50 years ago my oldest brother rolled his ‘70 Beetle and smashed in the top. He drove it that way for a year before finding a nice, used body. He, along with me and our others brothers did a complete body swap right on the patio beside our parents house. Happy memories!

Those are the best fitting VW repair panels I’ve ever seen!

Important to have the fender ,weltings and the hood installed prior to welding anything! make sure everything is properly alinged! Good find with the front axle assembly! Super good progress ! That is the kind of car that can be repaired anywhere with basic handtools! No computer, No OBD 2, No canbus, no ECM's.... No Nonsense!

German engineering with all those spot welds , they built them well back then. I know we have crumple zones now but old school seems well put together. Very interesting video Brothers thanks.👍

Beetle bro, Beetle... love this video,i had around 75 VW Beetle in my life,i know them very well,thumbs up again...

The first car I drove to my work when I was 21 was a vw beetle. This video does bring back memories. Nice video!

That bug looks like it has been restored before. Excellent condition

@marcryvon

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely and very well done !

@paulgrimm

2 жыл бұрын

Can’t believe the junked it

Easy stuff for niko brothers

Loving this old school project guys, Thanks! 👍👍🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🤘🏻🤘🏻

Nice work 👏 👌 👍. Waiting for the finished product.

You've got to check those door gaps and panel alignment with the car on it's wheels. The thing does a lot of flexing depending on where it's jacked up

You could see a lot of movement in the bottom door hinge when you lifted door - clearly front inner/outer fender provide much of the strength at the bottom of the "A pillar". trick will be to fix new panels with door in the right place to give good gaps, whatever that is.

Can’t believe you guys haven’t gotten one of those little air powered belt grinders, they will save you so much time on weld removal!

@michaellambie8427

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. But they are so busy that I know they have forgotten look at new tools for work

@marcryvon

2 жыл бұрын

I see many times those small grinders used on spotwelds. Are they that much better than a good old 4 1/2" grinders ??Just asking...

That V-dub looks so cool. Back in my day (mid-60's), guys would Jack up the rear end, put Crager mags on the front and rear, and put a tuned single exhaust not them. Although they didn't have much "giddy-up and go", they looked really cool and sounded cool. You have a really neat car, and I love the graphic on the sides.

@marcryvon

2 жыл бұрын

On my brother's '63, we reversed the wheels to make look agressive. Did we notice that the wheels had chamfered lug holes ? Nope. But after loosing the 2 back wheels, we knew then ! 🤣 Crazy years !

Outstanding job Ivan! You have saved this Beatle from being dismembered for it's parts! Well done!

Don't forget to check the frame head / wheel base. You could use the old beam, if it needs to be a pulled. Keep up the great work...

Bug da Bug time ! Very nice work !

Thanks folks for sharing the 1968 VW-B Restoration Update. Amazing job.🤟

very cool.. im doing almost the same repair.. i loved the video

Little guy is taking shape 😅🤣😂

That left headlight does indeed look large...

Love the VW Bug project

11:40 Yeah. Let's freaking go! This iz me, zoon!😁😁🤓💪💪👍👍

nice your a genius!

Now this is one of the cars you can cut up. such as put a Porsche engine in it. And Porsche suspension. Debbie totally rad man I dig it.

The dedication these lads have is awesome.. I'd be tempted to grind that front panel off completely.. But then I get reminded that there is something called professionalism and quality.. Gud on ya lads much respect..

This is looking GREAT guys. Stay safe.

This thing will sell fast its in great shape

Those stickers on body parts look like they had a journey.

The Bug coming along

Looking good👍

Coming around,great job

And a frame machine pulling prior to removal would be nice, I guess...

@jasonw3303

2 жыл бұрын

Only if you want the doors to close right

Awesome episode 🤘🏽😊 I enjoyed it a lot 👍🏾

Great job . Still waiting for the end results . I am interested to buy this car. I had it when I was young . . God bless you niko brothers .🙏

Really looking good guy's. Looking forward to seeing it finished. Best of luck with the build.

Looking 👍 good

Awesome 👏

awesome talent you both have, you seem to work so close together, what a blessing, love the channel

Looks great so far

Once again great video niko bros , any update on the stang would love to see more videos on it. Thanks again

Body work is so Hard and requires alot of patience.

Great content as always…. Well done 👍…. Keep the video coming 😀

Y’all rule! 🤘🏻

Cool old school cars 😎

Super schönes Projekt. Weiter so 👍👍👍👍

Once the Beatle is complete you guys should contact Verble's and see if they want to buy their old car back.

Kirby's back

You might consider painting it this color, midnight blue created it would look beautiful. I say Hy! From Mexicali Baja California Mexico 🇲🇽.

