Wreck Rescue - aka The Notch

[Blitzkrieg]

By the time this is done, it will have more Ferdi added metal than real German added metal Nice work guys! This is the only active Type 3 build thread on this site....

[BUGGOFF]

Hi all, just remember blitz: all the metal comes from a beetle that was cut up a while ago. so its still german metal, just relocated and put back to good use.

[Blitzkrieg]

Good stuff then, better than the previous fibreglass!

[karmakoma]

How's that for keeping it real...

[BUGGOFF]

oh yes blitz, theres also some bits of your red fasty in there.

[Majik]

You are very quiet Blitz? Was that just a little too much info? You speechless?

[Blitzkrieg]

Oh I didn't even see that reply

That red fasty was sacrificed but its organs have helped no less than 3 Type 3s to date

[karmakoma]

ACVW ORGAN DONOR - so who's going to make the sticker?

[karmakoma]

Episode, what are we ? : must be around 12 now.

speaking of Organ donors.

I was busy just minding my own business, having a loonnnggg week, when some pictures arrived in my inbox today quite unexpectedly.


To be honest, I don't even know where some of these pictures are from. This notch has more rust than other cars have places.
So I wont say too much, except that the A-pillars could actually support a windshield again.

Last pic is my favourite (for now )

I'll let the pics do the rest of the talking:










































I can ALMOST hear angel choirs:

[beetlefanatic]

Glad to see that there is some progress being made again!

Bugoff, you are the man when it comes to sorting out rust.

[BUGGOFF]

Thanks bernard. at last i can say that all the rust/welding have been sorted out. been battling the whole weekend to get all the panels lined-up. the worst part was the doors. but its all looking good now.

[karmakoma]

The Rust has been sorted. Now thats music to a man's ears!

Big thank you to Ferdi for persevering.... Still looking for that bootlid.

Also a big thank you to Bugger, who selflessly alerted me to some new type 3 balljoints at Volkspares. Ordered , paid and collecting tomorrow. Thanks Pierre!

We should have the fender welts before the weekend as well. Headlights, tailights , glass all ready, just say when I should bring.

Progress, does wonders for a blue monday

[dsan]

Both you and Ferdi have to be as far as you are now.

[karmakoma]

LOL

Ferdi has the welding "COHONES" , I am just the CO (Concerned Owner ) staring over his shoulder

[theqs]

So the light at the of the tunnel is getting brighter! Been a while, so let's so more, much more!
Well done guys, slow and steady wins the race!