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- 13th May 2010 - 8:14am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: CARPETS
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4355
Re: CARPETS
'Spirit of the 50s' did mine and they were very good.
- 11th April 2010 - 11:17am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Idiots guide to setting up twin carbs?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8623
Re: Idiots guide to setting up twin carbs?
Trick (fiddly bit) is getting the carbs balanced to run smoothly, especially the transition between idle curcuit and main circuit. The VW booklet (samba link) is excellent and helped me loads, there is also a good description in John Muir's (Compleat idiot) book if you have it. Backfiring sounds lik...
- 16th February 2010 - 8:09am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Brake Calipers...where to get them refurbished?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6352
- 12th February 2010 - 12:21pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Brake Calipers...where to get them refurbished?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6352
I recommend these guys, they specialise in british classics but got me a Type 3 caliper at a good price a couple of years back J E M Vintage & Classic Car Consultants Lockheed, Girling, Dunlop, ATE,DBA & Bendix parts Ashcroft House Druid Street Hinckley Leicestershire UK Tel: 01455 230626 Fax: 01455...
- 11th February 2010 - 12:44pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Dumb question (?) carburators
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2744
I recommend the Brazilian spec stock paper element filter unit 8) 8) No more messy gloopy filter oil changes for me! -- Stand by for the techno haters saying 'old fashioned oil bath filter is best' Stock type filter is better than pancake type on the top of each carb as it pulls colder air in from o...
- 7th February 2010 - 5:48pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: WINDOW OUTER SCRAPER RUBBER
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5113
Here's the howto I put together from when I did this job on my square, hope it helps!
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- 8th November 2009 - 5:30pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: Our 72 Square
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11674
Oooh, flashback - looks like my square's sills did when I started poking around during the rebuild! The sill is a pretty complicated section, you can get inner and outer panels, but you will also need to repair the heater tube and the reinforcing panels for strength. I would recommend looking on htt...
- 9th October 2009 - 12:53pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: side linning
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2330
- 7th October 2009 - 3:54pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Fitting Windscreen.....any tips?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 14422
That article mentions rubber or plastic chrome filler strip. Ours isn't plastic chrome, it's polished anodised aluminium and is likely to be damaged if bent as much as the drawing shows. Yes, but the aluminium chrome trim isn't supposed to be removed from the rubber anyway, the window can be remove...
- 6th October 2009 - 1:27pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: How to remove boot lock with no key
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2581
:) Option 1 - find key :( Option 2 - pick lock (or pay locksmith to do it for you) - no damage :shock: Option 3 - slide hammer screwed into the lock barrel to pull it out - distinct possibility of damage to the tailgate using this method! You will need to break the lock tumblers plus the small roll ...
- 6th October 2009 - 1:18pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Fitting Windscreen.....any tips?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 14422
The diamond shaped tool is the correct one. There should be a small 'roller' attachment on it too. You use it pointing forwards, it's a bit counter-intuitive, and hard to describe in writing! But basically open up the slot in the rubber, push in the chrome trim through the front of the diamond bit i...
- 21st September 2009 - 8:03am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Headlining
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9666
I can recommend Spirit of the 50s.
I have some spare headliner material left over, probably a couple of square metres or more (vinyl non-perforated) might be good for patching or practicing. Let me know if you're interested. I bought it from here: http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/
I have some spare headliner material left over, probably a couple of square metres or more (vinyl non-perforated) might be good for patching or practicing. Let me know if you're interested. I bought it from here: http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/
- 18th September 2009 - 12:20pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Headlining
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9666
I made and fitted my own headlining for my Squareback (well my sister-in-law did the sewing). It's a fiddly job with unexpected problems as you stretch the material along the car in 3 dimensions A Squareback is a pretty simple shape really and there are only two stitched seams, but you need to take ...
- 10th September 2009 - 5:59pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: door seals?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2256
If you bought the Brazilian seals, you will need to cut a slit in the back so they fit either side of the flange on the door, apart from down the front edge by the hinges. You will need to hold them in place with contact adhesive. With a bit of care they fit really well. http://images.thesamba.com/v...
- 10th September 2009 - 5:56pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Window scraper/rivets
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3806
Use the 'universal' outer scraper from Status, you have to trim one end as it is designed to fit on either door but it fits well and allows enough length for TYpe 3 window. I used it on my square and am very happy with the results. Photos and howto here (if you can get the website to work) http://ww...
- 9th June 2009 - 6:46pm
- Forum: Virtual Clubhouse
- Topic: 1962 RHD Notchback Barnfind.
- Replies: 33
- Views: 17582
- 2nd June 2009 - 5:57pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: NO FUEL THROUGH FROM TANK
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3316
Early or late car? Carbs or fuel injection? :?: :?: :?: On all models there is a mesh filter over the fuel outlet pipe in the tank, this can get clogged and collapse, or maybe just rusty if the tank has been left empty for ages. You can see this mesh by removing the fuel gauge sender from the top of...
- 11th May 2009 - 7:58am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: t3 valances
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4022
- 25th February 2009 - 4:50pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: '73 Fastback Project
- Replies: 111
- Views: 81532
- 24th February 2009 - 5:36pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: '73 Fastback Project
- Replies: 111
- Views: 81532
- 21st February 2009 - 7:16pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: body removal
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4231
It's the same as the bug apart from: The two front bolts aren't on the front beam, they are just ahead of it (on the beam clamps) - these are unbolted from underneath There are extra bolts at the rear compared to a bug - two under the rear seat by the heater tubes under round plastic caps, and two i...
- 18th February 2009 - 5:34pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: '73 Fastback Project
- Replies: 111
- Views: 81532
There's a lot of info about the FI system on TheSamba here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21015 The guys there have plenty of experience with these systems and the consensus seems to be that they are pretty robust and most problems are down to poor connections rather than anything...
- 10th February 2009 - 7:01pm
- Forum: Virtual Clubhouse
- Topic: Owners of '68-'71 Type 3's
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9533
- 22nd December 2008 - 10:30am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Cold air box help
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2998
Access is tricky as you're working upside down, but the plastic interior airbox assembly does come out pretty easily, it's held on with 4 M6 (10mm head) bolts, you can reach them with a 1/4" drive socket and a long extension. You will also need to remove the two control knobs which are held on by 2 ...
- 27th November 2008 - 5:29pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Sills question!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11349
This photo is facing rear towards the back of the door, you can just see the reinforcing plate for the seat belt bolt hole. Secondary layer of steel on the outside is an oversill which had been added at some point in my car's past, so as standard this will be a single thickness. http://images.thesam...