Texas Manx Club

by **blackthree4me** » 31 Sat May, 2008 9:52 pm

Bizt Bizt Bizt Bizt Bizt Bizt Bizt ow! hot. 8-)

by **Texasbuggys** » 31 Sat May, 2008 11:37 pm

x 10,000,000,000,000!!! And that holds it in place then 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 to finish it off then griiiiiiinnnnng for weeks!

by **blackthree4me** » 01 Sun Jun, 2008 5:12 pm

realy
looks like you are doing a good job.
blackthree4me

by **Texasbuggys** » 01 Sun Jun, 2008 7:58 pm

Ordering the hidden suicide door hinges, bear claw latches and safety pins in the morning.

by **Texasbuggys** » 03 Tue Jun, 2008 8:55 pm

Little more progress, lot ya can't see from the pictures but done. Here is the front windsheild surround welding back and almost finished, just a bit more "working it" to do.

Then a little quarter window work to get them just right! Going for the stock squasshed look, I think we are there fella's now to fill re-shape and make it look purdy!

by **Texasbuggys** » 05 Thu Jun, 2008 9:40 pm

More ZIT ZIT ZIT going on! Roughed in A pillar

by **Texasbuggys** » 05 Thu Jun, 2008 9:41 pm

shaping up the rear quarter window

by **Texasbuggys** » 05 Thu Jun, 2008 9:47 pm

Inside getting roughed in

by **Texasbuggys** » 05 Thu Jun, 2008 9:49 pm

what ya think? Still have the door tops and some more stuff

by **Bill K** » 06 Fri Jun, 2008 8:41 am

AWESOME

by **Vee Dub Nut** » 06 Fri Jun, 2008 10:42 am

Texasbuggys wrote:what ya think?

Horrible.. what a waste of a classic 67...

you should definitely just let me come pick that body back up and try and "salvage" it ;-)

by **Texasbuggys** » 06 Fri Jun, 2008 10:50 am

LOL, glad ya like it! Hey Adam ya need to send a picture to your dad and show him what it looks like now. He was intrested in it when I talked to him.

by **blackthree4me** » 06 Fri Jun, 2008 12:27 pm

BiZt BANG BANG BANG BANG Bizt BANG slit Owwww.
:shock:

Honey do we have any BIG bandaids.

by **Bill K** » 09 Mon Jun, 2008 12:38 am

Bobby,
Check your PM.
billk

by **Texasbuggys** » 09 Mon Jun, 2008 2:18 pm

you have pm Bill

by **Texasbuggys** » 17 Tue Jun, 2008 7:06 pm

Bottom of the oval is now fully welded in and ground down, no putty at all yet, should look pretty good once it gets to the final body work. Package tray may stay or may go, depends on power plant, if VW may loose it still for a tranny raise, we will see.

by **ElijahTurtle** » 18 Wed Jun, 2008 11:29 am

What an awesome transformation!

by **Texasbuggys** » 18 Wed Jun, 2008 12:06 pm

Thanks, can't wait for the hidden suicide door treatment to begin!

by **Texasbuggys** » 09 Wed Jul, 2008 3:22 pm

Whew hoo, just got in from San Antonio, and waiting on me was the suicide hinges and hidden pockets, powered bear claw latches, powered safety pin latches and stainless poppers. More fun to come! Pictures later! Oh and thank you Johhny B, your package arrived safe and sound, nice crating job my friend! Even UPS could not break that down!! Thanks again it will look really nice in the car!

by **Texasbuggys** » 12 Sat Jul, 2008 9:58 pm

Some updates on the chop top!!! Well we forgot which way the door goes on!

by **Texasbuggys** » 12 Sat Jul, 2008 9:59 pm

Lost the door handle darn it! Those one year only 67's! And those front hinges sticking out all in the way and will be cathing paint so they gotta go!

by **Texasbuggys** » 12 Sat Jul, 2008 10:02 pm

Well the front hinges are gone, just need filler pieces and without the door handles, no need for them any longer so filled they are! Next will be the safety pins in case we ever get in a major and the powered bear claws give up the powered stainless steel rods that are about 4" long should not. And both will be fully powered by the push of a button on the remote. Getting closer for body work, but still needs the door tops and a few minor details, just needed the doors to be hung to make sure all gaps look right.

by **Vee Dub Nut** » 12 Sat Jul, 2008 10:10 pm

Thats looking awesome Bobby!

by **Texasbuggys** » 12 Sat Jul, 2008 10:18 pm

Thanks Adam, your help on the 67 stuff has been very helpfull! See I just did away with the 67 door handles, I also did away with the 67 fenders and scored some 64 ones. I am really excited about it! I can't believe the wife talked me into taking on a long body project with all the others going on! I must be crazy!

by **Aquabuggy** » 13 Sun Jul, 2008 8:51 am

Texasbuggys wrote:I must be crazy!

