Hey, not too long ago I purchased my second Type 3 Fasty and I thought I better take some pics to show y'all!
She's a 1972 1600 Auto, came with 4 brand new tires, mp3 head unit, 6 speaker system and a few other bits and peices. This is what she looked like when I picked her up...
So far I've...
Lowered her a few inches, checked, resurfaced and adjusted the brakes, rebuilt the carbs and gave her a tune up, serviced the engine, washed and polished her, painted the wheels in blood red, removed any non conforming stickers...
and just generally checked over everything!
This is what she looks like now...
Near future plans are to buy some chrome stock rims, whitewalls, start cutting out what rust there is bit by bit, lower her a bit more, add some decent sway bars and shocks and upgrade the brakes.
-Staggers.
STAGGERS AUTOMOTIVE - Heavy Vehicle Diesel Specialist
JB CUSTOMS & CLASSICS - Car Builders
2/53 Tradelink Drive, Browns Plains
Oh and I changed the tail lights because they were N/S... I'm thinking about getting some clear front indicators, whatcha reckon?
-Staggers.
STAGGERS AUTOMOTIVE - Heavy Vehicle Diesel Specialist
JB CUSTOMS & CLASSICS - Car Builders
2/53 Tradelink Drive, Browns Plains
Looks great. Very neat.
Neil
71 super in progress.
looking good Brenton👍
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https://www.facebook.com/FlatFourIts a good look Brenton.......... Can't go wrong with a fastie in the family.
If you can't laugh at yourself you can't laugh at anyone else! Because life is to short not to LAUGH
👍 awesome score brenton
😂 looks really good in the flesh
but WHY!! paint the tyres again lol did i not drill
that into your head enough... lol👍
other then that its awesome for a cruizer:P
jess 🙂
looks great! love the red 🙂
Woo! I'm glad you love the red, Jess doesn't!!!
Thanks all.
-Staggers.
STAGGERS AUTOMOTIVE - Heavy Vehicle Diesel Specialist
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2/53 Tradelink Drive, Browns Plains
i dont like the red either, when are you giving me those light cover things? im driving my fasty back up to brisbane tomorrow
🙂
w00t!! Booked for speeding in her!!!
-Staggers.
STAGGERS AUTOMOTIVE - Heavy Vehicle Diesel Specialist
JB CUSTOMS & CLASSICS - Car Builders
2/53 Tradelink Drive, Browns Plains
👍👍👍
WHY THE RED!!! Its a good score man.
Tazz
1962 Type3 Squareback
1967 Type3 Fastback "Kermit"
The truth is important. It will set you free
Well i like the red, brenton 🙂 Its different.. and different is good!
ya man,she was a sick ride when is saw her last saturday night. very hot... very jealous :P
Checked out
www.lowbudget.com yet?
(ô_!_/ô) (ô_!_/ô)
69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!
oh and its not red enough :P
but onits way 👍👍
(ô_!_/ô) (ô_!_/ô)
69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!
Yeah man, it's lowbugget.com
I'm definately interested.
-Staggers.
STAGGERS AUTOMOTIVE - Heavy Vehicle Diesel Specialist
JB CUSTOMS & CLASSICS - Car Builders
2/53 Tradelink Drive, Browns Plains
stick your subie in there!
tooooo easy 🙂
cool ride, fasties are baaAAck
Mmm... Subie...
My other one is going Subie I reckon, haven't decided.
-Staggers.
STAGGERS AUTOMOTIVE - Heavy Vehicle Diesel Specialist
JB CUSTOMS & CLASSICS - Car Builders
2/53 Tradelink Drive, Browns Plains
Nah, do both subi 😂👍
But i won't say u won't look back though...
cause curiosity will eventually get ya to wonder how far the rest of us are strugglin to keep up behind ya :P
in honesty though,
airkooledz got stylin though man,
theres nuffin thats quite like it.
(ô_!_/ô) (ô_!_/ô)
69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!
Lovin' the rapid make over. Thanks for the pics! (I gotta share some myself...could be a sister Square to yours)
A vote for the red here too! Tip: until you get your chromies/white walls, the best way to 'lighten" these up on a body with trim (which your has) is a cheap set of dress rims. not the VW ones of the day, just simple 15" generics from auto 1, supa cheap, etc. they give your wheels outer diameter the definition that black on red loses. IMHO (WTF does IMHO mean? don't answer.)
Strange but not a stranger
Thanks for the comments! Yeah I reckon some dress rings would be great for now, they'd come straight back off post whitewalls.
🙂
-Staggers.
STAGGERS AUTOMOTIVE - Heavy Vehicle Diesel Specialist
JB CUSTOMS & CLASSICS - Car Builders
2/53 Tradelink Drive, Browns Plains
Hey Staggers, Following my last type 3 lowering exercise (my crushed foot is still not 'right') and always looking to gather others' experience, here's a couple of VERY typical questions:
what rubber are you running front and back and is there any rubbing (full lock or over the bumps?);
do you remember how many splines you went front and back? (I find the spline question a little generic, for example, my 1st square had been lowered and raised again before i got to it, so who knows where "factory" height was...and of course after 35 years of twisting, it wasn't sitting 'square' anyway).
