1972 VW Full Body Off Beetle / Bug Restore

[@hamjohn8737]

Damn, you weren't kidding when you said restoration. You did a great job.

[@CapnTimbo]

John, thanks a bunch for nice note, turns out this was only the beginning, "Timothy is working on the bug" has become a typical response from my wife when someone is asking where am I! But everyone loves the bug and it's a blast to drive, well worth the effort. You got a bug or getting one?

[@RobertFisher-nt3xv]

This is awesome! My favorite part was seeing the VW go for a spin at the halfway mark with the doors and trunk off! Thank you for sharing and well done video! Rob

[@CapnTimbo]

Thanks for watching Rob. The super trained eye will notice the engine bouncing at the stop sign, forgot to add the Bowden tube, NEVER forget it or you will rattle your teeth out.

[@corncoffeegrandpa]

sometimes i cry remembering my vw 72 it was a carplan where i work. i really miss you vw. thanks for this upload.

[@CapnTimbo]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JamesBrown-js3lm]

I used to have an old VW camper bus, it leaked oil like a sieve. I replaced the engine and tweaked it with aftermarket header and exhaust system. It would lift the front end off the ground on take off after all the mods were done. I had to sell it because my wife was afraid to drive it, I on the other hand loved it. To this day that was one of the worst decisions I believe I ever made. I always loved the original VW smell.... Good memories

[@CapnTimbo]

And for some reason my car has that oil smell, well at least I know it still has oil in it!

[@haskyb9184]

Got to be one of the only 1302's/super beetle's that's ever been bare metalled and hasn't been completely rotten!! Good job

[@CapnTimbo]

So so very true, without welder I was at the mercy of what was underneath, I have another video of a method to repair the welded fender nuts that tear out without welding, fenders not blown off yet!!

[@pfillingim4015]

What a great job in restoration. Bob and Justin are smiling. Awesome 👍

[@jeffreyhaynes5774]

Having unlimited amounts of cash sure helps a full restoration,nice job.Well done.

[@CapnTimbo]

Not sure I would do it again, but it was a family thing and something they will enjoy, and better not wreck it but I know that day will come, the next dollar is on them! Thanks for the compliment, very much appreciated.

[@charlesmanickam2055]

Awesome restoration. Save it and keep it in the family.

[@CapnTimbo]

That's the plan!

[@sethdbourne]

Looks amazing 👏 😍. As a child my mother had a 1976 super beetle, hers was also yellow and when she had it restored painted it blue also. I loved that car and it started my wanting of VW beetles. They're great cars and I think everyone should at least have the opportunity to drive one sometime in their life

[@CapnTimbo]

I was never a beetle owner or driver until inheriting the 72 Super. Like you it has grown on me, am pretty protective of it. Now living in an apartment and its a pretty frequent that a resident has bug stories to share with me, there's lot's of goodness around these bugs and feeling more like the right thing to have saved it.

[@DarkElfDiva]

I have a 71, and you did exactly what I want to do. Same process, same paint color, same interior color, same roof rack, everything.

[@CapnTimbo]

I spent a lot of time on KZbin learning how to do many steps, my goal was to embed clips of key things learned / tops and tricks that also tried to make the video interesting. Although it is a somewhat simple car, it does require you to learn lots of auto skills AND patience!!! If I never see a soldering iron again...

[@wedding4016]

Frankly, I congratulate you on this creativity and the Beetle car deserves all this work ... it did tremendous work ... Greetings from Riyadh.

[@CapnTimbo]

Thank you very much!

[@keithbeal1214]

My Dad (who passed last Dec) had 2 bugs he commuted to work nightly as we grew up. My mother learned how to drive a stick shift in the late 60's which a rare thing for a lady and this ended up being my brothers first car when he got his Driver's License. That thing had slotted chrome rims, the best stereo Alpine system w/ Kenwood speakers and was a super clean car b/c my family kept all their vehicles in mint condition. People to this day will comment on social media about his car. Unfortunately, he was the family member that lost his battle w/ cancer at 35 years old (w/ a 3 year old son at the time). My mom lost her battle in '08, but my dad went to the ripe old age of 85! Love you "Pops!" I bought one and currently started back restoring after a 2 year layoff b/c of personal reason. I want to dedicate it when finish to them all!!! This story touched my soul and made me smile b/c we have many pictures of our younger days w/ that old bug! I hope to finish this (in Florida) by Winter's end. Wish me luck and great job to these family members from past and present!!! :)

