VW Kurierwagen (VW 181)

[HUGO bOSS]

About the body... all is welded now...




At place, allready welded...

 

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[Another Ahab]

Well...

Updates...

After 3 and half years... the chassis is ready...

Excellent. Please keep the progress photos coming!

 

[HUGO bOSS]

One door need some work...






Same position as original...

 

[HUGO bOSS]

Some welding points and griding again...


The hole that was missing...

 

[HUGO bOSS]

Allmost looking like a car again...










But all of this still need to come out to be sanded, primered and painted... Let's whait and see...

 

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This side have some kind of acident on the past... maybe on the army that twist the bumper, fender and the front...

 

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Some more action...





At the end of the day...

 

[HUGO bOSS]

Still need to adjust some panels (front of the car, front hood, front right fender and door) and aply primer and finally the paint...

 

[Another Ahab]

You're looking great HUGO bOSS, and it's all coming together. Good stuff!

You got an engine and transmission for it?

 

[HUGO bOSS]

Thanks for your words...
The transmission is on the chassis already... This is like the beetle one...
The engine is a 1.6 air cooled...
Need juts a cleaning, paint and fresh oil...

 

[cattlerepairman]

I am looking forward to the picture of you driving it out of the garage under its own power for the first time - and the grin on your face when you do it!

 

[HUGO bOSS]

I am looking forward to the picture of you driving it out of the garage under its own power for the first time - and the grin on your face when you do it!

Looking for that day... for a lot of time! This car was just to be washed and cleaned...
I have much more photos from the work... but they are too much to put here...

 

[Another Ahab]

Looking for that day... for a lot of time! This car was just to be washed and cleaned...
I have much more photos from the work... but they are too much to put here...

I'm not sure that's true, as long as they're not repetitive, some choice shots are always appreciated (brake set-up, the dash, transmission, and all like that).

 

[cattlerepairman]

This car was just to be washed and cleaned

Ha, ha, ha!

I have a "good running takeout engine" that was just going to be swapped in. It ended up being a rebuild (old crank but new bearings rings, etc.). Nothing like your car manufacturing. These projects have a life of their own.

 

[HUGO bOSS]

Well, after my last words here, we have sanded, sanded and painted, and painted again the car...



All at home...



With the help of some friends...

 

[HUGO bOSS]

At the right, the original NATO reference tire... and the new ones (made in Portugal )

 

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In May of this year, the dead line was near...

 

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New roof from Germany (like the original profile) and seat covers (made in Madeira island with material also from Germany...

 

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Road inspection...