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col1600 · Post by **col1600** » 15th April 2012 - 11:00pm

got to do a little more. wasnt as lucky with the drivers side floor pan, battery had leaked and left a nasty hole and part of the rear passengers floor had water sat inside for a long time and left some bad pitting, a shame because underneath that area the floor was perfect.

also got front beam and all suspension parts stripped down

Marko · Post by **Marko** » 16th April 2012 - 5:22am

looking good! your welding is extremely neat!

Mark.

col1600 · Post by **col1600** » 17th April 2012 - 8:20pm

cheers. i bought a new welder at christmas and it lays down a really nice weld. a little tricky to tune in but when its set right its one magic machine. its an inverter welder so light as a feather with 180 amp max and it will mig,tig,and arc..

rustydubs · Post by **rustydubs** » 19th April 2012 - 9:47am

Nice welder, how much was it?

col1600 · Post by **col1600** » 19th April 2012 - 7:54pm

It cost me the best part of 1000 euro. I didn't want to spend that much but I didn't want to buy another DIY welder. So I think its money well spent.

col1600 · Post by **col1600** » 20th April 2012 - 10:05am

ive been playing around with electrolysis as a form of rust removal on some smaller parts.
i am very pleased with how they came out. the brake disc below was submerged for 25 minutes and this is how it came out.

a serious improvement....
and saves getting any blasting done and risking surface damage, and trying to clean sand out of awkward areas.

Post by **Editor** » 22nd April 2012 - 11:51pm

Trouble is that the VW wear limit allows only 1mm loss of thickness on the 9mm and 11mm thick discs (early/late). You can see the reduction in surface area where the disc has been contacting the old pads, and the lack of any contact near the edge of the disc. Ideally, if the discs are now thinner than 8mm/11mm early/late, they need replacing.

col1600 · Post by **col1600** » 25th April 2012 - 2:45pm

discs checked for thickness. 10.5mm (good surface to good surface). as for the lip on the outer edge the actual pad in the caliper doesnt cover that area and only covers the worn area (rightly or wrong)..

col1600 · Post by **col1600** » 25th April 2012 - 2:58pm

here are a few more pics of some small parts that have been electrolysised (im guessing thats spelt wrong)..

the top one is after dipping, the middle one has a vactan rust and primer coating, and the bottom one has been sprayed in a satin finish..

not a great pic but i wanted to see the difference in a 2k gloss finish (spindle) and a semi gloss finish (arm)
im not sure which looks better has anyone got an opinion on finish im finding the gloss finish a bit blingish.
i want to stay as near as possible to factory finish which i think is nearer to the satin finish.
what have you chaps gone for ?? 1k vs 2k gloss vs semi gloss. and how did it hold up. i think they do a chassis black but never seen it applied.
any info!!!

Marko · Post by **Marko** » 25th April 2012 - 4:20pm

2k gloss finish!! because it's hard wearing and easy to clean

looking very good by the way!!

col1600 · Post by **col1600** » 7th June 2012 - 10:00pm

havent done a whole lot lately.

but did spend some time scrapping off underseal.. i rigged the floor pan and suspended it with 2 ratchet straps from an r.s.j in the garage, made life so easy i can rotate the floor to work on either top or bottom.

welded in a couple of strengtheners at rear on the new floor section..

no paint yet just rust treatment..

went with gloss in the end made sence.. went with red on the calipers the red in the photo looks very pinky but there as red as rosso red in daylight. also changed the caliper bolts to stainless..

Marko · Post by **Marko** » 8th June 2012 - 6:08am

looks very nice! slowly but surely!

