The fenders and gas tank came out of the car today. It totally has that rat rod look going for it now. But ofcourse that will not stay. The fenders are all in pretty good shape, and will be reused.. a few of them have some dents but are otherwise in pretty good shape!



An angle grinder was also taken to some of the undercoating and paint to see how difficult it would be to remove. Not too bad, the metal looks like its in good shape underneath. Certain areas of the car are rusted out though and need to be replaced with patch panels welded in. We will get to that once the body has been pulled from the frame, and we know what needs to be done.

I have done a bit of planning as far as what I would like the Beetle to look like when its finished. The green color will stay (albeit repainted), and it will be lowered 2-3" with white walls. Should look pretty good!