1967 VW Fastback - Restored

Mafia · 3rd March 2010, 09:11

wow! dude! awesome amount of effort and not to mention cash!!

great work!! waiting for the finished product!!

Please keep the pictures coming! initially I was wondering about the colour you might go with. it is the original colour? I love it anyway!!

53BHP · 3rd March 2010, 12:08

Outstanding thread and great job Pavan!!
Have been following the Campervan Crisis Series on Discovery Turbo. Very absorbing

Keep it up and keep the photos coming

motomaverick · 5th March 2010, 09:49

awesome work pavan. Where in bangalore is this work going on? would like to come and see the poject sometime

I just saw a 1967 fastback on the net in green color it sure looks fantastic. But didn't the fastback type3 came with fuel injection?

cadaver_prad · 12th March 2010, 01:50

Hi pawan. Any updates? Would like to see more pics

PAVAN KADAM · 22nd March 2010, 20:38

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Originally Posted by Mafia

wow! dude! awesome amount of effort and not to mention cash!!

great work!! waiting for the finished product!!

Please keep the pictures coming! initially I was wondering about the colour you might go with. it is the original colour? I love it anyway!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by 53BHP

Outstanding thread and great job Pavan!!
Have been following the Campervan Crisis Series on Discovery Turbo. Very absorbing

Keep it up and keep the photos coming

Quote:

Originally Posted by motomaverick

awesome work pavan. Where in bangalore is this work going on? would like to come and see the poject sometime

I just saw a 1967 fastback on the net in green color it sure looks fantastic. But didn't the fastback type3 came with fuel injection?

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Originally Posted by cadaver_prad

Hi pawan. Any updates? Would like to see more pics

Thank you very much guys

Year end had kept me a bit busy for the last 2 weeks, but here are the updates.

1) First coat of the actual base shade sprayed.
2) Spot patti applied , and there are many places where i've been seeing imperfections, SO lot of REDO .
3) Since we dont have intake and exhaust manifold, got the intake manifold fabricated (REPLICATED), search is ON for the carb.
4) Distributor not good, search is ON for the parts.

Lack of spares driving me nuts, its all there available but taking time.

PAVAN KADAM · 26th March 2010, 21:58

Some more updates,

Every day we are coating the car with 2 mm putty and 99% of it is rubbed down by the end of the day.

As on today, the surface is looking good, though i found some spots which requires work, hopefully by weekend, we will have a perfect surface to initiate the final spray

cadaver_prad · 27th March 2010, 00:51

Nice to see the VW coming to life.

BTW what is the final color going to be?

vasanthn21 · 2nd April 2010, 00:31

She looks more and more mouth watering with each passing day

PAVAN KADAM · 2nd April 2010, 00:45

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Originally Posted by vasanthn21

She looks more and more mouth watering with each passing day

The actual shade is chosen now, and yes it will be a "BLUE" the way Akshay Kumar sings in that movie

1 more week and the painting job will be DONE.

One example for the proposed final finish of this car, FOUND ON GOOGLE

cadaver_prad · 2nd April 2010, 00:46

Any updates? Can't wait to see the finished car

PAVAN KADAM · 6th April 2010, 19:31

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Originally Posted by cadaver_prad

Any updates? Can't wait to see the finished car

The car is waiting for some spares, Brakes/ exhaust / intakes etc., etc.,

Come Monday,the final coats will go on the car. And hopefully by 15th of this month, paint job will be completed

PAVAN KADAM · 13th April 2010, 22:33

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Originally Posted by cadaver_prad

Any updates? Can't wait to see the finished car

Present pics of the car.

Painter has started work today, we just cleaned the car today.

I am just waiting for the final coats of paint.

PAVAN KADAM · 20th April 2010, 22:35

Looks like i need to wait for couple of days more.

Not too happy on the surface, i make the painter re-do the putty job again.

This should be the final putty work, after which i presume we get an even surface.

Juggling between 2 paint projects simultaneously is really tough.

PAVAN KADAM · 22nd April 2010, 23:14

While the surface is getting treated with few more patches of putty, the inside of the car was pressure washed and cleaned.

Later we sprayed paint for the interiors, happy at least the inside is done

We now wait for some hot scorching sun and a bit of humidity tomorrow to spray the final coat.

Ripper · 22nd April 2010, 23:21

Sweet! Love the choice of colour, its sure gonna make a lot of heads Turn when finished. Good Job.

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Mafia BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: BLR MCT Posts: 973 Thanked: 913 Times	wow! dude! awesome amount of effort and not to mention cash!! great work!! waiting for the finished product!! Please keep the pictures coming! initially I was wondering about the colour you might go with. it is the original colour? I love it anyway!!
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53BHP BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 399 Thanked: 266 Times	Great Job Outstanding thread and great job Pavan!! Have been following the Campervan Crisis Series on Discovery Turbo. Very absorbing Keep it up and keep the photos coming
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5th March 2010, 09:49	#33
motomaverick Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,898 Thanked: 989 Times View My Garage	awesome work pavan. Where in bangalore is this work going on? would like to come and see the poject sometime I just saw a 1967 fastback on the net in green color it sure looks fantastic. But didn't the fastback type3 came with fuel injection? Last edited by motomaverick : 5th March 2010 at 09:52.
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12th March 2010, 01:50	#34
cadaver_prad BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 218 Thanked: 19 Times	Hi pawan. Any updates? Would like to see more pics
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PAVAN KADAM BANNED Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NAMMA BENGALURU Posts: 5,601 Thanked: 2,557 Times	Some more updates, Every day we are coating the car with 2 mm putty and 99% of it is rubbed down by the end of the day. As on today, the surface is looking good, though i found some spots which requires work, hopefully by weekend, we will have a perfect surface to initiate the final spray Attached Thumbnails
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27th March 2010, 00:51	#37
cadaver_prad BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 218 Thanked: 19 Times	Nice to see the VW coming to life. BTW what is the final color going to be?
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2nd April 2010, 00:31	#38
vasanthn21 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 814 Thanked: 524 Times View My Garage	She looks more and more mouth watering with each passing day
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2nd April 2010, 00:46	#40
cadaver_prad BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 218 Thanked: 19 Times	Any updates? Can't wait to see the finished car
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20th April 2010, 22:35	#43
PAVAN KADAM BANNED Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NAMMA BENGALURU Posts: 5,601 Thanked: 2,557 Times	Looks like i need to wait for couple of days more. Not too happy on the surface, i make the painter re-do the putty job again. This should be the final putty work, after which i presume we get an even surface. Juggling between 2 paint projects simultaneously is really tough. Attached Thumbnails
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22nd April 2010, 23:14	#44
PAVAN KADAM BANNED Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NAMMA BENGALURU Posts: 5,601 Thanked: 2,557 Times	While the surface is getting treated with few more patches of putty, the inside of the car was pressure washed and cleaned. Later we sprayed paint for the interiors, happy at least the inside is done We now wait for some hot scorching sun and a bit of humidity tomorrow to spray the final coat. Attached Thumbnails
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22nd April 2010, 23:21	#45
Ripper BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 262 Thanked: 38 Times View My Garage	Sweet! Love the choice of colour, its sure gonna make a lot of heads Turn when finished. Good Job.
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