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[j.reyven]

Got all my parts last week, and on Sat. got to work.



Yes, this is my garage, it's called "street parking" :)
- luckily they are doing construction on my street and it's "closed to thru traffic" this month.

Next, degreased and wire-brushed everything,



- after some sanding, priming, and careful taping of all my parts,
- a fresh coat of chassis black ( I got the high-temp stuff) , put it all back together, and ....



instant new front end  !!

Not too bad a weekend, I was able to take my time and making everything nice.

This front-end package included (both sides) ....
 - new calipers, pads included (vargas)
 - one new rotor
 - other rotor turned
 - new bearings in and out
 - new hoses
 - and also (finally) got the short shocks...  ( and WOW , sooo much better ride now, no more bottoming shocks out.)

[j.reyven]

Here's what's been taking my time the last couple weeks..... the rear .


The axle seals were bad, and leaking gear oil into the brakes, and this pic is AFTER the first de-greasing!



Before: Degreased and wirebrushed only .... that rear end was a mess.



After: sanding, painting, and re-assembly....



It took 2 weekends plus and couple evenings, but it's all shiny and new.

New Parts:

• Axle boots.
• Outer Axle/Bearing Seal Kit.
• Rear wheel cylinders.
• Brake Pads / Hardware.
• Rear Brake Hoses.

Problems Found:

• Boots Bad, Leaking.
• Bearing Seals Leaking.
• Brake Spring Broken.
• Overflow Oil Drains (at bearing) plugged.
• Crankcase Bolts loose.
• Tin bolts missing.
• and best of all ... the drivers side axle hub was stripped!
  - the only thing making the car go was that the axle nut was so absurdly tight the hub didn't have a chance to spin. :)

And now, ... the new underside view.... :)



Still have a final bleed and brake adjust, ... oh, and get those axle nut back up to 250 lbs.

[j.reyven]

I've now removed the driver's side fender that got wrecked...

- you can kind of see (at 2 o'clock of the tire) the inner panel was damaged also.



So I have to still bang out and align the inner panel to the new fender,
I do have a porta-power, but it's hard to get in the space under/behind the tire.

[coolblue57bug]

I kinda like the look of the car without the fender...

[RyanB]

Good clean work and nice attention to detail. Most people wouldnt have put that much time into cleaning it all up. very nice!

[j.reyven]

Thanks Ryan.

Although I think I spent more $$ on cleaners,degreaser and spray paint than I did on VW parts! :)

I found this great chassis black paint at O'Reilly (Schucks)..
it's called "Roll-Bar/Chassis Paint"...  it's higher temp, (250 deg.) , no primer needed, and is the perfect pseudo-gloss color for chassis parts.
- Roll-Bar/Chassis Paint Link

The shocks and brake parts are Graphite Wheel Paint - Link >

- I figured I was under there fixing things anyway, ( I cheated on the transaxle though, it's "cast aluminum" engine paint. )

note: an old restorers trick to cleaning,.. Oven Cleaner ... but be careful with it, it also strips paint and can mess-up rubber parts...
but boy does it clean 40 year old gunk off.
 

[TotallyVW]

note: an old restorers trick to cleaning,.. Oven Cleaner ... but be careful with it, it also strips paint and can mess-up rubber parts...
but boy does it clean 40 year old gunk off.

Wish I knew about that before I started cleaning my cylinder tin.  It was pretty rough.  But beggars can't be choosers.

[j.reyven]

I kinda like the look of the car without the fender...

Oh yeah coolblue... Type 3's look reeeeally cool Volksrodded and fenderless