[@CapnTimbo]

Hey Keith, sorry to be delayed on this response. Along my labor of love of this restore, I constantly asked my departed owners "what would you do" for paint, not staying stock on this or that, should I spend for X, on and on, they were with my whether they wanted to or not. You know, probably not, but in spirit and my heart their memory is kept alive, until the bug hit the streets. Now there is a whole other chapter, people just love the bugs, so my departed family members get the love, not me, its for them. They gotta be happy with that outcome. For some reason they loved their bug, and now I do!!! I wish you tons of enjoyment, greasy hands, busted knuckles and googling Samba on your journey and destination for your bug. It is well worth it when you want to take a drive. You will be someone in your bug, when you get into your other daily driver you will be invisible/just another car, such an odd thing this bug world is. What part of Florida? Am near Miami.

[@keithbeal1214]

@@CapnTimbo Thx for response! Lots of love and respect for that! I live at the beaches near Clearwater!

[@soccer3564]

I had a 69 blue bug when I was 18 and I loved it! I had to get a daily driver and the new owner got in an accident with it and smushed it. I can't wait to get another blue bug like yours again to share with my son!

[@CapnTimbo]

Jordan, recently I was looking a utube vid of a vw get together and was amazed how many are still out there and in really good and tricked out shape, although you might have to settle for a garage find, but if you do, good luck on the save, these little bugs get a lot of attention that I did not see coming.

[@DunxyBB]

One of the best auto reno videos I've seen. You could have easily gone much longer, perhaps over two episodes. Loved it!

[@CapnTimbo]

Funny you say that, I placed some pics and vids as a nod to a "how to" but also tried to make it interesting, there is a ton of work just in the wiring, but BORING!

[@vwforever4131]

Fascinating!!! I can only dream of that ever happening to my 70 bug. Right now, I'm just glad that I can still drive it to work and back home.

[@CapnTimbo]

The way these bugs are if you are waiting for it to break down to give it the overhaul, it may never happen.

[@mariojoaomachado]

Excellent work! Congratulations. I love the Beetle. Back in 1970, I learn how to drive in a similar model. Thank you All the best

[@CapnTimbo]

Glad you liked it Mario! Turns out the engine case has been a bit too stressed over the last 300k miles, so we replaced it with a new one and added a well balanced fly wheel, 125 rockers, filter and V1 zinc oil, purring like a kitten and driving that air conditioner with no issues.

[@keithiajones5072]

Awwwww I love this I have a 1970 bug and I did restoration on it and its beautiful,,,,thank you so much for sharing we miss our bugs!!!

[@CapnTimbo]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@nrich5127]

The result can only be described as excellent .... sure brings back memories - I had 4 bugs ...

[@КлимФорманчук]

Машинка на все времена ! Такой с виду неказистый, но без сомнения мечта каждого автомобилиста ! Респект мастерам востановившим такого красавца !

[@CapnTimbo]

Спасибо за очень любезное замечание, скоро моя жена будет водить его на пляж и веселиться.

[@mrg8092]

You made it look easy! I better get to work on my "68"! Was my first car at 16.... still have it, never restored it. I'm a year older than the car. Thank you for the video!!

[@CapnTimbo]

Mr G, if I could do it all over again, would do a bunch of things different. For those here that have done restores before, they got a lot of knowledge just cannot get any other way than from jumping in. I hope you do it and find some items in the video that point you in the right directions. When we drive it here in Fort Lauderdale, it gets waves, stares, smiles and conversations at red lights, who knew? Adding larger cylinders, 125 rockers, oil filter, and air conditioning is paying off!

[@vicdadik9823]

Wow, i was taken back to high school with my blue 71 super beetle. The way you started with the commercial and ended it with it brought a tear to my eye. You guys did a great job at restoring it. I myself got to buy a 71 beetle again last year and im not letting go till the day i die. Thanks for sharing your experience on restoring it.

[@CapnTimbo]

Vic, kind of cheated stealing that VW commercial, it was a yellow bug too and the goodbyes at the end matched the situation, VW has not sent me a cease and desist order yet! Enjoy your beetle, am going to post a video here soon on the electric trunk latch I used to replace the glove box puller than to date I cannot get to work that you might like to install on your bug. Thanks for the kind note and take care.

