Didn’t do much of anything to the Beetle this weekend, which was probably a mistake since the weather was so nice. However, I did take advantage of the nice weather to put up and test Christmas lights. Yes, Christmas lights. Hey, it’s better to do it when it’s 78 degrees rather than when it’s 30…

Did a quick test this evening to see just how heavy the body is and how easy it’s going to be to remove from the floor pans. I’ve confirmed that the pans have been replaced some time in the past and the previous owner didn’t take the time to install the proper seal between the…

Removed the broken hood hinge from the drivers side and the good hood hinge from the passenger side. Had some time so I began to prep the good hinge to ready for primer. So now the task of finding a replacement hinge for the drivers side begins.

My goal this evening was to finish getting the steering column and dash out of the car. Most of the dash was already disconnected, so I pulled the speedometer and labeled all of the wires so I’ll know where they’ll go back once everything starts to go back together. The steering column proved to be…

Spent some time on this awesome fall day removing the back seat, panels, carpet and padding from the inner wheel wells and fire wall. These items were original to the car which was a pretty big surprise. I’ve never removed the padding on one of these old Beetles and not be greeted with rust holes,…