Covid got me good... Another basket case landed in my hands..
Purchased this one in May '20, been sitting out front of Leons since and now its down at Brad's Concept Coach Works for some much needed chemo!
niishkombi ·
Strip down commenced last week, rat shit, cobwebs and dust removal.. Unearthing the cancer!
niishkombi ·
Floorpan split and off blasted before welding in new floorpans thanks to Das Resto Parts!
niishkombi ·
Plan is to sort all the rust, install a ragtop similar to the pics, slap on the AirEvo boots pilfered from my Karmann, lower with Fresh Kustoms drop plates, narrow and adjust the front beam, throw in some plugs & oil, jif up the saltnpepa interior & drive.
vw54 ·
Reminds me of my first car a 65 Wagon
same trim was a nice car to drive
I fitted a set of Twin carbies of a 1600 engine and a set of Sonic extractors
I see yours still has the single carby
Going to be a BIG project
niishkombi ·
Few more in progress pics
hulbyw ·
You are certainly not afraid of a challenge. Great to see another VW being rescued.
Cheers
niishkombi ·
Floorpans in... plenty of work done already
niishkombi ·
The replacement pans needed to be fettled to make them work. Every corner needed work
niishkombi ·
Some of the cancer being removed. Braced and ready for mating the pan back to the body
niishkombi ·
Replacement steel sections in progress
beetleboyjeff ·
Looking so good
vw54 ·
big project great to see progress
niishkombi ·
Plenty of fresh steel welded in, progress is rapid!
niishkombi ·
Tricky hand formed S sections took hours to fabricate
niishkombi ·
Scored this Skinned Knuckles 4 inch narrowed beam from a fellow Type 3 enthusiast
vw54 ·
how does the beam fit into the bulkhead have you got spacers
niishkombi ·
vw54 wrote:how does the beam fit into the bulkhead have you got spacers
Informed that it is bolt in, will check wheel clearance if spacers are required
vw54 ·
I meant spacers for the beam as bulk head is over round if u get my meaning but good if it fits in
MR930 ·
Love your dedication.
zayus ·
Hey! Hey!
Mould is the ultimate accessory for European Rats!
The fabrication looks fantastic.
What a weapon!
Zayus
wombatventures ·
Good to see another Squareback being resurrected. I'm working on a 72 at present.
niishkombi ·
So much work... read hours to fab up these pieces to secure the pan to the body..
niishkombi ·
Inner sills just about complete.. all hand fabricated
niishkombi ·
Inner guards in progress
Yogie ·
Love your work and dedication. Looks fantastic.
Yogie
vw54 ·
work looks great Keep it up
hulbyw ·
Amazing, both the amount of work and the quality
niishkombi ·
Heater channel mods done
niishkombi ·
Sills required extensive work and new metal!
vw54 ·
So this will be fully restored What colour do you intend to paint
niishkombi ·
vw54 wrote:So this will be fully restored What colour do you intend to paint
Not planning on doing a full resto - resolve all the rust issues and maintain patina is the current plan. Lowered & narrowed front on AirEvo's with ragtop
niishkombi ·
Rear wheel well completed this week
beetleboyjeff ·
Nice work :-)
Bizarre ·
Certainly is.
vw54 ·
"" with ragtop ""
That would be nice i have seen a few with steel sunroofs over the years
Rat top would be different what will it be out of ??
niishkombi ·
vw54 wrote:"" with ragtop ""
That would be nice i have seen a few with steel sunroofs over the years
Rat top would be different what will it be out of ??
Hey that looks great whats the length of the roof
looks like it will b open in the back seat
niishkombi ·
vw54 wrote:Hey that looks great whats the length of the roof
looks like it will b open in the back seat
Yes, its full length 89cm x 165cm which opens up the entire roof
niishkombi ·
Another rear wheel arch repair complete
niishkombi ·
Onto roof repairs before we cut the gaping hole in for the ragtop!
niishkombi ·
Scored these sweet bumpers from another fellow enthusiast.
Just need a set of front bumper mounts... Anyone?
boof2332 ·
Are you rolling all that sheet metal on an english wheel?
Awesome work mate, on piece at a time. I thought replacing the section on my mates super bug under the vent/rear quarter, where the foam holds water was time consuming. Will be sweet when its done!
Please keep posting the progress pics. I am about to start a fasty that had a rear corner hit.
niishkombi ·
boof2332 wrote:Are you rolling all that sheet metal on an english wheel?
Awesome work mate, on piece at a time. I thought replacing the section on my mates super bug under the vent/rear quarter, where the foam holds water was time consuming. Will be sweet when its done!
Please keep posting the progress pics. I am about to start a fasty that had a rear corner hit.
All the works being done by Brad @ Customcoachworks in Southport...
niishkombi ·
Final roof repairs complete.. now to cut a whopping great hole in the roof!
niishkombi ·
Meausure 3 times, cut once.... Ragtop mocked up
niishkombi ·
Seat rails in, time to paint the pan..
Satin on top & stone guard on the underside
vw54 ·
Great progress
beetleboyjeff ·
Damn that looks good.
hulbyw ·
Like new or better!
niishkombi ·
Back on her new shoes.. Slowly slowly
vw54 ·
Thats some dedication nice wheels
Whats the tube in the tunnel for ??
BoogieRider ·
if he was thinking a head to heat the screen and dash vents would be groovy