Looking for any pics or info on a Type 3 Baja Wagon. I now have one and am just investigating possibilities for it.
Thnking of fitting a body lift ??
Brad Wolfsburg Elder
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TYPE 3 Baja Wagon ???
Tazz Old Skool
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Brad, i have one at home (using work's puter) thats in an early stage of baja.
I will post it when i get home.
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Sweet idea!
I've looked @ a doin the baja job to a notch that i have lyin around @ home.
I will post it when i get home.
:thumb
Sweet idea!
I've looked @ a doin the baja job to a notch that i have lyin around @ home.
1962 Type3 Squareback
1967 Type3 Fastback "Kermit"
The truth is important. It will set you free
1967 Type3 Fastback "Kermit"
The truth is important. It will set you free
sikdub Wolfsburg Wizard
571 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
brad, could u post a couple of pics of yours?
steven
steven
daz67 Qld Manx
627 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
I wonder what the Old fellow who previously owned it will think?
:jesus
:jesus
MR930 Wolfsburg Wizard
666 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Sounds like a great idea to me .
Baja Wes V6 Baja Pioneer
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A guy out Samford way used to have a Baja type 3 wagen. He came to one of the Dubs by the Pub runs. I probably got pics at home.
At least you don't need adjusters to raise the front of the type 3.
PS - You silly man, what do you want a type 3 for.
At least you don't need adjusters to raise the front of the type 3.
PS - You silly man, what do you want a type 3 for.
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Brad Wolfsburg Elder
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I have no idea why I got one, guess casue it was there and I havn't owned a complete one before.
I don't even know why I am going to Baja it I have a couple of Manx Buggies and a Hilux. In think in general I have no idea, but then I think why not, if the damn things didn't weigh so much I could probably even get somewhere in it.
Maybe I will just clean it up, fix teh rust and sell it as a nice stock T3 Wagon with Rego and a RWC, who knows, a new day a new idea really.......
:jesus
I don't even know why I am going to Baja it I have a couple of Manx Buggies and a Hilux. In think in general I have no idea, but then I think why not, if the damn things didn't weigh so much I could probably even get somewhere in it.
Maybe I will just clean it up, fix teh rust and sell it as a nice stock T3 Wagon with Rego and a RWC, who knows, a new day a new idea really.......
:jesus
dubcab Seriously Crusin Dubber
175 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
I had a 71' squareback about 10 years ago , that I bought off a guy who drove it across the simpson desert. It had a 1776 and cleared rear guards to fit 10R15s on the back. He went with a couple of old cruisers and did the trip with less hassle than his mates,and only used half the petrol! I never got to finish the project but I've always wanted to do one since. A TYPE 3 makes a lot of sense, It's roomier than a bug but not much heavier. The main hassle is trying to fit wide tyres and still look o.k. with poxy rubber flares.
Brad Wolfsburg Elder
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Not much heavier ??? Only 300 kg
1/3rd of the wieght of a beetle
1/3rd of the wieght of a beetle
Tazz Old Skool
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Here brad....
Its an 69 i think.....
Its an 69 i think.....
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1962 Type3 Squareback
1967 Type3 Fastback "Kermit"
The truth is important. It will set you free
1967 Type3 Fastback "Kermit"
The truth is important. It will set you free
jenz58 Postal Menace
9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Hey, Type 3 sqbacks are very cool and great to drive🙂😎
Don't think I've seen a Baja Type 3 wagon but??
OK, they are so different to Type 1's which are a classic, but they do have amazing style all the same:thumb :kiss
Enjoy it Brad🙂
Don't think I've seen a Baja Type 3 wagon but??
OK, they are so different to Type 1's which are a classic, but they do have amazing style all the same:thumb :kiss
Enjoy it Brad🙂
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...so I don't loose the links to my rides again hehehe
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Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion
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There is a great example in Hobart of one. I think I have a photo, body lift kit ,flared guards, skid plates etc. Great job.:thumb
Bugged Again Wolfsburg Wizard
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this was on the site a while ago
think it was from melbourne
think it was from melbourne
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daz67 Qld Manx
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All it needs is a set of wheels!!!!
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Brad Wolfsburg Elder
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hehe I think there might be some manx in that baby ..
waltermitty Legend when my beer goggles are on
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On Samba there is a type3 body raising Kit 3" might help?
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KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber
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Another one of the same car....
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KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber
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Then there's this one...... 😀
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KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber
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I've looked at my two type 3's for the past 5 years, trying to visualise how to make them into a decent baja, and the conclusion I came up with was.... Why bother?
It doesn't matter what you do to it, it will always be heavier than a bug or a buggy, and it is exceedingly difficult to increase the approach and departure angles. If you cut the front off, there are no kits available to replace the nose. If you cut the back off, you lose the cooling air duct that runs across the back. Jacking it up will help, but it will never be as good as a bug or a buggy.
Sure they have more room than a bug or buggy (or probably both put together :thumb), but if that is the incentive, why not do a kombi?
Ok, so you want to raise some eyebrows, and kombis have been done to death (well, not enough yet 😀), but how many people actually recognise a type 3 as a VW anyway?
