I Finally Got a Key!!

After all this time, I finally got a key. A friend from the Volkswagen Club of Tulsa told me about a locksmith and I took the passenger side handle by and they were able to find a code inside it that they simply typed into a computer and within a few seconds it cut me a brand new key.

Many thanks to Jerry McNickle The Locksmith on Admiral in Tulsa.



Here it is, in the unlock position of the ignition...smooth as silk.



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Yesterday I got the other rim primed and painted...Matthew saw me working on it and took the initiative to come and take a picture...he's getting the idea!



Here they are...all ready for tires. I take them to get tires put on day after tomorrow. Will post an update then!

We're back at it!

This weekend was absolutely gorgeous. The family and I went to the Tulsa VW Club auto show and I enjoyed that thoroughly as usual. We were so inspired that we came home and got to work on the Bug. Steve graduated and we took some time off to just rest and regroup after that. But now it's time to get back to work on this car!

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I convinced Steve that after he gets the new driver's side floor pan in place, he'll want to move the car out onto the driveway to clean it out and start taking out the rusty parts of the interior. But before we can roll the car out, we really need to replace the tires. So Steve removed one of the tires off the rim and no kiddin', water poured out of that tire! That water had to have been in that tire since we pulled the car from the field, because the car's been inside our shop ever since.

Here's Steve with a round wire brush thing on his drill removing rust from the rim.



Here I am painting the rim with rust encapsulator.



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Steve really wanted to finish up getting the driver's side floor pan out...there was one little strip left in place. But he couldn't stand it, he felt like the car was just too dirty to work in...so he got that little brush thing again and really cleaned up the interior.



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Here I am, sitting in my Beetle! I got a bar stool and put it in there just so I could get the idea of what it's like to sit in it!



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Upcoming plans!

1. Replace the floor pan on the driver's side.
2. Get new tires.
3. Get a key!