Offroad Type 3's

Smiley Veteran Volks Folk

2,125 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 23 Mar 2009, 6:37 pm

#702640

I was wondering if there are any offroad style Type 3's in Australia. I've seen some pictures of the ones in America and was wondering if we have any over here? Seeing has they have similar running gear to a beetle they wouldn't be hard to mod for offroad? Does anyone know where they fall down? I thought approach and departure angles wouldn't be as good as a Baja/buggy without cutting the body up. Any thoughts/ideas feel free to share them.

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vwjon Fahrvergnugen

914 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 23 Mar 2009, 9:45 pm

#702698

their front suspensions are weaker than the bug ones, they are heavier than bugs so land harder, thats all i know! jon

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1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 · 24 Mar 2009, 5:32 pm

#702831

Apparently there was one up near gympie a year or so ago. It was for sale but it was very rusty.

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4,674 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 24 Mar 2009, 6:20 pm

#702842

I saw a couple over on Moreton Island back in the 90's when we were messing around with Baja Bugs over there.

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Smiley Veteran Volks Folk

2,125 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 24 Mar 2009, 6:52 pm

#702848

You couldn't cut the front or back off either could you? Unless you did some extensive bodywork to smooth it all back out and give good clearance. There's know way of swapping on a beetle front end? Or would that require a frame head cut and weld too?

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philsmanx Officially Full-On Dubber

286 posts · joined Nov 2008 · 21 Apr 2009, 5:21 pm

#708218

ive seen a wagon stiched onto kombi running gear with a suby engine on the sunny coast this year🥷

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8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 21 Apr 2009, 9:07 pm

#708300

philsmanx wrote:ive seen a wagon stiched onto kombi running gear with a suby engine on the sunny coast this year🥷

Sounds like the old Import Advantage square set up for an offroad safari. Used to be orange.

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187 posts · joined Mar 2008 · 22 Apr 2009, 7:13 pm

#708441

NOT SURE IF THE FRONT IS WEAKER ??? BUT THERE WAS ONE IN TAMWORTH MANY MOONS AGO
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