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 izac
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| posted on April 18th, 2009 at 08:33 PM |
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ok cool hopefully it will work well.
i got the engine in this afternoon but will have to wait for tomorrow to get it running - ran out of time and was feeling pretty lousy.
didnt take any pics coz my camera is out of batteries, but the air cleaners are ridiculously tight fit... i knew they would be tight but not this
tight!! one side is literally touching the engine bay metal!! will this cause damage with vibration etc..?
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izac
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| posted on April 21st, 2009 at 12:59 PM |
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Help!
i cant get the ignition working..
i wired everything back up and went to turn the the key and...nothing. 
the lights dont come on or anything and pressing the button does nothing of course.
im sure its wired up correctly. i took note of how it was before i took it out. red wire to generator on upper + terminal and green wire below. green
wire connector has only got half a connector on the end though (has been broken so is a bit loose but there is contact).
is it possible that the battery has gone dead while ive had the motor out?
please help
cheers
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izac
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| posted on April 21st, 2009 at 01:01 PM |
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heres some pics of the engine in..
you can see how tight the dells are in there...
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izac
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| posted on April 21st, 2009 at 01:05 PM |
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dells
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| posted on April 21st, 2009 at 01:08 PM |
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not sure what do do with that hose coming from the airvents into the engine bay or the old choke leads..
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| posted on April 22nd, 2009 at 09:30 AM |
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Looks good mate!
probs zip tie the old choke leads out of the way. not a good idea to cut them... :| or you could just remove them all together....
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| posted on April 22nd, 2009 at 10:48 AM |
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So how does it go? 
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izac
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| posted on April 22nd, 2009 at 11:53 AM |
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hey steve - havent got it going yet unfortunately..
thought i had a flat battery but then i found i can get a spark from it... so not sure what the problem is but there is nothing when i turn the key...
what a downer
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| posted on April 22nd, 2009 at 12:23 PM |
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Check you've not nudged the wire off your starter solenoid when pulling the engine. Also. Check you've not blown a fuse with those carb preheat
wires as they can easily ground out.
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Steve
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| posted on April 22nd, 2009 at 12:44 PM |
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thanks Steve will check that/
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| posted on April 22nd, 2009 at 02:15 PM |
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checked to see if there were any fuses blown, but they alll looked alright...also checked the wire to the starter solenoid that was alright as well..
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| posted on April 23rd, 2009 at 10:57 PM |
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I hear its running now. Hope that some dude helps you with the oil breathing tomorrow. - Don't you love free bumps. I do.
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| posted on April 24th, 2009 at 11:58 AM |
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Hi.. If you have trouble with the carbs hitting the body, try shimming the rubber mounts on the subframe. They settle in over the years and the engine
moves up in the engine bay.
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| posted on April 24th, 2009 at 10:10 PM |
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Hi.. If you have trouble with the carbs hitting the body, try shimming the rubber mounts on the subframe. They settle in over the years and the engine
moves up in the engine bay.
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Hi Burelli
That sounds good but im not exactly sure what you mean (where are the rubber mounts?). I would have thought shimming them would make it higher but
thats probably cause im not sure where they are...
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| posted on April 25th, 2009 at 03:29 PM |
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Hi izac
The Subframe is the tortion bar housing and forks that your engine and trans bolts into. On a type 3 it is rubber mounted to the floor pan and not
welded like a type 1. It is mounted at 3 points, over the years the rubbers deform (on a swing axle car especially) and the subframe, engine, trans
all move up closer to the hatch and load floor. I don,t know where originally it all should sit but some shims (big washers) underneath the 2 back
ones, just enough to get some clearance for your air cleaners should be OK.
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| posted on April 25th, 2009 at 06:48 PM |
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ok sweet. thanks for that info... i'll have a look under there tomorrow.
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| posted on April 26th, 2009 at 06:07 PM |
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Heh.. I just remembered the subframe attachs at 5 points but you get the idea.
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| posted on May 5th, 2009 at 06:52 PM |
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| posted on May 9th, 2009 at 08:22 PM |
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I bought a Pertronix ignitor points replacement module and installed it today... and the engine wont start.
It just cranks over...??
not sure why this is but is annoying because it was running...
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| posted on August 18th, 2009 at 02:01 PM |
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the new rat look
had a small 'ding' a couple of weeks ago and had to get a new bonnet.
got one thanks to Simon (volumex on here) 
have to decie to whether to keep it rat looker or get both apron and bonnet painted under insurance
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colonel mustard
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| posted on August 18th, 2009 at 04:32 PM |
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looks hot! get the badge back on and go for it! LOVE IT 
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| posted on August 18th, 2009 at 08:17 PM |
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keep it rat! looks dope
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| posted on August 18th, 2009 at 08:41 PM |
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only just came across the build. its coming along nice. you are doing exactly what i wanted to do before i got a beetle. still got love for the type
3s but just ended up with a bug. looks like it is going to end up a sweet car
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| posted on August 22nd, 2009 at 07:57 PM |
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....get that short axle conversion done and get them BRM's on mate! 
sorry bro, just thought I'd give you a bit of encouragement...your square is looking real nice....good work with your carb conversion too mate, does
it go a fair bit harder now?
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| posted on August 22nd, 2009 at 08:07 PM |
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 thanks man. yeah there's just so much to do and so little time,
need to get something done with the gearbox too and get that front apron bent back into shape. oh yeah and get those manifolds clearanced!
yeah it sure goes a lot harder with the carbs. lot of fun to drive
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| posted on August 22nd, 2009 at 08:16 PM |
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don't know if you read on my other thread in new members, but I didnt even drive my Notch before I bought it! I didn't even sit in it!! 
I just love the early style type 3's.....in fact I am already looking for a square as well......but no real hurry for that one 
There is plenty to do on mine before I need another one!
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| posted on August 22nd, 2009 at 08:23 PM |
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Yeah, I love the early Type 3's too.. they are such good looking car in my opinion.
I wouldn't mind a Notch too. Maybe one day but one old car is
enough time and money for me at the moment 
If you plan on lowering yours, I would suggest modifying the bump stops on the front beam as you will find it will be a very bumpy ride if you dont.
In my opinion they handle a lot better when they are lowered (and look sweet of course!) especially if you have the right tyres/wheel offset on the
front.
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| posted on August 22nd, 2009 at 08:29 PM |
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mine has already been lowered all round, but only a slight lowering, possibly only one spline (why bother??)
the future plans entail dropping it quite a bit further. Thanks for the heads up on the bump stops though mate!
I have been reading a lot about lowering on the UK Restocal site, http://www.restowagenuk.com/forums.html
if you haven't checked out that site before...do yourself a favour, they have some SWEET rides!
some of those guys run their cars unbelieveably low!!.....looks good but! 
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| posted on August 30th, 2009 at 11:45 AM |
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Nice build, im ratting my Type 3 square at the moment, almost finished! Keep at it, Type 3's are a wicked first car, i regret selling my first one,
so done let this one go!
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| posted on August 30th, 2009 at 05:51 PM |
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good work izac, love the red tinware!
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