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Wow, you have done a great job on your restoration!!!! Looks like you had lots of great help with the detail sanding too!
I really like the the rim and wheel look on the wagen!! She has come a long way and you have set the mark for what can be accomplished!! Great Job!! It must be nice to see the hard work paying off when you step back and see what she is looking like now! Congrates! Keep up with the great posts! Thanks, Bill,jr.

I'm speechless. The progress is fantastic. I need to get another job so I can spend some time on mine. When's the MOT?
Kieron

dude it was today




well the last few days have been quite busy puting att the lights and interior bumpers and so on back together till 1am last night trying to get the horn to work(no puns please) for the mot today


well got up and did a bit of cleaning up till she looks like this out side to day

glad i moved the front numberplate think it looks loads better now





sorry pics aint the best lol
then went for a drive for the first time in nearly 5 months to the mot station

looking kind of scared lol





and the nice mot man after taking the piss for a bit lol and befor he gave me a cuppa tea:tup:




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and she passed with flying colors

how chuffed am i

Brilliant,
Congratulations
sounds like I owe you a pint!
We'll have to have a meet up soon. Get two type 4's in one place!
Kieron

Congrates! She is looking great and so fast too!! I like the sporty classy wheel look and your smooth front gives the car a great look!! It's so cool that you can match the front light surrounds and give the car a different look and feel! So what all do they check for the test?? Here is FLorida in the States we don't have inspection... You have done a great job and hope you enjoy the rides!! Bill,jr.

kps70 wrote:Brilliant,
Congratulations
sounds like I owe you a pint!
We'll have to have a meet up soon. Get two type 4's in one place!
Kieron

Could I gatecrash and make it THREE in one place?????

Fantastic job, just in case I haven't said that before...


As for the MoT vwbill it is a very thorough check of all brake components and their effiecency, all suspension components, corrosion ie none within a set distance of seatbelts anchorage point and suspension mounting points, all lighting on the vehicle, tyres and wheels, security of seats and belts, door catches and basically anything else that would compromise the safety of its use on the road. More modern vehicles are also subject to an emmisions check. If any of the checks aren't to the satisfaction of the tester it does not pass the test until they are recitified. I think that the German roadworthiness test is even stricter than our one so...

Congratulations!!! Well done, you are an inspiration!

woot! what a project a spot weld became. doh!

when I get my sedan back up and running we could make it 4 in one place if my wife drives one! Now we're talking!!

more the better lol just think 4 type 4 together mmmmm wonder when the last time that many was in the same place?


Im up for a meet when everyones ready

Excellent outcome! Fantastic car.

Love the garage, too. Wish I had one like that, mine's attached to the house, no windows, shared with the washer and dryer...

The Links arent working at the moment, but I seem to remember plumcrazee bondo-ing the rear body panel into the car (see below pic). Did you in fact do this (I can't see the pics anymore)? If so, how did it work? Can anyone forsee problems with leading, welding, or bondoing this panel to the ajacent one? See pic below. The reason is that I am planning on painting my car in a few weeks and think I would like the look of a completley smooth panel, and it shouldnt add a lot more work to just tack this on to the list of things to do.

hi mate right the only problems are if you have a small knock then it expensive to replace as you will have a far more repair to do than just unbollting the wing other than that there is no problwm apart from upsetting the purists


i did it on mine by bolting the wing on and then using just normal body filler and yes it has cracked on the seem as i guessed it would but when i spray the car later this year i will most likely use fiberglass reinforced filler of just tack weld it every 30mm down the joint to stop any more craking

hope that helps buddy

It helps immensley. I plan on doing the same thing because lead filler is almost NLA over here.

hi guys how you doing been a while since i popped into her lol

i thought i would update you all as i have sold my 412 in feb this year i never got round to painting her and i ran out of vw mojo so sold it on but the lad thats had it has finished what i started

here is a link of the finished car

http://www.vwtype3and4club.org.uk/forum ... =32&t=6247

not keen on the new wheels or the stickers but its his now and he loves it

cheers guys for the comments while i was doing it