Dutch 412 Variant, in VW Ultra!!
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Aircooled? Really cool without the windows!!
Celebrating X-mass 2011 in our 412 in the barn, with our 2 German Sheppards. Too bad the old one (Ysaye) isn't with us anymore . At the age of 10,5 she died. The youngone Sydney) is now 3,5 years old, and can't wait to make her first ride in the four-twelve!!
R.I.P Ysaye:
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Celebrating X-mass 2011 in our 412 in the barn, with our 2 German Sheppards. Too bad the old one (Ysaye) isn't with us anymore . At the age of 10,5 she died. The youngone Sydney) is now 3,5 years old, and can't wait to make her first ride in the four-twelve!!
R.I.P Ysaye:
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Body primered:
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Parts primered:
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Even the door hinges had to be restored
And it fits like... well, you know what:
And it fits like... well, you know what:
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It's beginning to look like a car again!!
Details:
Details:
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We were really making progress there, and we really thought the 412 project would be finished before our holydays. But then... We bought THIS:
A sunroof, from a sedan!! It was goinig to be one of the biggest challenges of this resto. I had never done a conversion like this, and the roof of our variant was really the only thing which was in a perfect shape when we bought the car....
A sunroof, from a sedan!! It was goinig to be one of the biggest challenges of this resto. I had never done a conversion like this, and the roof of our variant was really the only thing which was in a perfect shape when we bought the car....
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Breaking news! There's a hole in our roof!!!!!!
This is a picture of our spare roof, with th ecomplete sunroof in it:
Hole in the roof. I cut the roof-plate, left the inner piece obove the windshield:
Side of the roof still here. I tried not to mess up the shape of the roof, and the gap for the doors.
Some plumbing is required here. Here you can see the drainpipes in the spare roof:
Happy!!!!! Let the sun shine!!!! Yeah!!!
The sunroof itself. It looks exactly like one from a beetle. Same guiding system.
Holes for the draining
The draining in the spare roof. New pipes will be installed, but not in steel.
The roofs will not be welded, but glued.
Al paint has to be removed for perfect sticking
This is a picture of our spare roof, with th ecomplete sunroof in it:
Hole in the roof. I cut the roof-plate, left the inner piece obove the windshield:
Side of the roof still here. I tried not to mess up the shape of the roof, and the gap for the doors.
Some plumbing is required here. Here you can see the drainpipes in the spare roof:
Happy!!!!! Let the sun shine!!!! Yeah!!!
The sunroof itself. It looks exactly like one from a beetle. Same guiding system.
Holes for the draining
The draining in the spare roof. New pipes will be installed, but not in steel.
The roofs will not be welded, but glued.
Al paint has to be removed for perfect sticking
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Drilling and cutting:
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We were planning on mounting some 17" rims, but for now ($$$$), we sprayed some cookies, because of 2 reasons:
These were just laying around in my barn, and I already have some tyres to fit
These were just laying around in my barn, and I already have some tyres to fit
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WOW!! Very impressive transformation.
Sorry to hear about your loss of Ysaye. Hopefully I've a few more years with our GSD, Herbie, as he is only 4.
Just wish my 412 looked as tidy but being used every day there is no time! Hopefully my 411 will see the light of day next year as that's almost as bad as your 412
Sorry to hear about your loss of Ysaye. Hopefully I've a few more years with our GSD, Herbie, as he is only 4.
Just wish my 412 looked as tidy but being used every day there is no time! Hopefully my 411 will see the light of day next year as that's almost as bad as your 412
'70VW 411LE 2 Door Saloon, '71 Beetle and '78 Late bay
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Spraying 2-Pack paint without an air-fed respirator is not advisable. The eyes also need protection from the paint mist.
Dave.
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It's a great job you're doing but it's definitely worth considering the risks of spraying 2 pack. There's a lot of good info on the MIG forum and this cautionary tale http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/show ... hp?t=14051Editor wrote:Spraying 2-Pack paint without an air-fed respirator is not advisable. The eyes also need protection from the paint mist.
VW Type 3 Fastback
2x Fiat Panda 4x4
2x Fiat Panda 4x4
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the only time I've been effected was when I used 2k lacquer to paint a friends bike, I was ill the day after and this is the only time ever it's had an effect (and that's assuming it was the lacquer..). of course I don't do a full car at once with the garage door shut, I always make sure there is plenty of ventilation and spend as little time as possible in there.
Mark.
Mark.
my 1968 Fastback Automatic build thread
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viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6896
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Anyone interested in the car? It's a hell of a job to sort out all the pics and post them here, so you guys save me a lot of work if you just tell me...
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hey I'm loving the pics and updates, take your time uploading, no hurry!
Mark.
Mark.
my 1968 Fastback Automatic build thread
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6896
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6896
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Keep the pictures coming, I NEED to see it finished!!
'70VW 411LE 2 Door Saloon, '71 Beetle and '78 Late bay
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Deffo interested in more Keep up the good work!
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OK, tnx guys.
Here we go again:
The new roof, glued, welded, and a thin layer of bondo:
And the plumbing:
Here we go again:
The new roof, glued, welded, and a thin layer of bondo:
And the plumbing:
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This will make a nice combo, a 1973 Munsterland, 730kgs:
Offcourse we are goinig to fit some cookies under this trailer!
Offcourse we are goinig to fit some cookies under this trailer!
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OK, I already told you guys, that we bought this car without an engine... So we bought a few boxes with engine parts, an ampty case, etc... let's build!!
Look at our young mechanics!!
The engine is a 1800 AN. It was difficult to build my first type 4 engine from scratch, until then I had only built type 1 engines. Especialy the engine tin was hard to sort out, and the differences between a sedan and a variant made me drill some extra holes into the fan housing. But in the end, it all worked out, and the engine ran beautifully!!
Look at our young mechanics!!
The engine is a 1800 AN. It was difficult to build my first type 4 engine from scratch, until then I had only built type 1 engines. Especialy the engine tin was hard to sort out, and the differences between a sedan and a variant made me drill some extra holes into the fan housing. But in the end, it all worked out, and the engine ran beautifully!!
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Please keep the pictures coming - even though I'm a Type 3 guy rather than Type 4, it's still worth seeing how things are done.
Dave.
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At this point we really had a hard time getting things done. The guys who would do some finishing and painting let us down, so we had a lot of axtra work (bondo and sanding).
Fortunately a friend offered to do the paintjob, so finally, our ride became her new coat.
SHE'S ORANGE GUYS!!!
In the cabine, without clear coat:
Our 412 in front of our house. Again.
Fortunately a friend offered to do the paintjob, so finally, our ride became her new coat.
SHE'S ORANGE GUYS!!!
In the cabine, without clear coat:
Our 412 in front of our house. Again.
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I love how the whole family are involved too
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Here some more pics after the paintjob:
And the example on the dash:
And the example on the dash: