FORGOTTEN 1954 Oval Window VW Bug Restoration part 2 more metalwork on the hood

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[@mechanics4all405]

fantastic once again Mike

[@michelecrown2426]

Your skills and patience are awesome. I hope you are proud that your bus will be in a magazine, even if it was unintended.

[@CTmoog]

This build is awesome! Can't wait for the next one! Thanks Mike!

[@douglasbarnhart3324]

Looks nice thank's for the video.

[@HERBYWALLACE3]

Wow, really nice

[@milotorres6894]

My 63 is crying for battery tray to be welded in , and straighten out driver side rear quarter panel slide shot 5 to 7 spots ,thanks for sharing your skills always , 👍✌️💪🖖😊🙏

[@robertmacvicar796]

Wow it is cool to see old55 bug of vw

[@VWJawbreaker]

Repairs look good 👍

[@martinharris5017]

You now what I love about watching this? seeing lots of metal carefully shaped and very little filler. Quality stuff.

[@guillermonieri4203]

Thank you.

[@aussiebeatle4049]

Difficult repair, but it is all bread and butter stuff for your skills. Enjoyed the video.

[@MostynFaulkner]

Mike, you da MAN. I wait, hoping for another video. Then you deliver. 👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@augienajera642]

Bad A.. Metal fab!!!

[@frankvucolo6249]

That’s like magic when I watch it. Great job!

[@Itsonlymeee1]

Fantastic...well difficult panel to repair. I enjoyed watching it...it looked good getting all that surface rust off with the grinder too. Maaan that’s a nice car. Going to enjoy watching this come together

[@chrislight9328]

Again you make your work look so easy!! Really appreciate the time you take to make the videos Mike.

[@martinharris5017]

Saved to watch; Liked before I've even seen it! (after a day working on my rear apron, its a change to watch a craftsman work on the other end of a bug!).

[@markaffordablecustomsparento]

bench top shrinker and stretcher would help a lot

[@buglover65]

Nice job! it will look just fine when you are done.

[@TheDasbull]

The early 4-tab hoods are always cracked and rusty. I spent a lot of time on my my hood, and now it's got another crack 🙁. Thank you for the video!👍

[@Mikefngarage]

especially early 4 tab 5 hole with the extra hole for the hood prop only on early 55 and earlier hoods.

[@HubertusSchaper]

Hey Mike, At least I did find the time to watch your new video this evening, well I know your work 👍🏻so it`s as usual nice forming and welding.👏 stay safe and take care.Greetings.HCS.🇳🇴

[@aaronwilkinson9785]

Great job. I love the videos and am now subscribed. I've learned alot while building my 71 beetle, building a 71 beetle on a s10 frame with a 350 in the front. A older man showed me that while replaceing rotten areas on the car that are flat make the edges round, this was different at first but it is alot easier now. For example by your emblem, instead off hard corners on the patch, round them and round the corners on the patch, takes some time to make a good fitting patch but it welds so much easier for me instead of the hard corner.

[@HubertusSchaper]

Hi, Mike took a peek at your newest vid shortly, make a comment later and see the whole video, I have to do some work now. Greetings, HCS-👍🏻🇳🇴.

[@williamtanner1372]

I really enjoy watching your metal work.

[@FixinBugsNStuff]

Like your metal work! I am always amazed.

[@hded06]

Wow! I'm AV sundays & mondays to assist with this one Mike! Lmk

[@DemopVWgarage]

killing it as usual Mike ;)

[@JourneymanRandy]

That looks close as hell Mike. Keep it up.

[@tomsummers1137]

Glad you distinguish this car by labeling your video as EARLY 55. An early is way more desirable than the 55-57s.

[@SkaterStimm]

Nice job Mike. Was at Kobey VW swap and show and was hoping to see you there.

[@Mikefngarage]

Next time! I just decided not to make the drive down. I am going to get a wiring harness for my Jetta TDI to pull my bug so I wont be paying all that Ridiculous fuel cost or worry about breakdowns.

[@SkaterStimm]

@@Mikefngarage Sounds good! What event are you going to next?

[@Mikefngarage]

@@SkaterStimm I may go to the oceanside show. Dont see any others coming up soon.

[@SkaterStimm]

@@Mikefngarage I would love to meet you there.

[@Paulman50]

👍😊

[@davidconley3610]

That’s what filler is for. I just get it close. Good enough 👍

[@JamesDavis-to1hn]

👍👍👍

[@a.l.nieborg8575]

labor off love

[@alexjinks6172]

Hey .... Do you do plastic surgery ?.... I'm a 1952, that needs some work ! .. I need a little bit of work, to bring back to life ! Well presentable, at least ..Excellent work Kind Regards Alex ...

[@andrewwilder6031]

Are you using a flux core welder

[@ronaldeisel5927]

Hey Mike since you have done videos on upholstering your single cab and bus, can you tell me how many yards of vinyl you need for a bus with 3 seats (front side and back side) ? Thanks

[@Walkercolt1]

I'm sorry, but that looks like a BIG oval rear window, so that's well after 1955 (1960???). 1955's had SMALL oval rear windows, and I mean SMALL, about 1/3 as big as the window in the body you're showing. We had a 1300cc (single carb "36 HP") dull grey one canvas roof (sunroof). It was dull grey from the dealership. It also had split SLIDING front windows, not roll-down windows. '56's got roll-down windows as an option and all '57's had roll-down front windows in the US. '55's did not have sealed beam headlights stock. Loose bulbs in reflectors and glass bubbles over the lenses (DIN style Head and tail lights glass lenses). Imported by Brown and somebody in Paramus(?),New Jersey until '57 models. My High School Chemistry teacher brought back from Occupied Germany a 1949 1100cc split-window Black Beetle as a GI. He was still driving it in 1971! Single exhaust pipe "28 DIN HP" no heater stoves, brakelight in middle of trunk ("AULT") and his had no back seat installed, just a plywood shelf.

[@stephenbrown5580]

Are you sure you are referring to an oval window 'sedan' like Mike has? The oval window that is 1/3 the size of the sedan oval window is for a convertible. Otherwise all oval rear windows are identical in size from 1953-1957. 1958 was the first year of the larger rear window. As well, the 1300cc engine was released in 1966. Otherwise, you had a 1200cc between ~1953-1959.

[@marctessier7682]

Not sure what video you all were watching but is it just me or is that welding hella rough?

[@Mikefngarage]

that is not an 18 gauge car it is thinner harder to get perfect welds without burning holes.