73 Square Auto
73 Square Auto
Hi all! , bought this square from fellow club members (Airdiction) as always had a love of T3's. Started the resto a few weeks ago - have a long way to go and not as much time as I'd have liked as we have a mini dubber on the way in May!! Anyway....see the progress so far!
Day 1 - the collection! (not me in the photo...nor Dr Evil or Harry Hill!)
The start of the strip down
Split the body off & drop the engine & box
Plasma out the old rotten pans
Prep and base coat POR-15 on the replacement pans
This week hopefully (real work pending!) strip the yolk off the back and finishing bare metalling the spine ready for the new pans to go on!
Day 1 - the collection! (not me in the photo...nor Dr Evil or Harry Hill!)
The start of the strip down
Split the body off & drop the engine & box
Plasma out the old rotten pans
Prep and base coat POR-15 on the replacement pans
This week hopefully (real work pending!) strip the yolk off the back and finishing bare metalling the spine ready for the new pans to go on!
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Main thing is to have removed the rust first! I don't think POR-15 is any more tolerant to rust below it than Hammerite Smooth.
I was surprised at how the cold galvanising paint like Eastwoods sold (not sure if they still market to the UK). It's not a good primer, but it seemed to hold back rust even when left exposed outside.
A good coat of bitumen underseal should hold back water for many years anyway.
I was surprised at how the cold galvanising paint like Eastwoods sold (not sure if they still market to the UK). It's not a good primer, but it seemed to hold back rust even when left exposed outside.
A good coat of bitumen underseal should hold back water for many years anyway.
Dave.
It's a shame the cut-off on historic class for road-tax chops off a few months of the Type 3 production.
Any Type 3 with a chassis number less that around 3132 065,000 or 3632 065 000 has a fighting chance on being a '72 manufactured car and therefore tax exempt. If owners with a hope get in touch I can get some supplementary confirmation from you. The VW birth certificate is fun to have though - what are they charging these days?
Any Type 3 with a chassis number less that around 3132 065,000 or 3632 065 000 has a fighting chance on being a '72 manufactured car and therefore tax exempt. If owners with a hope get in touch I can get some supplementary confirmation from you. The VW birth certificate is fun to have though - what are they charging these days?
Dave.
€33 - the payment process was fun on the Wolfsburg Museum site - all in German, luckily my mac has a translator on! Certificate is quite nice and adds to my history folder but would have preferred tax exemption!!Editor wrote:It's a shame the cut-off on historic class for road-tax chops off a few months of the Type 3 production.
Any Type 3 with a chassis number less that around 3132 065,000 or 3632 065 000 has a fighting chance on being a '72 manufactured car and therefore tax exempt. If owners with a hope get in touch I can get some supplementary confirmation from you. The VW birth certificate is fun to have though - what are they charging these days?
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Have been manic with work and baby stuff, and only 9 weeks to my (supposed!) deadline of the new Tredegar House VW show. So have called in the cavalry to speed things up for me. Got the old girl on her side this morning to make the surgery a little less painful for us kneeling on cold workshop floors!
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Re: 73 Square Auto
Cracking on with bodywork at the moment, but also rebuilding what was a pretty rough engine. Looking to get to the Dubs at the Castle show in July, failing that Vanfest.
Some pics of the engine progress, crank has gone off to be re-ground & currently buying stack of replacement parts as our local club (http://www.volksoccurin.com) are planning a roadtrip to the Wolfsburg museum next year, so this lump needs to get me there and back!! Struggling to find an oil cooler the same as came off mine (I believe doghouse, but with pressure sensor on?? - any ideas guys?)
Some pics of the engine progress, crank has gone off to be re-ground & currently buying stack of replacement parts as our local club (http://www.volksoccurin.com) are planning a roadtrip to the Wolfsburg museum next year, so this lump needs to get me there and back!! Struggling to find an oil cooler the same as came off mine (I believe doghouse, but with pressure sensor on?? - any ideas guys?)
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Had the wheels back from blasting and powder coating, just waiting for the engine tin ware whilst working the body and preparing for paint.
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Project gaining some momentum now (and bills!!!) had the crank back from being reground & getting dynamo & oil cooler off Desi Type 3, so hopefully week or so to see if she runs nicely!!
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After an early start!! 1st coat of filler primer. Still quite a lot of work to get her straight, but looks more like a car now!
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Nice job. Looking forward to see the result