Got my running pan today. everything else is for sale

where are you???

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Rear floor pan sections?

Newt

I'm in Adelaide, South Australia.

I'm keeping the floor, automatic transmission and engine. Everything else is for sale. It only had one owner. 1973 and she had only driven 63,000 miles. Full-service history, it has been serviced every three months.

there yar go best off getting a full car

Yeah, thanks for the advice. Was very surprised when I found one straightaway with auto and 1.6 engine

Mobbug, you have PM andf shopping list from me, Cheers

You have PM

Hi,i am also in adelaide and i need a drivers seat for my '70 squareback,...hows the one in the fasty?

sorry i'm not quite understanding why on earth would you dismantle such a low milage one owner car for parts? original cars like this are becoming so hard to find i just cant understand it. sounds like someones chance for a nice original resto has been lost. what an absolute waste

What are you wanting for the whole rest of car minus pan, engine and box?

you have Pm . Mitchell

DirkHedde I have a disability and am trying to build a car I can drive from my wheelchair. It needed to be old so there are less laws, less airbags, less headaches from new cars. It needed to be automatic (obvious reasons) and it could not have a tale shaft because it would need the floor to be too high. The type 3 was perfect. It was also advertised at the dealer for over a year and I tried finding just an automatic gearbox and pan before we bought it. If anyone was going to restore it, they would have already got it. The more likely other outcome would be a teenager getting it as a first car and trashing it. At least this way the parts go to enthusiasts and it's more like an organ transplant than a burial.

kombimatt I have already given some parts away and promised the drivers to someone when it is removed. All panels and doors are still available. What do you think of $750?

That is TOTALLY cool - make sure you take some shots when you're finished!

Wouldn't a Kombi auto have been a good idea? You could have fitted an automatic ramp to the sliding door, made some internal cuts and Bob's your Uncle! Just thinking out loud.

I originally looked at a kombi but I was told the driver sits over the top of the front wheel, so the floor cannot be flattened. This would have been ok because we were going to make a new body and we would have just added a nose and I would go beyond the front wheels. So we were looking for both. An automatic type 3 came up first. Which I prefer. It has better suspension and is smaller but not too small.

Will update with once we start the changes. The body is almost off.

I have seen a van used (not a Kombi) where the wheel wells were also an issue. They realligned the steering column, accelerator, brakes and gear shifter to a driving position at the centre of the vehicle. Maybe less work than the body stuff you have planned?

We considered that as well, I'm roughly 150 cm (5 foot) in the chair (it's an electric chair) so every vehicle we have found so for either needs the floor lowered or the roof raised to get enough head room. The modified body is probably the easiest part. I already have approval from transport SA to make a custom body from fiberglass. It will pretty much be a type 3 beach buggy.

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll probably ask a lot of questions as we hit problems.

We almost have the body removed. Once it is off we will be installing a roll cage, flat floor and folding ramp. Then modifying the steering and brakes (I'm adding electric power steering from the Holden barina). Then it is a quick test drive around the backstreet, wrap a fiberglass body around the working bits and get it registered. (It's a little more complicated than that, but I thought I'd give a quick overview of what we are planning)

They're a lot more open-minded about registering modified vehicles in SA. This sounds like a great project. With 5 foot clearance it'll look more like a Baha'd Popemobile.

I know, it will be difficult to make it look good, but I don't think it's impossible. I currently ride in a sidecar with the same hight and although it looks strange it's not as bad as the Popemobile.

Check this out - it's only for a passenger chair, but interesting anyway..?


http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Volkswagen-Transporter-Window-Van_W0QQitemZ28030056430...