TL RPM

What do you get when you add 22 year old VDO tach, 50 year old Type3 gas gauge, angle grinder (ofcourse) and duct tape? It's tach for the TL and a bunch of left over parts! I bought used accessory tach for 48 euros and butchered a red needle '62 gas gauge (with hesitation, but it was broken anyway). Now I'm able too see if the TL is running on idle or not at the trafic lights, as that's how quietly stock Type3s roll baby.

LighThing

I have driven whole summer with highbeams on, as low beams didn't work. As the front is lowered and with 6V electrics they don't really bother other drivers. Today I had some time to check what's wrong, and I found out that simply both bulbs had failed. I wondered that should I order some 6V yellow bulbs from DealExtreme, just for the fun of it. 12V unit are readily available on local part store, but 6V I haven't noticed anywhere else. I don't really think piss yellow light are that good looking, just that they would look apart from the usual. I was seeking a bulb holder from my box of electric stuff, as I noticed one was broken and fixed with a cable tie. What do I find, NOS Philips 6V yellow bulbs, what a coincidence. They went in immediately! Looks stupid, but apart form the others! At the same time I also noticed that high beam marker light on the Speedo didn't work as the cable was connected to anything, so now it works too!

Seen around the town.

I don't know what the first one is, seems it has the engine in front? Second one is very nice and original 1303S.

TL service & stuff

Today I checked TL rear brakes as they were squeeking, but nothing was found, liners were Ok etc. So just a clean up and assembly. I sorted out the oil leak on the left valve cover, which turned out to be a over "relaxed" valve cover clip I suppose. I also threw in KYB Kayaba Gas-A-Just shocks at rear, so TL is ready for 900km summer vacation trip! Just needed to trim the lower bushing a bit.

I bought these 6V orange turn signal bulbs from Paruzzi/Oberschlacter.fi for my Ragtop for 1,35euros /pair , as I couldn't find any locally

Fitting The Shoes

Some "shoe fitting", once again. Jari's '66 is really cool, but I have to admit 17" BRM:s suits it way better than the fifteens he has on it.

Otto's first car

My son Otto got his first VW today. It's old Sony auto hifi promo car, very rusty, but it was free. Click here for more shots on the Facebook.

Some Stuff

I got NOS 12V Type3 choke element and new chrome ring VDO temp gauge. I need the choke element for TL's stock carb as the other one has a dead choke.

TL Maintenence

Left carb had some fuel leakage, and it caused some fuel smell to the garage, and naturally was a minor fire hazard too, so I changed original Solex PDShits to NOS Dell'orto 40 DRLA's with new Type3 CB Hexbar linkage. Aren't those NOS carbs clean, HUH? Paavo the carb guru was helping me with jetting and he polished the throats just for fun. I also threw in 123 ignition and four tip spark plugs. And new front disks with new FAG bearings, only to find out that it was the rear brakes that were squeeking...

Mayday Meeting

Couple of shots from today.

Techno Classica Selected#5 356

Rare cars, rare wheels, let the pictures speak for them selves.