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1967 VW Variant.

kadman

I am starting this thread about the 67 Variant that I was lucky enough to gain ownership from Alpha Beta.

And so that he can continue with the best thread on boards, his own one:), I will be posting up any relevant info of the variant here from now on.

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Sam Russell

kadman wrote: »

Working on the white 72 Fastback, I needed to fit and glue new carpet.
A job which I was dreading, especially since I used Evo Stick 528 which was a bugger before,
trying to get the glue on the body metal and carpet. Especially when the glue does not like brushing on.

So I used a different contact adhesive recommended for this, Stick2 by Everbuild. I Gal
can at 39 euro, way cheaper than Evo Stick.
It was brilliant for brushing on with a 2" brush, on the carpet and metal. And a super strong bond when applied.

I just thought I would mention this in case anyone has a similar job to do.

As they say, you'd be stuck without it.

kadman

Working on the white 72 Fastback, I needed to fit and glue new carpet.
A job which I was dreading, especially since I used Evo Stick 528 which was a bugger before,
trying to get the glue on the body metal and carpet. Especially when the glue does not like brushing on.

So I used a different contact adhesive recommended for this, Stick2 by Everbuild. I Gal
can at 39 euro, way cheaper than Evo Stick.
It was brilliant for brushing on with a 2" brush, on the carpet and metal. And a super strong bond when applied.

I just thought I would mention this in case anyone has a similar job to do.

kadman

I just got delivery from paruzzi.com , based in Belgium I believe.

It was for 2 new door handles, new lock barrels, and a new ignition switch,
for the 72 Fastback.

Excellently packaged, and surprisingly even the parts catalogue was placed and sealed into
its own box.

Its this kind of attention to detail from most european suppliers, that draws me more to dealing
with them, instead of Irish suppliers.:)

Off now to delve into their catalogue, I feel an urge to spend now, good job herself is in another room:D

Sam Russell

kadman wrote: »

Quick question.

If I buy car products from Northern Ireland. Are they subject to Vat here,

or in the Norf,

Thanks,

K.

Simple.

If the product is liable to VAT in NI, it is charged, so depends on who you buy it from. There is no border so no liability to VAT in Ireland if it originates in NI.

On the other hand, if you are registered for Irish VAT, then when buying from a NI VAT registered business, you can accept that the VAT is not charged by the NI business, but by your business. This helps you if you are reselling it as is or as a component is some other product. It appears on you VAT returns.

kadman

Quick question.

If I buy car products from Northern Ireland. Are they subject to Vat here,

or in the Norf,

Thanks,

K.

kadman

zilog_jones wrote: »

Generally unless the seller is set up to handle EU VAT (like eBay or Amazon) you'll be paying it after it gets through customs - and how that is handled depends on who is delivering it.

I'll keep you posted, it will be interesting to see.

zilog_jones

Generally unless the seller is set up to handle EU VAT (like eBay or Amazon) you'll be paying it after it gets through customs - and how that is handled depends on who is delivering it.

kadman

I bought 2 new inner door seals yesterday from a UK company.

Was charged vat yesterday, about £10, it was refunded today.

It will be interesting to see what transpires now on the Irish side?

kadman

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

It's OK for him to charge German VAT if his sales into Ireland are below a certain figure each year. Think it's 35k.

Above that, then he has to register and collect Irish VAT.

This is why the price goes up at checkout on amazon.de, they have to apply the Irish VAT rate...

Got it sorted after
. His system was set up for brexit, Thinking Ireland had left.:D

I was charged the german rate of 19%, which is what I expected.
Originally they were charging me nothing, as a country outside the EU.

If I let this go, I was concerned that I would then be charged the Irish rate.

So finally sorted, with NOS front apron, NOS inner spare wheel carrier panel, NOS outer cills, and new inner rear bumper mount panels.

I made all these for the white fastback, plus much more. But the variant is well worth New Old Stock panels of original german metal. fek the expense:D

Hotblack Desiato

It's OK for him to charge German VAT if his sales into Ireland are below a certain figure each year. Think it's 35k.

Above that, then he has to register and collect Irish VAT.

This is why the price goes up at checkout on amazon.de, they have to apply the Irish VAT rate...

kadman

I tried to buy a couple of NOS panels for the variant today, from a well known german type 3 supplier.

His online system says not to charge vat to an Irish address, but to charge Northern Ireland vat:D

I was tempted , but would rather pay the lower German vat rate, than the irish one.

He is going to look further into it for me.

richardsheil

kadman wrote: »

At least I now know that when i take off the wing, and fit a nice pulling plate on
3-4 wing bolt holes, I can pull any bulk ripples, and get a good result.

Then when I replace the wing, I can position it nicely to form evn spacing around
the door and front boot.

I am still surprised how tough the metal is. I have a few klokkerholm beetle panels,
and they are about as tough as a coke can.

Looking forward to this project:)

Excellent, very resourceful.

kadman

At least I now know that when i take off the wing, and fit a nice pulling plate on
3-4 wing bolt holes, I can pull any bulk ripples, and get a good result.

Then when I replace the wing, I can position it nicely to form evn spacing around
the door and front boot.

I am still surprised how tough the metal is. I have a few klokkerholm beetle panels,
and they are about as tough as a coke can.

Looking forward to this project:)

Beltby

kadman wrote: »

I was amazed at the strength of the 53 year old german metal.

It got some serious force in the process. I was expecting it to tear, but it never gave at all.