[@awsomeassistantthebest1825]

FYI this one wasn't called the super beetle it has the same dash as the 68 to 73 model

[@CapnTimbo]

@@awsomeassistantthebest1825 Its a super beetle according to VIN

[@JRay1980]

Great restoration!!! That family would be super proud of that.

[@anamaryalmada8141]

Qq

[@aaroncarlson3686]

This was great; I feel born again just by watching this! Take care and enjoy that car.

[@aliabbas7703]

Wow , great job , specially the color combination blue out side and off white inside my best combination .

[@CapnTimbo]

It took us a while to decide, ask lots of friends, it helped us

[@agrameroldoctane_66]

Another one saved ...THANKS for doing it. Technically very well done, congratulations.

[@bertm8621]

Great restauration project. Very entertaining video. Great fun to do with family for family. And a very nice end product: a Volkswagen Beetle, the most produced car in the world! Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@CapnTimbo]

Bert, thanks for the nice note, here is a thing I did not see coming, my wife has fallen in love with it and wants to keep it, and that is from a woman who needs a Lexus! The beetle has a long life ahead with us and we are having fun with something else we did not see coming; when we drive people honk and wave and start conversations in parking lots, we now are VW ambassadors!

[@bertm8621]

@@CapnTimbo Hello Timothy. A beetle is a universal car. It connects people. What's not to like about a beetle? 😀👍

[@Cortinaman63]

You dd a Great job of that! the car looks Beautiful, I have a 1974 FORD CORTINA Mk.3. owned it 44 years, now being restored to Brand New on my channel, due to extensive rust after standing outside for 12 years in the damp mountain air. over 40 panels got replaced, 36 layers of anti rust treatment, and 8 years of waiting and the car is now off to paint shop, so I hope she looks as lovely as your car when she comes back, love the blue on yours and the shine, and a lovely video to watch. always great to see a fellow classic car owner restoring their car..

[@CapnTimbo]

HOLY MOLY BATMAN, thats some rust, dude, that stuff just makes me want to give up, I applaud your skill and dedication, wish you lived across the street, you got skills to mess with that much. Best wishes on enjoying your hard work!

[@Cortinaman63]

@@CapnTimbo Thank you so much for taking the time to reply, and for your very kind comments, I think I surprised a lot of people by saying I intended to save a car that bad rust wise, after they saw the First video (The Start of the project) before the strip down, and a few more when the shell was once again Brand New, and rust & filler free, having been lead loaded on panel joins as per factory, (not too bad a job for my first attempt at doing that,)

[@EnriqueLopez-hb5jn]

Awesome restoration, of the 1972 Volkswagen Super Beetle, right down till the engine.

[@gorillasnacks3393]

Dang! You did an amazing job on that bug!!

[@CapnTimbo]

Thanks Gorilla Man!

[@pol1970]

What a wonderful job!! May you enjoy it for many years to come! 😊

[@TNL556]

Beautiful!!! I love it, I'm working on my own beetle and it's a car that brings people together

[@CapnTimbo]

Tonali, good luck with your restore. So true about bringing people together, I have noticed it also triggers something in bug lovers, I was leaving our parking garage yesterday and two young ladies yelled "I Love You Car", little kids stare. Thought it would strike a chord with older crowd, no so. Gotten in the habit of giving people a little horn toot, glad I got the horn working!

[@914shorty3]

Beautiful I did the same thing on my late Big Brother 914 Porsche Keeping in the family is worth more then anything

[@zubairmuhammedally960]

More then great looks, it’s the memories attached with it and I felt them!!

[@CapnTimbo]

Thank you Zubair, I think the rest of our family was surprised I would even do this, then thought I was crazy along the journey, and now happy the Bug rides again. You never know how the story will unfold!

[@zubairmuhammedally960]

Timothy H hey buds I’m sure it must have been a challenge to start from a scratch till final product and I must say u have done a great job!! I’ve been trying to start my own project but don’t find the time...

[@zaheerahmad1373]

What a great job and now the car looks so cute. If you kept your video, only 8, 9 minutes, but made more videos, we would have the opportunity to learn more.

