1967 Lotus White Beetle Restoration (The Dreaded "One Year Only" - What was I Thinking?!)

Thought I would share with you the progress of this resto. I've owned it for a couple of years and after doing much work fell out of love with it and stuffed it into storage. I am recovering it tomorrow (mainly because my ex has had enough of my projects taking up space at her house - I can't think why?) and super excited to get it done. I will post pictures of her arrival tomorrow in the meantime I made these for the body to sit on and the floor pan to sit underneath:

 

and bookmark! A '67 is on my bucket list, so will enjoy this

 

well if you don't want it................................
I am on the look out for a beetle project, call me...................

 

Tempted to do one mate?!


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I have a second beetle with a restored body and floor pan but not painted if you're really up for it

 

got any details.........you never know.

 

I hope people don't mind me documenting a Beetle build. I appreciate this is called The Late Bay for a reason I just don't care for vzi and I am restoring a bay too

 

I'll PM you. I was going to put it on eBay at 99p start this weekend and let it makes what it makes as I am drowning in projects atm. I just need to be realistic with my time.

 

both zeb and daisy are doing beetle resto's on here at the moment, I'd say post away in the resto section with no trouble..

 

There are plenty of us Beetle types on here, so keep posting! It might even motivate me to restore my '67..

 

Up on the stands and under cover. That's enough for one day...

 

Question: is it better to build the doors up off the car inc glass etc or attach doors first and build them in situ?

 

I find it easier to fit the doors first, then build them up.

 

Ok thanks. I guess I need to consider not adding too much weight to the shell before I mount it permanently to the floorpan

 

Ok one more...



Engine will be recovered tomorrow. It's the original unit but has mad end float