1972 Type3 Fastback

Recently picked up this 1972 Type 3 Fastback - well 3 weeks back in fact and have been cleaning it and sourcing some things to get things to my liking.

Hope you enjoy the pictures:

SWEEEEEEET! Congratulations and enjoy the new ride.

Yogie
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Really really nice car.😎

Looks like the front could with lowering a smidge to match up with the back?

cruiser wrote:Really really nice car.😎

Looks like the front could with lowering a smidge to match up with the back?

Few things to sort out with "suspension" LHS sits nice but RHS is lower - was apparently slammed originally after resto and raised BUT not a good job ...... needs some fine tuning which will happen when some things arrive from O/S

nice 73 fastback

Picked up a cancellation ring and fitted it to the Wood Rim Steering Wheel - more comfortable than the standard ..... indicators now cancel and horn works also 👍

Stop rubbing Paddy in Bert!
I'm getting way too envious!
Loving the wood rim wheel.
Doubt Bec would let me do that to ours but I can only hope.
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Sorry Wombie, it's nice to see people appreciate others rides and efforts to bring out the best in their pride and joy 👍

I think i'm in love😍

That's a killer Fastie!

Nice with the trip speedo and GT strip

would look great with a vintage speed Type 3 exhaust system

love it

vw54 wrote:Nice with the trip speedo and GT strip

would look great with a vintage speed Type 3 exhaust system

Trip odo needs attention I expect someone has tried to reset while in motion and dislodged the cogs ..... Actually thinking of going to klm Euro style gauges.

Vintage Speed Type 3 exhaust would be nice ..... Nothing wrong with the over the top one on it so hard to justify the $$$$

vw54 wrote:Nice with the trip speedo and GT strip

would look great with a vintage speed Type 3 exhaust system

Dave, ordered one today from VVDS ..... spoke to Dean who looked after me and decided to go with the option to weld the flange plate onto the heater boxes for a better and tidier install/setup 🙂

G'day Fossil.
I was chatting to you at Action Day about a guy doing a Road Test for a Scottish TV show. He was driving a Fastie the same colour as yours. Anyway I've found the show - it's filmed on winding country roads that would be a heap of fun to drive. Worth a look.



The bloke who restored it has a thread on the UK Type 3&4 Club.

http://www.vwtype3and4club.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1796

Thanks Notch - will check the links out👍

Sorry but forgot your name as there were plenty looking and asking questions - think it took me an hour to to move away then half an hour on the way out when I got stopped.
Glad everyone is enjoying seeing a nice Type3 Fastback.

Cheers,
Bert

Early start today with a trip to see Pete and Clive @ Custom VeeDub in Stafford - Welded flange plates onto the heater box pipes ridding oneself of the clamps and leaking exhaust fumes

Right Hand Side


Left Hand Side

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That looks cool Bert

Awesome Fasty mate. Have the Vintage Speed as well on my Square, and love it.
Love the decal, did you do it or was it already on there?

Drewtay13 wrote:Awesome Fasty mate. Have the Vintage Speed as well on my Square, and love it.
Love the decal, did you do it or was it already on there?

The "C" gold decal was on there when I bought it ...... where the bloke 2 owners back got it from I've no idea.

Didn't have a seal for the left side of the air filter so made one up & it did the job -



Then thought I'd try a retired mechanic to see if he had the clamps and by chance an original seal .... while tempting fate thought I'd ask for a timing hole plug ......... results speak for themselves





Happy Days 😁😏👍

Back in June'16 got the ride height sorted in the rear but prior to that job had to source some new front bump stops and replace all 4 shocks as they were shot - some pics of the bump stop with lower stop cut/shortened and placed on the top and the top on the bottom and wondered why it handled like it did (some people shouldn't be allowed to do work on old VW's)

Old compared to new (authentic VW with part numbers stamped on base) -



The rear shocks compared to new & old -



And front shocks new and old -

Got my order of new CNC'd 6061 Al seat cams & with the help of my friend John (retired Fitter/Turner/Boiler Maker) Friday was fit up day.

Getting seat out and apart was easy enough to reveal the condition of the original cams -

Right one well and truely knackered >





Left one not in great shape either >



Showed how people didn't know how to adjust seat incline in the first place and 101 rule release pressure on the back rest DON'T try to assist with your weight.

Now wonder if the leaver releasing the backrest will work better and the function will now be smoothly/as like new.

A better picture of the Cams >



Without going into the fine detail, there was some damage on the left side of the seat where the cam is housed so this had to be repaired by a bit of metal beating and filing. The damage and resultant change of profile made just enough difference across the width of the seat to mean the right cam needed a little filing on the radii on the 2nd & 3rd steps/lugs - this took a few fits then remove of the shaft with cams until we were satisfied a smoothly transition through the full range of adjustment was happening 🙂

To the final fit and they look this -

Right Cam (before MolyGrease)



Left Cam (before MolyGrease)



Once the MolyGrease was applied and a few movements through the range we were happy as to how smooth it was and so put back in Paddy - test seating = weird feeling the backrest at the shoulder blades when before it was only at the base of the spine 😉

As for the access to the back seat ...... 🙄 ..... no more fighting to get it to move :eek: ....... smooth as the day out of the factory 😀

Taken some time to get to this but been worth it to have a NLA part made up and copies being sent to the USA for other Type3 owners as well as to some in Australia.

