Category Archives: Mechanical Things

VW Volksrod 'The Chopster'

The Chopster build part 17

(this was originally posted on VolksRods.com while I built the car)

holy crap, I’ve begun working on it again!
Got the gas tank and headlights in, and the front end together.

This is the mockup of the front end. When I finish my ‘bumper’ and get everything right, I’ll take it apart for a quick dip in some paint.

VW Volksrod 'The Chopster'

The Chopster build part 15

(this was originally posted on VolksRods.com while I built the car)

Wow, I’ve been so caught up with everything else, I forgot to post here.

Not much more in the way of ground breaking progress, but the doors are (sort of) done, and the hood is (sort of) done, and the wheel wells are (sort of) done. I also threw a light coat of rattle-can primer on it so it looks like a car. I’ll sand it back down to bare metal when I do the body work.

I’m actually trying to get my 65 on the road so I can empty my garage to do the bodywork and paint on the chopster. I just need to pick up a load of powdercoating and get it insured…

Onto the pics:

Here’s what I’ve been working on instead of the Chopster:

Quite a jump from the dracula bug, huh?

Once this car is sorted, I’ll bring the chopster back to my place and finish it up.

VW Volksrod 'The Chopster'

The Chopster build part 13

(this was originally posted on VolksRods.com while I built the car)

yay. more pictures.
Let the channel begin!

So, I cut the ‘lip’ off the pans, then cut them the long way in half. I trimmed the bulkheads so the body would fit over it, then trimmed the square-front-firewall piece to the right height. I need to buy some 1×1″ box tubing to make a mount for the rear bulkhead, and then I’ll weld it shut.
Once the front and rear are solid, the floor halves can go back in.

I also need to make that rear end go down 1 notch. The rear wheels should be de-cambered then.

BTW: this is NOT the tire/ wheel combo I’ll be running. The rear wheels need a lot more negative offset to clear the body!