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| posted on August 16th, 2010 at 10:25 PM |
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My 1973 Type 3 Notchback.
G'day, here's my 1973 Type 3 notch. I bought it a little over a month ago. This is my second vw (first was a 2002 Golf :P) I've wanted to buy an
old dub for a while now but I was never able to find the space at home for it. I saw this for sale and took the plunge.
I was originally looking for a Beetle but I always liked Type 3's but could never really find a decent one. I fell in love with this one though and
couldn't pass it up.
At the moment I'm just fixing it up a bit so it will pass rego which is due in one month. It's got a bit of an oil leak at the moment, and some rust
in the doors. I've fixed some stuff so I'll see how it goes for rego 
I'm planning on getting some Empi 914 rims, lower it, spray it matt black, roof racks. Still deciding though
Enough talk! Pictures!
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| posted on August 16th, 2010 at 10:34 PM |
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nice, where do you live? the Hamptons??.
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| posted on August 16th, 2010 at 10:55 PM |
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Cheers. Haha. Nah I'm near Gladesville area.
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| posted on August 16th, 2010 at 11:00 PM |
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hehe, nice notch, my square is of the same vintage, love to drive it.. love the colour, polish slam and drive!..
dont know about the eyelids tho  ..
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| posted on August 16th, 2010 at 11:03 PM |
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It came with the eyelids already on. I like them 
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| posted on August 16th, 2010 at 11:05 PM |
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cool, what another pair??? ill post em!.
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| posted on August 16th, 2010 at 11:07 PM |
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Haha. I'm good for now!
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| posted on August 21st, 2010 at 03:05 PM |
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Here's a picture of that oil leak. I'm not 100% sure where it's coming from. But I'll figure it out or it'll get fixed when I get it serviced
next week.
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| posted on August 21st, 2010 at 03:30 PM |
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Cheers. Haha. Nah I'm near Gladesville area.
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Ahh......a local
I'm across the bridge and turn right
As for the leak
Degrease it all really well
2 new rocker gaskets
grease them up and al should be fine
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on August 21st, 2010 at 04:15 PM |
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Nice notch, what are your plans ??
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| posted on August 21st, 2010 at 04:23 PM |
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Cheers. Haha. Nah I'm near Gladesville area.
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Ahh......a local
I'm across the bridge and turn right
As for the leak
Degrease it all really well
2 new rocker gaskets
grease them up and al should be fine
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Ah nice. Very close then!
Cheers. I put some 'stop engine leak' fluid in there and it worked for about 2 days but then it came back again. But I figured it'd be the gaskets.
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Nice notch, what are your plans ??
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Cheers. After all the servicing and rego is done, I'd like to spray it matte black, put some Empi 914 rims on there, lower it, roof racks, fix the
interior.
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| posted on August 21st, 2010 at 11:14 PM |
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Make sure you pull the guards off and get at all the rust to stop it spreading, there will be rust hiding there!
Other areas besides the doors you menioned, he other common areas are the air vents front & rear, cars this age will have rust in there and not
easy to see or fix.
Also under the windows.
Late type 3's had the big air inlet at the front, I took the hard decision to cut it upen (made a small opening from the boot area) and removed the
fresh air fan. Glad I did, I could stop what rust was there and prevented it doing major damage is left alone. Notches also have the hidden passages
for cooling air in the back that wagons and fasty's don;t.
All helps to keep these gret cars going into the future
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| posted on August 21st, 2010 at 11:15 PM |
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Oh, and I think '73's are by far the best type 3, so great choice
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| posted on August 21st, 2010 at 11:38 PM |
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Cheers for the advice Andy. I'll be sure to check those spots. It's always so nerve racking to check for rust!
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| posted on August 25th, 2010 at 06:59 PM |
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I love your Notch, but then I should, since it's the same!
I see your Notch is suffering from a familiar case of Mustard-itis, a paint condition that starts in patches and spreads to whole panels!
I've tried to find a colour match using a vw or Dulux code, but I got nowhere, but I did find a shop that matched prefect.
Concept paints, Auto- acrylic Vw-Mustard # 13974.
Happiness is driving a Notch!!
-Cheers,
GR.
Ain't been there, ain't done that.......yet :P
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| posted on September 2nd, 2010 at 07:54 PM |
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Very nice notch. Hope to get one myself one day, but will be a few years since I need to finish the baja first.
68 Baja - It's a growing pain!
58 Baja ute - and the pain spreads!
85 T3 Kombi - still growing
89 T3 Kombi - parts car
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| posted on September 3rd, 2010 at 09:40 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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I love your Notch, but then I should, since it's the same!
I see your Notch is suffering from a familiar case of Mustard-itis, a paint condition that starts in patches and spreads to whole panels!
I've tried to find a colour match using a vw or Dulux code, but I got nowhere, but I did find a shop that matched prefect.
Concept paints, Auto- acrylic Vw-Mustard # 13974.
Happiness is driving a Notch!!
-Cheers,
GR.
