Some steps forward or there is light at the end of the tunnel

As I mentioned in my last post, I dedicated an entire week to the project—well, to be honest, I spent about a week on it, but I also had to juggle some home office work, so my daily time was pretty limited. Still, it was incredibly productive and time well spent! We installed the other front fender, mounted the pre-assembled front bumper, and got the headlights in place. I made serious progress on the wiring too—the bug now has fully functional lighting, ignition, and dashboard. I also started tackling the doors, which turned out to be quite the challenge. The decklid got its finishing touches, and I managed to sort out the turnswitch, which needed some fixing and patching but now works perfectly and looks great too.

Up next: continuing with mounting the body to the pan and finishing up those doors!

Summer updates

 It’s been a busy stretch since my last post! Here's a quick recap of what we've been up to:

• Pulled the body off again
• Pulled the engine, too
• Swapped out the transmission nose cone (check it out here)
• Reinstalled the tranny
• Reinstalled the engine
• Mated the body back to the chassis once again

With that ordeal behind us, we finally moved on to the fun stuff. It was pretty awesome installing a front fender for the first time in years! The decklid is on, and I managed to pull a brand-new wiring loom into the car (shoutout to JBugs).

Next up: I’m dedicating a full week strictly to the car to make some serious headway. Stay tuned!

After the reunite

Sorry for the radio silence—new career challenges and life, in general, have kept me off the keyboard lately. However, the garage has been busy! Check out these parts my brother powder coated in glossy black; they look incredible. I also scored a 1963 front axle, which will serve as the base for the upcoming narrowed beam and dropped spindle setup.