Dude with VW Type 3 -69 from finland Options

[Aaperi]

Mk3f.t.w asked me to do this, so:

Hi. Im A-P from Savonlinna, Finland.
I'm 20 years old.

One day, I was watching pages where, people had linked my pictures (aaperi.kuvat.fi)
"hmmm... Slamburglars... sounds interesting... I wonder which picture?"
I found picture of my friends jetta mk2 w/bags which I've taken.

Well I registered to forum and posted few pics of my old banger:



It's: Vw Type 3 fastback -69 also called Vw 1600TL
It has flat four aircooled engine with 2x 36 solex carbs.

I got it from my grandpa in fall -08.
It was rusty and ugly as h*ll:


It took me about 2 years to finish it:

With steelies (4.5x15 + 145/65 & 6x15 + 185/55):


Interior is original. Only floor matts have been changed to new:



Maybe the main thing which make this to turn heads is, Stance:

Type 3 has similiar torsionbar suspension as beetle.
Front axle is bit different but, this thing can be lowered by turning control arms in splines, like beetles rear end.

Front end setup: 3 spline drop with very short shocks
Rear end setup: 2 spline drop with very short shocks

Wheels are quite a rare stuff
Oz Vega with porsche 5x130 bolt pattern and small offset.
7x15 offset 23 + 165/50
8x15 offset 11 + 195/50 (going to chance to 185/45 or 195/45)

One finnish guy(lives in Åland) found them from swedish auction.
He buy'd and sent them to me.
It was bit to strugle to make them fit but, I made it




Week ago, I was in summers first event with type 3 and instantly got asked to make, story to one of finish biggest car magazines

For next summer im planning to do:
- Airride with beetles front axle.
- New window/trunk/door seals
- Original front fenders (now it has glassfiber fenders. They don't fit propely)
- Maybe some 45mm bike ITB's along megasquirt
- and lots of other small things.

Here you can find all pics about my rides: http://aaperi.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Cars/Omat/
I have skyline too but, theres nothing to tell about

[Aaperi]

Yeah.
That supriced me! Also Lowered lifestyle, Rubbed and many other "socialmedia-stance-societys" shared pics of my car.
Especially after our CDLC.CO (Creme De La Creme Community) season ender meet at Tuulos.
600km trip once again.

Nice to get noticed after hard work. Although, In my own opinion, my car is pile of..you know.
Maybe because, I now all the little faults, scraches, short cuts, etc.etc.
But, everyone seems to love it. And, I love it too.

CDLC.CO made feature about this car on their blog. Here -> Click
Thanks Antti Eskeli aka Gleasygrapy for pics. Gleasygraphy @FlickR





One from V.M Photo


Started planning summer 2015.
Having thoughts doing, 1.5week trip to Sweden.
Visiting Bug Run 2015 @ Mantorp and week after that Gatebil 2015 @Mantorp

Before that, I definitely need to get another Viair 480c compressor, clean up trunk setup (compressors, tank, valves, etc), replace floor matts and trunk linings, and and and.