Step by step procedure for removing the heater channels on your Volkswagen Beetle. Demonstrated on a 1965 Beetle, but process will be very similar for earlier and later cars.
Thanks for the detail and explanation. I am in the same boat RIGHT now. I have created seven new swear words and manufactured an entire rig that is made of zip ties, duct tape and old tshirts. No, really THANKs, great vid.
That use of the bottom plate and bolt on that like the heater channel . The front firewall. Etc. Is a tip I needed. I just bought a “previous” project where the bottom sections are already cut out. But with that tip I can confidently now start.
Cally this is one of the best instruction vids on heater channel removal I've seen. I've done two myself and wish I had this instruction on the first one.
I must say -- you do make it look so easy --- Thank you for telling us what one may encounter in replacing them and how to go about doing this job ------- Rodney
Hola amigo Calahan, saludos desde México, ese trabajo que realizas a este Vochito es tremendo, muchas gracias por compartir este conocimiento, tengo uno 1966 y ya compré pisos y largueros acá nadie sabe hacer este trabajo correctamente
Dude, thanks for this. Someday I gotta do all this but been putting it off for years because I didn't know how to go about it and my mig welding so far has been bad but slowly improving. Wonder how many half inch drills I am gonna break, probably gonna buy a whole box of them!
We're doing an electric conversion of a Beetle and thinking about sending the high voltage cables through the heater channels, as we don't need them for heat. I was trying to see in the video, but I'm still uncertain: are there any obstructions inside the heater "pipe"? Like pieces of metal welded in for better airflow that could damage the cables? We will of course use conduit around the cable. Would it be easy to run the wires through?
question for the B pillar patch, did you use a lap joint with a stitch weld or a butt joint? wasnt too sure which one you did on that one. also, if you did a lap joint, how did you manage to keep the metal looking stock without having put a step in the bottom of the pillar?
again, nice informative video but I have a question. When I started this I didn't think to brace the car and it's been sitting off body for about 10 yrs now. How do I get the body back aligned?
I discuss this briefly in the part 1 video. In short if you can get the doors back into alignment that will get you headed in the right direction. Use a porta-power, winch, brute force, whatever it takes to get the body back into shape then get your bracing in.
