The GLI will be first up in 2020, once the mouse nest is removed that is, we can push on to the finish line. Looking for Heidelburg show to be the shakedown run.
I have promised Niko some movement on his GLI, so I'll endevour to get a 220V outlet installed on the outside of the house so the "Summer of Weld" can begin.
Did more poking around on the Beetle, and I think it'll be a quick turnaround. I hummed and hawed over the Klokkerholm framehead that came with the car. Having welded an aftermarket framehead on Jesse's buggie repair years ago, the frustration was all too apparent that QC just wasn't there. I don't want to go through that again. I did some sleuthing on thesamba, and asked a buddy in Michigan to pickup at the greyhound depot, a rustfree framehead cut off a car from Colorado. Cost me $330, but I sold the Klokkerholm one to a guy in Ottawa for $300. As Edd China would say; "Result!"
I hope I did alright. The cutoff has an extra 8-12" on length, which is good, because the car has about 3 or 4" of rot past the Napolean hat. She's nasty, but the new cutoff should get rid of most of the rot. I have the framehead, front bulkhead, L & R heater channels, and the front half floor section on the DR side. I know you're thinking "just replace the whole f^ckin' pan!" but this car was undercoated within months of new, and under the coating is pristine metal, so I want to keep as much German metal as possible and keep the budget tight. All in, I've spent $350 on the pan sheet metal. We'll drop the pan in the spring, and get a good assessment. That's all for now! Merry Christmas!
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