HI guys newbie here

[VWRobert]

Hi guys just joined the DDK after buying a 356 replica, im located in the north of england and at present the car is located in Florida.

I was lucky enough to be the first person to contact the seller after seing an ad on TheSamba.com website. Advertised as an unfinished project at $1000 I contacted a friend in florida asked him to give the seller a call see if that was an accurate price. I bought it there and then, Its a complete rolling shell with all the parts needed to build it up. Comes with a spare 1500 Sp motor and Transmision. and boxes and boxes of other parts. In a week or two its in a container over the atlantic to my humble abode. Sadly the seller ommited to mention it had rolled of a trailer into a substantial oak tree and put a nasty crack in the front apron. not an insurmountable problem but more than i had expected. So when it gets here im pulling apart what has been done and starting over. Work will continue over the winter hopefully to run for a while and then sell it in the spring/summer. Id keep it but have far too many projects

Just saw the thread on the SVA which has started to worry me. But if it has to be done then im good with that.

provisional pics can be seen on my amateur website
http://www.thevolksmeister.com/resto/Sp ... edster.htm

any hints and feedback always welcome

Regards Robert

[cubist]

Well done mate!

Billy Bargain at a $1000... amazing. That crack will be easy to relaminate. Good luck

[Bootsy]

Welcome and good luck with the project I'm sure you'll find handy help and advice on here.

[Mick Cliff]

Welcome

I'm located just 1 mile away from East Yorks boundary - where are you?

[VWRobert]

Beverley East Yorks

Thanks for the welcome

[Mick Cliff]

Great - another Northerner!

Come and join us - watch out for (ir)regular meets and drives. James (Hot66 on here) will no doubt arrange something for October and if you want a ride out I always have a spare seat and I'm only 27 miles from Beverley

[bjmullan]

Mike get your geography right ... he's a southern !!!!

Welcome to DDK

[Mick Cliff]

[hot66]

Great - another Northerner!

Come and join us - watch out for (ir)regular meets and drives. James (Hot66 on here) will no doubt arrange something for October and if you want a ride out I always have a spare seat and I'm only 27 miles from Beverley

OK, I get the hint

[VWRobert]

Hi thanks for the offer i may well take you up on it in the future but currently im working on a VW Fridolin thats being restored for a friend in florida.



Then the 356 is due from Florida and i aim to work on that over the winter so its ready for the show season 2007

and finally i have to complete the work on my 59 RHD beetle convertible so i have something to drive next year.
Damn i have too many projects never a spare hour to sleep...