1956 Rag Project "Frankenstien"

Khova · **Posted:** Thu Nov 14, 2013 4:36 pm

Here is a few pictures of my project. It stared as a hard top then I was able to get a rag body becasue the hard top was badly rusted. Saw the car decided not to buy it, then the owner had body work done to sell the car. With little knowledge I bought a car that rust was just covered in Bondo.

We did a lot of work to get it to where it is. With little resources available in the Virgin islands I had to spend alot to have things shipped away to be done or shipped in.

Looks good but was real bad!

Decided to strip it down and go full pan off restoration.

Got mostly new parts. Rancho Tranny, KCK pressed in my drop spindles, Jer*Fab 4" narrowed beem.

Needed a spare tire tray,rear and front clip so we did all the grafting.

At this point a rag top body came about and it was in better condition that my hard top so we graftded the front to the body.

Door post were all rusted and nothing but bad work. I was new to VWs and had no clue what i got my self into.

Most major welding done, we don't have companies that sand blast cars on islands so we decided to do it our self.

Bigger blasting tent with sand box to reuse media!

Etch primer up

Got my wheels in the mail and just couldn't wait to see my profile.

Body work time chassis ready to go.

This is where we sit at this present time. Waiting to order some product should be seeing color in a few weeks.

My 1849 motor as of yesterday, Should be finished today but......I'm stuck to work! lol

mk-Zero · **Posted:** Thu Nov 14, 2013 4:52 pm

Wow, nice work man! It's gonna be a hell of a nice ride!

ScottyG · **Posted:** Thu Nov 14, 2013 4:59 pm

That is some serious persistence and progress! Wow! :shock:

N8-Car · **Posted:** Thu Nov 14, 2013 6:17 pm

Great work keep up the thread.

ConcreteAce · **Posted:** Thu Nov 14, 2013 6:19 pm

Hats off to you that is one heck of a build!!

Khova · **Posted:** Thu Nov 14, 2013 6:22 pm

Thanks guys! This is my first car and I'm still learning.

Dlicious · **Posted:** Thu Nov 14, 2013 7:47 pm

Khova wrote:

Thanks guys! This is my first car and I'm still learning.

....first car he says! That's going to be a sharp looker for sure!

Khova · **Posted:** Thu Nov 14, 2013 8:53 pm

Lol thanks for the kind words, it is my first VW though, I hope it all comes together nicley.

Dlicious wrote:

Khova wrote:

Thanks guys! This is my first car and I'm still learning.

....first car he says! That's going to be a sharp looker for sure!

Redjames · **Posted:** Fri Nov 15, 2013 7:47 am

Damn, U did a good job... :thumbs:

Erik G · **Posted:** Fri Nov 15, 2013 8:17 am

Who left the door open and let this guy sneek in? Don't we have a filter in place to block out island people?

:beer:

welcome Kwesi you gwan come down Texas to dubsplash nex year?

1956 Rag Project "Frankenstien"

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