Monster 1969 VW Beetle Restoration - EDIT : Delivered

PAVAN KADAM · 27th July 2012, 00:25

Well, i need not say anything, if its my thread it has to be another VW

This Bug is restored for our T-BHP Member Dominator's friend.

When the shell came in, it looked very clean, but what lies underneath is something we unravel when restoration happens. Well, the car is going to be restored close to being Original, but with little customisation with regards to Paint shade and a new engine.

thumpingheart · 27th July 2012, 10:57

Awesome! Really looking forward to it Pawan-ji! Interesting that owner wants a new engine. Usually they prefer to keep it original. What sort of engine are you planning?

And best of luck! Cheers. Keep us updated.

dZired · 27th July 2012, 12:37

So another bug from your stable. I wonder how do you find so many old beetle's, or do the beetle's find you.

Looking forward to more updates. All the best for your restoration (though I think you dont need it as you now can even restore bugs with closed eyes).

beetle_boy · 27th July 2012, 12:45

Pavan Sir as you say, you got one more call from beetle to restore it. I think you will be called as Beetle King going forward.

I hope one day you will restore a beetle for me.

HorsPwr · 27th July 2012, 12:50

Pavan sir, what really amazes me is your ability to give it a shot on a Beetle one after the other with the same level of perfection. I don't even see many Beetles in Bangalore and you keep finding them.

Kudos to you. Hooked up to this thread obviously !!

PAVAN KADAM · 28th July 2012, 20:57

Thanks to all you guys

Usually the Beetles call me from all over. About the Engine, it will be an Air-cooled VW engine, but a Porsche style tins, just wait for few more weeks before it lands here.

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rajeev k · 28th July 2012, 21:49

Nice to start scanning yet another VW restoration thread.
One small question - Where is this restoration being undertaken.
Interesting to see some Fiats in the background.

PAVAN KADAM · 29th July 2012, 00:43

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Originally Posted by rajeev k

Nice to start scanning yet another VW restoration thread.
One small question - Where is this restoration being undertaken.
Interesting to see some Fiats in the background.

As usual, Namma Bengaluru

There are 3 generations of Fiat's standing at the workshop. Getting on with the topic, this is a little quick bodyshell restoration since the engine is yet to arrive, what we are doing now is, get the complete bodyshell ready, do the initial mechanicals.

Once the engine arrives, mount the engine, do the testing and other stuff, and finally paint the car in the last. I sincerely hope i get to do the finishing stuff. It all depends.

samsag12 · 29th July 2012, 13:35

Nice to see it being documented here at last. Will be eagerly watching this space for updates. Am sure, once completed, it will be another feather in your cap Pavan ji.
BTW those wheel rims look almost similar to the Padmini ones.

PAVAN KADAM · 29th July 2012, 16:05

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Originally Posted by samsag12

Nice to see it being documented here at last. Will be eagerly watching this space for updates. Am sure, once completed, it will be another feather in your cap Pavan ji.
BTW those wheel rims look almost similar to the Padmini ones.

Sagar, well, you know everything does not go as per planned, The car owner wants to Finish all the initial DONKEYS JOB here with me in the workshop and do the final cosmetic finishing elsewhere.

Its like you do the full cooking of a perfect Biryani with your own recipe and later let someone else do the corriander/mint garnishing and take the credit

Anyways. i am happy that the bug is going to get finished soon and hit the roads instead of getting scrapped.

The floor had too much of rust spots which the tinker began attending, the more he scraped through the floor, the more it showed out.

samsag12 · 29th July 2012, 17:26

Maybe its high time you start charging a fee towards these type of restorations. It feels bad to hear a person doing his best to resurrect a base only to find the whole credit being given to the make up man for that astonishing finish in the end.

BTW that Biryani example was mouthwatering, alas can't eat it till the 2nd. :P

Thanks for the update, progress seems quite swift.

PAVAN KADAM · 29th July 2012, 19:59

Charge for restoration, Sagar, i dont think so i will ever do that.

Work on the car continued at a brisk pace, within 2 weeks the tinker had finished all his work and the painter had looked at each and every corner of the car for perfection.

The shell is in a perfect condition and will get its final surfacer (GLASURIT) in a day or 2, and hopefully the mechanic will come over to fit all the mechanical components of the car before delivery.

nileshdias · 30th July 2012, 00:14

Pavan, is this the new tinker you mentioned. Seems like a very good job! Get Kombi over here

Happy to see there are RHD's

PAVAN KADAM · 30th July 2012, 18:15

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Originally Posted by nileshdias

Pavan, is this the new tinker you mentioned. Seems like a very good job! Get Kombi over here

Happy to see there are RHD's

My 5000th post

Yes Nilesh, this is the New tinker and of-course the Kombi will be moved here the coming week. As they say, make hay when sun shines, i dont want to miss an opportunity of getting quality work on the VW's

Getting back to the topic, the Beetle surely is coming along really nice, i cant praise the painter and the team more on the kind of progress made.I am unable to see a flaw and the most amazing thing is this guy makes it look so simple.

kevinephraim · 30th July 2012, 19:03

firstly congrats on yet another one!
Is the red the final finish coat? and so.. now what? Will it come back to you after painting, for the Mechanicals?
I am a little confused after seeing the pictures and reading through the posts.

