Flat Panning The Beetle Chassis Floors For MAXIMUM LOWS!

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  • čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
  • We flat pan the VW Beetle floors under the Auto Union 1000SP to be able to get the body dropped as low as I want it when it's aired out! This was a huge step checked off the to-do list!
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Komentáře • 46

  • @Billyspacerocket
    @Billyspacerocket Před 2 měsíci

    Nice H&D work - Love that you used the pan & made it moar low _ Nice touch 👍👍

  • @ahutchins3405
    @ahutchins3405 Před 2 měsíci +4

    That bolt in air kit is absolutely game changer. This project is turning out to be amazing.

  • @JohnRichardson-lk8pp
    @JohnRichardson-lk8pp Před 2 měsíci +8

    I love the color of the body and the patina, but please tell me that the dent in the front is going to be massaged out to fix the front grille opening. All your cars are badass. Keep up the awesome builds.

    • @JohnLudwick
      @JohnLudwick  Před 2 měsíci +3

      Thanks John! That’s the plan! Hopefully we can get it pulled enough to fit the (insanely rare) grille!

  • @preneshpakkiri5565
    @preneshpakkiri5565 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Awesome stuff buddy lots of love from south Africa Johannesburg

  • @djditty8012
    @djditty8012 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Man this thing is going to be sick!! I gotta tell ya John I love your channel, but every time I watch an episode I’m on marketplace looking for weird off the wall vehicles to bag! 😂 Keep up the great work man!

  • @preneshpakkiri5565
    @preneshpakkiri5565 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Bring it to south Africa Johannesburg for campfest❤

  • @GrafsGarage3
    @GrafsGarage3 Před 2 měsíci

    Excited for more Auto Union awesomess and more!

  • @BlakeMcBride
    @BlakeMcBride Před 2 měsíci +1

    This has never been a style I was into, but your builds are really cool. The amount of effort you put into the small details sets you apart. Thanks for sharing, love the build.

    • @JohnLudwick
      @JohnLudwick  Před 2 měsíci

      Thanks Blake! I really appreciate that!

  • @WilliamGuess-ns6th
    @WilliamGuess-ns6th Před 2 měsíci

    Every time I see the rear, I think of 57 Thunderbird!

  • @piasprojects
    @piasprojects Před 2 měsíci +1

    Dude I had forgotten about those seats!! Lots of great work and good ideas for me to slam my Beetle even more one day! Safe travels and looking forward to what’s ahead!!!

  • @legovaro
    @legovaro Před 2 měsíci +1

    Yes! e24 rear seats for the 1000SP is a huge win imo, hope it works out!

  • @dontheplumber9338
    @dontheplumber9338 Před 2 měsíci

    Nicely done Guys !👍✌

  • @LOWBIMMER323i
    @LOWBIMMER323i Před 2 měsíci

    So fun to see this car come together! All of the hard work you all have done is fantastic! Flat pan for the win! Whole different level for this rare car!

  • @jeffreybanks9642
    @jeffreybanks9642 Před 2 měsíci

    It’s the Evaresto pronunciation for me now😂. Corey did his thing on those floors he made it look so easy. This build is coming along so nicely I didn’t even notice that dent on the side when I was at the shop I definitely saw the front one and am so glad that it’s gonna get worked out too. Safe travels to you and your Dad can’t wait to see what you guys have up your sleeve. Oh and the tow truck is an absolute must build.

  • @BrianSmart1959
    @BrianSmart1959 Před 2 měsíci +2

    I'm curious just what level of patina you're going to leave. Will you be replacing the completely rotted out areas, or just leaving the rough edges? Either way, it's going to be awesome rolling down the road. I think this is my new favorite body swap project.

  • @gbraecklein
    @gbraecklein Před 2 měsíci

    Dude, im so glad to see you reusing the seats for the auto union. going to be insane!

  • @vigilum
    @vigilum Před 2 měsíci

    BRAVO!!!!!

