I am soooooo mad at the moment, I just spent 20 minutes doing an update of my Notch on here and the stupid modem logged me out for some reason and I lost the lot!!!! AAAAARRRRGGGHHHHHH!!!!!! ๐ฌ๐ฌ
Anyway, so lets try again.
OK, so I think I might have a problem. I have worked on the Notch 3 days straight!!!! Someone call the Guiness Book People, we might have a recond on our hands! ๐๐๐
Anyway, after the debacle of the rear screen exploding before I could get it out, I thought I'd cut the front one out....much better!!
This one came out in one piece....WOOHOO!!๐
I then thought that removing the hoodlining would be the way to go. Don't get me wrong, the old one is STUFFED!! but I wanted to keep it in one piece so I could compare it to a new one when the time comes. It came out fairly easily, despite the sun making it very brittle in places, especially the pillar covers.
And an example of how the 'A' pillar cover has been destroyed by the sun....it is EXTREMELY brittle!
I was pretty happy with the condition of the window channels front and rear....here's a couple of shots of the rear channel.....
And here's a shot of the only point of issue. Its front passenger side of the windscreen / dashboard area. Not a big deal, but I'm real thankful that its the only issue with the turret of the car.
Anyway....quite a satisfying weekend on all fronts. Just that little bit further ahead of where I was a couple of days ago.
Thanks for looking,
Scarab (aka: Paul)
Great to see things coming along Paul.
Don't you hate it when you write a massive update and it gets lost?
Keep the good work coming mate.
Smiley ๐
If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
A word of warning....this update includes lots of photos, I know how everyone HATES photos! ๐
Last night I was looking for something to do on the Notch.
I know I won't be needing these for a LOOOOOOONG time yet, but I thought I'd see how my gauges would clean up.
First up, the clock.....I don't even know if it works, but it still deserved a clean up....so, this is what it looked like before....
....and this is after a clean of the face, respray of the bezel and a polish of the rim....much better in my opinion anyway. ๐
It doesn't look too bad I reckon....
Next up was the feul gauge and warning light assembly....
A before shot for you all to see how nasty it was....
And what it looks like now....
Another before shot from another angle....
....and what it looks like now from the same angle....
Next on the agenda was the speedo.
This was particularly crusty looking and needed a fair bit of work.
I am particularly happy with the results!!
Whoa....hang on, its time to go to work ๐ฌ .....I'll have to post those photos later, sorry!
Thanks for looking though!!
Scarab (aka: Paul)
Pictures! I hate pictures!! Looking great man. that clock has come up fantastic! I hope it works ๐ Can't wait to see the rest. Smiley ๐
If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
Cheers mate....looking forward to posting photos of the speedo....I'm REALLY happy with the way it came out.
Scarab (aka: Paul)
Really been looking forward to sharing these next couple of photos....I am so stoked with the way the speedo came out!
The original speedo was pretty crusty with an aftermarket decal stuck on to convert MPH to KPH....wasn't real keen on that! ๐คช
Anyway, here's the before photo, take particular notice of the decal and the "patina"of the housing etc.:
Now for the big reveal.....polish of the rim, respray of the bezel, removal of the decal (that was a pain to remove and get the glue removed!! ๐ฌ ) and a general overall clean.
Are you ready for this.....
oh yeh....real happy with that!!!๐๐๐๐
Another before shot for you all....
And another of the cleaned up unit....
So all in all, last night was pretty productive....after a couple of hours work I have a nice set of original gauges ready to use!! Love 'em!! ๐ ๐
Thanks for stopping by and sharing in my excitement!!
Cheers!!
Scarab (aka: Paul)
Holy crap!!
They look absolutely fantastic!
Like brand new.
You have done outstandingly mate!
If the rest of the car comes up this great people better watch out.
Love your work
Smiley ๐
If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
I agree with Smiley - they look fantastic. Better get moving and finish the rest of the car so you can get it on the road and watch them working. Something to look foreward to now.
From your ole' mate Jeff
Very nice mate you must be stoked!
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Cheers guys, appreciate your encouragement.....if the rest of the car cleans up that nice, it will be good I guess ๐
I think it might take more than a rattle can, some windex and a bit of alfoil though ๐
PS: The alfoil was used to polish the chrome. I saw that someone recommended it on the Samba for polishing chrome.....genuinely suprising the results it gives!! ๐
Scarab (aka: Paul)
Polished chrome.... bah who wants that?