PS my dress rims came off with the arrival of the white walls also 😉
Strange but not a stranger
vince4avd wrote:Hey Staggers, Following my last type 3 lowering exercise (my crushed foot is still not 'right') and always looking to gather others' experience, here's a couple of VERY typical questions:
what rubber are you running front and back and is there any rubbing (full lock or over the bumps?);
do you remember how many splines you went front and back? (I find the spline question a little generic, for example, my 1st square had been lowered and raised again before i got to it, so who knows where "factory" height was...and of course after 35 years of twisting, it wasn't sitting 'square' anyway).
PS my dress rims came off with the arrival of the white walls also 😉
I'm running the stock 165/80 R15's, lowered two inner splines at the front and one outer at the rear. I used a dot punch to mark a permanent reference mark as to where the stock suspension was.
All in all lowering the whole car takes around three to three and a half hours, the front is piss easy, you can do it in about 20 minutes, where as the rear is pretty fiddly. Just make sure you don't dislodge both inner and outer splines on the rear at once.
As for steering, the front scrubs at low speeds only on hard lock, but that will be fixed when I get around to bolting up the guard roller. Apart from that there's no hassle. Make sure you have your wheel alignment adjusted to suit post lowering, depending on how low you go, also... you may have to get shorter shock absorbers .
With the front end if you decide to go two inner splines or more (Maybe even for one, but I'm not sure) you'll have to rethink bump stop options because the bump stop has to be removed. I used a generic bolt on bump stop relocated to another position... which I'll also rethink at a later date.
Another thing, make sure you mark the rear spring plates and swing arms so they go back exactly how they came apart, otherwise your toe in/out might be wrong. Again, you MIGHT have to have a four wheel alignment carried out, but definately front.
A quick question... Where did you source your white wall tires, or are they just white wall inserts? I'm assuming you're from down south?
Thanks,
-Staggers.
STAGGERS AUTOMOTIVE - Heavy Vehicle Diesel Specialist
JB CUSTOMS & CLASSICS - Car Builders
2/53 Tradelink Drive, Browns Plains
Thanks for your detailed reply Staggers. I previously lowered another square and wish I'd had all those tips then. i got quicker with each adjustment, not doubt this time even better. Some follow up on your post:
"...bolting up the guard roller..." I'm not sure what you mean?
"...you may have to get shorter shock absorbers..." is this required if you remove the bump stops? I have heard contradictory info on this and not been able to find the 'right' answer.
"...I used a generic bolt on bump stop relocated to another position..." so off with the old, but using one somewhere else?
Re white wall tires: in in Sydney and got a set of Atlas inserts from Antique Tyres in Ingleburn (south of Sydney, (02) 9618 2788). They were mailed to me (too easy!). I got a local tyre shop to fit em for $20 each "guaranteed". Worth it for me as I could not have done it with my own equipment, and when one started moving off they redid no problems. There is a lot of 'down' talk about the inserts but the set cost 1/2 the price of one 'real' tyre (!) and for me was a great way to get the look and see if I even liked it rather than spending $1000 on 'real' rubber for a car that, let's face it doesn't 'deserve' it. Even if it was a full resto, these cars didn't originally have white walls, so I struggle with the idea for a type 3. the down sides on the inserts: 'they move'... so get em fitted properly; 'they stain from the back with the rubber moving'... I'm yet to see it (but it could happen over time); 'put a lubricant behind to stop staining'...can you be bothered? I am happy to buy a new set every 2 years! One thing I have heard is the worst thing you can use on white walls is white wall cleaner! I don't know if that applies to inserts, but much to my delight simple kitchen spray (Nifti) cleans them up beautifully.
Thanks again for your notes, hope mine have helped too.
Strange but not a stranger
By 'bolting up the guard roller' I mean I have a guard roller which you bolt onto the hub after removing the wheel, used to roll the guards/guard lip.
As for shorter shocks I mean ones that won't bottom out before the suspension does.
I removed the old one and put a smaller bolt on bump stop so I still have a decent amount of travel. I put it in a slightly different position to give me more travel.
Thanks for the info on the white walls.
-Staggers.
STAGGERS AUTOMOTIVE - Heavy Vehicle Diesel Specialist
JB CUSTOMS & CLASSICS - Car Builders
2/53 Tradelink Drive, Browns Plains
when u gunna matt black it and cut the roof off ?🙄
Next weekend, I'll post some pics up on Monday.
-Staggers.
STAGGERS AUTOMOTIVE - Heavy Vehicle Diesel Specialist
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2/53 Tradelink Drive, Browns Plains
I just got my arse handed to me from an L - Bug!! Damn auto's!
By the way, no matt black for this one, and as for cutting the roof off? That's a rediculous idea.
-Staggers.
STAGGERS AUTOMOTIVE - Heavy Vehicle Diesel Specialist
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2/53 Tradelink Drive, Browns Plains
Hey, not too much to report.
Bought some wheel trims on the weekend, looks much better if I'm going for cal cruiser look.
I dunno, I think the plain red made it look more racey!
-Staggers.
STAGGERS AUTOMOTIVE - Heavy Vehicle Diesel Specialist
JB CUSTOMS & CLASSICS - Car Builders
2/53 Tradelink Drive, Browns Plains
