Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Making a Car-B-Q Part 1 - The Car
Have you ever looked at something and thought "That would be great if i could repurpose it and make it do something else"? Well that's what i thought when i saw a 1971 Beetle that had over $1,000 in DMV fees because it was not filed "Non-Op". The car is really not worth paying that in my opinion so it's purpose in life now is to supply it's parts to other Beetles and other purposes and to never be registered again. So far i've got various parts off of it like the selective drop suspension i've put in the '67 and i've sold the engine. Now the next step is to cut it in half and make it into a BBQ. i'm using the front end to make the BBQ and i'm going to use the gas tank to hold the charcoal and put a grate above that. i'm going to paint the inside of the trunk with 2000 degree flame proof paint and i'm going to paint the outside with the same paint in orange with white racing stripes. So far i have started pulling out all the wires in the trunk. Since i haven't built it yet i'm open to any suggestions. Here are some pictures of the car:
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That's a rather practical way to re-use car parts. It's good you're making the best of it. It's too bad for the car though. Sad to see the Beetle wasn't maintained well and it ended like that. Hopefully, it helps a lot of other people who also own Beetles of the same make and need spare parts for it.
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