Razor in AZ

[Tim Miller]

the names tim,im finally getting around to the wife's type 34.ive been into vw's for about 20 years now.i got this type 34 through a trade from i guy i met in phoeniz arizona about 7 years ago.the story goes that he got it from an elderly lady that drove it till it broke.the motor was literally falling out of it and removed a 1 inch section out of the tranny housing from being loose.my kids ,wife and i have removed it from its pan and have it mostly stripped down at this point.im in the middle of restoring the pan on it.(im looking for the rear upright kick panel section that bolts to the body in front of the battery section to finish it)the plans for it are to do the body,interior and motor original with custom wheels and suspension.not gonna do any body mods to it,dont want to do anything that cant be reversed.here are a few pics of where i am at.






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repaired the inner structure of the hood where it had buckled






some pan repair,i put all the factory welds back into place so it will look like it never had the pan replaced.just got to finish the kick panel section and weld up the front and its off to get a semi gloss black powder coat job.













thanks for the invite lee!im looking forward to meeting some good people and getting some help to ensure i do a quality resto.

[Lee Hedges]

Now THAT's the way to make an entrance! WOW!
Great repair work on the pan & hood. When you're finished I've got a 1965 T34 pan I'd like to get the same treatment with!

Welcome to T34 World! There's a LOT of highly-experienced and well-connected T34 owners here that can help you. Don't be afraid to ask questions (no question is too small) and ask for help/advice finding parts. There's almost nothing we can't find as a group.

[Carsten Klein]

hi Tim!
if we can help with parts ... you know where to mail ;-)

[Brad Bull]

Impressive....MOST impressive. Super job so far.

Interesting that a Karmann Ghia logo ended up on the rear quarter panel. And nice job putting the kids to work.

[Remco de Bruijn]

Wow, nice work! The chassis seems to have been in far worse shape than the body.

and that's a very nice collection of cars too! Low-light Type 14 and another Type 34 back there on the second pic?

Remco

[Tim Miller]

thanks for compliments guys!i wish i could say those are all my cars but they belong to customers and friends.i have a 56 bug that hides under a cover at my place of work.the type 34 close to the house is a wrecked 62 that i purchased in phoenix arizona for 600 bucks.carstien thanks for the help on the fog lights,very appreciated!as far as my kids they are all very involved in what i do,when they get in trouble its not "go to your room",its "your not goin out in the garage this weekend!"gotta love it! ;D

[Deleted]

Wow Tim..... Hard core work going on there.... I to have a kid that's really into the Dubs.... My 9yr old daughter is really diggin the T34.... But now she has to chose which of the collection she wants to drive when the time comes.... My 60 Rag or the Ghia.... Oh the challenges....

Keep it coming.

[Tim Miller]

So i have had alot of progress but none to really show.I just recieved a really nice set of fog lights from Carsten .Lee also helped me round up an original radio and a parts car that has some of the pan metal i need to replace the kick panel section in front of the battery tray area.It also came with a motor with all the side draft stuff still on it,a new set of 63 and earlier tailight lenses and a new headliner.Here is a pic of the 63 i purchased.



I am also looking for a clean set of the amber front turn signal lenses if anyone is intersted in a trade for some new clear ones.

[Carsten Klein]

i have lots of amber ones !

[Tim Miller]

got this in the mail today!