STEVE66s 1302LS Karmann Cabriolet

[steve66]

Thoiught i'd start a thread showing everybody why im never about and why i have no money!
this baby is my 1971 Karmann Convertible.
She's called Meffy and was given to me in a shocking state by my ex girlfriends neighbour...
The plan was to get her good again so here goes....
this is her when i got her not too bad looking but actually a total rot box.



the advisory on the MOT said "this is a very weak car I would not like to be in it in a crash!"

Well after ages of waiting in my girlfriend (then ex's) garage then some amazing friends let me stick it in their garage and have provided copius teas and smiles.



look at all the rust, in fact it's more like ROT!!!!








Doors off and braced ready for the lift...



The next job was to lift the bodu off the chassis so i could prepare the chassis and get at those fiddly bits...




















So with the chassis old floor pans off, cut off the central support and give a good wire brushing.

After two new floor pans and a new central support and home made bottom bit the pan is painted red on the inside and the bottom is (will be) coated in tetrasyl stone chip stuff.
I've replaced the old shocks with new gas filled ones and new urethane gearbox mounts to repalce the old broken rubber ones.
I was gonna fit adjustable spring plates but gave up....





here is my bro sorting a repair on the bottom of the tunnel.! I love action shots!









The body is receiving my (and my brothers) attention now.
The front left inner wing is well shot so loads of new bits including shock towers and front and rear panels.
loads of welding!!!





loads of fire!



And my patchwork inner wing is nearly complete!



More coming soon.
I've got to finish it soon!

[MR AFWO !]

remember ya chatting to me about this little beauty, at the KUDC meet.

man ya sure have been a pair of busy bee's, you n ya bro yo.

im allways a little shocked, whenever i clap me eyes on a 1302 or 3 floor pan.
they remind me of hammer head sharks.

good luck with all the rest of the work ya gunner do, you'll know bugs inside out once yav finished. ill know who to come for, if i need some advise on something.

[b1gel]

i love roadside restos
something about half car on its side
thats how it should be done ;D

[MR AFWO]

ye man, roadside resto's rock.

i remember when i was a young kid (im an old kid now) there would be loads of folks doing work on there motors outside in the street. there used to be motors all over the place in bits n half re-built. ya just dont see it that much no more.

something else ya dont see very often now either,


















stray dogs.....................


they used to be everywhere and a bloody nightmare at times.
there used to be a big black one that hung around near my middle school. i think every pupil there, got attacked at least once by it.

[jenks]

Sept 22, 2008 17:02:15 GMT -1 @b1gel said:

i love roadside restos
something about half car on its side
thats how it should be done ;D

i agree sick as mate get down to the next meet dis week mate im really luving convs recently just remember its gonna look lush when your done

[b1gel]

yeah council are mainly to blame
i used to get loads of greif off em
and complexities of modern vehicles
stop people doin d.i.y repairs and that now

[jenks]

i was dropin the caddy a min ago in the street and sum bedknob nearly f00kn hit me goin bout 50 down a little road i walked down the street to call him a wazuk or beat the shnizl out of him or his car but he'd gone dick

[b1gel]

i use road cones to slow down chavs

[vicktori]

I love this thread... can't wait to see more pics

[steve66]

I've not gone any more pics to put up yet, but the body is reunited with the chassis and the rear quarters are being replaced.
I've irritatingly bought a mk2 golf and that needs time and money now!
DOH!
anyway chhers for the encouragement guys.
I'll stick more up soon.
S