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Type 3, 1971 scored for $150 plus a trailer load of panels and parts....

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Quincy1874 Seriously Crusin Dubber

117 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#350107
Stumbled onto this little fella on the weekend, just got back from a recon mission, photos to follow....
think i'd be absolutely stark raving mad to let it slip thru my fingers..
Craig.:party

yep it has a bit of rust, but nothing a bit of hard work and TLC cant fix...

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VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#350124
good find!
Pay your debts, CxxT

Quincy1874 Seriously Crusin Dubber

117 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#350137
Cheers, I'm really looking forward to this project....
It will fit nicely into our shed, (which isn't built, yet I have managed to fill already!)

SquareD Commited Dubber

59 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#350142
It looks like it has an Automatic, they are supposed to be pretty durable. What are your plans for the engine, stock or modified?

Dennis
Home of the Type 3 Registry
http://www.type3registry.com/

Quincy1874 Seriously Crusin Dubber

117 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#350151
Yep, its an auto, no motor.
I will be keeping it as stock standard as possible. Are decent engines hard to get hold of?
Craig.

baybuscamperkid prince of insufficient light, ruler of heck

4,316 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#350218
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1500S Custom Title Time!

1,418 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#350227
Are there any Type 3s in the wreckers at Mudgee?? There were a few during the mid 90s.

DH

Quincy1874 Seriously Crusin Dubber

117 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#350238
Nope, the local wreckers believe the only use for a VW is on bottom of the ocean as an anchor....!!

:cry


Hard to believe ....

Quincy1874 Seriously Crusin Dubber

117 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#350297
Are there any other forums, maybe dedicated to type 3 ??

I love this site, dont get me wrong.... but I need all the advise I can scrape together..:blah:blah:blah:blah..

Cheers.

Notchbacktastic Seriously Crusin Dubber

169 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#350310
Those Auto Squares rock! Sold one the same last year, needed the money of course, Loved it to death tho. Great find!

The Auto engines are hard to find as most are ditched in-lue of a manual conversion, they need the kick down switch gear and other stuff.

But great find anyway dude, stay true to it standard equipement and IT sure wont let you down!!

Tough as Nails

Rock On.

SquareD Commited Dubber

59 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#350546
Hi Craig,

The best forum I know of that is dedicated to the Type 3 is located on TheSamba in the US.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/

There is also the ShopTalkForums, also in the US.

http://www.shoptalkforums.com/

Type 3 people from all over the world post there. I would add it to your list of favorites. Best of luck with your new car. You can build up an engine easily enough, but you will need to come up with the cooling tin and fan components, but they are available, it is just a question of where. The wrecking yards are also a good place. I think I saw a posting in the General Chit Chat area from a guy how found a yard with a whole bunch of 3's.

Dennis
Home of the Type 3 Registry
http://www.type3registry.com/

Quincy1874 Seriously Crusin Dubber

117 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#350588
Thanks squareD....
I'll check out the links.


What are other type 3 engine options ?
I'm pretty much up in the air, willing to consider anything..

Octa veedub recluse

406 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#350636
There is also a type 3 mailing list with a lot of knowledgeable people, go to www.vwtype3.org for more info. Great find BTW.
'We teach best what we most need to learn'

VW no more... sigh.... well, at least it's a cousin

Quincy1874 Seriously Crusin Dubber

117 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#350883
Cheers Octa, i'll check the link.