PROGRESS
Right front quarter has been cut out and new piece mocked in
http://s1187.photobucket.com/albums/z393/JohnW2010/Kbug%2061%20-%20Eugene%20to%20Body%20Shop/Chavez%20Body%20Shop/Front%20Quarter%20Replacement/

Here is the new panel being stiched in and it is looking pretty good But on the driver side we uncovered more body filler and a botched patch job and a closer look at the patch showed it was put over the rusted area . The bad part is I gave the other body shop the repair panels to fix which the new shop is using to fix it right. The good thing is that the hood now closes with the proper gap.

Looks like you are having some fun over there That car has undergone some serious surgery

It's fun seeing thing going together but I am doing it twice on the body work.

Great progress for sure!

Yes it is moving forward

Well the body work is again at a standstill and not much has happen since the last post . However I took the pan over to the Bug Stop in Arlington to have the transaxle replaced and go over the the rear suspension and freshen it up. Got it back this weekend and now Kbug and me can start on the front suspension and brakes before it is returned to the body shop.


Also I have a question on the front suspension. When I got the car I noticed it was setting high in the front. The upper torque arm was resting on the bump stop. Well talking with the Bug Stop they hinted to a couple of things that may do this; 1) Using the wrong shocks; 2) The sway bar on the car is a heavy duty one and they said that this may also hold the front up.

Well, I removed the shocks and nothing happen. I removed the sway bar and still nothing happen. Of course the body isn't on the pan but as use can sort of tell in the pictures with the body on (prepurchase pics).
Is this normal and without going to an adjustable beam or drop spindles is there a way of adjustment? The Bug Stop suggested removing a couple of springs.

Thanks

I went back and looked at your first pictures of your car and I really dont see the issue in the front it looks stock. On stock suspensions beetles always set higher in the front than the rear.

here is a photo for reference

Thanks Ethan. I guess my question is does the upper torque arm normally rest against the bump stop or should there be a gap?

When Ben (Beetluvr) first got his 66 the front sat really high. I wonder if it had the same issue?