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| posted on August 8th, 2008 at 03:17 AM |
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type 3 restoration in qld
The progress on my 67 squareback so far. Was stripped to bare metal. Needs the windows putting back, the interior doing and a bit of lowering...
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OZ Towdster
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| posted on August 8th, 2008 at 05:56 AM |
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Very nice
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel
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| posted on August 8th, 2008 at 07:03 AM |
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well youve got to be happy with that. it looks sexy.
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| posted on August 8th, 2008 at 08:02 AM |
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Wow - nice...!
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| posted on August 8th, 2008 at 01:24 PM |
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Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice, you just have to love a Black Squareback on BRM's
Keep up the good work 
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| posted on August 8th, 2008 at 05:11 PM |
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Yeah Baby! Who did the panel, prep and paint? Looks fanbloodytastic!
How many is enough?
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| posted on August 8th, 2008 at 06:44 PM |
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dammm,
this is looking bloody awesome..
well done
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| posted on August 8th, 2008 at 09:09 PM |
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Wow, nice work mate, I can only hope mine even makes it to that stage 
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| posted on August 9th, 2008 at 04:14 AM |
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Thanks for the feedback! The work is being done by a pro so all the credit goes to him. He doesn't particularly like Veedubs and didn't think much
of squarebacks (!?) so he had to vet the car before agreeing to do the job. Having said that he is a more polite about it now.
I also have plans for the mechanics. Capacity is to be increased to 1776 with distributorless custom EFI and high ratio top gear for the motorway -
it's my daily driver and I was covering 15000ks a year before it was worked on so I'm after something quicker but efficient. I will try and post
some updates..
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| posted on August 9th, 2008 at 09:03 AM |
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sounds good mate!! Always good to see some more nice Type 3's out and about.
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| posted on August 9th, 2008 at 09:47 AM |
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awesome square! will look fantastic lowered! well done on getting it thus far, cant wait to see finished project
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| posted on August 10th, 2008 at 06:49 AM |
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gotta love the squares.......
will keep my eye on this one...
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| posted on September 22nd, 2008 at 08:12 PM |
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the trim is now fitted and the glass is in.
It needs to sit lower...Was thinking about air ride, any thoughts?
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| posted on September 22nd, 2008 at 08:45 PM |
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Bloody hell that's nice. 
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| posted on September 22nd, 2008 at 09:14 PM |
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you know, usually I'd say "cut cut cut, mod it to death!".
but you know what. that's lovely. i reckon leave it mostly standard and enjoy it for what it is. 
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| posted on September 22nd, 2008 at 09:22 PM |
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yes, looking very schmick! ive heard air ride is pretty expensive maybe a couple of thousand, but is pretty cool i must admit, if youve got the
money...
or just do it the free way... mine is down 2 outers in the front and 1 inner in the back, seems to be be pretty driveable (although ive only done a
few quickies around the block), as it is not registered yet (very soon hopefully!) but seems to get over speed bumps alright. i'd like to put some
lower profile tyres on to get it just a bit lower...
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| posted on September 22nd, 2008 at 10:21 PM |
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Lower it, but don't go the air ride. In my opinion much cooler without.
But thats just me.
Absolutely awesome square though.
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| posted on September 23rd, 2008 at 03:14 AM |
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Yeah, air ride is definitely expensive. I like the look of low squares (or any vw!) but have to stay at a reasonable height as it will be my only car.
Overall I think I will invest in the engine instead...
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| posted on September 23rd, 2008 at 10:46 AM |
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looks great. if you spend some money on suspension, spend it so it actually handles. air ride is good for show cars and such but a real road rocket is
a different story in the handling department. A square can be setup to handle very well if you do the right things.
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| posted on September 23rd, 2008 at 11:16 AM |
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Very nice, especially those wheels. Any pics of the interior? I didn't used to think much of Squarebacks (or Types 3s in general), but now I want
one! One day...
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| posted on September 24th, 2008 at 02:05 AM |
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Thanks for the feedback... none of my work though, unfortunately. If I had done it, it would look quite different! I'm a bit worried that it is too
nice for a daily driver, but I don't see the point in having two cars. The wheels were originally black but I had them stripped and sprayed grey for
a bit of contrast.
The interior still needs doing so I will post some pictures once it's done. Apart from the dials below. Its a mess in there.
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| posted on November 8th, 2008 at 07:25 AM |
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interior
The interior is now finished. Not quite original but not too custom either, I think!
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pete wood
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| posted on November 8th, 2008 at 08:28 AM |
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tasteful mate.
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| posted on November 8th, 2008 at 02:15 PM |
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looks great man
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| posted on November 8th, 2008 at 06:57 PM |
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Awesome job man...... cant wait to see it in the flesh..
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| posted on November 8th, 2008 at 07:05 PM |
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agreed,i cant wait to see it either..looks bloody awesome
where abouts did you get your interior done? if you dont mind me asking
jess
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| posted on November 8th, 2008 at 07:57 PM |
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Nice one 
I know a guy who has a couple of squarebacks sitting in his shed and this kinda make make me want to buy one of him and do it up
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| posted on November 8th, 2008 at 11:43 PM |
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Thats awesome work. love what you're doing...or paying for lol
Any idea on how long before your out and about driving it?? Would love to see it on the road.
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| posted on November 14th, 2008 at 06:51 PM |
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The interior was done by a guy in Kawana, Sunshine Coast. He came highly recommended...
Unfortunately it won't be on the road soon. I have gone over to London for a while. The car is going to come over as well, but only temporarily, its
still in QLD at the moment. I considered selling it, yeah right... I will just have to ship it back again when I return! It would be wrong to subject
it to the English climate for too long.
I plan a trip 'home' to Wolfsburg at some point! I will post pictures.
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