I was working on the blue beetle again tonight. I’m nearly there with the wiring. I have two small problems still to solve.

This is how it looked when I started tonight.

First problem I had was the radio issue. After consulting the good folk of www.eircooled.com with no immediate solution, I decided the grinder was the best option.

This was the problem:

There wasn’t enough room to fit the radio inbetween the two. This is what the wiper motor looks like.

And this is after:

It may look like only a small trim but it was enough to give me the clearance i needed for the radio.

Now to finish the radio properly I’ll need to make up and aluminium face plate because the previous owner was a butcher.

Once the wiring was tidied up she looks pretty good. I just need to finish the air ducting under the bonnet and i can put the bonnet back on. Then i’ll move into the interior and finally paint.

Its not perfect but its a damn sight better than it was.