Borgweiser Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 1970 VW type3 Fastback, Cali import, fuel injected, auto Opening rear windows, out of it thing is theres no hinges. The glass bends... Yep LHD FTW Crossply whitewalls.. First thing I did was fit compulsary headlamp eyebrows/pedestrian wasters. Will post more photos when I strip her down, theres some nasty rust action hiding in places At moment rollin as is.. May make an appearance down palmy this weekend. Car has 2 owners prior, orig books, dealer keyring( Fred Lucksinger Motors Ltd 955 Morro st S L O, Calif 543-2800 ) seatbelts and tyres 70000 miles Dirty rot has come to spoil the party in places tho, mainly behind rear guards and a pillars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borgweiser Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 Yeah so instead of doing anything productive on my day off I ended up staring at the VW and wishing it lower.. Thank god for torsion bars, especially splined ones So an hour or so later it looked like this- Should have got before shots in the same spot for comparison as it was jacked up american spec sitting on bumpstops in these shots, sitting another half inch lower once I attacked bumpstops with angle grinder Did do some actual work whilst down there, serviced and adjusted steering box, replaced bearings, was going to replace hoses but looks like someone beat me to it recently. Has new calipers, hoses, pads and discs Fuckin stoked, just need a steering damper that isn't so damp, problem with left hook cars- everything is ex states or germany as they are different. Ps what is up with BNT wheel bearing kits having one NSK and one AICHI bearing plus a german seal?? If they wern't ridiculously cheap I wouldn't have had a bar of them.. Give me matching FAG bearings or similar OEM spec Coz I am an anal c*nt Till next time, will sort rear out tomorrow night and fit up repaired exhaust. Ordered typ 3 headers and dual quet (??) pack mufflers from empi, said the'd be four weeks so expect to see in four months hence dodgy bodge of original muffler Also did Wellington and back without a hitch, apart from muffler dissolving on last hundred k's and inbred mofukers jumping on my bonnet on Courtenay pl.. Cheap to run too- bonus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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