No doubt about it! :lol:

Chopie's lookin good, but you know when that longbody shows up all your projects will go on hold. Gotta keep momma happy.

by **Texasbuggys** » 13 Sun Jul, 2008 12:11 pm

You know thats right Chris

by **Texasbuggys** » 18 Fri Jul, 2008 9:54 pm

Here it is original but the oval window was welded in. See the rust holes in the package tray, gotta get rid of that.

Here is the replacement clip

And after with a 67 replacement one welded in. Had a couple of holes from cage in it that will get welded closed.

by **Texasbuggys** » 18 Fri Jul, 2008 9:58 pm

Inside drivers door issue with door panel mounts at the B Pillar. Note the top half is original location for rear quarter panel upholstery and the bottom part is solution, shorter panels and mounts.

by **Texasbuggys** » 18 Fri Jul, 2008 9:59 pm

Looks like this when done.

by **Texasbuggys** » 18 Fri Jul, 2008 10:00 pm

Other side done

by **Texasbuggys** » 18 Fri Jul, 2008 10:01 pm

Hinge pocket and showing doors swing open full 90 degrees

by **Vee Dub Nut** » 19 Sat Jul, 2008 7:32 am

very cool!

by **Faron** » 19 Sat Jul, 2008 9:58 pm

Check it out...a 2007 or 2008 MINI Cooper who owes on that!

by **Texasbuggys** » 19 Sat Jul, 2008 10:09 pm

Friends sisters car!

by **Texasbuggys** » 21 Mon Jul, 2008 9:25 pm

They are connected to the inside door pull and can be opened with the pull inside or push remote button and the doors pop open without even touching them.

by **Texasbuggys** » 21 Mon Jul, 2008 9:27 pm

Suicide powered safety pins with manual over ride just in case. These are an added safety feature when suiciding doors in case ya catch something and the door trys to peel off and the bear claws let go the safety pins are not supposed to, they are supposed to keep the doors closed. Safety first.
Again, these will be tied into the remote push button.

by **blackthree4me** » 23 Wed Jul, 2008 10:01 pm

Nice

I was like Hay how did Faron get to come over and not me
I gota get by there some time

by **Texasbuggys** » 25 Fri Jul, 2008 12:42 pm

What do you think of this color for the chopper? House of color Tangelo Pearl

by **Vee Dub Nut** » 25 Fri Jul, 2008 12:47 pm

Too burnt orangish looking for me :lol:

Are you the only one getting work done on your project? You seem to be the only one with steady updates here in the members project section lately

by **Bryan Porter** » 25 Fri Jul, 2008 2:33 pm

For your car or your wife's
It would be fine for her's
but thats my thought.

by **Texasbuggys** » 25 Fri Jul, 2008 5:02 pm

Not for the buggy but on the chop top, here is another choice same color but two toned

by **blackthree4me** » 26 Sat Jul, 2008 11:44 am

I like it but I would go with Black

by **Texasbuggys** » 28 Mon Jul, 2008 5:12 pm

by **Texasbuggys** » 28 Mon Jul, 2008 5:13 pm

by **Texasbuggys** » 28 Mon Jul, 2008 5:14 pm

by **ckolek** » 28 Mon Jul, 2008 5:25 pm

kinda hard to play basket ball with all those vw's in the way... :lol:

looks sweet man.. post a side shot.

by **Texasbuggys** » 28 Mon Jul, 2008 5:49 pm

Here ya go! On the side just for you! Or actually on the end. This was before the door windows were finished as you can see they are missing.

by **Aquabuggy** » 28 Mon Jul, 2008 6:41 pm

Two extremes there, one up high the other down low, you need to get a shot of them both side by side :mrgreen:

by **Texasbuggys** » 28 Mon Jul, 2008 9:36 pm

Ok Chris K, enough playing with ya, and I could not find a goat to put in the driver seat so here is a side shot.

by **Texasbuggys** » 28 Mon Jul, 2008 9:36 pm

And one with the wings out

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