We give the car a thorough exterior cleaning to see what condition the paint is in.
We finally get a chance to road-test our project car. We couldn’t be happier.
After hours of engine work, including new points and plugs, setting the timing, fine-tuning the distributor, adjusting the valves, and replacing the fuel injectors, starter, and many vacuum hoses we finally get to see if all the work pays off.
Welcome to the Well Worth Garage! Well, we thought we were done with the brakes after resurfacing the front rotors and rear drums, installing new pads all around, replacing the rear wheel cylinders and installing new brake lines. Then the master cylinder sprang a leak. So, we’ll replace that and re-bleed the system and test for pressure.
Welcome to the Well Worth Garage! In this episode we remove and reinstall the rear brake drums, pads, and rear brake cylinders. Then we replace every brake line on the car as part of the restoration of our 1973 Type 3 VW Squareback.
Welcome to the Well Worth Garage! In this episode we reinstall the resurfaced front brake rotors and repack the wheel bearings as part of the restoration of our 1973 Type 3 VW Squareback.
Welcome to the Well Worth Garage! In this episode we diagnose the front brakes and then rebuild the calipers on our 1973 Type 3 VW Squareback.
Welcome to the Well Worth Garage! I this episode we pull the leaky gas tank, dissemble it and make some repairs for our 1973 Type 3 VW Squareback.
Episode 2: Can We Fix This Type 3 ’73 VW Squareback?
Follow us as we do a restoration of a Type 3 1973 VW Squareback. Episode 1: The Rescue.