  • @jakubwojcik9791
    @jakubwojcik9791 Před 2 měsíci

    John you could cut out floor panel and flip it up side down. Left to right, right to left

    • @jakubwojcik9791
      @jakubwojcik9791 Před 2 měsíci

      But you did a great job anyways.
      You're doing amazing job to your cars 👌

  • @mikeg8828
    @mikeg8828 Před 2 měsíci

    Killer build, that frame head needs a pie cut

  • @shemheliodore9637
    @shemheliodore9637 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Wheels are fire!!!!!

  • @uberkooledgarage
    @uberkooledgarage Před 2 měsíci

    In my ghia with a Subaru ej25 turbo motor I made a 3.5” raise plate and a 3” front raise plate. But my car was static and only about a 3/4” off the ground

  • @thenamestevewastaken
    @thenamestevewastaken Před 2 měsíci +2

    Such a good build! Will you be bending the dent out of the front at all?
    Also spied you wearing a Build Create hoody, been following Chris’ Brat ‘ since what feels like the 1800’s 😅, his attention to detail is insane!

    • @JohnLudwick
      @JohnLudwick  Před 2 měsíci +1

      That’s awesome! Yes! Chris is one of my good friends! Usually stay with him when over in the UK, and he’s visited me over here in the states as well!

    • @BuildCreate
      @BuildCreate Před 2 měsíci

      Definitely feels like I’ve been building the Brat since the 1800’s 😂😂

    • @thenamestevewastaken
      @thenamestevewastaken Před 2 měsíci

      @@BuildCreate worth it though! Your SVX looked mint at Players last year

  • @eklekticmotors5943
    @eklekticmotors5943 Před 2 měsíci

    The COE is Cummins down! Heck yea!

  • @zachzulauf7338
    @zachzulauf7338 Před 2 měsíci

    I'd like to see how the inch trans raise works with only raising the engine side and not the whole trans. I have a bug with a 1 inch raise and had to weld in a mid mount and also swap to a type 2 bus nose cone to use my factory shifter rod. Going to be nice to see how it works.

  • @tababobi
    @tababobi Před 2 měsíci

    If your seat brackets end up requiring a bit of vertical spacing, might the flat panning have been done by cutting out the deeper sections at their upper surrounds, inverting them once swapped side for side, then seam-welding them back in? Great series.

  • @jamesvesely131
    @jamesvesely131 Před 2 měsíci

    This car is just so cool!

  • @PetesCreativeRecycling
    @PetesCreativeRecycling Před 2 měsíci

    The gas issue is why I use Flux Core, that and I can have a fan going since I am in Florida.

  • @northshoreracer
    @northshoreracer Před 2 měsíci

    John Ludwick, big basketball guy?

  • @eva_resto
    @eva_resto Před 2 měsíci

    Great video again, loving the progress 🙌

  • @Crazy_Alex_7667
    @Crazy_Alex_7667 Před 2 měsíci

    My friend flat planed his beetle floors

  • @chrissaunders535
    @chrissaunders535 Před 2 měsíci

    leave the front dent. it looks like the car is making a stinkface, love it.

  • @jonathanburnham627
    @jonathanburnham627 Před 2 měsíci +1

    How many times have us guys that drive slammed swing-axle cars pulled into a local car show & someone asks if your rear ‘wheels’ are broken?? If ya know ya know!!

    • @JohnLudwick
      @JohnLudwick  Před 2 měsíci

      Yep 😂 or anything else with independent suspension!

  • @ntoxic8edx
    @ntoxic8edx Před 2 měsíci +1

    So their bolt im airride kit will lay flat pan???!

  • @ShaunHensley
    @ShaunHensley Před 2 měsíci

    What’s that engine out of?

  • @niklasjonsson4611
    @niklasjonsson4611 Před 2 měsíci +1

    🤙🤙

  • @chrislewis4830
    @chrislewis4830 Před 2 měsíci

    please reshape the front back to its cool shapes and curves. Patinas good but ugly is just ugly