Hi Niko Brothers. Als jahrerlanger Fan und Schrauber an VW käfer sage ich euch ,besser währe gewesen kompl front, resserveradmulde auch zu wechseln. Die vorderachse erst achsschenkel und so montieren bevor Einbau. Vergesst nicht die vorderachse zu fetten.besser währe eine verstellbare vorderachse zu nehmen ihr hättet dann die möglichkeit für eine Tieferlegung.aber so gehts auch.gute Arbeit .gruß aus Deutschland

Amazing job; Exelent 💯💥💯💥💯💥👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷

I was surprised you didn't do a jig pull buy those old cars had soft metal... don't forget to add a fuel pressure regulator as replacement fuel pumps cause idle etc. Problems as they over pressure the carburettor. Will look nice. You guys need to buy a spot weld hole puncher as drilling the holes in new sheet metal I felt for you... hard work.

I'd be curious how much of a VW bug you could put together with aftermarket parts. It would be cool to build a brand new bug with a Porche motor would be cool.

@peterhendry2154

2 жыл бұрын

But very expensive.

@Julian-do7bv

2 жыл бұрын

Id say you could just about build a entire bug out of a catalog

Great job . Please review some move video on the Bugs . A number of person do restore them.

What can I say.its a German made car ..looking good

Brilliant, so far. Welded and stuck together quite well, not??

Good job how did the pinch Wells come apart on the doorpost where they spot-welded thanks

It’s easier if you use a spot weld drill bit.

You can see why these cars came originally with 45 to 50hp engines. They are super lightweight and there is not a lot of metal protecting your legs from cars hitting the car in the side. The gas tank in the front is also a problem. More VWs blew up from frontal collisions than Pintos ever did from being rear ended.

@marcryvon

2 жыл бұрын

Remember that Ferdinand Porsche designed the car in the late thirties as an economical solution for citizens who could not afford other cars thus it's name, VolksWagen - People's Car. Safety regulations did not existed at the time.

Not Bad For Beetle Virgins !

This car came with non-original parts. The rear taillights are from a '61 or older Beetle. The bumpers are also the wrong style (should be the later squared-off style),. The seats should have headrests. Those front seats are from a '67.

@frankryder393

2 жыл бұрын

I had a 1960 Beetle, brand new , with bumpers and taillights just like that. In 1967 I put that year's bumpers and taillights on it and painted it VW blue, a new color that year Also I had a 1968 Beetle in 69 with seats just like those

That’s a non lowered beam you just got there. They sell them new with adjusters like the old one.

yeah

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looks like the new headlight is bigger

Ivan you know you have to do a pull before cutting cutting off the damage parts. It's a unibody vehicle

I need the same side panel to door hinges but can’t seem listed

Ahhh yeah, bug rebuild.

I am very proud of you guys. I just had one question. Why would you want to use aftermarket parts on a classic car like that. I realize it is salvaged but giving the car its original parts would be the right thing to do. I also realize parts are hard to find but it's worth finding them. Just a thought. Perhaps it's my inner restoration person coming out...lol

Did you find the replacement sheet metal thinner than the OEM? (Assuming it had German steel on their before the accident).

@marcryvon

2 жыл бұрын

Probably cheap Chinese stuff. You could see the hood wobbling when Ivan opened it.

@akhtarkh

2 жыл бұрын

@@marcryvon the oem hood wobbles the same.

@marcryvon

2 жыл бұрын

@@akhtarkh But nut as much. Had 2, 1963 and a 1966...

I know that the Beatle comes in a different version; the original comes with just a tiny metal dashboard, whereas the other one, the dashboard, has plastic or leather on it, and it is made from Brazil.

@marcryvon

2 жыл бұрын

Those were the Super Beetles. Still made in Germany.

They have to be one of the cars with the most available parts. Mexico, Columbia. You 2 make it sound like their rare. Come on, millions made, hundreds of thousands still around.

R y'all going to keep the little better or sail and the truck turned out amazing

Where you a fan of the love Bug films Herbie 53 xx

You guys need a muscle car big block for rebuild that would be awesome

Not an expert, but it's not called a subframe. It's the front axle beam. It holds the torsion leaves. This is a later style so you'll have ball joints instead of kingpins. A popular thing is to narrow it if you lower the setup, so tires can still turn.

First ❤

Hello, where did you get the Sheetmetal from?

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The new fender looks like it’s for a much later version of the car?

@meganluke444

2 жыл бұрын

The fender is correct. The other parts I commented on are incorrect for a '68. My family went through several in the 60s and 70s.

Wassup

Anybody know what was the purpose of that punched out circle on the lower front panel?

9th!!!!!!!

Something's off with the68.The bumper looks like a pre 67.Also the rear tail lights appear to be older than that.

the VW looking good.

The hoods always are hard to open even oem

That bug has a black eye

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👏👏👍👍👊👊🏆🏆🙏🙏

What’s the music at 0:50?

Why didn´t you renew de sparetire compartment bottom, its rust. I had two beetles in early days.

Second

Beetle

Love to buy the Mustang Is is available?

The headlight bucket on your new fender looks too big.

Almost forgot it's in New York City.

Going to set “flushly”. Now you guys are starting to sound like the Goonzquad boys. Keep up the good content!

Beatle= John Paul George and Ringo. Beetle= small Volkswagen car.

Please paint it a nice Pearl white

Sir i can get front both fender

@sarveshhalankar7160

Жыл бұрын

Plz reply

@NikoBrothers

Жыл бұрын

We sold it