Introducing Mrs E. Cramp - 1970 notch

mikinoz · 2012-03-03T10:03:16+00:00

G'day everyone. I have been looking for a Type 3 for the little lady for sometime now. Squares were her thing. I suggested that we look wider afield and happily, we have settled on a notch. The car is a genuine 3 previous owner car that was in Canberra for all but the last 3 years of it's life. The first owner, who drove genuinely to church and shops and garaged it always down in the ACT was named Mrs E Cramp - we know this from the original sales documents and the name being labelled on the front of the service manual. We decided that it would be fitting if we referred to the car as Mrs Cramp for that reason. Very standard and original condition, no real signs of repaired damage, a 1600 the pulls very well and everything is in operational order. Picked it up on Friday, it has not stopped raining since. Have found a few issues already - blocked drains in the bottoms of the door which made them sound like goldfish tanks, and a leak through the vents into the driver footwell. The plan is pretty simple for the car, a static drop, some wheels, some bling and a bit of detailing and we should be on a winner. I am sure to be a serial pest, as I have been over on vwwatercooled for some time with my MK1's, MK4, MK5 and most recently our Multivan. Our driveway is already a carpark for some classic metal, all in white! I am doing up a 1976 Swallowtail MK1 3 door that is getting the 16 valve treatment and some goodies in addition to the current Series 1 Ronal Turbos, Weitec coils and Porsche GT3 996 Seats. The other is a 1969 Sunbeam Imp we have had for 10 years, that my Mrs bought me for my birthday. Imported from NZ, it is a fully restored car with worked 930cc engine and custom bits and bobs. So a pleasant Saturday evening hello to you all. Hope to see you around.

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73 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 23 Mar 2012, 7:15 pm

#893417

This is true. Are the wheels meant to be hub centric?

'76 Swallowtail - Kaninchen Weiß
'70 Notchback - Mrs E. Cramp

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73 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 30 Mar 2012, 8:04 pm

#894590

Wound the back down 2" but need to raise it up again another 1/2" to level it out. Loving this car. The simplicity is just so rewarding.

'76 Swallowtail - Kaninchen Weiß
'70 Notchback - Mrs E. Cramp

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73 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 1 Apr 2012, 7:06 pm

#894871

I want to replace the front brake pads and install the extractors over the weekend.

'76 Swallowtail - Kaninchen Weiß
'70 Notchback - Mrs E. Cramp

Pfeffernuss Slammed & Awesome Dubber

80 posts · joined Mar 2012 · 10 Apr 2012, 11:03 am

#896195

nice write up. Mrs Cramp looks HoT! Rust free - Canberra goodness.

I just bought a Fastback off Scot in Newcastle. And will be bringing it to Canberra in a few days. I think its lowered already, but I will be slamming it on its guts! the Fasty is gonna be a project car, so looks precedes comfort. 3 splines for me.

I was thinking of painting the steel of the rims - to match the car. then whitewall the wheels.

Besser als in die hohle Hand geschissen.

'71 Type 3 Fastback
'08 WRX
'14 Golf Variant HL

dragsters for life Fahrvergnugen

953 posts · joined May 2011 · 11 Apr 2012, 10:36 am

#896435

Pfeffernuss wrote:nice write up. Mrs Cramp looks HoT! Rust free - Canberra goodness.

I just bought a Fastback off Scot in Newcastle. And will be bringing it to Canberra in a few days. I think its lowered already, but I will be slamming it on its guts! the Fasty is gonna be a project car, so looks precedes comfort. 3 splines for me.

I was thinking of painting the steel of the rims - to match the car. then whitewall the wheels.

if your in canberra check out type 3 contingent page on facebook we have a few lads that have burger and coffee meets up that way, a mate andrew sorts it and he drives a sweet fasty

his made the trip to melburg a few times for shows to hang with us lads, you guys should hook up and go meet up with them lads

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73 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 22 Apr 2012, 7:58 pm

#898126

So Friday was a good and bad day.

Passed rego no hassles.

Got back into our street and the clutch seemed weird. I could get into 3rd and 4th but not 1/2 or R. I looked at the clutch cable and it was fully wound in so no more adjustment so I thought it might be stretched and have pulled it out.

Turns out the cable was not too bad. 1 broken strand only, but who knows if it has stretched.

My immediate plan is to replace the cable and then see if I can get things operational, otherwise I'm assuming it's a new clutch?? It's all new to me with this air cooled caper but I'm assuming these things are common.

'76 Swallowtail - Kaninchen Weiß
'70 Notchback - Mrs E. Cramp

cruiser Seriously Crusin Dubber

193 posts · joined Aug 2007 · 22 Apr 2012, 9:11 pm

#898148

Those rims n tyres on the blue fasty are mad, the rim is in the grass since the tyres are so low. I like the look.

I assume they are the regular 15" chrome rims but would prefer someone to tell me that 16" are available.??

dragsters for life Fahrvergnugen

953 posts · joined May 2011 · 23 Apr 2012, 8:56 pm

#898307

cruiser wrote:Those rims n tyres on the blue notch are mad, the rim is in the grass since the tyres are so low. I like the look.

I assume they are the regular 15" chrome rims but would prefer someone to tell me that 16" are available.??

15 inch mangels with low profile tires

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73 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 23 Apr 2012, 8:59 pm

#898310

mikinoz wrote:Turns out the cable was not too bad. 1 broken strand only, but who knows if it has stretched.

My immediate plan is to replace the cable and then see if I can get things operational, otherwise I'm assuming it's a new clutch?? It's all new to me with this air cooled caper but I'm assuming these things are common.

