Monday, 06 August 2012
Cars in the Park Zwartkop Raceway 2012
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Restoration Costs
The restoration took almost a year. And what did all this fun cost (excluding the working hours):
Beetle Purchase Price R28,500
Restoration Costs:
Parts / Battery R135
Parts / Body R3,945
Parts / Electricity R1,013
Parts / Engine R1,906
Parts / Exterior R489
Parts / Gearbox R260
Parts / Interior R3,769
Parts / Lights R532
Parts / Painting R284
Parts / Rubbers R1,781
Parts / Tyres R3,263
Parts Total Cost R17,377
Services / Registration R796
Services / Painting, Bodywork R10,500
Services / Engine R1,500
Services Total Cost R12,796
Miscellaneous / Accesories R1,852
Miscellaneous / Battery R599
Miscellaneous / Cleaning R129
Miscellaneous / Interior R45
Miscellaneous / Painting R722
Miscellaneous / Other R684
Miscellaneous Total Cost R4,031
Beetle Total Cost R62,704
(The calculation is in South African Rands)
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Finished and On the Road
Jan Smuts house in Irene, South East of Pretoria
In Irene, South East of Pretoria
On the way to Hartbeespoort Dam
On the way to Hartbeespoort Dam
At Pretoria hills
Finishing Touches
The sound and heat insulation, and the painting of the inside floor.
Carpets finished.
New three point seat belts fitted. The seat belts being the only thing in the beetle not being standard, for safety reasons.
The front bumper was re-chromed, AA membership sign was fitted.
The belly pan was rubberised.
A new 6 volt battery fitted under the back seat.
Monday, 16 January 2012
Wednesday, 07 December 2011
Replacing Old Vinyl Ceiling
We decided to install a new ceiling even the original still was in a relatively good condition. There was however some dirty spots every here and there that could not be removed. The original padding was left untouched. The overall work took us 8 hours to finish and it is definitely handy to have two persons involved in the process. There is lots of useful information available online to help one with the task, even installation videos on Youtube.
Original ceiling, detached from the window frames.
The padding unfolded from underneath the vinyl ceiling. It was in good condition so it was left untouched.
We started by assembling the rods and fixing the front at its place. The direction was from front to back, one section at the time. The main concern was to avoid wrinkling and hanging of the material. The heat gun was used to warm up the vinyl; this enabled to properly tighten the material when fixing it. Adhesive glue was used to fix the ceiling onto the window frames.
Interior after the installation.
Interior after the installation.
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