27th July 2012, 00:25	#1
PAVAN KADAM BANNED Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NAMMA BENGALURU Posts: 5,602 Thanked: 2,552 Times	Monster 1969 VW Beetle Restoration - EDIT : Delivered Well, i need not say anything, if its my thread it has to be another VW This Bug is restored for our T-BHP Member Dominator's friend. When the shell came in, it looked very clean, but what lies underneath is something we unravel when restoration happens. Well, the car is going to be restored close to being Original, but with little customisation with regards to Paint shade and a new engine. Attached Thumbnails
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thumpingheart BHPian Join Date: May 2012 Location: Pune Posts: 329 Thanked: 190 Times	re: Monster 1969 VW Beetle Restoration - EDIT : Delivered Awesome! Really looking forward to it Pawan-ji! Interesting that owner wants a new engine. Usually they prefer to keep it original. What sort of engine are you planning? And best of luck! Cheers. Keep us updated.
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27th July 2012, 12:37	#3
dZired Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,868 Thanked: 7,972 Times View My Garage	re: Monster 1969 VW Beetle Restoration - EDIT : Delivered So another bug from your stable. I wonder how do you find so many old beetle's, or do the beetle's find you. Looking forward to more updates. All the best for your restoration (though I think you dont need it as you now can even restore bugs with closed eyes).
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beetle_boy BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 165 Thanked: 59 Times View My Garage	re: Monster 1969 VW Beetle Restoration - EDIT : Delivered Pavan Sir as you say, you got one more call from beetle to restore it. I think you will be called as Beetle King going forward. I hope one day you will restore a beetle for me.
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HorsPwr BHPian Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Bengaluru/NJ Posts: 108 Thanked: 43 Times View My Garage	re: Monster 1969 VW Beetle Restoration - EDIT : Delivered Pavan sir, what really amazes me is your ability to give it a shot on a Beetle one after the other with the same level of perfection. I don't even see many Beetles in Bangalore and you keep finding them. Kudos to you. Hooked up to this thread obviously !!
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PAVAN KADAM BANNED Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NAMMA BENGALURU Posts: 5,602 Thanked: 2,552 Times	re: Monster 1969 VW Beetle Restoration - EDIT : Delivered Thanks to all you guys Usually the Beetles call me from all over. About the Engine, it will be an Air-cooled VW engine, but a Porsche style tins, just wait for few more weeks before it lands here. Last edited by karlosdeville : 20th January 2013 at 23:50.
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28th July 2012, 21:49	#7
rajeev k Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Emerging Metro Posts: 3,352 Thanked: 1,951 Times	re: Monster 1969 VW Beetle Restoration - EDIT : Delivered Nice to start scanning yet another VW restoration thread. One small question - Where is this restoration being undertaken. Interesting to see some Fiats in the background. Last edited by rajeev k : 28th July 2012 at 21:51.
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samsag12 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: City of Nawaabs Posts: 1,624 Thanked: 242 Times View My Garage	re: Monster 1969 VW Beetle Restoration - EDIT : Delivered Nice to see it being documented here at last. Will be eagerly watching this space for updates. Am sure, once completed, it will be another feather in your cap Pavan ji. BTW those wheel rims look almost similar to the Padmini ones. Last edited by samsag12 : 29th July 2012 at 13:36.
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samsag12 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: City of Nawaabs Posts: 1,624 Thanked: 242 Times View My Garage	re: Monster 1969 VW Beetle Restoration - EDIT : Delivered Maybe its high time you start charging a fee towards these type of restorations. It feels bad to hear a person doing his best to resurrect a base only to find the whole credit being given to the make up man for that astonishing finish in the end. BTW that Biryani example was mouthwatering, alas can't eat it till the 2nd. :P Thanks for the update, progress seems quite swift.
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PAVAN KADAM BANNED Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NAMMA BENGALURU Posts: 5,602 Thanked: 2,552 Times	re: Monster 1969 VW Beetle Restoration - EDIT : Delivered Charge for restoration, Sagar, i dont think so i will ever do that. Work on the car continued at a brisk pace, within 2 weeks the tinker had finished all his work and the painter had looked at each and every corner of the car for perfection. The shell is in a perfect condition and will get its final surfacer (GLASURIT) in a day or 2, and hopefully the mechanic will come over to fit all the mechanical components of the car before delivery. Attached Thumbnails
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nileshdias BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 60 Thanked: 58 Times	re: Monster 1969 VW Beetle Restoration - EDIT : Delivered Pavan, is this the new tinker you mentioned. Seems like a very good job! Get Kombi over here Happy to see there are RHD's
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kevinephraim BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pune, Bahrain Posts: 450 Thanked: 85 Times View My Garage	re: Monster 1969 VW Beetle Restoration - EDIT : Delivered firstly congrats on yet another one! Is the red the final finish coat? and so.. now what? Will it come back to you after painting, for the Mechanicals? I am a little confused after seeing the pictures and reading through the posts.
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