My 1973 fast back

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We'll after much debate I took off the n/s/f and found some holes so I decided it had to be done





Look at the plié of classic rust on the floor !!!! Sell that on e bay

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So after all my looking for an off side wing I thought what the hell lets take this one off while I'm here and found some more holes,I'm one for doing it once and once only so much for not buying a project car lol

[Chino]

And there's me thinking you'd got a pretty clean one! Was just looking up in my arches last night actually, pretty good up there but going to get wheels off and rub down/seal them all up at weekend.

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Floor pan wise she's solid,when I'm finished she will be all water tight gonna try and keep in the same colour,this is from years of some one plonking on under seal,check under the bonnet where the front wings mount body,mind you yours has had the wings done

[Chino]

At least your airbox looks good, I'm dreading seeing what lurks in mine (it's started to rot a little at the top).

[Editor]

Catch it while it's not too bad! If you cut off the top with a thin blade you can probably repair the lid from the back and sort out the corrosion in the box, then weld the lid back on with a few tacks and fill the saw cut and paint. Tthat way you can easily get back in later if/when needed.

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The thing is when I bought this car I traveled a whole Sunday to purchase it looked over and under and looked good it wasn't until I was looking at the wings and poked me finger right under the bowl oooops I said to the person I was buying it off so then I knew that this would be a problem peeked inside sat down an then that was the moment r buy it drove her home and said to the wife it' only needs a little work lol I'm trying my hardest to get it done for volksworld but it's the prep that takes the time and still hunting for a wing with no joy I'm not happy using the old one it doesn't feel right (light) in weight

[Editor]

Rust makes them heavier!
Original wi gs were smothered with thick sealant. Replacement or cleaned wings may not have more than a thin coat of underseal.

It's surprising how much they accept filler - they don't flex much, and aren't structural! However, doing it once properly is better than repeating rectification year after year.

[bigbadbadge]

Lovely looking fasty, that is a splendid colour

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Here's the 1973 fasty rust oooops that's worth some cash on e bay

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Front end re-build was going well until I reached the other side and then I found the rust

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New front steel wings found thank god and ready keeping warm in are spare room we'll my fasty room lol wife hates it

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One wing ready for the re build then things went wrong I found the vw rust on the o/s/f

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We'll it's been 3 months since I started the little project ha ha ha ha I wish I took more photos

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Wow I never thought I would complete this project

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Bam and there she is reborn

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We'll folks that's why I've been asking all the questions and thank you for the answers she's back paint work is not as good as a body shop but she's solid she drives we'll did till I went to lower the front and that's wher I came into the problem of ball joints bolts so at the moment she's on axle stands while I'm at it new wheel bearings new ball joints and then enjoy the fast back with the family
I love my type 3 and I'm not selling this vw in a hurry I will up load photos when she's finished
Thank you all on this forum god bless

[Chino]

Looking great mate, sure you'll sort the front end out soon. How low are you going?

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Thanks buddy gonna go two splines on the front it's looking like a speed boat lol

[bigbadbadge]

Does look great

All the best

Chris

[Chino]

Thanks buddy gonna go two splines on the front it's looking like a speed boat lol

Trying to picture how that will look. Not sure how many mine is down but I suspect more than that as it's rather low lol don't have clearance issues since taking front tow bracket off beam though.