Custom VW Bug

Try and determine the VW bug front swaybar position #258

Tim — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:50:56 +0000

I have a few more things to do before I can finish the frame. One of the things is positioning the anti-sway bar. The drop links that were sent with the struts are too long and I cut them down to size later. In this vid I am attempting to get the sway bar mount locations. I redo this later down the line. So this is not the final positioning.

Flip the VW bug frame back over upright #257

Tim — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:43:51 +0000

Now that the welding is complete on the bottom of the VW bug frame, I can flip it back over. This is a scary move, I have to keep the rear strut mount from crashing into the concrete. Carefully I flipped it back over upright.

Finished welding the bottom of the VW bug frame #256

Tim — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:15:29 +0000

The bottom of the VW bug's frame has now been welded at every seam. I have ground down flat all of the welds that will be against the lower plate so that everything fits snugly. I will now flip the frame back over upright and continue.

VW bug front torsion mount stiffing brackets #255

Tim — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:27:00 +0000

Before I can flip the VW bug's frame back over upright, I need to add a couple of front torsion mount stiffening brackets. When I had the frame all put together before I noticed a slight bit of deflection when trying to turn the front wheels. These brackets should stiffen things up well.

Welding the bottom of the VW bug frame #254

Tim — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:28:28 +0000

I can now complete the welding on the bottom of the VW bug's frame. I spent the better part of a day welding and grinding so that the bottom plate will fit flush with the frame members. After tacking on a couple more brackets I will be able to flip the frame back over, upright, again.

Finish pass side frame welds and flip frame up side down #253

Tim — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:28:35 +0000

I flipped the VW bug frame over onto the passenger side and finished all the welding that I could get to. I then flipped the frame completely upside down and will now proceed to weld the bottom and ready the frame for the bottom plate.

VW bug drivers side frame welded ready for pass side #252

Tim — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:30:28 +0000

With the frame up on the drivers side I have finished all the welds in this position. I will now flip the frame over on the passenger side and repeat the process. All that will be left to do is to flip the frame upside down and weld the bottom.

VW bug frame up on drivers side ready for welding #251

Tim — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:46:53 +0000

With the horizontal welds finished on the VW bug's frame, I need to flip the frame over to finish all of the now vertical welds. I will lift the frame with my shop crane onto the drivers side and into a 90 degree position. I can now weld all of the now horizontal side joints.

VW bug frame bracing complete - Ready to flip frame #250

Tim — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:28:45 +0000

With all of the VW bug frame bracing panels in place, I need to finish all of the welding. I will be flipping the frame from side to side to get to all of the seams. I will also need to completely flip the frame over upside down.

VW bug front frame bracing continues #249

Tim — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:36:38 +0000

All of the VW bug frame bracing plates have now been tacked on. Both the front and the rear have the angle braces for strength and to keep everything square. I will be turning the frame over to finish all the welding soon.