72 square running project
72 square running project
well here goes, the start of another project, but this should be a keeper as its our family car.
won off ebay, a 72 squareback, rhd, in pastel white, 1 owner from new, last used in 1988. the guy who i bought it off got it off the original family, he bought it put it through an mot to sell, a few welding patches, brakes, fuel lines, bulbs etc needed for mot.
here its is as i bought it.
won off ebay, a 72 squareback, rhd, in pastel white, 1 owner from new, last used in 1988. the guy who i bought it off got it off the original family, he bought it put it through an mot to sell, a few welding patches, brakes, fuel lines, bulbs etc needed for mot.
here its is as i bought it.
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first job is to get the beast home, wasnt going to risk driving it from minehead to newqauy as it hadnt been used for so many years so hired a trailer and used my t4 pick up to collect
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on further inspection it wasnt quite as solid as i had hoped but it was a good starting point, will be doing most work needed as a running resto until i decide to spray it up, when the body will come off the pan which will be in about a years time.
first a few accessories n mods to keep me going.
first a few accessories n mods to keep me going.
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first on the cards is a roofrack, ebay special, cost £20, bargin.
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Nicely looked after car and a great starting point. It shows there are still a few out there.
Yes, they often have more rust that you can see at first.
Looks like you have been getting damp in the door - check the slits in the corners front and rear are clear. There is supposed to be a sheet of thick plastic membrane on the door framing to stop damp getting to the back of the door card.
Yes, they often have more rust that you can see at first.
Looks like you have been getting damp in the door - check the slits in the corners front and rear are clear. There is supposed to be a sheet of thick plastic membrane on the door framing to stop damp getting to the back of the door card.
Dave.
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door cards are shot, front screen corners are rotted through, so 1st big job to sort before winter to get it water tight!
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now with red rear lights
and clear front indicators
and clear front indicators
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and black n silver plates, changed the back from oblong to square.
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nice touches dude and theyb are your personal touches so even better!
looks real nice...wer did you get the clear front indis and rear lights
looks real nice...wer did you get the clear front indis and rear lights
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Very,very nice squareback...
1972 VW Variant L- "Schatzi"
1978 VW T2-"Bajadera"
P.S: Sorry about my poor english...
1978 VW T2-"Bajadera"
P.S: Sorry about my poor english...
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nice square, don't want to be a kill joy it's a friendly warning though - i got fined for driving on the road with all red rear lights. said that i had been at a show at the weekend and forgot to change them back. didn't care, had to pay up £80 and get an mot station to sign to say i'd changed them. the cop also said i wasn't supposed to be on black and white plates and added this to his list of defects, but i argued this one - tax exemption - they dropped that, only after checking that the letters and spacing 'conformed to regulations' though
don't know what the cops are like around your way, but you might want to save the red rear lights for shows and private road. i suppose you could run your indicators through the reverse lights and the reverse light through one of the fogs on your bumper, mine were/are all red
don't know what the cops are like around your way, but you might want to save the red rear lights for shows and private road. i suppose you could run your indicators through the reverse lights and the reverse light through one of the fogs on your bumper, mine were/are all red
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Plates changed from Jan 1973 - in fact when the historiic class finishes.
Sounds like a bit of a spiteful cop.
Sounds like a bit of a spiteful cop.
Dave.
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yep he was definately in a bad mood and looking for defects, but they wouldn't have it with the lights. they did mention a cut off year for uk cars with all red lights, but can't rememver what this was early 50s
scrapyards are for quitters
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Very cool The lenses look great, go really well with the white paint work
Always looking for Razoredge parts...
August '62 Razoredge
October '65 Fastback (Teak)
March '67 Squareback
August '62 Razoredge
October '65 Fastback (Teak)
March '67 Squareback
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effin dik of a cop....killjoy and def doesnt get out and do the finer things in life!!
sounds a right jealous t**t too
sounds a right jealous t**t too
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Red rear lenses do look cool - I have a set for my late square when I finally get around to finishing it! - One option is to fit indicators in the reverse light section with orange bulbs - another option is to fit green leds to the indicator - through the red lense - the light appears orange - apparently... Nice car - pastel white is a good colour for a square.
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I can see no scientific justification in that, and even if they look a bit orange, they will be very dull too.
Red lenses don't look as good on a rear-ended Type 3.
Red lenses don't look as good on a rear-ended Type 3.
Dave.
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Agreed - but if the indicators flash orange, the brake lights red - they are legal as long as they are bright. Strange hoe Europeans (some) want to fit all red lenses and US want to fit euro lenses...
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Awesome example..love it! Especially the Motorola head unit...quality!
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right been a while, not a lot done apart from driving. got i bit bored with the look, but had to replace a couple of perrished tyres, so while the tyres were off (all of them), i painted the wheels.
before
after
before
after
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then with some fresh rubber, n some whites its all looking a bit hot rod.
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then a bit of bling to smarten em up.
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as you can see when the wheels were off i brought the front down a couple of clicks closer to the tarmac. here we are so far.