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My Daily driver T3 GL 2.1

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mike64 Officially Full-On Dubber

395 posts · joined Nov 2006 ·

#942149
After having a number of VW's over the year's I've grown a liking for the T3. The first one being a 82 Aircooled, used this as a daily for a few year's until it had a valve drop in one of the head's, decided to park it for while, did some bodywork on it, fitted a Lexus 4ltr quad cam V8 in the back of it but never finished it due to lack of fund's and a job change.
One of the reasons I backed of on the 82 was I thought this conversion may work better in a later model, and a Auto as I will be using this as a tow car for a drag car in the build. So I sold the 82 and have kept the V8 and may fit it to the 91 (pictured).

First pic was the day I picked it up, since then I've been making a few change's.

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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#942152
Looks good.

Love the Suth Efricun grille.
I have just put one on my son's Vanagon.

Thinking about lowering mine like yours. Love the stance.
Futue te ipsum!!!

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#942162
looks good Mike, I'm also enjoying my T3 daily
Matt Berry Motorsports...air cooled advice, repairs and mods Ph 0408 704 662
OFF-ROAD,CIRCUIT,DRAG,STREET,ENDURANCE

mike64 Officially Full-On Dubber

395 posts · joined Nov 2006 ·

#942166
Thank's guy's, yep have alway's preferred the twin round head light, as far as the ride high I'm getting closer to where I want it, their a bit tricky in the front to get right. I've got a set 17in BRM's about to go on, so won't be touching the suspension again until they are on.

Matt, I miss my bus if I have to do freeway testing on a customer's car for 1 or 2 day's, I'm hangin to get back in this, I have loved some of the Bug's or Ghia I've had but there's just something about it.
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mike64 Officially Full-On Dubber

395 posts · joined Nov 2006 ·

#942177
Some interia pic's.

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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#942183
Are thats better dont have to twist my head to view the pics
I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true


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mike64 Officially Full-On Dubber

395 posts · joined Nov 2006 ·

#942244
So when they are up the right way here, everyone else gets them upside down ??? Or do you have a Pobjoy computer Dave, cause that would explain your picture's being upside down. 😂😂😂😵
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65busser Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,795 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·

#942320
Nice thing. They're a great drive. How good's the Auto huh? Smooth as. What's the offset on the BRM's? Hard to get 17's that'll work up front.

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mike64 Officially Full-On Dubber

395 posts · joined Nov 2006 ·

#942398
Yer the Auto is so smooth most of the time you don't even feel the gear change's

The BRM's are from Flat 4 in Japan, they are 17 x 7 in, PCD is 5 x 100, offset I can't remember will check tomorrow n let you know, rim's n tyre's are at work. Have had to open up the back of the centre hole, and have had rim n tyre offered up to a disc n drum and all good front n back they clear the guard's n suspension.

The rim's are meant for the New Beetle.

Have already had the new stud pattern drilled in a new pr of disc's n rear flange's n drum's. Will post up some pic's in less than a week when there on.
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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#942408
^ sounds good Mike.

Love the GB shifter hangle 👍👍
Matt Berry Motorsports...air cooled advice, repairs and mods Ph 0408 704 662
OFF-ROAD,CIRCUIT,DRAG,STREET,ENDURANCE

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#942499
65busser wrote:Hard to get 17's that'll work up front.
I am running the Air Evo (??) Fuchs and they seem to fin fine

have not lowered it (yet)
Futue te ipsum!!!

mike64 Officially Full-On Dubber

395 posts · joined Nov 2006 ·

#942500
Have seen these handles used for a lot of different uses in the Berg work shop, on all type's of machines, but I don't think they thought of the auto possibility.

Have got the button working proper for the locking of gear's as a auto should. 👍
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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#942519
mike64 wrote:Have got the button working proper for the locking of gear's as a auto should. 👍
I expected nothing less mate.
Matt Berry Motorsports...air cooled advice, repairs and mods Ph 0408 704 662
OFF-ROAD,CIRCUIT,DRAG,STREET,ENDURANCE

mike64 Officially Full-On Dubber

395 posts · joined Nov 2006 ·

#943067
Got the BRM's on the rear on Friday, front's this week sometime.

65busser the offset was 40, work's great with a 235/50 17" on the rear the sliding door misses by about 15mm. Front's I have fitted 225/50 17".

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mike64 Officially Full-On Dubber

395 posts · joined Nov 2006 ·

#943071
Front n Rear.

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LOWBUG Insano Dub Head

738 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#943073
I've seen this beastie up close, and you've never seen a cleaner example, a true testinmont of what this dude is all about.

charlie55 Commited Dubber

55 posts · joined Feb 2010 ·

#943116
showing off the mats are you

mike64 Officially Full-On Dubber

395 posts · joined Nov 2006 ·

#943880
Yer mate, happy I finally got a set 😁
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