Just arrived in the mail

Progress...

Long time no update...

But have done the following:
- ripped out the old carpets and rubbersmats
- removed surface runst in the floors inside
- rust-proofed and paited the floor
- removed the headlight bucket from one of the front fenders to remove and repair rust damage.
- refurb pedal assembly
- general cleaning

The plans are:
- install the pedal assembly again
- clean the car and install new soundproofing and TMI carpet kit
- drive the car to winter storage
- fix the front fenders

.LP

VW Gas-mask box on the way

Just purcased a box with vw logo from Bruce Selinger on The Samba
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/search.php?username=1969

VW Mardi Gras Dublons/Tokens

Just got a set of VW Mardi Gras Dublons from 1969!

3-Point seatbelts in my 65 bug

See http://www.vwnorge.no/index.php/topic,5747.0.html for details

Planning for 3-point seatbelts

Did not want to drill a hole in the flore, and attach seatbelt brackets under, so I ordered some brackets from Unneberg Bil as (dealer for http://www.vwheritage.com/ in Norway)
to fasten inside the b-pillar.




Just removed the carpet on the left dorsill, and loosened the vinyl over the b-pillar to be able to access the lower part where the bugs after 68 have a hole for lower seatbelt fastener.






The plan is to drill a 18mm hole (x marks the spot), make it bigger by using a bit like this

Then predrill 2 holes in the brackets, diagonally from the center hole, thread them.
and then use a wire from the back through the hole så the bracket

To be continued...

Got something done

Got my new TMI Otmeal carpetset last friday,
Thanks to Lars Rosenquist at http://www.vwveterandeler.no/.
Started stripping of the old carpet. some pictures of the progress

Carefully opening the metalstrip clamping the old carpet to the dorsills

Old Glue

After cleaning the sills with red-spirit

Getting the bug back home...

VIsited the bug in winter storage..

Well the winter is over but, the battery have to e charged before I'll drag it home, and hopefully get it on the road soon.

Parts purcased

Pop-outs for my bug
bought from http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/search.php?username=mattsvdub


Set of NOS inner fender shields

Made of plastic, bought from http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/search.php?username=Canadian.NOS.vw+parts

New bugs

Galanite of Sweden Unknown orgin

Tomte and Galanite cars

Tomte #1

An new addition to my collection, Tomte Lærdal No'# !