Irish Barnfind 67 VW Variant (Squareback)

[fasty88]

Hi,

I have just been lucky enough to become the new owner of a 1967 VW Variant,
discovered in a shed on the coast of Ireland.
It spent 50 years in the shed after being placed in there as a non runner.

After a couple of days inspection on the motor we managed to bring it back to life, and now the engine is running fine.

I want to work on the brakes now, so where is the best place for me to source top quality brake parts, calipers ect.
Thanks

[Yabbadubbadoo]

I recently bought a bunch of brake parts from VW Heritage in UK. Their prices were good and free shipping deals.
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Sydney, Australia.
66 Type 3 Fastback

[fasty88]

Whats their quality like, are they top notch.
Thanks

[fasty88]

After a careful 2 day check of the engine, we found the problem that left it in a shed for 50 years.. Small issue that was fixed in minutes.
New plugs and points, and then we tried a start.

And this happened on the first attempt.


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[gt1953]

Oh Boy! Post another video of the smooth running engine. Less smoke.
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Volkswagen: We tune what we drive.
Numbers Matching VW's are getting harder to find. Source out the most Stock vehicle and keep that way. You will be glad you did.

72 type 1
72 Squareback
({59 Euro bug, 62, 63, 67, 68, 69, 73 type ones 68 & 69 type two, 68 Ghia all sold})

[fasty88]

First start after 50 years was bound to be smokey

But after a bit of running to clear it out, we got to here,


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[Bobnotch]

Just watch the calipers. I only say that as a lot of places here in the states tell you that they have them, only to find out they're for a Ghia, which uses a 2 mm smaller piston in the caliper. While it might not seem like a big deal, that 2mm is 10% of your braking force. I've heard good things about VW Heritage from others in the UK and Europe.
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Bob 65 Notch S with Sunroof
71 Notch ...aka Krunchy; build pics here;
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249390 -been busy working
64 T-34 Ghia...aka Wolfie, under construction... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120

[Yabbadubbadoo]

Vw heritage is a quality company.
Finding the best parts is up to you. Often to stay competitive online companies have to sell a range of quality. They may for example sell China made calipers alongside Trw Varga (Brazil) at double the price of the China ones. I've heard the cheap ones are near impossible to bleed.
If you want German calipers and your car only spent 3 years driving then rebuild your own calipers.
Fortunately vw heritage are fairly transparent with their listing's. You might see two listing's for the same product with different brands, country of origin and price.

Or, if you only want Genuine parts and don't mind paying extra for rare NOS parts or high quality used then the only place I know is http://type3headquarter.de/epages/7b2adfc2-5ed3-41...cale=en_GB
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Sydney, Australia.
66 Type 3 Fastback

[fasty88]

Yeah rebuilding my own is an option to keep the originality. Thats what I did with my own 72 fastback, I just wanted to get an idea whats available for the earlier squarebacks,

Thanks

[Qldelsie]

Talking of VW parts in Europe, I found this company via the internet the other day, and they seem to have quite a lot of parts which I hadn't seen listed elsewhere. I have not purchased anything from them to know anything about them - Anyone on here know if they are worthwhile ?
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https://www.paruzzi.com/uk/volkswagen/

[fasty88]

I am looking for a headsup on something I found on the A posts of my 67 squareback.
Any ideas anyone, I have never seen this before, thanks.

[BSQUARE]

[fasty88]

Thankyou, I never would have guessed.

[fasty88]

Do I have to disconnect these levers in order to remove the seat.
I am assuming when the doors are opened that these leavers at the A post havew some movement in them,
can some one describe the movement. At the moment mine are seized, so I dont want to damage anything, or try moving unless I fully understand the operating method of them.

Thanks

[fasty88]

Have the seats out now, so have a better understanding of the setup.

[260KMN]

Nice find, looks a bit crispy, Good job on getting it running, what’s the structure like?

[grenadeAcorn]

Congratulations on the find!

[fasty88]

[fasty88]

[260KMN]

Blimey must have been a dry garage, those inner channels do look surprisingly good.nice one