So 3 weeks back i bought my first VW.
I saw it on here and decided to give the guy a deposit over the phone after a short chat and based on that he posted.
So this is it.
some of you might have seen it.
Well i was excited and also thinking this could be the dumbest thing, buying a car without seeing it first.
We started to strip her back and it looks like fred flintstone's car, drivers floor and battery section very rusty, and the left sill even worse,
a bit disappointing since the seller said no rust in the floor.???.
I cut the floor out and put a new piece in today so im happy with that but still have the sill and then on to the things i knew that needed fixin.
oh well it gunna need a bit more work but it will be worth it, here are a few pix.
man you got ya work cut out for ya self bit at a time and youll get there she ii look good when your done good luck keep us up to date
The best model Type 3!
While you are repairing the "very little rust" as the selling add said, do yourself a favour and pull the front guards as well. You could be in
for a bit of a shock there too. Another well known rusty spot at the reinforcing brace on the front quarters.
DH
anit that the truth
Sweet ride zocstar, They all say little too no rust and Its normally BS.
Are you making this a hoodride ?
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If you are in need of a sill I got new one from cip1 and it seems to be a decent piece. I haven't tried fitting it yet but if all you need is the
section directly under the door and not the section behind the door as well they are only about $80US plus freight. One of the few repair panels you
can get new.
Nice car, same model as mine. I remember this one being up for sale when I bought mine.
Which direction are you going to take with it?
The sill from cip is 60 + 190 shipping. Ouch.
My plan is to get it on the road and slowly fix it up, so she'll be hood for a while.....
I think that's about all I paid for shipping and I got a heap of other things as well so it didn't seem so bad. It seems a lot for just the one part but its probably due to size. I also got a bamboo parcel tray and stereo etc, I forget the exact shipping cost but was around a couple of hundred. Exchange rate was better then too.
damn good work!
always check out a ride before the foldage changes hands oh well
looks like it'll be cruising about before long
cheers
Wooohoo got a dash pad in reasonable condition.
Also have done the floor repair and should have the old carpet and seats back in this tommorrow. Then off to the beatersto fix the sil and screen
rust( too much for me to tackel)
Typical type 3 rust there , believe it or not that aint that bad.
Here is the dash
got the old carpet back in, and drivers seat back in also.
I bought the plastic seat guides off a guy on eBay. Myvwstuff.com and they are very good for 25$ shipped.
Not a bad looking dash pad. Look after it as they cost a bit to get re skinned.
By the way! What about modding your profile by adding the area you live. Makes it easier for getting help!
DH
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done, just for you and I work nxt to an auto upholster. So hope that he'll look after me. But that's down the track. |
Dash Dr in Melbourne do a good job restoring type 3 dash's, make sure they put the same speaker pattern in when getting one done otherwise they do a small perforated rectangle not a trapizoid.
Actually Zoc yr dash is pretty damn good condition!!!
restore dont reskin, will look funny in a stock car, maybe fitting for a heavily modded type 3
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Absolutly no idea how its achieved Dallas.
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just an update ive got some bits n pieces in the post over the last week or 2.
my boss overhauled the stater motor, $50 for parts and some jelly beans for the labour, not bad.
the only prob is that it now is the best part of the car, LOL.
with the new battery it now starts better than new.
the plan is to go to wally's (panel beater)on monday, hope it'll only be a week or 2 since he is just doing it on the side. 
got it back!!!!!!
all the big rust is gone!!!??
(crap phone pix, sorry)
looking great mate!!!! gorgeous car!
nice..
Good stuff, mate!
Sweet! Where did you get it painted?
Regards,
Jed
The rust repairs were done by wally's panel and paint, in warrila. He should be painting it next weekend.
He is a great tradie!!!! Highly recommended.
Looking very good mate! Quick question, the hose which is coming out of the oil breather, where is that running too?
Dunno? I'll check on the weekend.
Maybe someone else can answer