so I know she rolled once, and I got her with 23,000 miles. Heck it could be 245,701. but I will stick with 145,701

Engine Problems

Even though the engine ran great, the compression was 115-105-100-70. Which tells me it needs a rebuild. Plus, when I was taking the plugs out to do the compression test, I found the #2 plug was cross-threaded and was barely in at all. I did not want to try the put the plug back in like that, so, there needs to be some "thread restoration" Probably something I will tackle over the winter.

Driver Window In

got the driver side window installed tonight, what a pain in the A$$

Hood Seals Installed

Installed the front and rear hood seals last night. It was actually easier than I thought it would be. Slowly but surely it is all coming together. The front hood may need adjustment.

Here is the wheel wheel and fender undersides undercoated. I used a rubberized, paintable style. It should do a good job protecting the car. Since the car will be driven daily, (weather permitting) I wanted to prevent chips and rock dents.

The fenders installed, with fender beading. One giant leap forward!