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 dak dak
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| posted on June 15th, 2006 at 05:06 PM |
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type 3 wagon
this is the old girl i bought way back in early '92.
it was originally sunburnt, surface rusted orange.
as an apprentice panelbeater i gave it a tidy up, removing the gutters & bumpers, and had a go at painting it myself.
this is '94 ( i think ) VW day in fremantle.
i still couldn't afford wheels or an interior then.
towards the end of my apprenticeship i managed to buy some wheels, but ended up taking the wagon off the road for some more work shortly after.
it was then that i wanted a 50's kustom theme so i rounded all the door & tailgate corners, but that's about where it stopped.
so it's been sitting since '99 while i did the usual set up a business, build a house, start a family........
so now i'm about to pull the covers off it & strip it down for a makeover.
i'll add more pics as i progress.
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| posted on June 15th, 2006 at 05:27 PM |
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good luck with it!
can't wait to see it 
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pete wood
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| posted on June 15th, 2006 at 05:33 PM |
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no roof gutters, that interesting. do you do that mod?
what are the plans for it this time round?
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| posted on June 15th, 2006 at 05:35 PM |
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looking fowards to seeing some more, yay for the t3 wagons 
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| posted on June 15th, 2006 at 06:20 PM |
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whats in store, more custom? another type 3 rolls on. good luck dak dak.
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dak dak
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| posted on June 15th, 2006 at 06:42 PM |
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the plan is to keep it as a shop truck, with a 50's salt flat theme.
picture this,
shaved door handles
filled side windows
59 caddy bullet tail lights
side opening tailgate
quad stacked headlights ( although i do have some old vw ones with indicators in them)
maybe suicide doors if i can get rego to ok it
whitewalls & moon discs
suede paint with a tinted primer look.
well that's the plan, it may well change from time to time, but i've been working on this plan for nearly 10 years now.
strip down this weekend hopefully.
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| posted on June 15th, 2006 at 07:04 PM |
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Yeah! Awesome! Another Type 3 Resto! 
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| posted on June 15th, 2006 at 07:21 PM |
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I like the no gutters
Your plan is out there but Maaaaaaaaate
ya gota dump it:beer
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| posted on June 17th, 2006 at 07:07 PM |
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that's the sort of thing I'd like to do with one
like this...
[ Edited on 17-6-06 by pete wood ]
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dak dak
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| posted on June 18th, 2006 at 03:55 PM |
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well, after spending a year & a half outside under a tarp, she finally made it into the workshop.
time to pull it apart & get all the water out first.
out with the engine & box, getting soaked in 15 year old fuel is fun, smells great too.
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| posted on June 18th, 2006 at 03:59 PM |
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now it's a bit lighter & easier to push around.
i'll probably paint strip then sand all the big areas first, then send it to the blasters for all the inside edges to get done.
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| posted on June 20th, 2006 at 10:29 AM |
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great stuff, is it getting a monsta motor?
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| posted on June 20th, 2006 at 06:44 PM |
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not too sure at this stage.
this will be an everyday driver, but i still want something with a bit of kick. i think i have some downdraght webers upstairs somewhere........
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| posted on June 21st, 2006 at 01:16 PM |
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how about an EJ22? cheaper than a stroker and should fit nicely.
actually, I did some maths not long ago, and I reckon you could squeeze a lexus v8 in to a type three, you'd need a stout gearbox, maybe an auto, but
it'd go really well and still drive smooth.
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| posted on June 21st, 2006 at 02:36 PM |
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i remember a red fastback getting around perth a while back with a subi motor in it.
it's a nice thought, but being a dumbass panelbeater i'll just keep it real simple i think. i don't really want to do my head in over this wagon.
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pete wood
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| posted on June 21st, 2006 at 04:16 PM |
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I think you might find it's easier than you think. if you can panel beat a little fab work is real easy.
There are a bunch of us on the Non-VW engine conversion list. have a look.
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| posted on June 21st, 2006 at 08:21 PM |
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German look it , bigass Porsche wheels and a dumping.
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| posted on June 24th, 2006 at 04:03 PM |
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okey dokey, i've been busy stripping the old girl.
i've just finished spraying the etch primer & will try to get the bead blasters to hit the insides next week sometime.
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| posted on June 24th, 2006 at 04:16 PM |
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wow, the old girl looks impressively solid, nice one! Pete, i like your thinking, a lexus 8!? does that include any mods for height clearance?
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| posted on June 25th, 2006 at 11:28 AM |
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did you get the outside like that with stripper only?
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| posted on June 25th, 2006 at 11:35 AM |
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Just put some clear coat on that!
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| posted on June 26th, 2006 at 09:10 AM |
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i stripped it with 40 grit sticky discs on a slow speed buff type sander. a day and a half of work.
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