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 Lo-tech
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| posted on November 28th, 2010 at 10:18 PM |
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G'day to the Adelaide crew
Hi, people - first post. The beast is a '71 TL auto in migraine-inducing Honey Brown. She's my daily baby while I sort out my '76 Kombi, i.e. weld
a new roof into the bugger.
I grew up squeezing in and out of the back seat of my old man's white '70 T3, so these things are nothing new. I got some long-term plans involving
lowering, rust-cutting and paint, but for now I'm just working through her, sorting out the details. Already done: carby rebuild, paint T-Cut to make
it even more lurid, fresh-air fan rebuild, wiper linkage lube, rewiring bad rewiring jobs.
Due to stuffed odo and laggy speedo needle, I'm thinking of upgrading to '72-'73 instruments and steering wheel (I just like 'em better). If
anybody in SA has some lying around in a shed somewhere in half-decent condition, please get in touch. I've also heard a rumour the steering wheel
spline count is different for the later wheels, which might call for a shaft replacement. Can anybody shed some light on that one? Cheers.......
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Scarab
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| posted on November 29th, 2010 at 12:01 PM |
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G'day mate, good to have you on board!
Ive only had early Type 3s so cant help you on the gauges or the steering spline question, sorry about that.
Just thought Id add a welcome to you 
Scarab (aka: Paul)
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Lo-tech
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| posted on November 30th, 2010 at 08:05 PM |
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Thanks! Slowly getting there with the old fasty. I was getting some pretty interesting braking, intermittent lock-ups on the front wheels and
pulsating braking like the discs were oval or something. Finally did something about it yesterday and whacked some new brake hoses in. I've seen this
happen before, but that doesn't stop it being creepy. Cut the old hoses and the cross-section of the actual tube was down to about 3mm in some spots!
Sure enough, they were original equipment, date-stamped 71, made by PBR for VW Australia. Test drive showed hoses alone were causing about 80 per cent
of the problem. So a reminder to everybody out there, especially if your brakes start scaring you - 39 years is probably a bit more than you can
reasonably expect from a set of hoses.
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Scarab
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| posted on December 1st, 2010 at 03:16 PM |
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you might find a quick machine of your discs and new pads will clear up the other 20% of your issue.
glad you were able to sort most of it with hoses.....well done!
Scarab (aka: Paul)
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V-Dubber
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| posted on January 3rd, 2011 at 10:08 AM |
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I have a TL Fasty, I am customizing it (V6 Conversion) and as to the gauges Im not sure on were I want to go with them but I have removed them for the
time being as I am refacing the dash and making a fibreglass replica for customization. I will keep you in mind if I will not be using them in my
final design of the Fasty. I will probably go a digital read out on the speedo but still uncertain as to the steering spline if the teeth dont match
why not make your own boss kit ?. Good to see another Type 3 lover in SA.
Even the Alphabet loves it!
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| posted on January 12th, 2011 at 06:14 PM |
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Cheers for that - was playing with the idea of an adaptor, but (1) don't have the steering wheel yet, and (2) not really set up for machining that
kind of stuff. Good luck with the V6 - what engine are you going with? I was driving through Tarlee a couple of days ago - nice part of the world.
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waveman1500
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| posted on January 12th, 2011 at 11:36 PM |
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G'day! I'm not really part of the 'Adelaide Type 3 crew', but I did own and daily-drive a '73 Squareback last year, so that's got to count for
something! Have a picture:
The '70s colours of the late Type 3s are certainly an acquired taste in this day and age. As you can see, mine was mustard yellow which I rather
liked. I have to say though, the steering wheel was nothing special. If you really like them that much then I'm pretty sure they're identical to the
ones used in all the late Beetles from '71 or '72 onwards, so they shouldn't be hard to find.
If you're looking for bits and pieces then I'm pretty sure that there are at least two late Type 3s advertised on this forum for parts, so you
should be alright. Failing that, Paul Kennedy at Volksfactory has always had pretty much every part I've ever wanted, and at a good price too.
Definitely a good shop, I drive 45 minutes each way just to buy stuff from there!
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