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 LonePiper
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| posted on July 23rd, 2015 at 02:01 PM |
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New lunatic in the asylum from Geelong :P
Hey all, I'm a long time VW enthusiast, and also a very part-time poster on the Kombi Club forums.
Due to a variety of reasons - time, money, space etc. - my interest in VWs has been mainly just owning one and getting other people to fix it for me.
Now I finally have a garage and my very own copy of the idiot's guide (which I'm still ploughing through), so I hope this situation will improve
soon!
I own a `73 microbus which my dad bought the day we moved to Australia in 1988. It's gone so long without having a proper name, it would feel weird
to give it one now.
(It's had a bit of work done since that picture was taken, but it's still a lot shabbier than I'd like it)
My newest addition to the family is Dustin, the 1970 type 3 fastback. (Gold star to anyone who can work out where he got his name!)
I bought him just a few weeks ago. He looks worse than he is (partially because I've stripped the interior) and mainly needs a few cosmetic touches
and a tune-up.
So I look forward to spending some time here!
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LUFTMEISTER
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| posted on July 23rd, 2015 at 02:48 PM |
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Welcome aboard the starship.
Customer service is not dead in Australia.
Always after HAZET & MATRA & VW factory tools
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| posted on July 23rd, 2015 at 04:58 PM |
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Welcome Lonepiper, nice Bus and Fasty, good luck with it.
Did it get it's name because when you started pulling things out, there was dust in everything?
Cheers, Rob.
"The best trophies are stone chips"
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| posted on July 23rd, 2015 at 09:00 PM |
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welcome to here!
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LonePiper
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| posted on July 23rd, 2015 at 10:02 PM |
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Thanks everybody!
Nice guess, oldskoolguy, but try again 
This video gives you the answer if you give up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGdf9ea2olQ
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 helbus
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| posted on July 23rd, 2015 at 10:37 PM |
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Dustin Hoffman?
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wombatventures
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| posted on July 24th, 2015 at 06:11 AM |
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Yay! Another Type 3!
Welcome LonePiper.
The Kombi looks pretty straight too.
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LonePiper
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| posted on July 27th, 2015 at 12:46 AM |
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posted by helbus
Dustin Hoffman?
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And we have our gold star!
Dustin is a dual carb, which I suspect may be a later addition. I say this because according to the compleat idiot's guide, dual carbs were not added
til 72.
However, from what I gather, there were a few differences between the American and Australian type 3s. Can anyone verify that my engine/carbs might be
stock? (1970 as I mentioned)
Thanks everyone by the way
Yes, I am proud of my fastback. The kombi will always be my baby though :P
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