I  purchased this 1968 VW Convertible from an individual in Arizona on Nov 22, 2007. 

March 25, 2008.  Restoration is complete.  To date, I have $6,000 just in parts..

March 20th, 2008.  The top has finally been completed.  I still have some work to do on the interior.

March 10th, 2008.  The drivers seat has been completed.

March 9th, 2008.  The front seat bottom frames have been blasted, painted and re-uphostered.

March 8th, 2008.  The top is just about complete.

Unfortunately the original top won't fit since the foam in the padding is thicker.

I have a new Tan top coming in 10 days, hopefully.

March 8th, 2008.  The wheels have been powered coated like original.  Black inside with a white perimeter.

February 24, 2008  I completed fabrication of the tacking strips outer quarter facing and inside quarter facings.

All these parts were made from Mahogany even though they would be covered up when the headliner and top are installed.  

February 24, 2008  The rear wood bow has been completed 

February 21st, 2008  The rear wood bow form has been fabricated and ready for laminating of the rear bow.

February 19th, 2008  The top is completed and a fit check shows it to be in great working condition.

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February 14th, 2008  The top is disassembled now in preparation for total restoration.

February 10th  The exterior is basically finished.

February 8th, 2008  All the glass and door hardware is installed.

February 6th, 2008

Today I took it out on the road for the first time to see how she would perform and also to see if there were any "bugs" that needed attention.

No mechanical problems were found and the engine runs really great.  Now to complete the restoration. 

February 4th, 2008  The body is now installed on the frame.

January 28th, 2008 Final painting was accomplished today.

January 22nd, 2008 The body is all primed and ready for sanding.  I also finished painting some of the smaller parts in the new color of the car. 

January 20th, 2008  Final assembly and body work is almost completed.  Priming will take place this week.

January 14th, 2008  The body is being stripped now in preparation for final body work.

Dec. 21st, 2007  The engine has been rebuilt and installed onto the transmission.

I took the pan out for a spin in our cul-de-sac tonight and it runs really good,  I managed to check out all four gears.

Dec. 18th, 2007

The engine is starting to come together

Now I know why I had zero compression in the number 3 cylinder!!

Dec. 14, 2007

The pan and transmission are completed.  Now it's time to rebuild the engine.

Dec. 11th 2007

The front end has been added to the frame

Dec. 7th 2007

The floor pan has been completed

Dec. 5th 2007

The floor pans have been removed and are just about ready for the replacements.

I had to go with a used part since new replacements are getting very rare.

The luggage area has been removed and ready for a replacement piece

The repair panel that's on order for this section will be delivered in February, hopefully.

I installed wheels on the body so I could move it around easily.

Dec 3rd, 2007-  This is the first time the body has been removed from the frame since it was built back in 1968.

The top wood bows are rotted and need to be replaced.  I spent the better part of a day trying to get the top to open because it was rusted together solid.

This is as complete as it's going to be for quite some time.