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PostPosted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 12:40 pm    Post subject: 66 Squareback Reply with quote

Hi everyone!

Thought about maybe i would introduce my project ...

66 squareback, lot's of mess to clean, also from previous welding. Not saying i am a good welder, just trying to do the best i can Rolling Eyes

So here it goes... How i bought it

oh yeah, thanks to imgur for hosting Wink

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What i meant earlier Wink

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After this i got it sand blasted and welded a support.
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And so the journey begins ...
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At this point, i was like f*ck this Rolling Eyes
This car was sold to me as "all that is left to be done is the main brake cylinder"
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And as you all know, not much body panels available for type 3 so most of it is self fabricating...
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Luckily i came across a wheel arch from a notch, but this needed also modification to fit a square, but in the end this is the result so far Laughing

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 12:44 pm    Post subject: Re: square 66 Reply with quote

you should use thesamba for hosting vw pics that you are going to post here. I can't see a single one of your pictures at work
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 1:39 pm    Post subject: Re: square 66 Reply with quote

Courageous work! Looks like you have a good handle on it. I envy those who can fab and weld. It's about the only way to make money on these cars, and it keeps many more on the road!
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 2:03 pm    Post subject: Re: square 66 Reply with quote

@Erik G, i have uploaded the pictures to TS gallery so normally you should see them now Wink

@KTPhil, thx! I must say i have never welded before this car, so it's amateur level, but i'm learning as i'm doing... Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 3:01 pm    Post subject: Re: square 66 Reply with quote

You are a brave soul, I believe you are in Belgium, hence the BE location. We are spoiled here in Southern California, many of us would have passed on that car. Lucky it found you to bring it back to life. I restored a '65 sunroof Variant back in 2012. it took me about two years between disassembly and reassembly, and all I did was replace everything with NOS or good used parts, no welding at all. Let me know If I can be of any help.

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 3:03 pm    Post subject: Re: square 66 Reply with quote

andybla wrote:
@Erik G, i have uploaded the pictures to TS gallery so normally you should see them now Wink

@KTPhil, thx! I must say i have never welded before this car, so it's amateur level, but i'm learning as i'm doing... Smile


I was going to say that I thought I was the crazy one around here for doing a bunch of welding on a rusty type 3, but you sir I admire. Cool
Nice work, even if you consider yourself a newbie at welding and fabrication. Very nice job. Definitely going to watch this one as it moves along. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 3:53 pm    Post subject: Re: square 66 Reply with quote

I’ve got to echo the sentiments of the others here. I like what you’ve done to that rear quarter and you handled it with some good planning and detail. You’ll get the hang of the welding and fabricating of pieces as you move long your rebuild. Bold and ballsy move and it paid off. Good on you man! I look forward to seeing more of your developing skills and seeing your ride gain new life
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 5:30 pm    Post subject: Re: square 66 Reply with quote

very nice!
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 3:33 am    Post subject: Re: square 66 Reply with quote

Thanks for the positive feedback! Gives me the courage to keep going Shocked
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 9:20 am    Post subject: Re: square 66 Reply with quote

@ALLWAGONS, thanks i will keep that in mind Wink


Today i continued the corner, got this piece plied at the local hardware store, luckily i have a nos driver side so i can take templates for measurements, if anyone is interested i can scan them...

Before finally welding this corner, need to fill up the screws on last picture with another corner... now that i still got the space...


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PostPosted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 11:50 am    Post subject: Re: square 66 Reply with quote

End of weekend, time for an update Wink

I welded in the fender support, made the 2 air/water deflector parts, justs needs some finishing... after that just needs the water drain.

enjoy Cool

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 12:06 pm    Post subject: Re: square 66 Reply with quote

Simply amazing, great work.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 2:09 am    Post subject: Re: square 66 Reply with quote

Thx!

Just trying to do the best i can Smile

Will never be as perfect as those sheet metal rolling, now that is something to have respect for Cool
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 7:39 am    Post subject: Re: square 66 Reply with quote

Good work! I'm getting ready to learn the same process. you sire are an inspiration. thank you.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:17 am    Post subject: Re: square 66 Reply with quote

Wow thanks, good to be an inspiration Cool

And as i told earlier, if someone could use the templates i create, could scan them and place them online Wink
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 9:41 am    Post subject: Re: square 66 Reply with quote

andybla wrote:
Wow thanks, good to be an inspiration Cool

And as i told earlier, if someone could use the templates i create, could scan them and place them online Wink


Dude, I have the same damage on the very same spot, only on the driver-side. I'm most likely going to need to do the same repair as you, so I'd really appreciate those templates.

Excellent job by the way, truly a good way to get myself pumped to do the repair work.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:14 pm    Post subject: Re: square 66 Reply with quote

Very very nice fab work. You're definitely taking the extra time to make everything right. Great work. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:45 pm    Post subject: Re: square 66 Reply with quote

andybla wrote:
i have never welded before this car, so it's amateur level


Yeah, I don't believe you... Laughing

I know it has been said before, but this is truly impressive fab work! You obviously have a lot of talent when it comes to metal shaping.

Very nice work, I for one am excited to see this thing come together.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 1:48 pm    Post subject: Re: square 66 Reply with quote

Thank you very much for the very positive feedback everyone Embarassed

Give me some time to figure out how to put online the templates as good as possible, and also to look for them because i've got them laying around everywhere after using Laughing I will try to do it after the weekend Wink

Hope to see it come together also Laughing especially looking forward to remove the cross in the back, that would mean something like ending a chapter in this project Wink
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 2:19 pm    Post subject: Re: square 66 Reply with quote

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andybla wrote:
i have never welded before this car, so it's amateur level


Yeah, I don't believe you... Laughing

I know it has been said before, but this is truly impressive fab work! You obviously have a lot of talent when it comes to metal shaping.

Very nice work, I for one am excited to see this thing come together.


Damn Euroliars sandbagging us... Laughing

The templates will be a great resource. Andy, your work makes me want to hide my face. Laughing
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