Heater channel closing panel replacement

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Hi everyone and welcome back to the channel, in this video I weld in a new closing panel on one of the GT Beetle's heater channels, its not a how to but you should be able to do this repair if you watch the video!
This is a really common area for rust and there are a few tricky parts involved in the repair, I took it slow and took a step by step approach. I was really happy with the end result!
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@greatescape7735 2 жыл бұрын

I've just bought the same 1973 GT1600 Beetle to restore.

@sohailkhan-vh2fc Жыл бұрын

Excellent work, loved the way you explained and showed in detail what you did.

@WatchRichRebuildsChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Just subscribed 👍👍

@GT.Bugger 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video! That's exactly why I bought the hookys a pillar repair and the alignment tool! You removed your closing panel exactly the same way I did, only I was outside on the concrete under the body! Lol, and then I decided to replace both of them anyway haha. You could have left paint on the lip of the channel where you plug welded to and uses a bur to clean up through the holes giving it a better chance of not rusting? Did you check the holes lined up on the new closing panel when attached to the channel? I'm thinking of welding channel in place then attaching closing panel to chassis then putting body down and then welding. Not sure yet. Probably the only way to guarantee they line up

@classicandcustomrestoratio273 4 жыл бұрын

I take it the hookys panel fit better? I didn't need to line up the bottom plate to the heater channel because I cut the channel out totally, I lined it up when welding the channel back in by bolting it to the pan first. If I left the heater channel on the car though, I would have bolted to closing panel to the pan, set the body on it and tacked it in place, lifted off the body then weld it all in

@greatescape7735 2 жыл бұрын

I read that the GT1600 Beetle was also made lighter by 100lbs...I wondered how?

@robbyvenetian 2 жыл бұрын

Cool video! Please, forgive my dumbness. You actually fixed the old heater channel instead of buying a new one!

@classicandcustomrestoratio273 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the closing panel is a cleap and easy repair and this is my own car so I didn't want to spend too much money, it would have been quicker to just replace the whole thing but this was the better option for me

@robbyvenetian 2 жыл бұрын

@@classicandcustomrestoratio273, you saved a good amount of money. I bought a 1969 Beetle and I can see how it's easy to pile many dollars for materials. So, anything that can be fixed instead of replaced, is good.

@robbyvenetian 2 жыл бұрын

@@classicandcustomrestoratio273, when you opened it up you scraped the "cover" where did you get the same part to put back?