1965 VW Beetle Restoration - Spare Tire Well, Rusted Metal Repair 

From a guy who was scared to cut something out.....To the MASTER of metalwork!!!!

Patina/rust is part of the past. With all of the hard work and time you’ve spent I’d think you would want a beautiful, good looking car.

Apron and Valance repairs ! Nice ! Very Very Nice ! Super Duper Thumbs Up ! 😇❤

Outstanding job saving that front apron!!!!

Hi CT, it just shows what musicians are capable of when they set their minds to something.

You’re doing this right. No cheap shortcuts. Once done the restoration on the bug should last 50 more years

Given all the amazing work on this VW bug, I almost feel like she needs to be painted.

So many rust repair, my god but when you finish this project, you can say I have a HANDMADE beetle 😉👍

Nice job. Very entertaining.

You're gaining on it, and developing your new found skills! What you need on some of that stuff is "air to rust welding wire"!

totally loving this project. most of all i admire you willingness to just get into it and not be daunted by tasks youve never undertaken before.

it's amazing how you have learn so much and so fast...tanks for sharing

Very nice metal work - awesome!

Having flashbacks from when I did my rusty 67.

I do love the way you're restoring this Beetle with keeping the pattina/originality...Its inspired me to do the same with my 1969 Bedford CA utility bus, that's totally untouched and laid up in a barn for 40 years. Thanks Jason, Kent UK England 🇬🇧

Great video CT. Loved the shrinker stretcher tool.

That was satisfying. Turned out really nice

Nice done on metal Very Good video edition😉

CT, good morning, happy Easter

Great job 👍, thank' s for the video . And happy Easter CT

Dude, you're like channeling MikeFN!! Nice job on this one, lots of complex bends, shrinks, etc...your skills are constantly improving!!

Coming on nicely CT 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

that a good name CT CUSTOMS i dig it💯👍🔥

Excellent job C.T.! You have some great skills with metalwork!👌😎👍

Gotta give y'all👍for takein a rusty bucket like that and cleaning it all.a lot of people would of said NO THANKS to it .

Nice job man! That shrinker/stretcher made those pieces a piece of 🍰

Good job CT you’ve got this sir !!

Hardest working man in Volks business.

Awesome work! Can't wait for the next episode

coming along really well ..it looks great.

CT, another great episode and your skill with the welding is amazing. I've enjoyed these last 3 episodes with the bug and how u have picked up on this kind of workmanship. Keep up the bug videos and please bring back some work on Rusty I truly miss him😢.

Started tearing into my 86 c10 build this week I'm removing the body from the C10 and putting it onto a c30 frame building a tow rig telling you all that to tell you that watching your builds motivated me to get going I enjoy all of your videos

Hi there, CT you have done so far some nice restoration work on this Beetle, and your skills have indeed improved since started to follow you many years ago, with the VW bus Rusty, ok my friend continue with the good work👍🏻🇺🇸🙏🏻☮. 🇳🇴🇳🇱greetings, Hubertus

Great work CT your welding has come a long way since you started

Metal work gettin’ done. Man I hope I can start practicing soon I need to put in a battery tray on my bus. I’m doing gasless though cuz I couldn’t afford a gas machine.

Awesome CT ! Look how farr you have come ! Love to see you live life CT ! Thanks Straight Ahead mike ✌😎

Another great vídeo see you work on car. Great

You are doing great! Keep up the good work!

I love Beetles. I had a '66.

Você trabalha muito bem. Está ficando serviço de primeira qualidade. Obrigado por compartilhar.

Looking good. Might be a good idea to tackle the driver's side inner wing to tidy that area up. Best wishes.

Another step forward on this build, well done CT. 🇦🇺🇦🇺

Buen trabajo , me gustó mucho , felicidades y gracias por compartir.saludos desdé Querétaro México.

Looking great man can't wait for the next build

Cómo siempre excelente trabajo maestro, saludos desde República Dominicana, para mí es una escuelita, e aprendido mucho con usted. Gracias y muchas bendiciones.

nice work buddy keep it up

Great metal work! Looking forward to the next video 👍

The piece used in final of video is a front panel of a brand Zito Pereira, is a Brazilian fabricator parts for VW aircooleds! This fabricator have a very good quality!

good work man!👍

Love your growing confidence. Keep it up!

That’s how it’s done! We’re getting there! 😉💪👏👍

Looking good

Excelente trabalho. É nós detalhes que percebemos o quanto é difícil um trabalho de restauração. O detalhe é que o CT está fazendo isto tudo sozinho. Parabéns mais uma vez CT. Sou sua fã aqui do Brasil. Um abraço. 👏👏👏👏👏👏

EXELENTE TRABAJO👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏MIS FELICITACIONES👍👍👍👍

One of the recent videos (2 or 3 ago) on Puddin's Fab Shop he duplicated a VERY similar patina on a 61 Chevrolet Impala Wagon. He goes into a decent amount of detail. He used it over some rust repair and it's relatively seamless. Might be worth checking out.

Hey bud on some of those rust holes , a brass block behind the steel will help,

Good❤

Keep going dude!

