When I bought the Beetle, I thought I had a perfectly good one. But soon the problems became apparent. Rust, rust, and more rust. Rob did a lot of welding for me. The rust was mainly where the fenders were attached, and the heater ducts were completely rusted away.

First, I removed the rubbery coating from the fenders to look for rust. And I found rust in all sorts of places.

The doors also needed repair. In retrospect, new doors probably would have been a better idea.

After welding in new pieces of metal (by Rob) it was time to start with filler.

Here you can see the rear end has been removed to allow for the installation of the Baja Kit.