Just spent another hour plus going through the thread - just amazing how
fast he is working !

Yes - Jigs !

I got to weld somthing up to make sure the new frame head ends up in the
correct alignment !

Just been busy ! Moved into this house last year, 200 yr old cottage,
1/4 acre field that I am slowly turning into a garden.

Got my new bike to play with too :-) . Put a new chain/sprockets and a
trye on this week.

Just about to order the steel work started for my boat hull......

But that thread did make me want to get onto the beetle again !

Rich

> Hey Rich
>
> Yeah, that's what I thought too. He did a beautiful job, didn't he? I
> can't get over how fast he's done all this work - he's going for his
> Master's and, from what I remember from those days, one has very little
> spare time.
>
> I've loosened all the bolts. It took gallons of Croil and my impact
> hammer set to low because I didn't want to snap anything. So the body
> is free.
>
> Before I totally lift the body off, I'll take the engine out. Initially
> I thought it was easier to leave it in, but have to lift the body too
> high for me to feel comfortable with it. Taking the engine out is not a
> big deal anyway.
>
> I am a strong believer in building fixtures, so would like to build a
> simple wood contraption so I can lift/lower the body back onto the
> frame easily. I suspect it will make alignment of the pan and channels
> easier.
> Also, I now have two bugs that need the same work done, so, whatever
> fixture is used, it will be used more than once.
> Was thinking of building a wood frame and using "come alongs" so one
> can slowly lower the body back on the frame. Of course, this fixutre
> will need to be on casters (told you about my love affair with casters,
> didn't I so it can be rolled around.
>
> Remco
>