Part Six
Part Six
Haven't been doing much lately, what with the Holidays and all. I picked up the new rear bumper, and found that it didn't quite fit on the left side, against the fender. Did some measurements and found that it's not the original fender. It's a little wider in some spots, and narrower in others, than the right side. So my next job is to find another '69 fender to replace it with.
I also got the new torsion arms and installed the lowers. I was going to install the upppers, but the camber adjusters were froze onto the old ball joint studs. Rather than try and struggle with getting the old adjusters off, I ordered new ones, which should be in next week.
The only real thing left to do is strip the windows and all the trim rubber off, and do the final prep for painting, but that's still a few weeks away. So in the meantime I figured I'd list what I've got for it, so far. I've also added the approx costs.
Item Cost Source Door Seals Free Friend Outer Window Scrapers(2) $40.00 eBay Vent Seals (2) $12.00 JBugs Carpet Kit $45.00 eBay Blue Pedals $ 6.00 eBay Chrome Shifter Sleeve $ 7.00 eBay Dash Vents (3) $15.00 eBay Front Turn Signals $ 3.85 eBay Custom Wind Wings $15.00 eBay Front Bumper Free Friend Rear Bumper $24.00 JC Whitney Engine Seal Gasket $ 8.00 Parker Auto Parts Front Brakes/Wheel Bearings $28.00 Parker Auto Parts Rear Torsion Caps/Bushings $18.00 Parker Auto Parts Front Torsion Arms/Ball Joints (4) $80.00 Kustom1 Warehouse Sunroof Parts $45.00 WolfsburgWest / Real Source Front & Rear Gas Shocks $48.00 Auto Zone Defrost Hoses $7.99 Real Source Hood Seal Free Friend Front Bumper Brackets/Grommets $22.00 WolfsburgWest Outside Rear View Mirror $19.95 JBugs Trunk Liner $28.00 WolfsburgWest Wiring Cover & Nuts $15.00 JBugs Glove Box $12.95 JBugs Interior Mirror $ 1.00 eBay Pop-Out Latches $30.00 VW PartsHunter Pop-Out Windows $30.00 eBay Pop-Out Window Seals/Hinges, etc $45.00 WolfsburgWest / JBugs Cal Look Window Seals $19.50 eBay CD Player & Speakers Free Salvaged Engine Lid Seal $2.95 JBugs Body Glaze, Primer, etc $35.00 Parker Auto Parts Total To Date $664.19 As you can see, I've spent a little over $660 bucks since I picked up the Bug in October. There's other things I probably forgot to put on the list. A lot of the above is being stored until I have it painted, so I don't have a complete inventory. I figure with the Paint, Headliner, Seatcovers, Door Panels, and other misc. parts and trim, I'll spend another $500-$600. Added to my initial investment, I'm looking at no more than $2,300.00 total to be invested in this project. The NADA "Yellow Book" lists the value of a VW in the condition it will finally be in at around $6,000.00. Although a reasonable value will be more like 4-5 Thousand. All things considered, I'm not looking at making a profit, since this will be a daily driver and run-around car.
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