BIG thanks to Nils for taking this on and delivering 😎

Mine hit my mailbox today Bert, Will whip the sat out tonight. Can't wait!
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Good to hear Terry.
You'll need a 3mm pin punch to get the roll pins out - don't go larger than this with the tool you use otherwise you'll have issues with the knob, cap & bar.
Let's hope you seats are undamaged and fitting is straight forward. Give Nils and I your feedback via pm or email.
Any questions PM me re fit BUT after 7.00pm may nit get to them until tomorrow morning.

Almost had to ask how too get the seat out, then I found the magic button. Dead easy.

The old cams look buggered, doubt they've been lubricated in years.
Can't even turn the knob. Will lubricate the shaft and gently fee it up. Might take a bit of doing.

Also found out why the seat backs wouldn't lock in. Tie wired!

Terry, they don't look that bad ..... once you remove them from the seat (4 roll pins to remove .... 2 each side) you'll then be able to see the real extent of stuffedness as I did as in the picture of the right knackered cam above.

Been doing some shopping and found this ...... now fitted 😎

Another parcel arrived today -




Now where in the hell are the German & Dutch deliveries.

Paddy's getting way too many pressies Bert.
Ours is doing a short run to Jamestown on Monday for Alf to give her a tune. Then hopefully down to Day of the Volkswagen on the weekend.

Here you go Terry what was in the box yesterday.

Aftermath of replacing the seat adjuster cams was that the seat runner guides were knackered but working so bit the bullet and ordered them .... seats should slide nice and freely now once installed and a bit of moly grease -



Rear Tail Light Seals are hard and brittle so new set also - mmmmm nice & soft & flexible -



Pedal rubbers also iffy so a set of VW Brasil ones, then while I managed to get a fan shroud timing hole plug from Grumble ISPWest had new ones so bit bullet for it also & as the sterring column didn't have a lock clip got a good 2nd hand one as well -



Deciding on whether to swap these out asap or wait for the itmes from Germany and Netherlands to arrive then entertain a 79 yo friend who is by himself and loves playing with old cars ...... think it'll be the latter option to give him something different to do 🙄


Also have found some NOS in the VW box lower sill "rocker" moulding clips - these are the original plastic ones .... bought some metal ones that replaced these ones but I don't think they hold the moulding as close to the sill/body. Only had to do one side when rear torsion bar had to be reset to fix ride height issue but have noticed the left side plastic ones may need attention soon. Some thinking on this to do 😵‍💫😵😏

Pedal pads are no good to me but you can box the rest up and mail them! 😵
Seriously though, who did the seat runner guides and the taillight rubbers come from? Our guides are in a few pieces and the light are only average.
Got one new lens from Denver, after another one so I can make the tail look nicer.
I got some of the plastic clips from Volks Factory in Adelaide a couple of years ago. They were pretty cheep too.

Terry, PM sent with a few links - forgot the lower sill clips 🤪👍 link will sort it out though.

Another parcel delivery today via PostNL ...... what a shame DHL aren't as efficient with parcels from Germany 😬 🙅 👎 3 weeks and still waiting ..... all other parcels 10days 👍



Contents - european styled Type3 clock from 1972

Final piece of the puzzle arrived Thursday finally via Deutsche Post (DHL via Express Service 😂 👎)

Hi Bert, that's a really nice fastie!!!

Thanks Walter 👍

Thought I'd posted this picture of the other part from Spain ..... It's a KM Trip Speedo in mint condition

Finally installed the German VDO Instruments/Gauges after some wiring issues with the Australian Made TYpe3 having these wired differently.
All 3 work great and worth the expense and effort to change them over.
KM SPeedo with Trip Meter, Clock & Fuel Gauge which now has the indicators working seperately to each other for R & L Turns

Picture of the Australian VDO Gauges -



Picture of the German VDO Gauges -

Looks Good Bert. Do Your Indicators self cancel?

Gauges look great - good job.......

wombatventures wrote:Looks Good Bert. Do Your Indicators self cancel?

Yeah Terry they do - the wood rim wheel didn't have a cancellation ring when I bought the Fasty but got one from Mick Motors, Northgate Qld - boss for the wheel had holes drilled and tapped for it to be fitted - secrued by 3 flat head screws.

If your's don't then every chance it's the horn contact/cancellation ring (Part Number 113415660A .... looks like this https://au.vwheritage.com/113415660a-turn-signal-cancel-ring-t1-8-70-79-t2-74-79) has broken the tab that cancels the indicator. You'd have to pull the steering wheel to check it out.

Thanks Bert. Want to get the horn contacts sorted so the wheel will be apart anyway. Just makes the whole job worthwhile.

Terry, happy to help ..... anything else just let me know ..... oh the copper ring on the cancellation ring is the horn contact if you wondering - you have a contact on the indicator stalk also.

If I can con the boss lady we'll have to bring the Notch back north for a holiday run.
Should do a Type 3 invasion up there!

Thought I'd reposted pictures on here - tried a work around with the botophucket pics but even an edit tells me I have to add text - not sure why typing words does not constitute text. Frustrating 👍