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I admittedly haven't been active whatsoever since college started, and my Datsun has been getting its engine rebuilt. But while I'm rebuilding my engine and keeping my Datsun behind closed doors for the winter, I recently picked up this 1971 Type 3 VW Squareback.
When I got it it wasn't running and refused to move without plenty of... Persuasion.
After I pushed the car onto a trailer and brought it back to Indiana (from Illinois), I immediately started replacing parts.
As a barn-car for 20 years, I was nervous to have just spent $3300 unaware whether or not it would run. But with the replacement of a starter, battery, distributor cap, rotor, spark-plugs and plug wires, the car fired up on about the third turn over.
Ecstatic, I immediately started putting money into getting it roadworthy before the roads underwent salting. After putting on new rotors, calipers, brake lines, drum brakes, wheel bearings, tires, and restoring the original steelies, the car proved to be very reliable.
Though I haven't gotten the chance to lower the car yet, its torsion suspension gives me the opportunity to find a comfortable static height for $0 put into suspension. Nonetheless, I plan to bag the car, among a plethora of other modifications.
Sorry for the huge story, but it's important in the timeline of this car! I've only gotten the chance to take two pictures, but hopefully you'll get the gist of how the car looks and the vibe it puts out as I cruise down the road slowly. very slowly.
Here she is, in all her dirty, "baja-ride-height" glory
When I got it it wasn't running and refused to move without plenty of... Persuasion.
After I pushed the car onto a trailer and brought it back to Indiana (from Illinois), I immediately started replacing parts.
As a barn-car for 20 years, I was nervous to have just spent $3300 unaware whether or not it would run. But with the replacement of a starter, battery, distributor cap, rotor, spark-plugs and plug wires, the car fired up on about the third turn over.
Ecstatic, I immediately started putting money into getting it roadworthy before the roads underwent salting. After putting on new rotors, calipers, brake lines, drum brakes, wheel bearings, tires, and restoring the original steelies, the car proved to be very reliable.
Though I haven't gotten the chance to lower the car yet, its torsion suspension gives me the opportunity to find a comfortable static height for $0 put into suspension. Nonetheless, I plan to bag the car, among a plethora of other modifications.
Sorry for the huge story, but it's important in the timeline of this car! I've only gotten the chance to take two pictures, but hopefully you'll get the gist of how the car looks and the vibe it puts out as I cruise down the road slowly. very slowly.
Here she is, in all her dirty, "baja-ride-height" glory
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