type 3 floor pan

willriseley · Post by **willriseley** » 18th September 2007 - 9:09pm

can a type 3 fastback floorpan be built up like a beetle ? i/e without the body being needed? as i have a spare pan that im thinking of using to build a rod on just wondering folks?

Post by **Editor** » 18th September 2007 - 9:13pm

Yes, there are/were a number of fibreglass sports body kits that used the Type 3 floorpan, but I don't think the pan is as rigid as a Bug one, so you need to think about how you're going to stiffen the structure.

willriseley · Post by **willriseley** » 18th September 2007 - 9:25pm

mmm tempting

well maybe a glass t bucket or a body shell could be dropped over the top

i guess it needs lateral strengthening then?

Post by **Editor** » 19th September 2007 - 1:54am

I'm not sure where the extra metal is needed - the Type3 3 cabrios that have been made have something like 1.5" x 1" tube all round the body section internally, and they gave up as it was still too flexible.

Post by **Editor** » 19th September 2007 - 1:56am

Purplepeter is putting a glass body on a Type 3. Not sure how far it's got, or how secret it is.

miketyp3 · Post by **miketyp3** » 19th September 2007 - 10:08am

What year/condition is your pan?
I might want to tempt you out of it

Mike.

Post by **purplepeter** » 19th September 2007 - 12:09pm

Not that big a secret in the vw community,but in other circles its a bit hush hush!
And its a type 1 chassis,not a type 3 ![

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Now at the stage where it moves quite happily under its own power,stops,steers,all thats missing is the small matter of a windscreen&frame,door hinges,boot hinges
unfortunately,only 1000 of these things were built,and they were homologated,so eligible for historic motorsport,so parts are extremely expensive,and in very short supply
seemed like a good idea at first,but now its acting as a brilliant shelf for storing type 3 bits!

Post by **purplepeter** » 19th September 2007 - 12:39pm

but i suspect one of these would fit a type3 pan,if you could satisfy your soul that its not sacrilidgeous to the t3!

Post by **Editor** » 19th September 2007 - 3:16pm

Type 1 chassis - sorry I forgot that detail!

And that curvy blue body... the errr..... well, I must have grown up with it, but I wasn't looking for one at the time, so what is it?

Post by **purplepeter** » 19th September 2007 - 5:57pm

The second one is a 1972 Lotus Elan 2+2 fhc,lovely car,not worth a great deal though!its actually a metallic purple BMW colour.,restored about 19 yrs ago,

mine is the '63,series 1 elan,but dont all rush out to try and buy one-parts are difficult enough to get as it is!

plus two's on the other hand are easy-peasy-you can get a complete shell,with all its panels for about£300

willriseley · Post by **willriseley** » 19th September 2007 - 10:31pm

the pan is a 73/74 ish i beleive and has not much rust from what i can see nly needing a batterytray and a few little patches

miketyp3 · Post by **miketyp3** » 20th September 2007 - 8:28am

Thanks, I need something earlier - ideally 69 or before.

Cheers,

Mike.