the random projects i have (1968 beetle 1995 Tahoe currently)

[Mater]

i was told i should join after getting a 1995 Tahoe 2dr LOL

it has been sitting pulled it out of a literal forest still cleaning the pine needles off it

mainly bought it to practice body work and welding and to have a truck after the michigan winter rot took out my avalanche











worst part of the truck

previous owner let their brother driver it and took a turn to tight in a parking garage

 

[bigdog9191999]

Welcome! For the rest of the peoples, this here is a buddy that I have known and done lots of swapping and trading with over the years.

 

[Mater]

and now my more long term project

1968 beetle



not a lot of progress on this one but i am having to redo the body work on the passenger front part of why i got the tahoe so i can practice on that

all these lap welds need to be but out as it was just rusted metal under them



and some never installed carpet that is very dirty but got for $50 the whole point of the beetle is i am trying to do it correct but also keep it period and low cost

 

[OR VietVet]

Welcome to the forum from Oregon.

I have seen a few of the rusted out hulks in my days when I lived in KC, Mo. Great for the practicing you want to do.

 

[Mater]

thanks!!

yeah the avy got so bad it was missing the bottom half of the driver frame rail. bummer as it only had 153k on it

 

[Hoesgottaeat2]

Welcome from NY. When I was learning to weld, my friends and family were sure to harass me with sentiments like this...

 

[bigdog9191999]

Here would be toms rails
















Have to say I think they were further than mine. Although mine was a year older, at least I had 30k more miles.

 

[89Suburban]

WOW!

 

[Mater]

Yeah when the guy that got it for the engine picked it up the gas tank fell out on his trailer.

 

[Mater]

You can see that passenger rail and it's perfectly solid.

I always suspected it pulled a boat and boat launching did it in at the rar bumper was also really bad and both lower rear quarters where replaced at one point as the body fully was cracking through.