[T3] body and pan removal

[Dave Hall]

Hi Doug
I've removed body from floorpan for scrapping Type 3s, but not expecting to
have to reassemble.  If all the bolts come undone OK, they separate without
too much trouble, but you will need them to screw back in as well.  There
are bolts and spacers in the trunk/engine area that you don't want to lose.
They're under lift up sections of the lining. The body has most of the
threaded holes apart from those under the rear seat which are fitted from
inside into the floorpan.
There are no bolts across the front of the pan, just the two long ones at
each front corner.  The front body attaches to the upper axle mountings.  

Unless the pan is also a '73 or late '72, you may find the front seat mounts
are different.

It would be wise to check there is no problem with the registration through
swapping pans as the VIN number is stamped on the floorpan, and there is a
matching plate on the body.  In the UK it would change the vehicle ID.

It's a lengthy process to do, and rusty bolts are likely to be a problem.
Generally if the pan has rust issues, so will the lower body, and quite a
number of the bolts thread into the lower body.

Suffice to say that the workshop manuals don't cover the procedure for the
good reason that it's not something the normal owner would contemplate - but
we're not normal owners!

If you want, I could email photos of the order to do the procedure from the
official repair manual.  It's a '65 manual, so it mentions things like
undoing the rear engine mounting bolts, which would be the engine mounts at
the side on yours. It shows a Fastback body lifted off the floorpan in one
of the pictures.

I've known one UK owner who imported a rust-free body from the USA, and
swapped over all his components, and restored the running gear, had the dash
from his RHD grafted into the LHD  body, to end up with almost a brand new
car, but it cost about the same as a brand new car to do.  

I hope that helps.

Dave
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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From: type3-vwtype3.org [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org]
On Behalf Of DOUGLAS NUNES
Sent: 24 April 2018 22:50
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] body and pan removal

Hello all!  I was wondering if there was a link somewhere explaining and or
showing how to remove the body and pan from a type 3.  How difficult and
time consuming is it?  I need to repair my pan but recently acquired a great
pan so I will be changing it instead of patching it.  Thanks! Doug "Leilani"
'73 Fastback FI
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