[@CapnTimbo]

More to come! 2 more: 1 on the electric latch I made for the trunk, and I added a three gauge panel that required cutting dash metal while the car is still together, soon!

[@boblemay6539]

good job!, and finally someone that said it right, it's a body off restoration, not a frame off

[@CapnTimbo]

Thank you for the nice comment Bob, Bob was my older brother and original owner, Bob's are good in our book!

[@albi386]

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu diesem großartigen Projekt! Super gemacht, super dokumentiert! Auch Spaß gehabt dabei! => Gute Fahrt!!!

[@CapnTimbo]

Vielen Dank fürs Zuschauen, tut mir leid, dass die Antwort so lange gedauert hat! Ich wünsche Ihnen ein großartiges Jahr 2023!

[@albi386]

@@CapnTimbo Danke, Ihnen auch. Und ich schau mir Ihr Video immer wieder an, weil es einfach soviel positive Energie hat. Vielen Dank und dreht mal eine Ehrenrunde "just for fun" mir dem Käfer!🤗In Gedanken bin ich mit dabei!!

[@65mustangguy]

First off , job well done! Second ..... my jaw dropped when I saw the KQNG sticker .... I assisted there part time during the A.K. Blades time slot in 93-94 after working my regular job in hanalei hi

[@65mustangguy]

Oh yea and I am a Vw nut!

[@CapnTimbo]

Thanks for the nice note. You and my brother barely missed each other! We left some items from the original car for sentimental reasons. The KONG sticker comes from when my older brother owned the car and his job was an independent insurance adjuster. He spent 5 weeks on Kauai handling claims for Iniki in 92. He was treated extremely well while there. Being a west coast family Hawaii has given us wonderful lifelong memories and I wanted to keep his/that memory on the car. BTW, my wife and I really got a kick out of your note, gave us some good laughs and love that the Bug is associated to good people and memories.

[@65mustangguy]

Timothy H when I was there to rebuild after hurricane Iniki I was just about to buy a 68 black convertible bug for $800 , but my dad talked me out of it .... my mistake

[@CapnTimbo]

@@65mustangguy Are you aware of this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6GaqXmYn9WtsK8 Looks way fun but also I had no idea this sort of thing happens, now that am a bug person am seeing another world!

[@65mustangguy]

Timothy H yes I used to attend Vw shows since I was little

[@bobsbarnworkshop]

Beautiful work! I have a 72 super that needs the same treatment…. When can I drop it off?

[@CapnTimbo]

Since the bug hit the road, realized a bunch of things I would do diff, do I want to do it again, probably, will I? Hmmmm..

[@krishanchandimal]

excellent job....it feel to foot of the heart...nice work with nice editing like a fairy tail

[@CapnTimbo]

Thank you very much!

[@dubworldvwadventures]

Wow, you did an amazing job with this car. Beautiful!

[@CapnTimbo]

Thank you very much! It's a bunch of fun to drive it and get honks and waves, but knowing I saved some family history gives me the biggest joy.

[@kevincelebrado5311]

Very cool! Anyone in this video from Kaua’i , Hawaii? There was a KQNG radio bumper sticker in the window!! Awesome video!!

[@CapnTimbo]

My brother spent a month there writing checks for Iniki when he owned the bug, there is a post here from a guy that was a DJ at the same time my brother was there, small world.

[@timavery7984]

Awesome !!!!!!!! VW guy here.

[@gerardjames9971]

Not enough for me to just 'like' this video, thanks for posting man it's a beautiful, joyful thing 👍

[@CapnTimbo]

Thanks Gerard, the family really appreciates saving a memory from our lost owners, but as we drive it up and down the A1A in Fort Lauderdale, a lot of people come up to the car to tell me there bug stories, always smiles and fun chats. The real surprise, kids love it, they always get a toot toot of the horn.

[@livelife7428]

Truly wonderful. Both on restoration and built with love for the family.

[@CapnTimbo]

Thank you my friend, the family is happy for the save, and seems bug lovers where we live are too, its a rare day we go driving that someone does not stop us to tell about their bug stories, did not see that coming.

[@bobsbarnworkshop]

Did you do any rust repairs to the body or chassis? Most of my work is unseen under body and frame repairs

[@CapnTimbo]

After close inspection there was very little rust, reasons, garaged a lot of its life, very good undercoating, lots of love and care by our family owners. If there was a lot of the bug rust, I would never have got this done, something for someone with great metal and welding skills and the tools.

