RHD '67 Notch
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RHD '67 Notch
A few years ago I bought two Notchbacks, a ‘67 and a ‘70. The 1970 was already registered but needed a full mechanical overhaul to get the registration transferred across. I really wanted to build the early Notch first but I figured it would be easier to get the late one on the road quicker and be driving a Notch sooner.
Have had the ‘70 on the road now for a little while so I’ve been getting stuck into this early Notch project when time is available.
Have had the ‘70 on the road now for a little while so I’ve been getting stuck into this early Notch project when time is available.
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I will try to get this build thread up to date over the coming days
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Unbolted the bumpers and fenders. Pretty stoked to find no rust in the inner guards!
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I stripped a few more parts off the notch including doors, bonnet, decklid, fuel tank etc.
with the fuel tank out it made it a lot easier to start disassembling the front end and brakes to make a start on cleaning everything up.
Front end disassembled gave me more room to clean back everything and I prepared the inner fender etc for paint.
A little more work painting some front end and brake stuff and it was almost ready to start renewing and putting the front end back together and back on wheels.
with the fuel tank out it made it a lot easier to start disassembling the front end and brakes to make a start on cleaning everything up.
Front end disassembled gave me more room to clean back everything and I prepared the inner fender etc for paint.
A little more work painting some front end and brake stuff and it was almost ready to start renewing and putting the front end back together and back on wheels.
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The steering box that was on the car was worn but I had another one on my spare type 3 beam which felt really good.
Unbolted it, gave it a clean up, disassembled a little bit of it and cleaned out the inside, put it back together and gave it a lick of paint.
Unbolted it, gave it a clean up, disassembled a little bit of it and cleaned out the inside, put it back together and gave it a lick of paint.
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Also took the discs off, cleaned them up and painted them and had them machined. Also painted the backing plates and calipers.
Before..
After..
Before..
After..
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There were only one or two spots of rust in the body just around the base of the windscreen. Will be doing the finishing touches to this repair when I start paint prep down the track
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I've never seen a notch, or any other type3 with so little rust.
Class car...
Class car...
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I decided to get another pair of doors as the ones on the car were split and dented.
The hinges on the passenger door needed a small tweak but now have it opening and closing nicely. The drivers door was a little more work as the spot where the lower hinge bolts to the A pillar was split, causing the door to sag. With a few welds and tweaks both doors are opening and closing great.
The doors need to be pulled off and need a little bit of body work and a rebuild but are much better than the doors I had.
The hinges on the passenger door needed a small tweak but now have it opening and closing nicely. The drivers door was a little more work as the spot where the lower hinge bolts to the A pillar was split, causing the door to sag. With a few welds and tweaks both doors are opening and closing great.
The doors need to be pulled off and need a little bit of body work and a rebuild but are much better than the doors I had.
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Pulled the engine out and found two small areas of rust which needed attention...
All rust converted and fixed and ready for the engine bay to be cleaned back and paint applied.
All rust converted and fixed and ready for the engine bay to be cleaned back and paint applied.
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Nice car.
Not jealous at all at the lack of rust.
Not jealous at all at the lack of rust.
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Or the obvious skills being deployed on such small areas
David
1974 412LS Variant
1973 412LE 4 door Fastback / Saloon
1974 412LS Variant
1973 412LE 4 door Fastback / Saloon
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Since changing the brake master cylinder to a dual circuit system I needed to mount a new brake fluid reservoir. I made a bracket to hold the reservoir and also fitted the hoses to the top of the master cylinder. .
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Gearbox and brakes are coming along nicely...
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Fitted hard brake lines from a late type 3.
Few odd jobs left to do under here (clean back the surface rust on the steering column, replace a few rubbers, etc.)
Few odd jobs left to do under here (clean back the surface rust on the steering column, replace a few rubbers, etc.)
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Gearbox back in and also got the shift rod back in with a new bush and coupling. Bolted the shocks on, connected the handbrake cables, spring plates with new bushes, etc.
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It has come a long way since these pics were taken...
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Had the drums machined and painted them with brake paint. Put the drums back on and got the notch back on the ground.
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Was never really 100% happy with having 4 stud on this notch, so I had been collecting parts and made a start on putting it back to wide 5.
Tried to track down a pair of OG rear drums but ended up going with a pair of new ones. Got the rear all sorted and back on the ground.
Tried to track down a pair of OG rear drums but ended up going with a pair of new ones. Got the rear all sorted and back on the ground.
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Some original front drums cleaned back and painted...
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Stubs were stripped back and given a fresh coat of paint...
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Assembling the front brakes onto fresh black backing plates. NOS wheel cylinders and original parts all cleaned and given a freshen up...
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Back on wheels with wide 5 on all corners.
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You are a very lucky sod to get such a well together car. it looks like a very enjoyable project and your putting in some great work!
The sultan of swing
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Had a set of early type 3 rims re-hooped into safety rims. Hoping to get these painted soon and some fresh rubber on them