well where to start...

firstly i'd like to introduce you all to "Elanora". my newly acquired 1967 Squareback. some may think they know her already under another alias or from other thread. well you are spot on!

it isn't very often i name a car (actually never) but i thought she deserved it. her name is from the suburb that we will be picking her up from... Elanora Heights. from there, she starts her new life (sounds like a bloody kid).

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=486161&highlight= = check the last post out... :wink: the plan was in place :P

this car belonged to Simon (canyoudrivestick?). the story to date is in the thread that he started... great story but not fully told after speaking with him over the last few months.

Elanora is at a stage of completion... just a few little things to tidy up. my wife & myself should be picking her up within the next 1-2 weeks then we will take a road trip together back home over 3-4 days.

im going to transfer some old build pics then ill add some new updated ones as we go... start a little story on her :wink:

Elanora lives here now



the old Elanora in 2008



Simons idea was to take it back to original... well as close as possible with a few mods :wink: her transformation taking place. 2008 she was painted... & thats where she sat covered up for the next 2.5yrs... :o

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Originally posted by DreamWeaver

well 2.5yrs past.
Simon in the UK... Elanora under wraps in Oz. he makes the long journey back in Oct 2011 with the sole purpose of putting her back together. the build begins

from under the covers she appears







floor pan



doing it right - fish oil



the dressing begins 8)

new head lining


under bonnet all new


interior/dash





rubbers/lights/trim/windows/wiring









10.45pm... bed time... her Heart tomorrow

What about the triP speedo? Looks great. Early squares are lovely, wish I still had mine.

its a part Phil Benfield engine from Peninsula Engine Services. phil & his son daniel did the balancing, porting and polishing (lightened flywheel too) etc. Marcus Osborne worked his mechanical magic & built the engine at Phils.

Phil is old school race engine builder. its a 1776cc, the carbs are Weber 40 IDFs - original italian (from an Alfa) ... it runs an Engle 110 cam - from all reports on the 500km road run in was "it's very hilly in Sydney (Elanora Heights) and eats them up, lots of torque. what it's gonna be like when it's tuned and jetted is mouth watering...

the build





mmmm shiny, clean & new :wink:

ready to put in



her heart starts to beat... its only done 500km road run in... on the dyno this monday



ready to Gooooo






ohhh the view from underneath :shock:

Engine looks amazing! Very jealous.

Hell yeah mate!

waiting to be released :wink: 500km engine run in.



well this was back when Elanora took her first outing... cruize through the rain forests.



the smell, the cool breeze, the view... there's no better place on earth 8)





mmmmm original interior



quiet night out on the town

Wow looks amazing. Top work.

just a few more... then all the new roadie pics to follow:

well we arrived home safe.

tanya & myself had a great trip. it was nice to spend a few days together (no kids, no work worries.. nothin) ... just cruzin the highway. took our time, lotsa stops. feeling the car out & slowly running the engine in.

well here are a few shots... enjoy :wink:

first overnight stop... had to check on her late at night :oops:


dog on the tucker box 8)



parked middle of the hume highway :P




local submarine stop 8)

great job there!
where abouts are you from?
i use to be from around those parts..

i used to be from wagga (thats why the sub got me asking), but now settled in the sunshine coast the last 6yrs.. moved up in a 65splitty, then a 72square, now rocking a 71fastback tle... but would love to get into a 60's type 3

she has her plates on now. rego transferred :wink:

haha.

"where the dog sits on the tucker box... 9 miles from Gundagai!" ____ Slim Dusty lyrical quote

Noice ride mate.

Well nothing to do with this bloody nice dub, but I've never heard of the dog on the tucker box being connected with Slim Dusty, though wouldn't surprise me if he did sing a few bars of it in a few bars, always thought it had two fellas connected with it, Bowyang Yorke and Jack Moses. Still, as I said, thats nothn to do with this prime example of a square.

hey donn,
yeh mate im unsure as well... we just stopped there for a feed & a few pics

got her regoed the other day... plates are finally on

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Originally posted by shaven Quote: Originally posted by tacker75 Wow looks amazing. Top work. cheers tacker... yeah the old girl is great. loving it. whats the pic in your Avatar>>> is there a thread on it? cheers matty

Hey Matty,
No thread. The guy I bought it from resprayed it for me so got a few snapps of that, plus some photos of when it was originally restored about 6-7 years ago. Unfortunately got rear ended a month or so ago and it is an economic write off, still driveable and registered, but shes stuffed.

Empi - fat chicks need loving as well, I am normally happy to oblidge.
Trev

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Originally posted by empi Quote: Originally posted by shaven Quote: Originally posted by tacker75 Wow looks amazing. Top work. cheers tacker... yeah the old girl is great. loving it. whats the pic in your Avatar>>> is there a thread on it? cheers matty Its a fat chick!

love the sticker placement boss and mrscooter matty has a couple really nice type 3s for sale

now the lot of you stop taking badly of fatties, adams rags me for being a fan all the time but im standing my ground 70 and up for me

stunning square matty cant wait to see it in the flesh