[@jerrygarcia3710]

many congratulations for your restoration project, it was excellent, thanks for sharing greetings from MTY NL México

[@CapnTimbo]

Thank you very much!

[@boblemay6539]

Finally! someone who said it right! Body off!... it's not frame off! Great rebuild/restore I did a '68 a couple of years ago!!

[@TheMohmed12001]

You the best , my dad was driving this car almost 25 years ago but unfortunately he sold it and I couldn’t find the new owner to do the same

[@CapnTimbo]

That's too bad you cannot find your family bug, I did not know it would mean more to me to do this for a car that took us so many places and created great memories with family, it was worth it, especially to the rest of our family. My nieces grew up with that car and want it.

[@TheMohmed12001]

Timothy H ,Until now, I have not lost hope in searching for my dear father's car, and that one day I will send you a picture of the car to make myself and my family happy One day i will

[@АлексейМ-ш6н]

А стёкла верёвкой парни ставить не умеют. 😁 Классное видео, классный автомобиль, классный результат!!!

[@CapnTimbo]

Спасибо, мой друг, это было дело любви.

[@joseonofredealmeida2634]

Parabéns pelo trabalho excelente e pelos profissionais competentes que trabalharam na reforma maravilhosa deste carro, Deus continuará abençoando toda equipe.

[@CapnTimbo]

Ese fue un comentario muy agradable, y gracias por su aprecio por el trabajo de amor puesto en este auto, representa a las personas que amamos y extrañamos.

[@stevehill8512]

Brave guy using nitromors paint stripper without a shirt.. Great job on the restoration

[@CapnTimbo]

You are totally right about that, so stinking hot that day, but not a valid excuse. Never done this before, a fish out of water, those of you that know what you are doing are laughing at me, but I am laughing along with you, how I did not lose my eye when a wrench on a rusted bolt gave way I will never know. Maybe the luck of the Irish, glad its done though.

[@eduardorivastorrens3626]

ESO SI ES AMOR A UN BOCHITO! PERFECTO.

[@pedroavasquezh]

Muy lindo el trabajo realizado, pensé que no me gustaría ese azul, pero sí, quedó lindo. Los felicito, un saludo y abrazos para todos los que contribuyeron a lograrlo.

[@CapnTimbo]

Obrigado pelo comentário, deixei de fora a parte do vídeo onde pintamos novamente porque não gostamos do primeiro azul que experimentamos. Embora gostemos do azul, pensamos que talvez devêssemos ter pintado o amarelo original.

[@lanfrancosenno7536]

Complimenti per il vostro restauro ✌️🎉

[@gilbertoexe6301]

Eu como sou apaixonado por fusca , fiquei maravilhado com essa reforma , ficou um sonho , uma verdadeira obra prima , é um privilégio quem pode ter um , no passado eu tive uns quantos , claro que um a cada época , e era bem feliz . O trabalho de vocês ficou magistral , parabéns e obrigado por compartilhar essa maravilha da restauração desse gigante automobilístico .

[@CapnTimbo]

Gracias por tus amables palabras, espero que tengas la oportunidad de hacer esto algún día.

[@wadesaleeby2172]

Very nice amateur restoration guys!😎😘🤗😊

[@CapnTimbo]

Yes, thank you

[@zibbman]

Great video, you did a wonderful job on the bug and editing..... loved it

[@CapnTimbo]

Thank you 🤗

[@brunoguibourg]

Hi superbe restoration,congratulation.

[@CapnTimbo]

Thank you Bruno, writing this response is making me want to go run an errand in the ol blue bugger!

[@giuseppelavecchia775]

Macchina meravigliosa,un lavoro perfetto!

[@GustavoTorres-op3oc]

Saludos desde Asunción Paraguay.

[@saintjamesamos1185]

She came out beautiful great work!!

[@CapnTimbo]

Thank you Saint James Amos, we have been driving the Bug around town and getting some waves and honks, been a fun journey.

[@barackmycat9448]

Lots of VW knowledge there. Very nice!

[@CapnTimbo]

KZbin and the Samba, really lucky to have such a supportive community, am working on giving back, one video on repairing the welded fender nuts, another coming on retrofitting an electric trunk release

[@terryroth428]

One word. Magnificent !!

