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CFECO · 11-21-2013, 04:12 PM

I'll try to find where my project was located.
My property is about 15 miles from home, 4 miles of mountain dirt road, 4x4 required in Winter. I lived there 15 years, it's totally off the grid, so propane, solar, and wind provide the power. I have a Lincoln gas powered welder for those needs. Most tools are up there, our HOA will not allow car-building at the Residence. The "tractor shed" will be a dirt floor, but I have a flatbed trailer I can use for a level work surface.
The plan is to pull a female mold off the VW body, if it works out, and then build the true body shell from the mold.

11-21-2013, 04:12 PM	#140 (permalink)
CFECO CFECO Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vail, AZ. Posts: 552 X-Car - '11 Homemade 2+2 Velbly1 - '17 Toyota Camery XSE 90 day: 29 mpg (US) Velbly2 - '13 Toyota Tundra 90 day: 18.03 mpg (US) Thanks: 174 Thanked 60 Times in 56 Posts	I'll try to find where my project was located. My property is about 15 miles from home, 4 miles of mountain dirt road, 4x4 required in Winter. I lived there 15 years, it's totally off the grid, so propane, solar, and wind provide the power. I have a Lincoln gas powered welder for those needs. Most tools are up there, our HOA will not allow car-building at the Residence. The "tractor shed" will be a dirt floor, but I have a flatbed trailer I can use for a level work surface. The plan is to pull a female mold off the VW body, if it works out, and then build the true body shell from the mold.