65 Sea Blue Variant 1500S
65 Sea Blue Variant 1500S
Original ad from owner's local vw shop wall in '97ish
Blew the engine up on the way home in 98? and put it on my drive in disgust for a while.
Should've kept the 1500S engine but being young and stupid got rid and got a built T4 for it but never fitted it
Blew the engine up on the way home in 98? and put it on my drive in disgust for a while.
Should've kept the 1500S engine but being young and stupid got rid and got a built T4 for it but never fitted it
Re: 65 Sea Blue Variant 1500S
Looks more like this now
Have been working on it recently and starting to be more like a car again
Outer sill cut off
No pics but inner sill repaired,heater tube panel sorted & new outer fitted
Fully welded
& ground down
Have been working on it recently and starting to be more like a car again
Outer sill cut off
No pics but inner sill repaired,heater tube panel sorted & new outer fitted
Fully welded
& ground down
Re: 65 Sea Blue Variant 1500S
Sorted
Not quite in order but heater channel bottom done and same time. Straight bit from T3D, curvy front bit made by me with loadsa swearing
Hole in front inner wing
Template from finest Stella box
New bit made
Trial fitted in
Not quite in order but heater channel bottom done and same time. Straight bit from T3D, curvy front bit made by me with loadsa swearing
Hole in front inner wing
Template from finest Stella box
New bit made
Trial fitted in
Last edited by brimfull on 15th August 2012 - 9:17pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: 65 Sea Blue Variant 1500S
Front inner sorted
Then on to the back
New b pillar rear lower section fitted
Rusty bits in rear inner wing cut out
Template made from proper card this time
Then on to the back
New b pillar rear lower section fitted
Rusty bits in rear inner wing cut out
Template made from proper card this time
Re: 65 Sea Blue Variant 1500S
Tacked in
& finished off
Bit more on the rear inner wings, then fit a floorpan 1/4 cut out I've got and then turn it round and do it all over again on the other side. Also bonnet and front panel where it closes onto as well, prob be done by 2020 at this rate with any luck
& finished off
Bit more on the rear inner wings, then fit a floorpan 1/4 cut out I've got and then turn it round and do it all over again on the other side. Also bonnet and front panel where it closes onto as well, prob be done by 2020 at this rate with any luck
Re: 65 Sea Blue Variant 1500S
some nice fab work there, I look forward to the progress!
my 1968 Fastback Automatic build thread
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6896
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6896
Re: 65 Sea Blue Variant 1500S
Really nice repair work!
1972 T3 Variant L. Status: off road :(
(but not for long!) :)
(but not for long!) :)
Re: 65 Sea Blue Variant 1500S
Nice work Steve, great to see it coming along!
Mike
Mike
Mike
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Re: 65 Sea Blue Variant 1500S
Thanks guys, hoping starting a thread will shame me into keep working on it regularly
Re: 65 Sea Blue Variant 1500S
It's very satisfying doing invisible repairs, though also very time consuming. Looking good already.
Dave.
Re: 65 Sea Blue Variant 1500S
Did you buy this from the rugby area
Re: 65 Sea Blue Variant 1500S
No mate,down the M11 and also about 14 years agopanalvan wrote:Did you buy this from the rugby area
Re: 65 Sea Blue Variant 1500S
Been a while but done a little more. Heater channel mostly done, floor next