i suppose i better not leave you guys hanging. made some good progress today (only had half a day) but unfortunately didn't quite get to pulling it outside for a 'photoshoot'.
got the engine up and going! sounds fantastic 👍
and got everything pretty much done and was able to back it up to park it at end of garage... wasnt expecting the clutch to work! 😀
plans for tomorrow are - bleed brakes (front ones this time hopefully), then check all connections and bolts/hoses etc, tune up and then PHOTOS!!!
hopefully everything will be sweet so I can drive up to camp at the sunshine coast on Sunday!
and hopefully the 'modified' are cleaners will run alright... planning to get some new ones like this soon though.
gsa2at, I will be at Alex heads for the week as a volunteer on a youth camp so won't get much time to get out unfortunately. where abouts on the coast are you? would be cool to bump into each other though - if you see the square definitely come say hello 👍
Jack is looking great by the way, when is rego planned?
no sunshine coast rip for this one tomorrow though few issues with engine unfortunately, was downstairs til 7:30pm tonight trying to sort it out. so close, but not quite safe enough to make the trip 🙄
what a shame it cant make the trip with you 🙁 but mate....what a difference with a full set of BRMs!!!!
that square is ROCKIN' !! seriously cool, are you happy with the results mate? the stance looks great, the clearance on the rear looks spot on, and that little bit of camber.....LOVE IT!!
have a great time on camp bro....you deserve to have a few days away with all the work you put in on the square this week, well done 👍👍
pity you cant bring the square up. would love to see it in the flesh. if you are suffering withdrawals while you are here,
theres plenty to do on mine!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, nice type3, i just picked up a 68'... It has a little less rust, and someone put a 2" lift on it that I want to remove, other than that it's white like yours and has a lot of older chrome....
hey docotr, check out you tube, there are some good videos on how to lower your type 3....the guy does it step by step, front and rear, in about 7 or 8 videos.
try this link......
hope that works for you, if not, go to you tube and type in lowering type 3 vw, that should get you where you need to be....low and scrapin 😂
doctor, dont't have many tips except for make sure you mark where you started - front on the trailing arm and back on the sprint plate. and be careful with making sure which splines you are adjusting inner or outer. shoot us any questions you have when you get down to doing it 🙂 hth
i think the front was easier from memory. i did the front first and it took a 3-4 hours.
you might find there is a piece of metal pretruding from the the front beam that might stop you from going any lower. this needs to be modified with a grinder if you want to go lower.
yeah it was really really good man. its awesome seeing lives changed and being apart of something bigger than yourself! we had a lot of kids from really hard backgrounds and broken families so it can be tough working with them but more than worth it for eternal purposes!
thanks for asking man.
absolutely mate....thats the way to look at it, our eyes can sometimes only see the 'here and now' but when we step back and put the eternal perspective on things, it really changes your way of thinking, and your motivation!
Good on you mate, you will be rewarded for your efforts!! 👍
Made some slow progress today - found it was only firing on 3 cylinders (which explains the fuel leaking out of no. 2 exhaust port) so spent most of the day chasing new leads and the like. But finally managed to get the plug out and it is pretty black and oiled so hopefully if i clean it up it will fix it.
These came this morning 😀 and fitted perfectly! no more clearance issues.
Nice work mate 🙂 make sure you get hose clamps on those breather lines. the aircleaners look tops 🙂. I would run those, but they would get wet, and thats a nooooooooooooooo noooooooo.