[@skywalker6851]

Very good gob !!!

[@waynedawson9695]

Congratulations on restoring your family member to their former beauty. It gorgeous 😍

[@CapnTimbo]

Thank you for the kind note, where we live the modern Volkswagen owners tend to park on either side of the beetle, I think it is to partner up, but I wonder if they are trying to protect it, even if not, we like the idea of it.

[@AlexAtGuilford]

I second that. You did great job. That's a lot of work.

[@baaber1]

Beautifully job done

[@relaxandchilldownpeople4943]

Nice work guys! Awesome build 👍

[@dienerrodrigues760]

Parabéns pela restauração, ficou perfeita.

[@תמירמימרדכי]

Love the blue color

[@CapnTimbo]

The backstory is we painted it twice, the 1st time the paint did not quite match the swatch!

[@carlospereira1815]

This is the most beloved car in the world !!!

[@CapnTimbo]

It definitely is in our family!

[@mfergel]

Just now seeing this video. Been working on a bug off and on for way too long. I see you're actually located locally to the Richmond area as well. :)

[@CapnTimbo]

And then moved to Florida, there is quite a bit more support here for old VW's, I found a guy that helped me with all the things we did not get done in Richmond. Now its dependable and gets a lot of waves and stares, I have learned to keep an eye open for someone trying to get my attention to tell me about their bug of years ago while waiting at a traffic signal.

[@kaitheraccoon20]

Hey quick question I have a 1970 VW bug that I am restoring and I was wondering how you got the driver seat out. I got the passenger seat out no problem but the driver side seat is refusing to move it goes forward a little bit then stops as it is about to come off. Anyway advice on how to get it out fully?

[@CapnTimbo]

Funny you should ask, I just pulled it a couple days ago. In the inside of the driver seat right rail by the shifter and and just behind the slide adjustment handle, and you will want a flashlight, is a piece of spring metal on the underside of the rail keeping the slider from coming. If you have two people this works best, one person takes a regular screwdriver and press down on the metal keeper on the end towards the back seat, you will see that it will push down, then another person is on the driver door side and pulls on the slider release and moves the seat forward to clear that keeper. If one person when try to slide the seat the screwdriver tends to slip off, but if you keep at it you can get the seat to clear enough to then go to the driver side and slide it the rest of the way off. Passenger side way easier...

[@kaitheraccoon20]

@@CapnTimboThanks for the advice!

[@faridkhoi5311]

well done .

[@johnc.fonseca8961]

What a great job. Love it

[@hectoralejandropatinojimen5885]

Saludos desde Cortázar Guanajuato México 🇲🇽👍 muy buen trabajo quedó hermoso el vw Beatle ( en México le llamamos Vocho 😉)

[@chielopelstaysafemyfriendx2911]

Very nice bild car i loved it nice colar bleu to ;) i was 15 wen i drove it im now 58 ;) greetings from the Netherlands and stay save Chiel

[@CapnTimbo]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@chielopelstaysafemyfriendx2911]

Hi Timothy you are welcome and yes i did man ;) i love the older cars and bike's to ;) if recently sold my car i had him for 25 years a Opel Record from 1967 and my harley from 1989 pfff if lost my job ;( i wish you a nice day or night and stay save greetings from the Netherlands Chiel

[@TheOneshot78]

That came out beautiful..awesomeness cant wait to start mine.

[@CapnTimbo]

Ruben, ensure you hook into the samba website, besides youtube it was a great place for help.

[@rexdouglas4874]

Nice work! Great blue paint!

[@CapnTimbo]

Thank you very much!

[@flatfourluka1306]

Awesome job, love the outcome 😍👍

[@novavolks9652]

Les quedó muy bonito execelente trabajo maestros👏👍

[@CapnTimbo]

Muchas gracias.

[@betoborrela]

Congrats man! great job!

[@CapnTimbo]

Thank you Roberto:-)

[@65vwbug87]

What material did you use to put over the molded foam for your seat? I don't like that gray original stuff my 65 vw bug had. :)

[@CapnTimbo]

I saw a youtube video where they went to Advance Auto and got a roll of auto carpet to really extend the life of the foam. I like how it turned out as it also really firms of the corners of the seat.

