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bf109z
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 Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:14 pm Post subject: My 69 Fastback |
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Introducing my 1969 TypeIII Fastback, I picked her up late last year.
Since these Pics where taken she has been striped and the missing fenders have been replaced. the end of this week she goes K&K for body and paint work. 
This is about what I imagine she will look like when she is done, a little plain. Most likely going back to the stock color, L 620 (02) savannah beige. The engine will most likely be a TypeIV 2.3L fuel Injection by MegaSquirt.
I have been stalking The Samba forums since 2003 and bought my first car a 1959 Ragtop off the samba in 2004. I look forward contributing to the forums and reporting on my progress with the 69.
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so-calvwdude
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Sweet. Looks like you have good intentions. I really like savanna beige.
Lets see some more update pics!
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bf109z
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floridaguy
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| Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:46 pm Post subject: Re: My 69 Fastback |
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[quote="bf109z"]Introducing my 1969 TypeIII Fastback, I picked her up late last year.
Since these Pics where taken she has been striped and the missing fenders have been replaced. the end of this week she goes K&K for body and paint work.
Have you had K&K do body and paint work before? How is there work? |
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bf109z
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| Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:34 am Post subject: |
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| Have you had K&K do body and paint work before? How is there work? |
No, but I have been going to the Parts side of K&K for as long as I can remember. I checked out some of there work and was pleased with the results. I will be posting pics as the work is done so you can be the judge at that point.
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Grifter
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| Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:59 am Post subject: Re: My 69 Fastback |
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| bf109z wrote: |
This is about what I imagine she will look like when she is done, a little plain. Most likely going back to the stock color, L 620 (02) savannah beige. The engine will most likely be a TypeIV 2.3L fuel Injection by MegaSquirt. |
Very nice, savannah beige is one of my favorite colors. I like your vision for the finished car also, I think it's best to be subtle. And with a monster powerplant like that, it'll be a killer sleeper!
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bf109z
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| Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:49 pm Post subject: Re: My 69 Fastback |
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| Grifter wrote: |
| Very nice, savannah beige is one of my favorite colors. I like your vision for the finished car also, I think it's best to be subtle. And with a monster powerplant like that, it'll be a killer sleeper! |
Ya, the whole thing spun out of control as a project. When I first bought the car I was just going to primer black it and put it back on the road with a stock TypeIII engine. About a week later I was cleaning my father’s shed out and found three TypeIV engines in beautiful shape. Three weeks later I found out how much I was getting back in taxes. Now it’s turned into a full restoration but I'm a much happier TypeIII owner for it. 
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bf109z
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| Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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As promised more pics of the fastback.
Below are the pics of the work I did around the windows. Most of the cleanup was done with a wire wheel and was later sprayed with automotive primer.
The front window frame before.
The front window frame after.
The back window frame before.
The back window frame after.
Below are pics of the pan as the tar mats where pulled up and also of the battery tray after I cleaned up some of the rust.
As I began to clean the driver’s side door the amount of bondo became apparent.
Two weeks later the new driver’s side door arrived and was cleaned up.
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bf109z
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:22 pm Post subject: Ready to go to the Body Shop |
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Well Friday afternoon the 69 made its trip to the body shop. I managed to snap a few pics before it left.
With new driver's side door.
So nice seeing her with all the fenders on.
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Pierre G
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Nice project. It's gonna be a nice looking fastback. Why didn't you post it in the T3 forum...? You would have had much more comments.
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bf109z
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| Nice project. It's gonna be a nice looking fastback. Why didn't you post it in the T3 forum...? You would have had much more comments. |
Thanks, After reading all the forum descriptions I decided this was the best venue.  The link to this post is in my signature, so anyone who is interested in seeing my progress can find it that way.
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bf109z
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german69
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what is it? fuel injection?
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bf109z
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| If you haven't found a distributor to work with the MSnS, try and find a mex beetle distributor and harness from a FI engine. They're hall sensor equipped and work great with MSnS. |
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bf109z
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| If you haven't found a distributor to work with the MSnS, try and find a mex beetle distributor and harness from a FI engine. They're hall sensor equipped and work great with MSnS. |
Thanks for the info At the moment my plans include a Ford EDIS but I have not decided how much else.
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bf109z
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| Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:02 pm Post subject: What I worked on all weekend |
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Before:
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With some luck she is off to be blasted, patched with a battery tray section from T3D, and primed this week.
Oh and in case you are wondering how I cleaned it; propane torch, stainless steel scraper and a good rub down after with mineral spirits.
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bf109z
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| Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:02 pm Post subject: Look what greyhound brought me!!! |
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Lookey what I got. I love you ISP west 
European Headlights
Weld in IRS mounts and trany cradle with CB Performance mounts
New coupling disc
New complete wiring harness
Lots of rubber and fender beading
Tag light assembly
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bf109z
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| Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:15 pm Post subject: Long time, No post |
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Well it’s been some time since I last updated you all on the status of my 69, so here it goes. In early May I lost my job causing a lack of funds (or should I say, a lack of wanting to spend funds) so the project got put on a short hold (or what I had hoped was a short hold) at the time of this post I have yet to find a job. But in the last few weeks, I have started to do what I can to get a step in the right direction. With some luck in the next few days “I hope”, to have the front and back axles disassembled, primed and painted ready for reassembly. The pan is at K&K getting some patch work and paint, with “a little more luck” the axles and pan might be reunited in a month or so.
Pics to come soon
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