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Taking the front wing off can be a pig of a job if your Bug’s still wearing it’s original wings. Mine isn’t and all the bolts came out nicely, until I got to the last one. As I turned the ratchet the bolt was turning, but not coming out. Looking inside the spare wheel well revealed that the captive nut had come free. Trust it to be the most difficult one to get to. Some patients, mole grips and about 10 minutes wrestling and it was free.

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After cleaning up the horrible metallic fungus I found, the metal wasn’t actually that bad. OK, so the holes are still there, but at least it appears that they are repairable

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A closer look at the offside A-pillar reveals some extra holes that I don’t believe VW put there.

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So I’ve set up yet another Blog. This time to keep me motivated with my “Project 66″ – the latest air-cooled VW to grace my garage:

Check out my progress at: wackyracers.posterous.com