I've done it with a bug Alt, at work at mo so cannot post pics.

search my posts and find my photobucket account, drawing and pics on there

rustydubs wrote:Do a search on here, alternater conversions have been done, not with a beetle alternater though.

absoutly lovin' it !

Looks good 'au natural' - would look good painted silver

but i do like the Aventador colour of the Lambo on top gear the othe nite

I got a TMI one for my fasty, very nice quality.

some nos ones here :-

http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?t=754016

good work there.

all the 'usual' areas, mine was almost identical

keep going Danny

wow, and i thought i 'modernised' mine too much !
maybe it a 2012 vw 'notch' concept car by VW

yeah Frazer, yellow is the fastest colour you know!

good one on on shelf.

have a look on my photo bucket account, if no photos will upload some of my 'no-vents'

Angelo

http://s836.photobucket.com/albums/zz28 ... /Fastback/

I've had my fasty many years and these vents were fill in (with filler/fibreglass) before me. There had already be rot to the inner skin that holds the air box, but the 'power-bulge' was OK. But I believe having had these fill in at an early stage minimised the rot on my car. I re-did the filling in...

yes. same as beetle but status one is sold in one length, others (brazilian ones i think) are sold in sections front,rear,sides and may not correspond in length to tye type 3 'pan

I used a Status VW one, comes in one length and good quality.

Was long enough to do my Fasy 'pan.

Angelo

Danny, that seems a bit a little bit pricey IMO. My new fasty seats I now have in (New shape Scirocco ones) got quoted £500 to cover the FRONTS in LEATHER ! stock type 3 ones must be a doddle in comparison (bit if he is good then maybe ok) I would also agree to go the TMI route, had their headliner ...

these are all available from coolair or heritage.

I had the same dilema! brand new headliner and poking around for the holes - scarey!

.... then i did the same for the b piller grab handles.

vwcamber wrote:Thanks Mike. Excellent pics. I'll know what I'm feeling for now

cool. you can buy them separately BTW, Just Kampers and the like have them.

yes

...found a link

http://s836.photobucket.com/albums/zz28 ... /Fastback/

Agree with Mike, however one way around it is to convert your swing axle rear end with the IRS brackets you can purchase fron coolair,hertiage,etc... This is what I have done but on a late model - this was to provide more support for a type 4 motor (pics on my photobucket - link on some oher thread!...

fantastic job you are doing there, good basis to start with too!

....and its a late model type 3 too !

i've not put anything under the carpets other than the felt type insulation - unglued. have bitumen type pads on other panels, these are readily available for car paint shop suppliers. they're self adhesive and flexible. ....like these... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CAR-VAN-VEHICLE-SOUND-DEADENING-PRO...

without going 'mad' i'd suggest the following :- 1641cc mild cam (engle 110) twin weber 36/40's merged exhaust if you can stretch to it, reworked heads. keeping the changes to 'mild' you can avoid having a full flow oil system and retain reliability. I do not suggest lightening the flywheel, the typ...

was done back in 1992. You have to cut the type 3 alloy fan housing, which is the only disadvantage, but the conversion never failed and i sold the motor with it on. The other good thing was the beetle alternator was not modified in any way so easily replacable (the rear alt spindle for fixing the t...

all fitted under the lid with big carbs too. http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz283/Angelo_Amato/Type%203%20Alternator%20conversion/P1140014.jpg http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz283/Angelo_Amato/Type%203%20Alternator%20conversion/t3altconv3.jpg http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz283/Angelo_A...

I had a beetle alternator on my type 3 motor for a decade with no trouble

have sketches still somewhere, will upload.

Angelo

cool game, i play this too in work !