i have seen in the Volksworld mags that you can buy new type 1 bodies and motors and so on, so does anyone know if we can buy these bodies here in australia.?
now i remember back in 1996 seeing a new one in a vw shop in Sydney, as well as 2 NEW type 2 twin cab ute bodies in crates out the back!( i dont remember the shop name)
surely someone here has seen these or knows of this.
please let me know
cheers
Andrew
Yeah - there is a few still available.
A friend of the V Force boys have one. I "believe" he got it from Thurman Eng?
Looks real nice. No rust, totally straight
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Hi
Thats H & M Ferman @ Peakhurst (02) 9533 2722 they are Brazilian shells so they have the 40hp style side windows.
1302Steve
Yes Fermans have them in the window
anyone have prices? I was told around $4k for a type 1 body complete less glass and trim etc etc.
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hey thanks for the info guys
cheers
Andrew
Is that with doors and lids?
Pay your debts, CxxT
Yes the body shells are still available
Theres is 4 available
I saw these yesterday afternoon and Michael said he wants $1700.00 for one.
Of course there LHD set up
But i know ive spent more money than this just repairing RUST.
Thats H & M Ferman @ Peakhurst (02) 9533 2722 in Sydney
wow thats cheap!!! they arent supers though are they, theyre the late beam front end type?
now I'm REALLY wondering if I shouldnt grab one of these and change the front to struts instead of continuing to patch up mine...
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No the bodies fit a Torsion Bar front end chassis and floorpan.
thats what I thought. 🙁 still, might be worth my while converting one to strut! you cant beat brand new! 😀
Be just the ticket if you had a rusty '71 or '75!
are they R&P? thats the other thought.
Mind you I could just phone them and ask and stop bothering you lot 😀
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Make it go faster!!
and then post your findings here for everybody 😀
is it tough to do a LH to RH conversion? would love to have a new body. and a new vw shell would be great too. mines twisted and warped and rusted and stuff, but does anyone know if the quality is okay? thinner steel... missing bolts.. missing paint....
also wondering about the paint quality (is it going to rust quietly away out of sight faster than my old 71 is now...?)
mucho interest here..
might have to call them up myself..
let us know what you discover, secoh 😀
let sleeping dubs lie
OK, here is the lowdown (just phoned them).
They are only in the gunmetal blue.
They are LHD which involves drilling the hole for the column and cutting and shutting a RHD dash panel in place.
They will suit a '68 to '71 german floor pan and are the torsion bar front end chassis.
they come with doors, boot and bonnet but no trim, no glass etc etc are otherwise totally bare.
They are $3650 + GST (I dont know where the figure of $1700 came from then!!).
Hope this helps anyone that was thinking of one. 🙂
[Edited on 17-7-2003 by Secoh]
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CRAP i got it from the horses mouth that they were $1700.00 on Tuesday arvo.
Yes there in a Light blue paint.
I drive past the bloody things nearly every day.
Oh and they have been there fora least 8 to 10 years or so
Make sure you speak to Michael when you ring,.
heh heh heh ya getting old boy-o!
Maybe "the other day" was at least 8 to 10 years or so
heh heh heh - my how time flies!!
:repuke
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maybe that was your "special" price dave
to everyone else its $3650 + GST?
marcel
well for that price and for what you get its no wonder they are still for sale!
do you guys know if they still have the type 2 twin cab ute bodies there in crates?
vw54 wrote:CRAP i got it from the horses mouth that they were $1700.00 on Tuesday arvo.
Yes there in a Light blue paint.
I drive past the bloody things nearly every day.
Oh and they have been there fora least 8 to 10 years or so
Make sure you speak to Michael when you ring,.
Are you saying I'm a liar or making it up????
😠 I JUST PHONED THEM AND ASKED!!!
any other information must be for someone super special because thats the price they gave me, and is consistent with what Ben mentioned when he told me about them a year ago.
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Make it go faster!!
vwrallycar wrote:well for that price and for what you get its no wonder they are still for sale!
do you guys know if they still have the type 2 twin cab ute bodies there in crates?
I forgot to ask about these. whoever it was on the phone was pretty blunt and didnt encourage much conversation.
I suspect that because the kombis have a monococque construction that it would have to be registered as a new vehicle, which means it would have to comply with all current ADR's. impossible for a kombi to do.
🙁
be fine for something unregistered like a racer or offroader though.
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Make it go faster!!
Are you saying I'm a liar or making it up????
No sorry not saying that at all, He must have given me a special priceing, dont know for sure, maybe it was someone else in the shop that quoted.
Any way the point of the story is that there still there and would save a lot of time n effort, but there would also be some tricks in finding all the right stuff to put them together.
no worries 🙂 yeah who knows. maybe if you ask different people there you get different answers but it sounds like it'd be worth badgering them about it.
save a lot of effort for someone doing up a '69 for sure. no good to me as it's to much effort to change the front end to suit my strut setup.
If it aint broke,
Make it go faster!!