Got a replacement to collect tomorrow afternoon as well as a new bowden tube and we will see how it turns out. I hope it fixes it!

'76 Swallowtail - Kaninchen Weiß
'70 Notchback - Mrs E. Cramp

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73 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 24 Apr 2012, 9:42 pm

#898511

Picked up some brake pads as well so I have a bit of stuff to do on the public holiday! Yay!

'76 Swallowtail - Kaninchen Weiß
'70 Notchback - Mrs E. Cramp

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73 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 25 Apr 2012, 11:11 am

#898611

So in my bad luck it turns out the cable is not the culprit...

The situation is that the selector can get all gears when the car is not running, but will not engage forward gears when idling. The reverse gear clashes when you have the clutch depressed and select it through the gate.

Where should I be looking next? I am pretty sure I am going to be up for a new clutch from what I can ascertain. Any advice appreciated.

'76 Swallowtail - Kaninchen Weiß
'70 Notchback - Mrs E. Cramp

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 · 27 Apr 2012, 10:39 pm

#899110

check the boden tube is correctly set with the right amount of bend in it? Can't recall of the top of my head but look in the manual for the specs.

Obviously check the cable adjustment too. its the wing nut on the clutch fork arm.

if its still not disengaging, then time to check inside the bell housing. could be broken clutch fork, incorrect type of throwout bearing. broken diafram spring fingers in the pressure plate might be possible?

The other thing that might be possible it the clutch cable steel tube inside the tunnel may have broken off in a area/s causing it to flex with the cable loading, giving you false feeling the clutch is depressing but in fact its the steel tube just flexing and not actually disengaging the clutch.

hope this helps. remember start simple first 😉

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

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73 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 30 May 2012, 9:26 am

#904896

The old girl is getting towed to Indian Automotive today. I don't have the time with the other projects on the burner to pull the engine out sadly.

'76 Swallowtail - Kaninchen Weiß
'70 Notchback - Mrs E. Cramp

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73 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 4 Jun 2012, 8:49 pm

#905955

New clutch release fork and a pressure plate required. Here is hoping that will be all we need to do for a while once she comes home.

'76 Swallowtail - Kaninchen Weiß
'70 Notchback - Mrs E. Cramp

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73 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 6 Jun 2012, 9:16 pm

#906368

Yay, she is coming home tomorrow!!

'76 Swallowtail - Kaninchen Weiß
'70 Notchback - Mrs E. Cramp

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73 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 9 Jun 2012, 7:11 pm

#906947

She is home. I had some shortened Kombi bump stops installed in the rear and will need to get to adjusting the rear up a touch soon. Pretty excited about having her back. I'd love to pick up a mesh sun visor and a rear venetian soon.

'76 Swallowtail - Kaninchen Weiß
'70 Notchback - Mrs E. Cramp

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73 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 23 Jun 2012, 12:15 pm

#909582

So over the past month we have had to attend to a few things. First was the clutch release fork snapped and ruined the pressure plate. That along with a new clutch cable and bowden tube is now working well.

The front brake callipers were not very effective so bought a new set and now the stopping is incredible.

The whitewalls arrived as well. Here we are as things stand today...

'76 Swallowtail - Kaninchen Weiß
'70 Notchback - Mrs E. Cramp

mikinoz Commited Dubber

73 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 13 Jul 2012, 10:21 pm

#912512

Bit more bling, class. 😀

'76 Swallowtail - Kaninchen Weiß
'70 Notchback - Mrs E. Cramp

SebastienPeek Custom Title Time!

1,657 posts · joined May 2011 · 13 Jul 2012, 11:05 pm

#912522

Absolutely love it!

Rolling shots are next, promise?

The sold one, '73 VW 1303 - Zelda
The project, '74 VW 1303 - Gretl

cruiser Seriously Crusin Dubber

193 posts · joined Aug 2007 · 14 Jul 2012, 1:54 pm

#912587

Love the mesh grills, which ones/where did those come from and did they fit up ok?

tar76 Custom Title Time!

1,622 posts · joined Dec 2009 · 14 Jul 2012, 6:44 pm

#912632

👍 loooking good man!

"Obey your Dreams"!

62 Std beetle.
65 11 wnd Split "The Cross".
6? coming very soon!!!!

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 · 14 Jul 2012, 8:24 pm

#912646

noice! though i do like it more in the first pic before the head light screens and clear indicators.

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

dragsters for life Fahrvergnugen

953 posts · joined May 2011 · 15 Jul 2012, 2:59 pm

#912738

looks lovely, i have a mesh visor not in use but your a bit far from me

changed mine up a little of late

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73 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 19 Jul 2012, 5:29 pm

#913409

dragsters for life wrote:looks lovely, i have a mesh visor not in use but your a bit far from me

changed mine up a little of late

Looking good man!

The visor is on the cards - $180 new just need to save up a bit as the new shocks, wing mirrors and so on are eating into savings as it is.

Tempted to change up the wheel colour next, but at the same time am happy how it is at the moment.

'76 Swallowtail - Kaninchen Weiß
'70 Notchback - Mrs E. Cramp

L469 Officially Full-On Dubber

288 posts · joined Mar 2010 · 19 Jul 2012, 6:49 pm

#913426

dragsters for life wrote:looks lovely, i have a mesh visor not in use but your a bit far from me

changed mine up a little of late

love the gt wheels

L469 Officially Full-On Dubber

288 posts · joined Mar 2010 · 19 Jul 2012, 6:59 pm

#913428

mikinoz wrote:

Bit more bling, class. 😀

like the clear blinkers on a white car . keep up the good work!