G'day, here's my 1973 Type 3 notch. I bought it a little over a month ago. This is my second vw (first was a 2002 Golf :P) I've wanted to buy an old dub for a while now but I was never able to find the space at home for it. I saw this for sale and took the plunge.

I was originally looking for a Beetle but I always liked Type 3's but could never really find a decent one. I fell in love with this one though and couldn't pass it up.

At the moment I'm just fixing it up a bit so it will pass rego which is due in one month. It's got a bit of an oil leak at the moment, and some rust in the doors. I've fixed some stuff so I'll see how it goes for rego

I'm planning on getting some Empi 914 rims, lower it, spray it matt black, roof racks. Still deciding though

Enough talk! Pictures!

nice, where do you live? the Hamptons??.

Cheers. Haha. Nah I'm near Gladesville area.

hehe, nice notch, my square is of the same vintage, love to drive it.. love the colour, polish slam and drive!..

dont know about the eyelids tho ..

It came with the eyelids already on. I like them

cool, what another pair??? ill post em!.

Haha. I'm good for now!

Here's a picture of that oil leak. I'm not 100% sure where it's coming from. But I'll figure it out or it'll get fixed when I get it serviced next week.

Nice notch, what are your plans ??

Make sure you pull the guards off and get at all the rust to stop it spreading, there will be rust hiding there!
Other areas besides the doors you menioned, he other common areas are the air vents front & rear, cars this age will have rust in there and not easy to see or fix.
Also under the windows.
Late type 3's had the big air inlet at the front, I took the hard decision to cut it upen (made a small opening from the boot area) and removed the fresh air fan. Glad I did, I could stop what rust was there and prevented it doing major damage is left alone. Notches also have the hidden passages for cooling air in the back that wagons and fasty's don;t.
All helps to keep these gret cars going into the future

Oh, and I think '73's are by far the best type 3, so great choice

Cheers for the advice Andy. I'll be sure to check those spots. It's always so nerve racking to check for rust!

I love your Notch, but then I should, since it's the same!
I see your Notch is suffering from a familiar case of Mustard-itis, a paint condition that starts in patches and spreads to whole panels!
I've tried to find a colour match using a vw or Dulux code, but I got nowhere, but I did find a shop that matched prefect.
Concept paints, Auto- acrylic Vw-Mustard # 13974.
Happiness is driving a Notch!!
-Cheers,
GR.

Very nice notch. Hope to get one myself one day, but will be a few years since I need to finish the baja first.

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Originally posted by Notchbacktastic I love your Notch, but then I should, since it's the same! I see your Notch is suffering from a familiar case of Mustard-itis, a paint condition that starts in patches and spreads to whole panels! I've tried to find a colour match using a vw or Dulux code, but I got nowhere, but I did find a shop that matched prefect. Concept paints, Auto- acrylic Vw-Mustard # 13974. Happiness is driving a Notch!! -Cheers, GR.

Gonna look SWEEET matte black You gonna slam the front end too, like your banner ?

Yeah I'm thinking it'll look great black. There's a nice baby blue undercoat too, so I was thinking of possibly even sanding it back to give it a patchy effect. I'm leaning more towards to the black though. I'm thinking of slamming the whole thing actually. The back right suspension has died and needs replacing anyway.

It's at the mechanics getting a service and a rego check. Fingers crossed rego passes!

Rego passed!! I'm very happy. Now I can have some fun.

I'm contacting Cip1.com about some Porsche 914 rims. They seem to be about $250 cheap there than any store in Australia. I'd prefer to buy local but with a saving like that, it's a tad hard. I'll also be combining shipping (which is expensive) and buying a stinger exhaust and silencer. I'll probably pick up a few other little things that I can think of too.

The front seats are terribly saggy and the covers are splitting. I was thinking of getting some TMI covers (also from Cip1.com) but I'm going to speak to an upholsterer first because I was thinking of a black and white chequered pattern on the seats. If it's too hard or pricey I'll just get the TMI covers instead. I need new springs and foam though. I've also contacted Bus n Bug to see what they can do for me and I'm just waiting to hear back from them.

I also want to spray it matte black. I've never done any spraying before besides a bit of primer :P So I'm doing some research on that. I think a relative has an air compressor so that'll come in handy. I just need to know the preparation process. But it's supposed to look a little ratty. I'm not going for a perfect finish.

I'll be lowering it with new suspension too and adding all the little accessories like a roof rack, venetians and anything else I can find

Apologies for this waffle. I'm at work on a Saturday morning and I'm pretty bored.

Its not boring waffle mate, it keeps you sane .... especially while sitting at work

Glad you got through the rego process, you planning on doing all the work yourself?

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Originally posted by Barnabie Its not boring waffle mate, it keeps you sane .... especially while sitting at work Glad you got through the rego process, you planning on doing all the work yourself?

Rims purchased! Just trying to get the correct rubber for them. Having a hard time getting 165's. I'll get them in time though.

Nice those are what I'm thinking about for mine.
Where did you get them?

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Originally posted by Pollywaffle Rims purchased! Just trying to get the correct rubber for them. Having a hard time getting 165's. I'll get them in time though.

Rims and rubber are on!
I went to Bob Jane's in Drummoyne and the manager gave me a hand finding the correct tyre. They're 185's and they don't rub. Whereas the originals were skinnier and did rub

Anyway, I love them and it sits a little lower which I'm pleased with too.







Please ignore the annoying primer areas They'll be gone soon when the sanding is done.

The wheels look sweet man... are you going to narrow the track a little? 2"couldn't hurt Tuck those shoes under I say!

Cheers Ben. Nah I don't think I'll be narrowing the beam. I'll be lowering it though. I'm on the lookout for an oval window beetle. I'm just trying to find more space at home for it. That will have a narrowed beam though

The 'to do' list:
- Continue to sand it and give it a patchy look and then seal it
- New exhaust system
- Mesh sun visor (Purchased. Just waiting for delivery)
- Venetian
- Roof rack
- New covers and padding for the front seats
- Lower it

That it...so far :P

Hows the car going man ? Are you still working on rubbing the paint back ??