Crap. Has it really be a year since I’ve updated? I have done some work, though not as much as I wanted. I moved to the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle last August, then spent several months dealing with problems with the Beetle, my daily driver. First I had the super shimmies, which required replacing almost the whole front end, then as soon as that was done, some lady hit me in an intersection 2 blocks from my house, bending my trailing arm, and breaking a CV joint. My insurance said she was 100% at fault, and her’s said I was 75% at fault, which was BS. Basically, they wanted to total out my car, and give me $750 for it, or total it, let me keep the car, and give me $150. I spent less than $150 fixing it myself, so I just said “screw it” and blew them off. It wasn’t worth dealing with. That’s done. On to the Ghia.
Started working on the floor pan yesterday. A PO had patched the rust holes by cutting them out, and riveting plates where the holes were. Part of an aluminum street sign on one side, and what looks like some sheet metal from a van or something on the other, and sealing it up with bondo.
Cut off the rivets, popped them out with a punch, and smacked the patches out with a hammer. Then I ground the bondo off with a wire wheel.
Hadn’t sat in my car for so long that I had to get the driver’s seat down from the shelving and slide it on the rails.
Couldn’t find my steering wheel though.
Time to get some POR15 and welding clamps, and weld my new floors in.