Happy New Year to you all! Today was hangover free, due entirely to my wife being ill which has restricted social activities. However, it meant a couple of useful hours in the garage today. I worked on the clutch pedal - I am worried that it will not have enough travel and think that it might need a redesign. Meanwhile, my 'little helper' cleaned all of the paint from the edges of the Beetle engine cover ready to join them. I joggled the edge (thank you John!) and welded the 2 together. I forgot how thin production car metal is and blew some decent holes in it, before getting the welder set up correctly on the minimum setting. I now have a dilemma, do I continue the bodywork all the way to the back of the car, as per the original concept, or do I just fit a nose cone? If it is the latter, I will probably modify the shape a little - you may be able to see the felt tip lines on the left of the nose. The area back to the 'cockpit' will be panelled with flat aluminium - any thoughts?