Hola saludos desde San Rafael de Heredia Costa Rica solo veo tus vídeos no hablo inglés admiro tú trabajo dedicación y constancia y la pasión que reflejas al .realizarlo muchas gracias por compartir tus habilidades ojalá algún día tus vídeos sean traducidos o con subtítulos en español en América Latina la mecánica y los trabajos de enderezado y pintura y restauración son una pasión incluso se realizan restauraciones en el país y se exportan a USA por qué sale menos caro realizar en Costa Rica y hay demasiada y calificada mano de obra por favor numera tus vídeos y avisa cuando sacas un nuevo Dios te Bendiga

There you go CT gettin’ er done. You better slow down all the haters will be punching the air and won’t have anything to do. 😂

Thise projects are starting to look better without all the rust

CT: I think you’re doing a fantastic job! You’re doing better with the editing, fast forward more if you can? If it were my car, I would make sure that the wheel wells, including the fenders were De-rusted. No rust, sealed with the rust, inhibitor, primed, and coated with a Proper under type coating and in black. I would make sure that the engine compartment was de-rusted and properly painted along with the front trunk area on the inside, under the hoods as well. I understand, wanting to keep the patina on the outside with that rusted look, is what you were after. On the inside of the car, I would finish it off completely, as it was new. It will be a great contrast, cool look! I’m sorry, I know I’m just an armchair advisor, but those are just my thoughts… -mr boB

Perfect example of when to use a cleco.......That would be hard to use a sheet metal screw in that area. a cleco is the bes way to hold that part in place to weld it. He figured that out all on his own....No advice from me. seriously!!!

Saludos de Mexico Ct

Most Bug panels -all really - are readily available & are cheap. Any time we get one in to repair, I just buy the panel - even tho we make our own for most everything we do - I buy Bug ones - the shapes are all a pain to make, take forever & why even try if you can get a panel for pennies? They are also surprisingly Dull to work on as everywhere you look, everything interacts with 20 other things and every panel will have scabby rust hidden everywhere. I have a pal who restores nothing but beetles - he's a 1 type vehicle guy. & he's welcome to them. :-) Even if you don't use the full panel, it's much easier to have the panel to hand & be able to lop off & fit the bits you need. I was doing similar to what you are ^^ except to a Ford today - was working on the lower quarters right at the back - had the entire lower section inside & out to make - I'd have bought panels but non are available. Making them was - honestly - such a b-ache I was losing the will to live. Got it done, but man, I'd have bought them panels in a heartbeat if I could have, Effort.

Just curious, have you thought about panel bond epoxy for the lower front apron area? Weld as much as you can at the spare tire well and sides and use panel bond to adhere the latch to the front apron where the metal is thin? I was going to send you an email with a recommendation but I didn’t see your email posted on your channel info. Love the project!

CT that thin metal C shaped lip where the rubber slides in are nothing but rust traps my father removed it and used heavy duty double sided waterproof tape on the rubber to hold it there

Saludos desde CDMX de 🇲🇽👍 buen trabajo 🤟😎🇲🇽👍

Gute Arbeit 👍

Excelente su trabajo, yo estoy arreglando uno como ése,es un poco más nuevo no tengo tantas herramientas como tiene usted, desde Uruguay lo miro abrazo

Saludos desde Chile un abrazo

For future spot weld drilling use a step bit type easier with more control

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Its doing very good. But i think That it's better you paiting with primer to protect your work.

CT is becoming the Florida Fitzee 🤣

Your patch metal should be as thick as the original metal or thicker. Do not use thinner as you are doing all that work to do a good job and cheeping out with the replacement metal for the rust repairs !

Sure Getting better at throwing down those dimes with the hot glue gun now CT 👍🏻👌🏻

Heck yes cool to me

peca originsl zito pereira, essa veio direto do brasil, kkk, muito boa e muito usada por aqui mas as melhores sao da marca estriguaru

Patina is old hat. Don’t waste your good work. Time to move on.

Show 🇧🇷 🇧🇷 🇧🇷

what are those stud things is that to hold the piece in place??? please explain

Do use Flux core and if so what are your settings on the welder

Did you find a replacement door for the passenger side?

At about 29:13 you started pulling out "copper pegs". What are those called ?

I don’t know if you’re aware or not but they do make a bet specifically for removing spot welds and I’ll probably save you a lot more energy when it comes to welding it back in place the new piece I’m speaking of!! Slow down and think about what you’re doing before you do it find out ask people see if there’s a better way to do things because it looks to me like you make more work for yourself approach things to where it creates more work😳😳😳

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Watching these videos is great! Do you still have the car you're taking bit from? The boot lid on it is awesome, so much better than the car you're doing up. It has vents on it and the patina looks great. Have you thought about swapping the boot lids over?

How much does it run to fill the tank now days?

Só tá precisando caprichar mas na solda para fica serviço de primeira ela ficando pipocada tem fica tipo escama de peixe bom dia

Have you ever watched fitzies fabrications?

Never gonna see those patches at 100mph

40 minutos en un mismo lugar, del coche

Is Argon the gas you are using?

When you are running a little grinder like that and a zip disc you might want to make sure you put the guard back on and some leather gloves and some protection for your balls. I seen a body man at my uncles shop break a zip disc and a piece hit him in the balls and he had to go to the hospital and get stitches. Funny as fuck for all of us but embarrassing and sore for him !

Hey buddy if I had a dollar for every time I hit my head on the hood of my bug😂

همیشه دوس داشتم یک دونه از این ماشینا داشته باشم ولی پولش رو ندارم

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First I want to say I can’t stop watching you try and put that pipe of rust back together but I have to wonder, Why? Are you doing it for experience, are you doing it in hopes of monetizing your RU-vid channel?

are those screws 5/16ths