Looking at most of the Speedster replica builds, they all seem to opt for a plywood base on top of the floor pans. This creates a new clean and flat surface once the body has been mated with the chassis After some templating out of cardboard and a little bit…
With the chassis prepared, painted and cured, it is time to re-attached all of the components that we had previously built, plus a few new items as well. The following photos show the new IRS suspension installed, new shocks, hard-brake lines, transmission, drive-shafts, and engine. You can also now see,…
The chassis is looking in pretty good condition, but there is some surface rust on areas that have been worked on. First job is to remove the original beetle seat mounts which will not be used in the final car, then grinding and sanding down any surface rust, before paint….