What a great thread!
Plenty of us lurkers out there even if we don’t post..

You never know,
If it sticks,
One day he might be better than the old man at this stuff.

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Great updates Karl.

Would have hoped to be giving some bigger updates by now, but the car itself is still at the painter  .

Only thing I got at home at the moment is the engine and the wheels. I also have a stock front beam that just returned from powder coating ready to be assembled with some brand new Empi zero offset dropped spindles. More on that later.

The engine:
the plan is to build a 78x88 with FK8 someday. Already have most of the parts, like a old 044 performance heads, as21 case coming out of a 1 owner 50k miles 1302, engle fk8, 78mm crank and Biral 88m cylinders with slipper skirt. Not sure if I'll use the slipper skirts, but that's for later.

The engine now is still a 1641 with DIY headjob. Nicolas built it for me and it drives like a dream. Didn't need anything, but I wanted to backdate it some more to really give it the 70s vibe I'm going for.

Starting with some more DDS-goodies.
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Also replaced the oil pump cover with a DDS one I got from Dem. Clyde's buggies breather made room for a gene berg breather tower.
Oil lines were black and felt that stainless with red and blue would fit it better. Engine thin is now power coated and the generator is replaced with a dynamator to complete the look
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Glauco

Time to continue the rust repair. The heater channel was really rotten.. Since i'm planning to one day replace these or at least repair them properly with the body off of the pan, Im not being to picky on this repair..















You've seen this process before, so im just posting the pictures on this side.







I've started to prepare the outer skin behind the drivers door, but there is still work to do..







A lot of work remains until this side is done. But i feel like im off to a good start. Take care!

That was a hell of a post to see pop up after getting home from work! Yeah, you had quite the string of horrible events so you really can't be blamed for going clean-slate, and I'm glad to hear you're still messing around with cars in some capacity at least.
Definitely good to see the GTV is in good hands and being loved as intended, and I'd love to see Asshull's '67 back around here, that car turned out so nice.

Hey guys, long time no see!

I have to admit that VW's are not really a part of my life any longer. The GTV accident was followed by a catastrophic fire that destroyed my dad's garage, lots of family heirlooms and all of my rare parts with it. It was a clear sign that it was time to move on. I eventually found my new thing, the To#¤ta Land Cruiser, specifically the 100 series. And it was the search for LC parts that led me to England, a meeting with Nige Fleet (who's owned the car now 2x longer than I did!) and reuniting with the GTV.
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I didn't know how I would react to seeing the car but it ended up being a very joyful moment. It was so good to see and hear it again, the effort that Nige put into the car is monumental! I didn't wish to have it back, it was just really good to see it being cared for as much as I did. I couldn't believe all of the little changes that I made to the car that Nige chose to keep. He even took me for a rip around the English countryside, totally surreal! I made the right choice letting the car go and I couldn't have found a better caretaker than Nige.
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I should mention that Asshull traveled with me, and he still has his Laguna Seca Blue cal looker that we built. After seeing the GTV he was inspired to work on his car again for the first time in many years

This is an NOS frame and it's in perfect condition


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Just scored this NOS ECONO RIVERSIDE license plate frame already have 2 NOS one in this style frame in my collection and I don't need 3 so check my ad because its for sale

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Rare the last original Bug-In ball cap in great condition just alittle dusty from sitting in my display case this is the last one I have and it is time to pass onto another collector who will appreciate it as I did

I am asking only $35 shipped within the US overseas please add another $40 for usps air shipping

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Ok