This is an invitation :-)

This is an invitation for you to visit this forum
http://www.garagemvw.com

A few months ago, I found what I was looking for. A forum in
Portuguese! It's a great forum with nice people. You can see a lot of
pictures of our aircooled VW. Standard and super beetles, splits, type
2 barndoors buggy's.

Meeting -> Encontros & Concentrações
Projects -> projectos
Presentation -> apresentação

For the ones that don't understand ingles my apologies but you can
see some pictures anyway
Remco, I hope you understand a bit of Portuguese.

João

wrote:
> This is an invitation for you to visit this forum
> http://www.garagemvw.com
>
> A few months ago, I found what I was looking for. A forum in
> Portuguese! It's a great forum with nice people. You can see a lot of
> pictures of our aircooled VW. Standard and super beetles, splits, type
> 2 barndoors buggy's.
>
> Meeting -> Encontros & Concentrações
> Projects -> projectos
> Presentation -> apresentação
>
> For the ones that don't understand ingles my apologies but you can
> see some pictures anyway
> Remco, I hope you understand a bit of Portuguese.
>
> João

Sorry - don't speak Portuguese, João. I do speak French and dabble in
Spanish a little so was able to get what people were saying (words are
similar).

Looks like a very cool site. Particularly like the "Restauro" forum.
Thanks!

Remco

Hi Remco,

Have you done more work on your beetle? How are the things going on?
I also like the projectos forum. I'm able to help some people,
because I learn a lot on this group on the last years and that's great.

João


Remco escreveu:
> wrote:
> > This is an invitation for you to visit this forum
> > http://www.garagemvw.com
> >
> > A few months ago, I found what I was looking for. A forum in
> > Portuguese! It's a great forum with nice people. You can see a lot of
> > pictures of our aircooled VW. Standard and super beetles, splits, type
> > 2 barndoors buggy's.
> >
> > Meeting -> Encontros & Concentrações
> > Projects -> projectos
> > Presentation -> apresentação
> >
> > For the ones that don't understand ingles my apologies but you can
> > see some pictures anyway
> > Remco, I hope you understand a bit of Portuguese.
> >
> > João
>
> Sorry - don't speak Portuguese, João. I do speak French and dabble in
> Spanish a little so was able to get what people were saying (words are
> similar).
>
> Looks like a very cool site. Particularly like the "Restauro" forum.
> Thanks!
>
> Remco

wrote:
> Hi Remco,
>
> Have you done more work on your beetle? How are the things going on?
> I also like the projectos forum. I'm able to help some people,
> because I learn a lot on this group on the last years and that's great.
>
> João

Hey João
Well, my frame is done. I've replaced part of the frame head and the
floors - it also doesn't look like it has been stored under the Titanic
any more

I've moved on to the body and started carefully cutting out one the
heater channel. I intend to weld my two channels and both rear and
front cross brace together while bolted to the pan. Then I'll weld that
whole assembly to the body. Hopefully it will all line up after all
that.
I am getting pretty good at welding now - it took a bit before I was
totally happy with the work but I really like doing it.

The bug rustoration has come to a temporary halt on orders of my
commander and chief (my wife):
Over the last week or so and for the next couple of weeks I'm working
on a home project. My back porch to my back door was in really bad
shape so I ripped it out and am now in the process of rebuilding a new
one. The old porch was built in 1915 so it was due replacement.
The new porch will be a small insulated room with tile floors, built in
bench with storage, etc. In the US we refer to an area like this as a
'mud room', something where you can take messy shoes off so you don't
track dirt through the house.
So I am wearing my construction hat for a bit.

You? What have you been up to?
Remco

Remco escreveu:
> wrote:
> > Hi Remco,
> >
> > Have you done more work on your beetle? How are the things going on?
> > I also like the projectos forum. I'm able to help some people,
> > because I learn a lot on this group on the last years and that's great.
> >
> > João
>
> Hey João
> Well, my frame is done. I've replaced part of the frame head and the
> floors - it also doesn't look like it has been stored under the Titanic
> any more
>
> I've moved on to the body and started carefully cutting out one the
> heater channel. I intend to weld my two channels and both rear and
> front cross brace together while bolted to the pan. Then I'll weld that
> whole assembly to the body. Hopefully it will all line up after all
> that.
> I am getting pretty good at welding now - it took a bit before I was
> totally happy with the work but I really like doing it.
>
> The bug rustoration has come to a temporary halt on orders of my
> commander and chief (my wife):
> Over the last week or so and for the next couple of weeks I'm working
> on a home project. My back porch to my back door was in really bad
> shape so I ripped it out and am now in the process of rebuilding a new
> one. The old porch was built in 1915 so it was due replacement.
> The new porch will be a small insulated room with tile floors, built in
> bench with storage, etc. In the US we refer to an area like this as a
> 'mud room', something where you can take messy shoes off so you don't
> track dirt through the house.
> So I am wearing my construction hat for a bit.
>
> You? What have you been up to?
> Remco

I'm only changing the oil and checking the valves gap. Not a big deal!
I'm looking for a westfalia not a T2 but a T4 to buy. Next year I want
to travel around Europe withy my family.

João

wrote:
> Remco escreveu:
> > wrote:
> > > Hi Remco,
> > >
> > > Have you done more work on your beetle? How are the things going on?
> > > I also like the projectos forum. I'm able to help some people,
> > > because I learn a lot on this group on the last years and that's great.
> > >
> > > João
> >
> > Hey João
> > Well, my frame is done. I've replaced part of the frame head and the
> > floors - it also doesn't look like it has been stored under the Titanic
> > any more
> >
> > I've moved on to the body and started carefully cutting out one the
> > heater channel. I intend to weld my two channels and both rear and
> > front cross brace together while bolted to the pan. Then I'll weld that
> > whole assembly to the body. Hopefully it will all line up after all
> > that.
> > I am getting pretty good at welding now - it took a bit before I was
> > totally happy with the work but I really like doing it.
> >
> > The bug rustoration has come to a temporary halt on orders of my
> > commander and chief (my wife):
> > Over the last week or so and for the next couple of weeks I'm working
> > on a home project. My back porch to my back door was in really bad
> > shape so I ripped it out and am now in the process of rebuilding a new
> > one. The old porch was built in 1915 so it was due replacement.
> > The new porch will be a small insulated room with tile floors, built in
> > bench with storage, etc. In the US we refer to an area like this as a
> > 'mud room', something where you can take messy shoes off so you don't
> > track dirt through the house.
> > So I am wearing my construction hat for a bit.
> >
> > You? What have you been up to?
> > Remco
>
> I'm only changing the oil and checking the valves gap. Not a big deal!
> I'm looking for a westfalia not a T2 but a T4 to buy. Next year I want
> to travel around Europe withy my family.
>
> João

Sounds like a great plan - that's ideal camping vehicle. You'll have to
post pictures of your travel, should you do it.