Category: restoration
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Cleaning the T3 Doka
Scrubbed and wet vacuumed the seats in the #vwt3 #doka and it appears they are grey with blue flecks rather than the dirty brown colour of a workshop floor… who knew?
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Modifying T3 revcounter : Golf Mk2 donor
Mk2 golf gauge cluster arrived – it will happily donate its Tacho to the #vwt3 doka – after a bit of modifying 🙂
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Engine swap in the T3 Doka double cab
Installing 4.2lites of#wbx power in the #vwt3 doka – in preparation for an engine swap tomorrow – like installing bunk bed engines… Then run the doka and engine thru the jet wash then onto prep with new water pump, gaskets, studs, clutch and flywheel … had fun building up the swap engine in the bed…
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Amsterdam to Berlin and back Non-stop:Sunrise to sunrise
Drove sunrise to sunrise to Berlin and back – got some ideal #vwt3 parts – was stupid long -1500km- sat stationery in traffic jam at 2am for 45 mins in middle of nowhere – rolled in to #akciddento hq at 5am to sunrise – the WBX motor is on its way out but got the…
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MOT advisory: Insufficient Bass….
Essential repairs in the #vwt3 #doka double cab – the main kilowatt sub is dead shorting ! The lack of bass makes it almost undrivable …
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Power steering upgrade to T32 Doka doublecab?
picked up complete factory power steering gear to upgrade the #vwt3 DOKA ! SCHWEEEET… calling via M.A.D.Workshop in Bristol, Arthur had a complete set removed from his Van and we did a swap… The power steering rack apparently leaks and will need a rebuild, as might the pump – it will also need new lines…
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Your truckload of MOT fail has arrived..
My truck load of fail has arrived – MOT – zero handbrake function on LHS of the grey double slider T3… but with some wrangling and cleaning it works !
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Fixing headlamps in the T3 Doka
Out with old broken headlamp adjusters – in with new #doka sourced via the very nice people at Paruzzi… showing off the square headlamp conversion I did with the Projektzwo replica foglamps and the Swedish washer grille
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Ethanol safe fuel lines for the doka
Calling in over lunch to Do Het Zelf garage – fixing the fuel system to the eberspacher after putting in new ethanol safe lines some ordered up fro the lovely people at Brickworks (hello simon !) – they’ve also put in brand new spray booths. Some modding needed to be done as the Ex Royal…
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Speedo repair for the doka
Cleaning an old spare km Speedo because it has a trip Meter and I’d like one in the doka – trouble is it has much more km that the doka one – clocking that with a reversible drill … A while later with the reversible drill and the cleaned trip meter Speedo has the same…