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Step 4The Base of the Shell
Next, I added steel tubing that would become the base of the shell. I took into consideration wheel clearance and overall shape of the car as I laid it out. I started by chalking the shape on the floor, then bending the steel tubing and welding it to the frame.
I determined that the gas tank would be best placed near the original bug location, low and just behind the front right tire.
Temporary wire mock-ups of the shell are made to make sure it looks right and to use as patterns for making the main shell support arcs.
The crew is starting to think it might work!
I determined that the gas tank would be best placed near the original bug location, low and just behind the front right tire.
Temporary wire mock-ups of the shell are made to make sure it looks right and to use as patterns for making the main shell support arcs.
The crew is starting to think it might work!
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