• The old paint was either removed or completely prepared before recoating. All bare metal was de-rusted and treated with POR-15 Metal Ready and then primed with PRO-15.
• After de-rusting and base primer, the entire car was painted with a second primer (the POR-15 "Tie Primer") to enhance bonding with the final coating.
• All seams were smoothed over and what few body repairs that were needed, were done with two part epoxy paste, not bondo.
• I moved the headlights to the top of the fenders and put them in 30's style chrome buckets
• Relocated the tail lights down to the "European" location and replaced lenses with the new style, flat tail light assemblies
• Fiber glassed over the side windows on the hard top and replaced them with 12" round port hole windows using the large VW emblem from 60's Busses as a window frame (looks super cool!)
• Mounted the spare on the front bumper and hand laid a set of matching hard shell covers
• There is an extra front trunk, spare tire cover and set of air boxes painted the dark brown. You can interchange these with the cream colored ones for an alternate color scheme
• Added comfy leather seats from an Audi 5000 and had the rears re-covered with matching materials
• Modified the stock engine compartment air boxes to actually be scoops (and made them removable)
• Installed a big vent in the engine compartment lid for vastly superior air cooling of the engine
• Added a hand laid, fiberglass "outboard" storage trunk to the rear engine lid
• Custom made side curtains
• Brand new disk brake conversion on the front (a must have on these cars!). Replaced the stock items with German drums, shoes, wheel cylinders and hardware on the rear.
• The chrome mufflers are complements of Harley Davidson motorcycle
• Trimmed out the entire car with chrome edge trimming wherever I could fit it on
• Made an extra set of cut down, "fair weather" front doors
• Custom made rollbar/bikini frame combination and a bikini top to go with it
• Stock AM engine was taken down to the case and anything necessary was rebuilt from there up
• Brand new 2 bbl Weber progressive carb
• Points replaced with electronic ignition
• Replaced the engine rubber gasket
• Engine tin was de-rusted and painted the dark brown used on the top & fenders
• Customized 15" wheels
• Brand new full running boards intended for an Acapulco Type 181
• Full flow, spin on, oil filer
• Extra capacity 1.5 quart oil sump
• All new flexible gas lines and electric fuel pump
• Top was completely renovated including all new tinted glass
• Windshield glass was replaced as well
• Model A Ford style "wind wings" air deflectors
• Rear "quarterdeck" removable access panel (great for working on starter, clutch cable adjustment, etc.)
• Starter relay (for super quick starts!)
• 2.5" "air craft" style ball-swivel air vents in the front wheel wells (great for hot summer days)
• Daytime running lights
• Stainless steel wiper arm
• Extra VDO instrumentation: cylinder head temperature gauge (on #3), oil temperature (in case sensor), and volt meter.
• Glove compartment lid
• Wimpy stock top hold down clamps replaced with four, heavy duty, marine style chrome "T-Latches"
• I added the loudest darn ooogggaaahhh horn I could find so that when people wave and/or do a thumbs up, I can respond in a way that they will really get a chuckle out of!
• New KYB-2 gas shocks on all four wheels
• All wiring was refurbished and a new fuse block was installed (including new light switches and flasher)

  Since wiring is not my cheese, nor are there any aircooled electrical specialist mechanics nearby, there are a few, somewhat minor electrical issues needing attention.  First would be re-attaching the oogah horn, then there is the re-installation of the newly rebuilt, $375 wiper motor and re-installing the new fuel guage sending unit.  Those done, you can start collecting your "Best Daily Driver" trophies!!

To contact me by E-Mail: BobWitte@Hotmail.com.