My 70' Fasty

RA28GT · 2009-11-12T11:27:59+00:00

Hey guys Im new to these forums and very new to Volkswagens! I purchased my first VW last week because i was in need of a daily after selling my KE20 corolla. Corolla: 1970 Volkswagen Type 3 Fastback 1.6 EFI Motor 4 Speed Manual Extractors 14x6 steelies (stock is 14x4.5) Great car overall that i picked up pretty cheap. Runs well and should prove to be a good daily. Straight and no rust however original paint is cracking pretty badly in certain areas but still looks very presentable. Plans: Whitewalls - DONE Lowered - HALF DONE New dash pad New drivers seat General tidy up of interior New number plates - DONE Smaller front tyres Accessories! Any suggestions? Heres the first day i got it: Heres after a few days: Since then..... New 175/65's on front, dropped the back end two splines for funzies. don't actually like it that much. May drop front end slightly more and come up one spline on rear for rake styles. and today i have been busy! Ive made new door cards, speaker pods, mounted deck in glovebox, new parcel shelf housing 2 10" subs. Got some new bits and pieces including some eyelids, new shift know and horn button. More pics soon!

tar76 Custom Title Time!

1,622 posts · joined Dec 2009 · 22 Dec 2009, 7:13 am

#753517

nice ride dude!

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Scarab Wolfsburg Wizard

646 posts · joined Jul 2009 · 22 Dec 2009, 2:23 pm

#753578

hey you bum!! I had my eyes on those bars that were on Ebay!!!!

I guess its like the old saying....."He who hesitates is lost!" 😂

they do look nice on your Fasty though mate, well done.

All the best and have a good Christmas

Scarab (aka: Paul)

Doctor Officially Full-On Dubber

363 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 22 Dec 2009, 2:33 pm

#753583

RA28GT wrote:How wide are the standard rims? 5" or 5.5"?

Im thinking about going for a similar tyre, something wide but lower profile and adjusting height from there.

No idea on how wide they are... ill measure my spares today some time...

195 seems to fill the guards nicely, i run 165/65 i think on mine... but given i have 3 sets of rims, im always open to trying other things!

I really want to go lower on mine, but need to change engine over and do a few other things first and decide from there... I think the folks are getting sick of the gouges out of the road and driveway at home allready!

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RA28GT Commited Dubber

58 posts · joined Oct 2009 · 27 Dec 2009, 3:06 pm

#754243

Small update

Been doing a few things on the dub over my week off.

Dropped front end a spline (now 3 total)
Polished Paintwork / Bumpers / Wheels
Fixed Drivers Seat
Tidied up wires under dash
Fixed loose steering Wheel
Re-Aligned bumpers
Fixed Bonnet latch

So overall just a big tidy up.

After i cleaned her i took her for a drive and snapped a couple pictures:

Doctor Officially Full-On Dubber

363 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 27 Dec 2009, 9:58 pm

#754299

Looking good man...

Really making me want to do my taillights now!

Seeing that shot of your rear tyre fitment makes me wonder if my new ones will fit.... could be interesting....

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DaveCarter Officially Full-On Dubber

285 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 28 Dec 2009, 12:54 am

#754316

very cool fasty mate. I love the corolla as well. A mate of mine had a ke55 and is in to ke70s right now. I love all those old rollas

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waveman1500 Also rides a Honda

1,346 posts · joined Dec 2009 · 28 Dec 2009, 9:01 pm

#754423

Awesome car, and awesome pics!

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RA28GT Commited Dubber

58 posts · joined Oct 2009 · 28 Dec 2009, 9:57 pm

#754427

DaveCarter wrote:very cool fasty mate. I love the corolla as well. A mate of mine had a ke55 and is in to ke70s right now. I love all those old rollas

The old rollas make great cars, their simple and most are bullet proof.

Doctor wrote:Looking good man...

Really making me want to do my taillights now!

Seeing that shot of your rear tyre fitment makes me wonder if my new ones will fit.... could be interesting....

Did you end up getting your 225's? I have a certain point at the rear that has only 1-2mm clearance! Any passengers and it scrapes around corners.

Doctor Officially Full-On Dubber

363 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 28 Dec 2009, 10:04 pm

#754429

RA28GT wrote:

Doctor wrote:Looking good man...

Really making me want to do my taillights now!

Seeing that shot of your rear tyre fitment makes me wonder if my new ones will fit.... could be interesting....
Did you end up getting your 225's? I have a certain point at the rear that has only 1-2mm clearance! Any passengers and it scrapes around corners.
Nah, not yet, might go 205's.... 225.s might be seriously pushing it... Seeya this week sometime

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RA28GT Commited Dubber

58 posts · joined Oct 2009 · 2 Jan 2010, 3:52 pm

#755183

Ive been busy with alot of small things on the dub lately.

First off i got some new door trims from doc. They were red but i have dyed them black, I also made new backing plated as the originals were warped to hell.

Made a new parcel shelf (subs and stereo are gone)

Fixed broken speedo cable

Also threw in a picture of the height of the front end. I'm sorry sway bar but your going to die!

Scarab Wolfsburg Wizard

646 posts · joined Jul 2009 · 2 Jan 2010, 6:31 pm

#755220

mate, that is looking really nice!! Congrats!

Scarab (aka: Paul)

RA28GT Commited Dubber

58 posts · joined Oct 2009 · 16 Jan 2010, 10:05 pm

#757971

Heres a couple snaps from a show i entered tonight!

It was a hot rod, rat, custom, pre 1970 show down the main street of Tanunda, absolute hundreds of cars and around 4000 people!

I happened to be the ONLY VW at the slow!

Most people seemed to like it 🙂

boristherat Wolfsburg Wizard

563 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 16 Jan 2010, 11:15 pm

#757981

Most people liked it because it's freakin fantastic....that's why! Looks cool and the Tanunda street show is always a cracker. Any other pics of what was there?

By the way.....you did very well to get in front of the VW dealer....v cool😎

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RA28GT Commited Dubber

58 posts · joined Oct 2009 · 17 Jan 2010, 4:11 pm

#758070

boristherat wrote:Most people liked it because it's freakin fantastic....that's why! Looks cool and the Tanunda street show is always a cracker. Any other pics of what was there?

By the way.....you did very well to get in front of the VW dealer....v cool😎

I didnt get many other pictures as there way just too many people! Must of been around 5000 people down there? It was hard to get a clear shot.

I was pretty proud to get out front of the vw dealer 🙂