thanks dave. i'll have another go tomorrow but i've this feeling that the trim will be left out. the trim i have has been used before of course but i spent a long time making it straight. thing is, you can't be sure you have the correct profile anyway plus, if the "c" profile has twisted up or down,...

hi all. i'm having a go at this task as well and i'm having the same problems. if there's anyone out there that has done this, and successfully, please let me know! as i have 4 windows to fit. i've spent about 4hrs so far on just the rear side window on my square. tried everything but that trim is n...

hi. i have recently completed the same conversion to my 67 squareback but it isn't a case of just fitting the type4 in place of the type1 engine. on the plus side, the early type3 car has engine frame horns which support the engine/gearbox. i have found a late scrap type3 car and removed the later e...

hiya. what colour are the door cards and dashtop? these cars suffer from all sorts of changes by owners over the years. the carpets are one of the first things to go as they suffer from water ingress and simply just rot. if all the interior is red and i don't meen "painted" then you have a very rare...

hi. i too wanted to fit rear belts to my square but i thought that due to it being an early example, that was the reason it didn't have any outer mounting points under the rear seats. i went to a few shows and looked at some later cars but none of them had any mounts either. there were quite a few i...

mike is right. ita an atitude!

hi. to set up a 009 you will need a timing gun with a strobe light. by the sound of it you need to go right back to carefully setting the carbs up to make sure they are synchronised. i can't remember off hand which carb takes the vac advance pipe but if you have a 009, has the vac take-off been blan...

well good luck with it pete. which thread was that? always like a story!!
steve

not sure what model heater you have there pete but if its a BA4 you will need a small mirical to fit that over the gearbox on a type3. iv'e spent a lot of time learning how these heaters work and the most practical unit to fit is the early B1. its the right heater for that car and all the instructio...

what model is it pete? i'm fitting a B1 to my type3 as it came with the project. it goes on the inner left front wing under the bonnet. if you look at the front bulkhead under that cardboard liner you will see in the shape of the panel, where the hot air duct passes through the bulkhead. i have all ...

there are so many things this could be. you will have to start at the beginning. check the compression first. twin carbs are really fussy about good, even compression. if one pot is down it won't show up much on a sigle carb. but dual carbs will show a much worse running state. next thing is the car...

hi dave. iv'e had all the probs with my car. when i put the bars back in and then the springplates, one was pushing the cap out of the other end! took me ages to get it back just right and its a mirrical that nothing moves when in use as there's nothing there to lock the bars in place. i found it mu...

hi. when you have removed the end plate bolts (4) and released the hub from the springplate, use a couple of leavers behind the springplate to get thespringplate off the carrier ledge. when its off it will drop a little. don't leaver it all the way off the splines before you draw a line with a screw...

pitty its not an estate as if i dont do anything else in this life i'm going to have one of those estates! i've just restored a type3 square but i really want a type4.......nice lot of pics danny.
steve

i tried everywhere to get some of that blue pipe for the res. even took a bit with me but they all said it was not available and recomended petrol hose. i'm still not convinced that it will last as long as the blue one but what can you do if nobody sells it?
steve

well done pete. you can sleep for another year!
steve

hi pete. i've just put my front beam together on my early type3 so i think i can comment with a fair bit of first hand knowledge! (this may take a while!) the top arms are connected together by a bar. it has a pinch bolt that passes through the near side arm and has a V key just like the gear select...

if you don't find one let me know as i have one that i took off the IRS box that i've fitted to my early car.
steve

what year is your type3? if you have a late IRS car it should go in with no problems. you may need to change the front mount but ive just put an IRS box into my early car and the front mount was all i needed to do.
if there is more to do i'm sure someone on here will know.
all the best.
steve

hi pete. that seal looks like a bonnet seal to me. just fitted one and the exstrusion looks just like it! i could show you my tailgate seal profile but i'm reluctant to cut mine until i get a replacement. had to shorten my bonnet seal so i'll find the cut and post it on monday

can someone tell me if the flaps on this fanhouse are in the correct position please? the cable is not connected and i'm assuming that you have to push the small leaver that the cable trap bolt is on, downward and thread the cable and do up the bolt while the leaver is fully pushed down. the thing i...

i have a pic or two of the seal that VW fitted at the factory. though they are pretty boring to look at! you can see that it was quite a bit bulkier than the WCM seal (the one on the right in the third picture). the profile of the one on the left is a sample that i received from east kent trim www.c...

will do mike. i think there is three of us but i'm not sure at the moment.
i will try and remember to take a picture of the VW seal that was on the car when it left the factory so you can see the difference.
cheers. steve

hi pete. yes mate, i did get your mail but i thought i'd post a pic of it anyway just so you can see whats what. i'll start in the morning with richard and progress from there.
cheers. steve

getting back to this west coast metric seal. i have a couple of pics so we can all see what the fuss is about. i have to say that i'm not happy with what i have but iv'e had all sorts of other things on my mind and i haven't made the call to richard of cool-air to make the point. also, i don't want ...