Don't get me wrong, I would love to see a GOOD type 3 baja, preferably a squareback so it has lots of room for camping gear. I just couldn't justify the amount of crap I would have had to go through to get it to the standard I wanted. I don't even like bugs, but I'll do a baja bug before I attempt a type 3.
Who knows Brad, with all that spare time you have on your hands, you may be just the person to do it! :P
It doesn't matter what you do to it, it will always be heavier than a bug or a buggy, and it is exceedingly difficult to increase the approach and departure angles. If you cut the front off, there are no kits available to replace the nose. If you cut the back off, you lose the cooling air duct that runs across the back. Jacking it up will help, but it will never be as good as a bug or a buggy.
Sure they have more room than a bug or buggy (or probably both put together :thumb), but if that is the incentive, why not do a kombi?
Ok, so you want to raise some eyebrows, and kombis have been done to death (well, not enough yet 😀), but how many people actually recognise a type 3 as a VW anyway?
Don't get me wrong, I would love to see a GOOD type 3 baja, preferably a squareback so it has lots of room for camping gear. I just couldn't justify the amount of crap I would have had to go through to get it to the standard I wanted. I don't even like bugs, but I'll do a baja bug before I attempt a type 3.
Who knows Brad, with all that spare time you have on your hands, you may be just the person to do it! :P
Kruizin Kol
Brad Wolfsburg Elder
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Firstly Kombis ... been there owned that.. Now the type 3, I have two options..
Option 1 - fix the small amount of rust that is in it, get it a RWC, slap 6mths rego on it and a lick of paint sell it off for a couple of grand. The old guy had it since 1972 and even kept it serviced by VW, interior is immaculate.
Option 2 - Baja the bitch cause I haven't done one before. I would give it a 2" lift, biggers tyres cut of teh spare wheel well and rap the front in bars and a bash plate, rear woudl be left stock but 5" higher. Now if I could find out why they are so damn heavy then I may be able to fix that weight issue.
Decisions Decisions
Option 1 - fix the small amount of rust that is in it, get it a RWC, slap 6mths rego on it and a lick of paint sell it off for a couple of grand. The old guy had it since 1972 and even kept it serviced by VW, interior is immaculate.
Option 2 - Baja the bitch cause I haven't done one before. I would give it a 2" lift, biggers tyres cut of teh spare wheel well and rap the front in bars and a bash plate, rear woudl be left stock but 5" higher. Now if I could find out why they are so damn heavy then I may be able to fix that weight issue.
Decisions Decisions
KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber
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Well, maybe if you cut the front off, fibreglass bonnet, and cut the roof off, you might actually get it down to the same weight as a Beetle! :thumb
I wouldn't think the gearbox would be an issue, just whack a Beetle or early kombi one in. :thumb
Brad, is it swingaxle or IRS? If its a swinger you could adapt the kombi reduction boxes and gain both clearance AND a suitable ratio for big mudchuckers. 😀😀😀
Ok, I'm starting to think its a good thing, but only because I know you won't mind going the whole hog! :o:o:o:thumb
I wouldn't think the gearbox would be an issue, just whack a Beetle or early kombi one in. :thumb
Brad, is it swingaxle or IRS? If its a swinger you could adapt the kombi reduction boxes and gain both clearance AND a suitable ratio for big mudchuckers. 😀😀😀
Ok, I'm starting to think its a good thing, but only because I know you won't mind going the whole hog! :o:o:o:thumb
Kruizin Kol
The_Bronze. Minister of Volkswagenism
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After 20 mins of searching through last years photos on CD I found this bigger photo of the one Colin posted. I got this off the web a couple of years ago.
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Rathmines, Lake Macquarie, NSW.
Rathmines, Lake Macquarie, NSW.
Brad Wolfsburg Elder
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It is IRS and why would putting a beetle box in help ???
KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber
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Aren't Beetle ones a better ratio final drive? I was under the impression (but can't remember where I heard it) that 1500 boxes are a good choice. Sorry I didn't take more notice, I just remember being glad that I already have one. 🙂
Kruizin Kol
type82e Wolfsburg Wizard
591 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
I'm sure irs type 3's all had 4.125 final drive ratio's same as the 1500 swing axle beetle
marcel
marcel
Brad Wolfsburg Elder
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All very interesting, I think it will get what his has :>
KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber
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So are you gonna Baja it or not?
I thought I'd have a play last night, just to wet your appetite..... 😀😀😀
I thought I'd have a play last night, just to wet your appetite..... 😀😀😀
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KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber
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I have to admit, I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. 😎 It's just a pity that there is so much work to do to make these tyres fit properly. 🙁
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KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber
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For anybody who's wondering, the rear tyre is a 33x12.50, and the front is a 7.50-16 :o
It's just a pity that the front tyres are hard up against the footwell 🙁
It's just a pity that the front tyres are hard up against the footwell 🙁
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Kruizin Kol
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That's real cool!😀 I can just imagine that hooning along the dunes and getting air!
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