1971 VW Type 3 Fastback

[broady]

This is my new rolling project, picked it up on Saturday. Here a few photos

All the grime from the drive back from Cornwall

 

Up at 5am saturday drive down to cornwal, collect fastback, drive 400miles in the dark no heating, air temp -2. feet feel missing, arrive at parents 1130pm. Car state grubby, but made the full journey with no failures!




Few under floor shots, shes very solid!



 

 






 

 





And now the money shots after a quick pressure wash (which handily didn't blow and holes thru the body!)



















and the seat don't have any rips

 

 




Currently I have no heating. should get it fixed this evening. But long terms plans involve a larger engine. Looking for 120hp, rebuild transmission with longer final drive and up rated front disc's. The short terms is to find the rust and stop it before it gets to far! and just a general tidy up! Suggestions and comments welcome people, If anyone has any bits pm, I know they're quite hard to come by!

[retrowagen1234]

looks wicked. wish i hadnt sold mine.... all two of em a P.M has been sent in your general direction

[broady]

cheers pal PM sent and a little note to add I'm looking for the majority of the seals, boot bonnets doors ect if anyone has any please

[guz]

i've got one of them tucked away too,
same colour, nowhere near as tidy though.
it'll get done, one day.

[chaz]

She does look solid mate, I always loved
the style of the dashboard.

[grizz]

Love all three versions of these.
Possibly Notch is my fave, though the fasty is the pretty one.

Here, take a look..... Great thread for you to save to your favourites, and get in touch with him.

retrorides.proboards86.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=36944

This is the car......

[whitbytom]

I have a deep seated love for Type 3's. Really makes me regret selling the pretty solid, but un tested Square I used to have, back when I was young and stupid, for *cough* a hundred and fifty quid. Worst decision I ever made

[TYP 19]

Jan 12, 2009 18:02:08 GMT broady said:

This is my new rolling project, picked it up on Saturday. Here a few photos

All the grime from the drive back from Cornwall



Few under floor shots, shes very solid!




And now the money shots after a quick pressure was (which handily didn't blow and holes thru the body!)







and the seat don't have any rips





Currently I have no heating. should get it fixed this evening. But long terms plans involve a larger engine. Looking for 120hp, rebuild transmission with longer final drive and up rated front disc's. The short terms is to find the rust and stop it before it gets to far! and just a general tidy up! Suggestions and comments welcome people, If anyone has any bits pm, I know they're quite hard to come by!

nice! it may be a long shot, but i had a GF about 8 years back, she bought one of those, i swapped the sprintstars over from my 67 beetle onto the marina blue t3 fastback when i sold my beetle, the fastback needed some tlc n the form of a bit of inner wing and spare wheel well reconstruction. it only had 2 previous owners when we got hold of it, she sold it on to a guy called joe, who sold it onto a vw specialists in worthing, west sussx area where it sat for a few years, still with the spintstars on. one way to tell also would be if the centrecaps on 2 of the 5 sprintstars are alloy, if so then it could be the same car?

[TYP 19]

oh, and it had fibreglass front wings too

[broady]

Jan 13, 2009 18:01:55 GMT TYP 19 said:

Jan 12, 2009 18:02:08 GMT broady said:

nice! it may be a long shot, but I had a GF about 8 years back, she bought one of those, I swapped the sprintstars over from my 67 beetle onto the marina blue t3 fastback when I sold my beetle, the fastback needed some tlc n the form of a bit of inner wing and spare wheel well reconstruction. it only had 2 previous owners when we got hold of it, she sold it on to a guy called joe, who sold it onto a vw specialists in worthing, west sussx area where it sat for a few years, still with the spintstars on. one way to tell also would be if the centrecaps on 2 of the 5 sprintstars are alloy, if so then it could be the same car?

which wheel arch was it? i know the right rear has had welding recently, and the spare wheel well is shot. Ive not got much history on it, its from a guy called jonny in Cornwall. the sprint stars have got 2 centers missing apparently one fell out and the other was knicked at dubfreeze last year. It only have 4 sprint stars, id guess someones sold one and replaced it with a stock beetle wheel. Yes it does has fiberglass wings.

Did the bonnet release in the glove box work on yours?

[TYP 19]

its a shame it didnt have all the history i had with the car, it was like a bible, all receipts and stuff since the old boy i got it from bought second hand in 1975 or so. I think it could be the same car as its got a non standard windscreen rubber in, without the chrome insert. the fact that its got glass wings and the front rot plus sprintstars could make it the same car, although i havent owned for more than 8 years. One of the original steel sprintstar centre caps was slightly dented and had repro empi gt stickers added. if this is the case, then it could be the same car i owned briefly. i cant help more on the details as i cant remeber the numberplate either. but I'm glad if it is, its still on the road, i always thought it had been scrapped

[broady]

Theres very little history with the car now, Still got the operators manual and service recovrd with a few mot's but nothing else. The right front center has got a dent in it and it also is missing the empi sticker. Yeah shes stilling strong! Getting me around nicely and i shall look after here will. Intending to take her to france this summer

[mrj]

lovely car, nice colour , too.... TLs are great, everyone should have one.... i have one too waiting in the pipeline, but this will be after the Passat is finished....

[broady]

Jan 18, 2009 18:04:36 GMT mrj said:

lovely car, nice colour , too.... TLs are great, everyone should have one.... I have one too waiting in the pipeline, but this will be after the Passat is finished....

I Thought it was a TA, how do you differentiate between the two?

[generally01]

Just spotted this thread and was about to send you the link to my resto but Grizz beat me to it ;D.

Fastys are great but I would say that.

If I can help with the resto let me know, as you will see if you look through my thread I found holes in all the usual places so I have had some experience in how they go back together.

Good luck with the work,

Dave.

[retrowagen1234]

possibly got a spare wheel well for one dude. if your in need of it? ill try find it tommorow

[broady]

Jan 19, 2009 22:30:28 GMT @retrowagen1234 said:

possibly got a spare wheel well for one dude. if your in need of it? ill try find it tommorow

I will know for sure this weekend as shes coming off the road for 3 days and having a good once over. But i will provisionaly say yes i do please

[broady]

well have her up on stands all day pressure washed the arches and only found 2 hole, took all the carpets out dried the floor n rust proofed it. Got the heatexchanger off and welded it and went to connect the control cable but tis two long, anyone know which beetle one will fit? i got the 1303 but its abit to long.

Heres the pic of the hole ill weld up 2morow





and you can see how wet she was here (this wont be porn)

[retrowagen1234]

hmmmm looked though everything and looks as if the sparewheel well has been binned sorry dude

[broady]

Jan 25, 2009 18:19:34 GMT @retrowagen1234 said:

hmmmm looked though everything and looks as if the sparewheel well has been binned sorry dude

not to worry mine isnt bad its the front valance thats gone on mine, i rekon i can fabricate the bit i need