Aircooled VW South Africa

It's amazing how photos make a scrap heap look like something quite presentable - that single cab really was a heap of rust, I reckon the front bumper was usable and perhaps the rims and some interior bits - the rest - was vrot - everything, floors, dropgates, chassis, doors - the whole lot. It did'nt go to a scrapyard, the guy who bought it is a panel beater and he had some plans to restore it .....

Dave you dog, now the secret is out - congrats dude Hows the interior ? Have you got a gearbox and motor ?
Great to hear that there is no serious rust, well apart from the floor that is, have fun china - when can we come around ? What else do you need for it ?

retrovan wrote:Hope that "piece of junk" Went to a new home, cause I would have loved some parts off that " piece of junk" had it gone to the Junk Yard.



Herman

I really thought this was where this thing was going to go, I did advertise here on the forum, I would have taken under a R1 000 for it, but no one replied.

I put it on Gumtree and some moegoe took it for R5k in the end. WTF? This is the most rotten car I have ever seen, it was completely covered in fibreglass and pop riveted galvanised sheeting. The buyer assured me he was going to fix it, but I was glad in end, I still have my doubts that this thing will be fixed properly though.

All windows out. Both front doors off. Started with the long, tiresome rub down.

Pics will follow

Long slow progress.

looking good HR, any progress is good progress.

Keep pic's coming

Herman

Prime her up and let her roll
Good one for the new year Dave

sean wrote:
That same tow truck came and took this piece of junk out of my garden....

Thats a nice piece of junk if you ask me

JonnoDub wrote:

sean wrote:
That same tow truck came and took this piece of junk out of my garden....

Thats a nice piece of junk if you ask me

Why did you not come and take it away then? I offered it here on the forum for more than 2 months.!!!!!!. Besides HR, nobody else came to check it out.

AND FOR THE LAST TIME, IT WAS A ABSOLUTE WRECK!!!!!

One mans junk is another mans treasure hey ! and if I knew about it I probably would have fetched it.

the work continues.......






This body panel was cut to take some sort of large Ford tail lights. Now repaired for standard vw lights

Boy Dave, you realty moving on this one, trying to out do the Klapmits guys...

looks as if we will see this one at George.

Well done, real inspiration to us all.

Herman

Just a quick update.

After 35 years of service (which happened last Wednesday for me) we are given a MASSIVE paycheck as a thank you for sticking it out with the company I am with. They also let you spend R5k of the money through the company as a tax saving. So this morning I was out shopping and came home with 2 sets of 165/80/15 tyres for my aircooleds. (for those who struggle with maths, that's 8 tyres.)

When I got home I just stored them in the Fugly. As I opened the garage I noticed the Fugly was parked nose first with a great big silencer sticking out the back.

This means only one thing, the Fugly is MOBILE.

So Squire you got your wish as the Fugly is running with a type 4 motor.

Probably get an update from my son tomorrow and also some pictures

Here's some terrible cell phone pics.

Hey !! that looks like a type 4 in a Fleetline...... that will not work.........
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Looking good there HR, man, I must get stuck into my Panel Van, getting withdrawal symptoms already....

Herman

http://youtu.be/edU53qP5Lik
Here's a video , i still need to adjust the clutch a bit but it drives! but wait there's more! it stops too!