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walter64 Commited Dubber

61 posts · joined Jan 2014 ·

#1028941
Well i thought i'd start a thread on my T34 restoration. This is how i bought it, looks fantastic doesn't it! Stupid me, I bought it sight unseen from another state and had it trucked to me in Sydney[/img].

Pigalle Possibly??
VW fan & Real Estate Agent at www.argyproperty.com.au

walter64 Commited Dubber

61 posts · joined Jan 2014 ·

#1028942
As sonn as I saw it something was wrong. I measured all the diagonals and they were all out. Must have had a massive accident, so we stripped some panels back to bare metal to check it out. What a f^%king disappointment








the car is full of nicky / bog. even the dash and rear boot floor is creased.
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waltermitty Legend when my beer goggles are on

1,993 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#1028957
ouch ! Im feeling for you that is a disgrace are you fixing it?

Post the original Add so we can see where it came from.
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23 windows ...8 too many!

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7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#1028958
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DasAuto77 Learner Dubber

17 posts · joined Apr 2014 ·

#1028961
Please post original add if u can. Pretty fair guess this wont be the first or the last time the seller pulls this kind of shonk!

alansvw Wolfsburg Wizard

426 posts · joined May 2005 ·

#1028962
I feel for you as its ok when you know about the issues and are prepared but when you think that you have got something special it sucks. If you need a really good panel shop I can highly recommend "innovative Body Works" in Helensburgh. call me or PM for a reference.

walter64 Commited Dubber

61 posts · joined Jan 2014 ·

#1028972
Thanks for your empathy. I blame myself for not going down to Adelaide and checking in mydelf. "Buyer Beware".

The seller didn't repair it, I don't know who did and I don't have a copy of the ad as it was 2 years ago.

Whoever did repair it is a f&*king shonk and the worst pretend tradesman around. I would not ue the word tradesman, because no real tradesman could do this.

Anywa, I don't give a hoot about he past now, nothing i can do but move forward.

The car is at Sydney Vintage Car Restoratons. I am very confident they'll do a great job on the body.
VW fan & Real Estate Agent at www.argyproperty.com.au

walter64 Commited Dubber

61 posts · joined Jan 2014 ·

#1028975
So i bought this body, virtually no rust and no accident damage, only thing is, someone has butchered the rear apron. Not to worry, We;ll fix it.

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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#1028977
Lucky score getting such a nice body

Love these things
Futue te ipsum!!!

walter64 Commited Dubber

61 posts · joined Jan 2014 ·

#1028981
Hi Helbus, what colour was it? Mine was originally from Victoria and arcona white with a brown interior.

How many bodies come up for sale.... not many.
VW fan & Real Estate Agent at www.argyproperty.com.au

karmann141 Wolfsburg Wizard

485 posts · joined Aug 2009 ·

#1028983
walter64 wrote:Whoever did repair it is a f&*king shonk and the worst pretend tradesman around. I would not ue the word tradesman, because no real tradesman could do this.
Mate I feel your pain and had a similar experience with my Ghia - but not quite as bad, but you've got give the repairer some credit.
It takes real talent to build a Bog Sculpture - this guy is the Michaelangelo of Bog😂 If you don't have a bit of a laugh you'll end up hating the car. Great score with the new body 👍
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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#1028985
On the bright side.................. you have all the parts for the new body 👍
Futue te ipsum!!!

walter64 Commited Dubber

61 posts · joined Jan 2014 ·

#1029047
It was white, I cannot remember the interior. It was in a VW workshop in Airport West.
Do you know the name of the shop, I'll ask them if they repaired it.
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okrasa5462 Seriously Crusin Dubber

107 posts · joined Jul 2012 ·

#1034889
this car used to be up the road from me in Adelaide - Hampstead Gardens, the guy has another razor which has a dark blue roof and light grey body....beautiful original car. If only you knew he had the other car!

newghia stock is for people who cant think outside the square

679 posts · joined May 2008 ·

#1034892
okrasa5462 wrote:this car used to be up the road from me in Adelaide - Hampstead Gardens, the guy has another razor which has a dark blue roof and light grey body....beautiful original car. If only you knew he had the other car!
Are you sure ?..... There was a very very similar one that got sold a few times quickly very recently .....I think Walter knows which one I mean.
Step up to get out !!!

walter64 Commited Dubber

61 posts · joined Jan 2014 ·

#1035206
okrasa5462 wrote:this car used to be up the road from me in Adelaide - Hampstead Gardens, the guy has another razor which has a dark blue roof and light grey body....beautiful original car. If only you knew he had the other car!
Yes I bought the car from Paul Shaz in Adelaide, he told me he bought the berrmuda blue T34 and that's why he is selling the red one. Apparently he bought it from a old guy and it's in excellent original condition.