[@MarkLoves2Fly]

Wow! That looks GREAT! What polishing compound did you use on your windows, and hubcaps?

[@CapnTimbo]

I used this stuff on everything (i sound like a Franks Hot Sauce add): www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PA2LMD2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[@ابوعبداللهالجوراني-ه4ت]

Nice and very good work .

[@CapnTimbo]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@orangmakan]

Great work , the Käfer deserves it !

[@kerala379]

Fantastic...... Amazingly restored bug.....I think it's much perfect than original.

[@CapnTimbo]

Glad you like it!

[@DrPraTudo]

Greetings from Brazil ! Nice job

[@CapnTimbo]

Thank you DrPraTudo from Brazil, what's the status on Carnival? It's on my bucket list to be there for that, but with COVID-19....

[@ahmedsalman1134]

Nice choosing vw

[@CapnTimbo]

Well it fell into my hands when the previous owner passed away (my son), and his wish was to restore it, so a lot of love put into, and now: A New Bug Lover (me)!

[@ahmedsalman1134]

@@CapnTimbo im sorry

[@ademardepaula5410]

Esse é o melhor carro já fabricado no mundo muito lindo vocês estão todos de parabéns projeto magnífico

[@CapnTimbo]

Desculpe responder tão devagar, obrigado pelos comentários agradáveis. Muitas pessoas me param para dizer o quanto amam o besourinho e têm muitas dúvidas sobre o projeto. Minha esposa se tornou uma grande fã deste carro durante este processo, e isso ajuda muito quando quero gastar algum dinheiro em um novo projeto para o Fusca!!! Desejo tudo de bom em 2023!!!

[@hamiltonlima4210]

Saludos desde Brasil 😎👌, tu auto vw estas full man, very 🙂, wonderful 👌⚠️

[@hosseinadeli8297]

Excellent job grade vw bug

[@Sergiotunes1976]

Parabens....suspenção dianteira e trazeira diferente dos VW AQUI NO BRASIL...

[@CapnTimbo]

Bem, este é um 72 que mudou do 71, possivelmente isso ou a VW fez alterações locais nos carros quando construídos para acomodar as peças que eles poderiam obter ou mais.

[@GustavoTorres-op3oc]

Excelente restauración

[@1201suddenturn]

beautifulll congratulation - work like a German; Greetings from Germany

[@CapnTimbo]

Danke! I learned a lot about the beetle (Europe) / bug (US) from historic videos, this was a journey well beyond turning wrenches for sure!

[@shawnfloyd5757]

Love the video and the car! What color is the exterior color?

[@CapnTimbo]

Thank you. The paint is Eastwood Sub Zero Blue Pearl 4:1 Basecoat, I did basecoat and clear as the hope is we will be spending time near beaches and the clear will really help protect against salt air.

[@shawnfloyd5757]

@@CapnTimbo thank you , it turn out great!!

[@andrewrowellii3790]

Would you be up for the challenge of restoring another one and if so how much would you charge?

[@CapnTimbo]

Andrew, at this time we our doing a mobile lifestyle, once we are back in a house then would love to work on another bug.

[@Biglug8888]

Nice restoration.

[@CapnTimbo]

Thanks!

[@snugbug5067]

It turned out beautifully !! 😍

[@adelinabod6687]

snugbug f

[@snugbug5067]

@@adelinabod6687 right back at ya

[@wilburtwiligerock8018]

Great video, I have a question for you though I'm about to restore my 71 super beetle and am wondering how you stripped and painted the vent area just below the rear window. Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

[@CapnTimbo]

Wilbur, I did not have access to a sandblaster but that would be preferred. I used airplane paint stripper and just kept brushing it into the cracks as far as possible. Then used a pressure washer with the highest pressure and narrowest nozzle and gave it hell. The issue at that point was going to be rust so as soon as it looked dry sprayed a bunch of pain prep using a nozzle into the area. It was not like that very long after that we primed and painted it. It's been a few years since we painted it, not seeing any issues in this Florida humidity and salt air.

[@wilburtwiligerock8018]

@@CapnTimbo thanks so much for your response, like I said was just making a list of all the areas that need work (a lot sadly) but most were areas that had easy access so thanks again for the advice

[@grootkaroo9721]

great , looks good , nice job

[@CapnTimbo]

Glad you like it