My '69 Square

zoofish Officially Full-On Dubber

205 posts · joined Feb 2010 · 21 Oct 2013, 3:25 pm

#973310

After Selling the Bug 2 weeks ago, I picked up my 1st Type 3 – An Automatic ’69 Square. Loving it so far, just trying to figure out what I should do first. Perhaps proper white wall tyres…mmm…

More updates to come...

empi Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,131 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 21 Oct 2013, 3:52 pm

#973311

Haa i remember picking this thing up!! Emads old car.

"If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you." - Anonymous 🥷

GottaSplit Seriously Crusin Dubber

101 posts · joined Nov 2010 · 21 Oct 2013, 5:16 pm

#973317

Tidy 😉 😎

1960 11 Window

ColonyVW Officially Full-On Dubber

201 posts · joined Oct 2011 · 22 Oct 2013, 6:37 am

#973371

Nice score!

'58 Kombi Microbus
'63 Squareback
'65 Squareback Panel Van
'66 Notchback
'69 Squareback Panel Van
'74 Brasilia
'74 Fridolin
'76 Golf Mk1
'12 Caddy Life TDI 250

www.colonybmx.com.au

dragsters for life Fahrvergnugen

953 posts · joined May 2011 · 22 Oct 2013, 6:49 am

#973374

love this old girl and its cool to see a sticker already on there

volkaholics.net come check us out

PHAT BUG Dave says Bini's a fool

1,698 posts · joined May 2003 · 23 Oct 2013, 8:12 am

#973471

Shit yeah!
That's my old square 🙅

The day I bought it..........

And The Day I sold it........

Cool to see it hasn't changed much. Look after the old girl 🙂

dragsters for life Fahrvergnugen

953 posts · joined May 2011 · 23 Oct 2013, 4:17 pm

#973507

heaps of type 3 heads over here

http://volkaholics.net/index.php

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Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 · 23 Oct 2013, 4:49 pm

#973512

zoofish wrote:just trying to figure out what I should do first.

Congratulations! Having seen your efforts on your old Beetle, I'm sure there will be lots that you will do and it will be another show piece. I have a little feeling, you can't help yourself from modifying or making it the cleanest car possible 😂

Kev

P.S. Maybe you can finally come for a cruse or the Friday night meetup at Liverpool.

I thought rebuilding a VW would be cheap - Shit I was wrong, just don't let the wife know !!!!

Click here for my (slowy) modded 1961 Beetle build.

oldskoolguy Officially Full-On Dubber

329 posts · joined Sep 2011 · 23 Oct 2013, 6:32 pm

#973521

Nice car zoofish, I like the pinstriping too.
Can you or anybody tell me where you get those "gutter feelers" that are on your car in the "PHAT VW" picture. I bought some for my dad many years ago and he always thought they were great.
Thanks, Rob.

"The best trophies are stone chips"
1969 1500 Beetle "Otis"
2008 Golf GTI

zoofish Officially Full-On Dubber

205 posts · joined Feb 2010 · 27 Oct 2013, 8:50 am

#973756

Thanks for the comments - appreciate it. Kev, trying to figure out what to do first, but also trying to not go down the same path as the Bug. Will try to keep as much of the original paint as possible for the moment but some of it is heavily cracked and blistering off in one or two places. But first, fixing the panel alignment issues and refreshing the interior and then probably drive it around a bit before deciding what to do next.

Otherwise I know that I'll end up going down a colour change path and we all know how mind bending that is 🙂

Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 · 27 Oct 2013, 10:13 am

#973763

zoofish wrote:Otherwise I know that I'll end up going down a colour change path and we all know how mind bending that is 🙂

I know only too well how one small change can lead to a complete makeover. And how a 6 month plan can turn in to a 3 year renovation 🥲🥲🥲

Enjoy, Kev

I thought rebuilding a VW would be cheap - Shit I was wrong, just don't let the wife know !!!!

Click here for my (slowy) modded 1961 Beetle build.

zoofish Officially Full-On Dubber

205 posts · joined Feb 2010 · 8 Dec 2013, 7:13 pm

#977294

Sneak peek at some changes being made...Chasing a different look

Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 · 8 Dec 2013, 8:02 pm

#977300

Ya tease! I think you borrowed those wheels from another ride in the paddock, if I am correct.

Looks sweet 👍 👍

Kev

I thought rebuilding a VW would be cheap - Shit I was wrong, just don't let the wife know !!!!

Click here for my (slowy) modded 1961 Beetle build.

zoofish Officially Full-On Dubber

205 posts · joined Feb 2010 · 8 Dec 2013, 8:16 pm

#977301

Hi Camo, you'd think the wheels were from the Bug, but those wheels left the garage a year ago bolted onto a Bus.

After a long search, I grabbed the last set of these that I could find 🙂

ColonyVW Officially Full-On Dubber

201 posts · joined Oct 2011 · 16 Dec 2013, 7:46 pm

#977897

Those wheels are cool, something different for sure. Well done.

'58 Kombi Microbus
'63 Squareback
'65 Squareback Panel Van
'66 Notchback
'69 Squareback Panel Van
'74 Brasilia
'74 Fridolin
'76 Golf Mk1
'12 Caddy Life TDI 250

www.colonybmx.com.au

beetle_nut Wolfsburg Wizard

465 posts · joined Jan 2012 · 16 Dec 2013, 7:55 pm

#977900

Nice square...love it...

zoofish Officially Full-On Dubber

205 posts · joined Feb 2010 · 23 Feb 2014, 2:41 pm

#984037

Time for some new power - A Chico Performance Racing 1835cc Thick Wall Turnkey engine setup for the Automatic Squareback.

charlie55 Commited Dubber

55 posts · joined Feb 2010 · 7 Mar 2014, 12:12 pm

#985304

awesome

brendanwright Seriously Crusin Dubber

146 posts · joined Feb 2011 · 8 Mar 2014, 7:22 am

#985384

Was it difficult to import the engine.....much hassle with customs and was it easy to deal with the supplier?

zoofish Officially Full-On Dubber

205 posts · joined Feb 2010 · 10 Mar 2014, 12:01 pm

#985563

brendanwright wrote:Was it difficult to import the engine.....much hassle with customs and was it easy to deal with the supplier?

No, it was very easy actually. We've bought engines from CPR before, so I just emailed Chico with a few questions, he came back with some options and prices. Once the engine was built, shipping took a week all up from CPR's door, through Australian Customs and delivered to my door. Too easy 🙂

GottaSplit Seriously Crusin Dubber

101 posts · joined Nov 2010 · 10 Mar 2014, 2:45 pm

#985578

If can get any better... lovin' it 👍

1960 11 Window

zoofish Officially Full-On Dubber

205 posts · joined Feb 2010 · 27 Apr 2014, 9:11 pm

#989598

So we've started to wet sand through the various, blistered layers of paint to see what we have and if we repaint it or wax it and run it like this for a while. Paint is smooth, but in places some of the panels have up to 6 different colors on them.

Starting to repaint the interior, door jams etc.

Next stop, trying to workout how to run a kickdown switch for the automatic box to run with dual webers...mmm...

Paulc1964au Custom Title Time!

1,627 posts · joined Mar 2010 · 28 Apr 2014, 8:54 am

#989621

going to be real sweet look forward to seeing it

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My 69 Bug

zoofish Officially Full-On Dubber

205 posts · joined Feb 2010 · 9 Dec 2014, 12:45 pm

#1004955

As the car currently stands today, after an interior refresh. I'm contemplating swapping it for an Oval Window Bug OR taking it all apart and doing a pan off restoration...mmm...