C'est la vie. We move on.
VW fan & Real Estate Agent at www.argyproperty.com.au

walter64 Commited Dubber

61 posts · joined Jan 2014 ·

#1035207
Well I have not updating anything here for a while, so here goes.

This is what the teak looks like now
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walter64 Commited Dubber

61 posts · joined Jan 2014 ·

#1035209
So back in June dropped off the body to the body shop, "Sydney Vintage Car Restorations". I was excited. Then when we put the new body next to the teak Karmann T34-1, I could see the following extra issues needing rectification:

* The front and rear guards were flared. I am not interested in custom stuff, it's got to be a stock body. Shit more work.
* Out in broad daylight I could also see the engine inner guards were also really butchered to fit custom brackets for the porsche motor More work again. F@#k!$g Hell!
* the rear engine tray was gone, ok we could use the the tray from T34-3, problem was when the cut the tray from the car they must have used an air chisel and damaged the rest of the body.

I did realise these needed fixing
* The dash was removed, I can live with that, I can swap the dash from T34-1
* Front blinker lights welded up, minor work, cut out back to original
* Rear apron butchered to fit some sort of custom taillights, not too bad because the T34-3 has a rear apron that seams OK, we could use and weld in.
* LH & RH rear quarter panels modified for the custom taillights, not too bad this can be repaired with some new metal, oxy welding and hammer and dolly work

However
* The front guard had a petrol filler neck cut into it. I thought this was part of a stock volkswagen model change just like on the 1969 type 3's. I thought this was possible a '69 body. Boy was I wrong.

This project is going from bad to worse.

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walter64 Commited Dubber

61 posts · joined Jan 2014 ·

#1035210
Man, i need to see a psychiatrist for some counselling. They are too expensive. What can I do? I go see Greg who sold me the body, how can he help me? Well he has another really, really rusty T34, which he says I can use for spares. Great! So one Sunday morning in September he organises his friends Dick & Brad to help strip the rusty T34 down, I ask my mate Joe the my specialist VW mechanic who knows all these guys as well to help as well. So we pull it apart. All the boys help, given Brad's trade experience, best he gets the coffees and bbqs the bacon and eggs.

I am a panel beater and haven't picked up tools since 1992, so back on the tools which feels really good.

So now I'll call the rust bucket T34-3.

A very very special thanks to Greg Jones.



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walter64 Commited Dubber

61 posts · joined Jan 2014 ·

#1035212
So i drop the T34-3 off to Sydney Vintage Car Restorations (SVCR). Slight inconvenience they are 3 hours drive away from me.

Gill who owns SVCR, looks on in horror at the body. I was considering calling 000 for an ambulance. Now he has 3 T34 karmann ghias at his shop, he's not that happy about it.

He should be happy, never have that many T34's been to Crookwell or the Southern Highlands

VW fan & Real Estate Agent at www.argyproperty.com.au

walter64 Commited Dubber

61 posts · joined Jan 2014 ·

#1035213
Am I the only person in Australia with 3 x T34s?? Andy they are all shit!!

What would a therapist say about this? Don't know, but my answer would be, hey I'm dominating the market. If there are 40 T34's in Australia, then I would have 7.5% market share. I sound like a lunatic justifying my insanity.
VW fan & Real Estate Agent at www.argyproperty.com.au

walter64 Commited Dubber

61 posts · joined Jan 2014 ·

#1035214
In October the boys at SVCR strip the body back with paint stripper and clean and strip discs.


VW fan & Real Estate Agent at www.argyproperty.com.au

walter64 Commited Dubber

61 posts · joined Jan 2014 ·

#1035215
November, SVCR start working on the engine bay of the body, unfortunately badly butchered by the previous guys who installed a porsche motor


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