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Haha. Cheers. It won't be the mustard colour for much longer. It's currently getting a service and rego done (I'm hoping it passes! Rego expires in
11 days!) and when the rego is finished I'll be painting it
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Very nice notch. Hope to get one myself one day, but will be a few years since I need to finish the baja first.
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Thank you
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| posted on September 3rd, 2010 at 11:42 AM |
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Gonna look SWEEET matte black You gonna slam the front end too, like
your banner ?
No i'm not repainting it.
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| posted on September 3rd, 2010 at 11:47 AM |
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Yeah I'm thinking it'll look great black. There's a nice baby blue undercoat too, so I was thinking of possibly even sanding it back to give it a
patchy effect. I'm leaning more towards to the black though. I'm thinking of slamming the whole thing actually. The back right suspension has died
and needs replacing anyway.
It's at the mechanics getting a service and a rego check. Fingers crossed rego passes!
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| posted on September 4th, 2010 at 09:59 AM |
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Rego passed!! I'm very happy. Now I can have some fun.
I'm contacting Cip1.com about some Porsche 914 rims. They seem to be about $250 cheap there than any store in Australia. I'd prefer to buy local but
with a saving like that, it's a tad hard. I'll also be combining shipping (which is expensive) and buying a stinger exhaust and silencer. I'll
probably pick up a few other little things that I can think of too.
The front seats are terribly saggy and the covers are splitting. I was thinking of getting some TMI covers (also from Cip1.com) but I'm going to
speak to an upholsterer first because I was thinking of a black and white chequered pattern on the seats. If it's too hard or pricey I'll just get
the TMI covers instead. I need new springs and foam though. I've also contacted Bus n Bug to see what they can do for me and I'm just waiting to
hear back from them.
I also want to spray it matte black. I've never done any spraying before besides a bit of primer :P So I'm doing some research on that. I think a
relative has an air compressor so that'll come in handy. I just need to know the preparation process. But it's supposed to look a little ratty. I'm
not going for a perfect finish.
I'll be lowering it with new suspension too and adding all the little accessories like a roof rack, venetians and anything else I can find
Apologies for this waffle. I'm at work on a Saturday morning and I'm pretty bored. 
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| posted on September 4th, 2010 at 10:09 AM |
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Its not boring waffle mate, it keeps you sane .... especially while sitting at work
Glad you got through the rego process, you planning on doing all the work yourself?
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| posted on September 4th, 2010 at 10:18 AM |
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Its not boring waffle mate, it keeps you sane .... especially while sitting at work
Glad you got through the rego process, you planning on doing all the work yourself?
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Haha. It sure is keeping me sane! Yeah I'll probably be doing all the work myself (trying to do it anyway). I'll get a mate to hook me up with the
suspension and the fitting. But the rest will pretty much be done with my free time on weekends
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| posted on September 25th, 2010 at 01:57 PM |
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Rims purchased! Just trying to get the correct rubber for them. Having a hard time getting 165's. I'll get them in time though.
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| posted on September 25th, 2010 at 02:13 PM |
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Nice those are what I'm thinking about for mine.
Where did you get them?
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| posted on September 25th, 2010 at 03:12 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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Rims purchased! Just trying to get the correct rubber for them. Having a hard time getting 165's. I'll get them in time though.
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Don't you have 165s on the stock rims now? Also i think the color of your car is Wattle and I like it. Those 70s colours are cool.
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| posted on September 25th, 2010 at 05:07 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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Nice those are what I'm thinking about for mine.
Where did you get them?
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I got them at Classic Vee Dub in Sydney. They were cheaper than I thought they'd be too.
I personally think some white walls would look nice on your square, zocstar. Maybe paint the original rim red too.
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Don't you have 165s on the stock rims now? Also i think the color of your car is Wattle and I like it. Those 70s colours are cool.
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Yeah they were 165's. I was a tad confused with the sizes but I got it all figured out in the end.
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| posted on September 25th, 2010 at 05:13 PM |
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Rims and rubber are on!
I went to Bob Jane's in Drummoyne and the manager gave me a hand finding the correct tyre. They're 185's and they don't rub. Whereas the originals
were skinnier and did rub 
Anyway, I love them and it sits a little lower which I'm pleased with too.
Please ignore the annoying primer areas  They'll be gone soon when
the sanding is done.
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| posted on September 30th, 2010 at 01:29 PM |
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The wheels look sweet man... are you going to narrow the track a little? 2"couldn't hurt Tuck those shoes under I say!
No i'm not repainting it.
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| posted on September 30th, 2010 at 05:04 PM |
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Cheers Ben. Nah I don't think I'll be narrowing the beam. I'll be lowering it though. I'm on the lookout for an oval window beetle. I'm just
trying to find more space at home for it. That will have a narrowed beam though
The 'to do' list:
- Continue to sand it and give it a patchy look and then seal it
- New exhaust system
- Mesh sun visor (Purchased. Just waiting for delivery)
- Venetian
- Roof rack
- New covers and padding for the front seats
- Lower it
That it...so far :P
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| posted on October 10th, 2010 at 09:56 PM |
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Hows the car going man ? Are you still working on rubbing the paint back ??
No i'm not repainting it.
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