Dusty - the 68 Squareback

[beetlepower]

I have front fenders for you if you interested but they are yellow

[eben]

The rust in the top corners of the front fenders are very common in Type3's I would suggest making sure whatever you put back there, that it is extremely well painted/sealed. ....or block that corner off from the inside.

[jmvv]

I have front fenders for you if you interested but they are yellow

Speak to me about the price, I am definitely interested. And yellow - who cares about yellow. A respray is definitely on the horizon.

[jmvv]

The rust in the top corners of the front fenders are very common in Type3's I would suggest making sure whatever you put back there, that it is extremely well painted/sealed. ....or block that corner off from the inside.

Thanks Eben.

According to the P.O. VW, in their infinite wisdom fitted a foam panel in that area (only they will know why) and this turned out to be a perfect moisture trap.

It will be sorted properly, however, when I get to that area.

[Bugger]

I know someone that does the type 3 dashes very well in leather and blue stitching if you want his contact details Pm me

Think his Forum name is jmvv

[retrodude]

I had a Bay bus with this white colour basket weave interior before, cleaned it up with domestice cream cleaner (like CIF, dont know if you have it in SA?)and a stiff nail brush, using boiling hot water (wearing gloves), came up like new, hard work but worth it, make sure you wash it all off after as it contains some bleach also, then polish it or use leather cream to remoisturise it, as the CIF drys it up.

[jmvv]

Thanks for the advise, Retrodude. We have used Autoglym upholstery shampoo with good effect. Almost as good as an upholstery cleaner product called Fashene, unfortunately no longer available.

Today, just for the hell of it we wanted to see how much of the electrics were working.

In went the battery from my caravan. Then we discovered that the ignition switch had seized. Some Combat Spray and a bit of "persuasion" later, the switch was free.

We turned the key, and lo and behold, the ignition and oil pressure lights came on.

I went to check for power on the coil and connected the loose wires there. With the next turn of the key, I heard the solenoids on the carbs click and noticed that the chokes started opening.

What the hell, we decided.

We checked the oil (clean after 25 odd years), primed each carb with a teaspoon of go-go juice down the throat and turned the key.

True to its good humoured, simple and reliable nature, the engine swung once and started. Idled for about 5 seconds and died.

I then ran a temporary fuel supply to the fuel pump, primed the carbs, and tried it again.

The engine started immediately, sputtered for a few seconds until the fuel supply from the pump reached the float bowls and settled into a slightly coarse idle.

As the engine warmed up and the chokes opened, the idling settled and there was the engine running on its own for the first time in 25 years with no smoke, no knocks, no exhaust leaks, good oil pressure and a charging generator

How lucky can you get?

[Chris]

Awesome!!

[karmakoma]

Respect
They dont build them like that anymore!

[YvaneS]

wow,the magic of ACVW

[Mr9A]

Hi man love the squareback still looking for one for a project they blooming hard to find will be monitoring your squareback

[Bugz]

Welcome one of these days we will have a Squary club

That just sounded wrong.

[Farhaad]

Nice, early square back !!!!!!!!!!!!! If these dont float your boat then you might as well give up! Supercool and hugely practcal every day, I would love one!

Always thought one done as a woody wagen with wood effect on the mid panels would be cool also!

goy any pics of this thought?

[Farhaad]

Yesterday, Dusty had its first bath in 24 years and went from this



to this



the engine went from this

to this

to this




We also dragged a wet rag across some of the interior with these results.

Before



During



After (the engine cover was not yet cleaned here)

i used a product a good while back called Fashene. worked wonders. its worth a try. dont know if its still around

[Farhaad]

sorry dude , i see you know about Fashene already. that was a fantastic cleaning product