Dave G · Post by **Dave G** » 8th June 2012 - 9:35am

Good stuff, keep it up!

col1600 · Post by **col1600** » 24th September 2012 - 3:10pm

ok its been an age since ive updated here but i have been doing a bit more. i finished the underside of the pan and got a healthy coat of body shultz. the upper floor pan has been primed and top coated. the master cylinder has been striped as has the steering box. ive put the beam back together with all new ball joints and track rod ends. a total brake overhall aswell including pads flexible hoses and copper brake lines.

ok im not the fastest at getting things done but what i have done i think has turned out well enough. i no that the car isnt going to see the road this year so im just ticking along with the project and not in any great rush..
ive stripped the rear axle of all components and waiting for them to be blasted along with the wheels and some other bits. so that will be the next job then she will be a roller again..

Marko · Post by **Marko** » 24th September 2012 - 4:39pm

that looks superb!! love the pic with all the goodies waiting to be fitted, kinda gave me a sense of de jah vous!!

I noticed some bumper seals for the irons, are they bug ones? I looked into this and the type3 never had any!

Mark.

col1600 · Post by **col1600** » 24th September 2012 - 5:22pm

hi mark im no type 3 guru but my fasty had bumper seals when i got it but were knackered. i brought these off a well known chap on here from a show near dover during the summer. there not the same as bug ones. maybe it was model dependent back in the day but im purely guessing. your car looks brill youve flown through the work load well done chap..

Marko · Post by **Marko** » 24th September 2012 - 5:37pm

thanks! 8 months and counting now since day one, would have been ages ago if I'd bought a complete car

I've spent more time on internet sourcing parts and information on how/what things fit than I have in the garage

next time round I will be done in half the time (hope the wife doesn't read the last comment

)

Mark.

Post by **Editor** » 25th September 2012 - 10:45pm

I'm sorry you can't use that car on the road - much too clean. You can have mine instead! Oh, wait a bit, yours is a Fastback ... I'd better not swap then!

col1600 · Post by **col1600** » 30th September 2012 - 11:56am

well ed it sure is clean right now but how im going to keep on top of it when its finished is a pure mystery as the lane i live in is a country lane with more grass growing in the middle of the lane than in my garden..

ok ive got the rear axle and components blasted and some in paint (pics coming) and the wheels are next. ive removed the tyres but after painting them up ill stick new rubber on allround. the plan for the car is to lower her a tad probably the standard 2 splines, so im wondering what tyres you chaps are running ill be using the standard 15" steelies for now. any info please and maybe a pic if possible...

cheers....

Marko · Post by **Marko** » 30th September 2012 - 12:02pm

I have "chromies" on mine right now but they are going as the rears are rubbing like mad due to them been a bug offset.. I have 185/55 on front and 205/50 on rear and plan to carry these over to the new wheels, I'll post pics when done.

jmarkha1 · Post by **jmarkha1** » 30th September 2012 - 12:07pm

if you are running standard steel rims and going lower you have a few options.
My preference would be 145/80/15 for the front - not too narrow and probably no issues with turning circle / rubbing if only 2 splines down.
For the back - you could go standard 165/80/15 or try a 175/80/15.
I personally hate low profile tyres on a type 3 - makes them loom odd unless you are running large diameter wheels.
am sure you will hear plenty of opinions on this one Colin...

car is looking great btw - nice to put stuff back together after all the grimy stuff.

col1600 · Post by **col1600** » 1st October 2012 - 12:12pm

thanks for info so far

has anyone else got a preference on tyre sizes?? i only want to buy one set of tryes so i need to get it right..

running the standard wall (80) im guessing wont course any probs at 2 splines. but what if a chap was to be a little naughty and go for a little lower..

Dave G · Post by **Dave G** » 4th October 2012 - 5:03pm

I'm running 175 x 55's on the front and 185 x 65's on the rears, she's lowered with no rear bump stops, although I couldn't tell you by how many splines!

col1600 · Post by **col1600** » 4th October 2012 - 5:35pm

hi dave thanks for that

any chance you could throw a picture up for ride height reference.

cheers

Dave G · Post by **Dave G** » 4th October 2012 - 5:48pm

No problem, this was me trying to be arty! -

No rubbing at the front or the rear!

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