Nice stuff though man, no good for my car, but handy to know what you can turn gauges into! I have 3 sets and should probably clean one set up lol
The sticker, one of my speedo's has that, kinda handy though....
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hahaha....whats the old saying, 'paint and chrome wont get you home'.....๐
Ive seen some good tips to improve 'patina'too if you're interested Chris........๐.......???
Scarab (aka: Paul)
OK...so...after not posting for so long, I expect you all thought I was dead....but I am very much alive!!....just not working on the Notch a great deal lately ๐ฅฒ
Anyway, this morning I went and checked out a new pan for my baby, and it appears to be a very nice complete pan with front and rear suspensing/brakes etc.
....even came with a free notch body ๐....had to snap it up!! Thanks Andrew!
Photos soon hopefully.
Scarab (aka: Paul)
yay....my threads back on the front page again!! ๐ ๐
Scarab (aka: Paul)
hi paul
Sorry to hear about the rear window.
I know its a little late now but i used to fit windscreens
in cars as a job, so if you have any questions dont hesitate to ask.
if I cant answer it my dad certanly will be able to.
Around the back screen opening looks really clean, got my screen
out the other day and to my suprise their was more rust๐
however it was not to major. I also have the same type of rust in my
dashboard on both corners.
Absolutely love the way your gauges came up and have decided to
give mine a go too.
good work keep it up
haha, good on ya mate. The gauges were dead easy really....just took a bit of time, thats all. Good luck with them!
Scarab (aka: Paul)
Now, You've had 4 hours... where these photo's AT!
Good to see some progress Paul.
And I agree with Mr Mustard, pictures please!!!
Smiley ๐
If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
Sorry boys....I did think about getting some phone camera shots....after I left ๐
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I hope to have it back home this week...photos will follow shortly after!
Trust me though....they are pretty good pans.....very happy! ๐
Oh....and the body has a half reasonable RH door too....happy bout that as mine is pretty horrible ๐
Scarab (aka: Paul)
Those gauges came up a treat. I reckon you should do a how to thread on the process, I bet people would be interested based on your results.
cam070 wrote:Those gauges came up a treat. I reckon you should do a how to thread on the process, I bet people would be interested based on your results.
I second that. I have a pretty ratty looking speedo and fuel gauge that need some attention.
Smiley
๐If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
Seriously?? I thought it was pretty basic stuff.....but I might be able to come up with something for you at some stage in the future I guess ๐
I'll see what I can do....I'll try to dig up another gauge and do it up and document the process....watch this space ๐
Thanks for the kind words boys.
Scarab (aka: Paul)
Hey Paul
The gauges look absolutely gorgeous. Nice detail and will make it a treat to drive.
Looking forward to more pics.
Scarab wrote:Seriously?? I thought it was pretty basic stuff.....but I might be able to come up with something for you at some stage in the future I guess ๐
I'll see what I can do....I'll try to dig up another gauge and do it up and document the process....watch this space ๐
Thanks for the kind words boys.
Scarab (aka: Paul)
Easy... i have gauges you can do a writeup on
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its a deal! I've gotta come see you about that rear screen anyway....
....so I'll grab a set off ya and do a thread on em, what do ya reckon Doc?
Paul
I just realised that you have the late gauges, no chrome etc.
Its still a good place to start I guess.
Paul
My gauges have chrome and stuff...
Got another set too...
As for the rear screen, yeah man, I really need to get the seats out of the damn notch and get them into mine as well, but for the life of me cant get the seats out! Ill work it out soon enough... then i gotta split the body from the pan...
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Any car so nice you can't drive it in the rain.. is too damn nice to enjoy
Hey Doc....I like the look of the set on the right....they will be good to show a before and after shot.
Type 3 seats are a pain in the bum to get out if the runners are worn.
There is a small clip on the tunnel side of the runners...from memory, you need to push that down to get it past the stop. I can give you a hand when I come down your way to get that screen if you cant work it out.
Cheers,
Paul
arrrh you got that pan!! i wanted to bring it back home as was off my bro`s yellow notch to put my 68 wagon on spewin ๐ข oh well might just keep the shit irs one on it i hate irs not enough camber for me wanna sell the front hubs spindle`s ect?? so i can go back to 5 stud??
matt
stuipid beetle breaks everytime i drive it.....
hey matt...you got PM (hopefully...I often dont have a lot of luck with PM's ๐)
Paul
