Aircooled VW South Africa

We are very happy to welcome Ron & Gill and their lovely "NOTCH" to Grand Slam

Ron, you have finally made it onto "THE WAITING LIST" as you will be WAITING for this project to be completed

Just a quick pick to prove to you all that the "NOTCH" really is here



We hope that you have may happy times with us!!!!!!!

Esme & Juergen

That is such a sweet car

Please update it as often as you can, with plenty pictures

You have a reputation to protect, after seeing how Bobby turned out

Terrific! I may be mistaken, but I think I saw Juergen tremble ever so slightly when he saw the Notch. (Well, let's just say he didn't show us the door.) He kept his cool, but I think he was impressed to see such a fine example.

I am very pleased to be on the waiting list. This car deserves the best Grand Slam can do, she proved this again driving the 70km to Strand without so much as a hiccup and at 120-130km/h too, as well as heavy traffic on a hot, hot February day in the Cape. She just purred.

Thank YOU for taking the project on. I hope you will enjoy it as well.

I am not sure if it was the pure beauty of the Notch or the heat that made Juergen shivver

Blitz, now that I have Photobucket under control I will keep regular pics on the progress as it happens

And WE ARE THE BEST, so nothing scares us

ooooo i remember that notch it was verry nice! Well i think its the same one?

From the pic I have to ask, what needs to be done?
She looks perfect already

Karma, thanks for the compliment, but... She's not perfect, almost, but not quite, let me make a list of what needs doing and then Jurgen can add to it...

Pan halves need replacing
Chrome needs rechroming
Rear brakes need replacing
Exhaust needs replacing
Cockpit heaters need fixing
Upholstery, incl carpeting needs redoing
Small (from what's visible now) rust removal
Roof lining needs replacing
Wiring needs serious tidying up (indicator flicker relay and brake lights don't work)
Wheels need changing
Handbrake needs repair
Engine needs cleaning and cleaning up
One oil leak (LH rocker cover) needs repair
Bonnet and boot rubbers need replacing

And then there are the general little things, like the speedo cable screeches, the car needs a service, the wiper blades were replaced, but are rubbish, such like. Also the dash has 2 serious cracks in it.

only items on that list that look like trouble are -

Small (from what's visible now) rust removal

and dash?
Have you sourced a replacement dash by any chance?

Should be a walk in the park

Ron I still have those heater bellows and other bits for you if you still need them

Now remember it's not allowed to be as good as Bobbie!!!!!!

Congrats Ron & Gill!

Jurgen Grand Slam wrote:I am not sure if it was the pure beauty of the Notch or the heat that made Juergen shivver

Blitz, now that I have Photobucket under control I will keep regular pics on the progress as it happens

And WE ARE THE BEST, so nothing scares us

Well now you've gone and opened a can of worms.... You cant just go teasing me with and not atleast post a pic of them... Thats just not cricket!!!! Like the saying on this site goes it didnt happen if you didnt take a pic of it... Besides you guys have enough cars in the shop for you to do a full photo spread drapped all over the cars...

You did say your the best and not scared of anything....

So when you taking the Dark side in Vader?????

This must be the joke of the week.

Are we getting Worsie Rolls and Beer when its done ?????

Hope they dont find to many 'unseen' need repairs.

Tom Bishop wrote:Are we getting Worsie Rolls and Beer when its done ?????

Hope they dont find to many 'unseen' need repairs.

Sure, beer and sausage... but don't hold your breath. I'm sure they will find stuff... And anyway, time scale is, as always, as long as a piece of string.

But shorter than a yarn of twine....