This is the only way to get a correct year rear crossmember
I bought a pair of correct year body cut members of the samba. The way they had been cut meant I had to find some new ends.
This is how it arrived
I drilled the spot welds out to separate the outer strengthener and I bought a pair of oval era panels from virtanen
I cut the new panel to suit
Metal finished
Now I have the correct width to make a new inner section.
I made a new end
Bead blasted
Plenty of weld through primer and spot weld them together again
Lots of work but if you want a 100% correct shape panel , this is the only way to go.