Any serious folds in the metal are now fully straightened. You just cant beat the early metal
quality.

A modern day car would have had its front end pulled off with the force I used today.:eek:

I can take pics of the knockdown dozer for anyone that wants them:)

As an aside, I knew a panel beater back in the 90's who worked for Annesley VW in Dublin. He reckoned the toughest machines he ever worked on for pulling were the original transporters, the rear engined ones. He hated seeing them come in the door! Almost impossible at times.

kadman

I was amazed at the strength of the 53 year old german metal.

It got some serious force in the process. I was expecting it to tear, but it never gave at all.

Any serious folds in the metal are now fully straightened. You just cant beat the early metal
quality.

A modern day car would have had its front end pulled off with the force I used today.:eek:

I can take pics of the knockdown dozer for anyone that wants them:)

kadman

Good result today:)

Managed to put my home made dozer onto the variant. Applied some serious force, and managed to pull the bumper mount forward to where it should be.
This took the wing away from the door edge, and best of all it took the large bulge out of the wing. Bonnet now aligned better too.

It was the only way to pull the bulge on the wing, and it worked a treat.
Job was done, saved on the price of a dozer, and now own one to boot.

Its okay now to remove the wing, and do whatever tweeking i need to the bulkhead:)

kadman

Now that the variant is heading for my scissor lift, one job had to be tackled first before I start
stripping any thing.

At some time in its short career, it got a nudge on the front right hand bumper. Dont they all.
Anyway, this pinched a bit on the bumper mount, causing a slight bulge on the right hand wing,
and at the door clearance from the wing. Ever so slight causing the door to rub on opening.

As all the parts are on the car, its the best opportunity to tackle it now. I dont have a small body dozer.
There was one on donedeal which I would have gone for in normal times, but covid restrictions say no,
and courier does to, due to the weight. No reply from shiply at the moment.

So i decided to make a small one to see if it does the job.

I already made a rotisserie for the white fasty, and now not needing it anymore, I am cannibalising it for my dozer

I originally made all the connections interchangeable in case I needed something new. The original creeper frame I made is just the job.

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Multiple angle on the wheel sections and quick knockdown connections

Few more additions to a bigger frame that I had, and we have

Round pipe on the long end to position against the frame head mounting of the front beam.

And hand operated winch at the busiiness end should do the job.

w124man

kadman wrote: »

Any good, are they nos??

No they came off a burnt out Variant. I stripped them down and shotblasted them for my FVW but never used them. They don't have the crack between the valve seats

kadman

w124man wrote: »

I still have a pair of bare, twin port heads for one of those

Any good, are they nos??

w124man

I still have a pair of bare, twin port heads for one of those

kadman

I gather vw nos when i can get it.

I managed to pick up 3 type3 nos exhausts a couple of years back.

And of course they weigh probably 3 times the weight of a modern repro one.

I always renew all steering, brake and suspension components on any classic vw.

Like you, i want to drive them when the mechanics were like new.

The variant is waiting to get up onto my scissor lift, ready for an engine out, and rebuild over the next

couple of months.

w124man

kadman wrote: »

Very smart thinking on your part. Was this before folk started to understand
that nos was a good investment .

Probably. I have done the same with W124 and W126 Mercedes parts as well. Its part of the 'classic car experience' for me. Its all very well buying a car which looks good and polishes up well but if its like a sponge inside and drive like a boat, I don't see the point. All my cars get a suspension, steering and brake rebuild using as many NOS as I can get, that way the car feels as it should.

Buying NOS is better than money in the bank but you need to know what you are buying!

kadman

w124man wrote: »

At the time I bought up as much NOS as I could usually from Germany via E Bay but I joined the early online clubs which helped source stuff. I went to Germany and bought up loads of stuff. Turned out to be a good plan. The red Syncro had a very rare spec and when new cost roughly the same as a Merc 230E!

Very smart thinking on your part. Was this before folk started to understand
that nos was a good investment .

w124man

kadman wrote: »

How did you find getting spares for the synchro, any bother.

At the time I bought up as much NOS as I could usually from Germany via E Bay but I joined the early online clubs which helped source stuff. I went to Germany and bought up loads of stuff. Turned out to be a good plan. The red Syncro had a very rare spec and when new cost roughly the same as a Merc 230E!

kadman

How did you find getting spares for the synchro, any bother.

w124man

kadman wrote: »

T25 sits high like a synchro, nice job.
Great colour

It sits like that because it is a Syncro! I had three of them in all. The green one is in Canada, my red one is in Iceland and the last ever RHD one built is somewhere in Cavan.

Silent Running

spaceHopper wrote: »

How bad can it be I get 22 MPG best case from my hiace camper, 2.8D 4 speed auto box with 4WD gear and lots of extra weight. 55ltr tank gets me max on a good day 500km

The 1.6 was a petrol. It was very thirsty.

spaceHopper

Silent Running wrote: »

Yeah, I had a high roof T25 camper with the air cooled 1600. Boy did she like a drink!.

How bad can it be I get 22 MPG best case from my hiace camper, 2.8D 4 speed auto box with 4WD gear and lots of extra weight. 55ltr tank gets me max on a good day 500km

Silent Running

kadman wrote: »

Only horror on the T25 was the lousy mpg.

Yeah, I had a high roof T25 camper with the air cooled 1600. Boy did she like a drink!.

kadman

Only horror on the T25 was the lousy mpg.