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I probably do but I'm up in Brissie. They'd be standard ones, I put some heavy duty ones in the rear years ago to stop the sag. Nobody likes a saggy rear :)

it would probably be alright except the brake pedal is spongy and I haven't bothered bleeding the lines. It hasn't been driven for years, so anything could happen. I'd put it on a truck (that's how...

Ok last chance - any offer (including $0) accepted providing this thing goes to a good home or is used for parts. I'll be calling the crushers next!

Karmen: Those are standard Passat steelies, 13" and unless you are really keen on rust removal it's a fair way off RWC. I did post this under "spare parts" originally but someone moved it to "cars...

Hey Peter I have a 1980 B1 wagon I want to get rid of if you're interested in parts - unfortunately I'm in Brisbane. It's in the complete cars for sale forum. I've put a price on it but I really just...

The interior isn't worth looking at to be honest - now that I've pinched the door skins & front seats and swapped in the older looking ones from my '76 B1. This car is probably more suited as spare...

Come on you lot, don't make me send this thing to the crushers. Someone must want it! Any reasonable offer considered if it's going to a good home.....

howdy and welcome - hopefully we can talk you into a watercooled VW soon! Although some of the older Peugeots are nice. Which ones are you doing up? We've got a 306 in the family and a friend has a...

what about a BOV for a diesel?

*giggle*

Mine does it too - not so much a jerk but you notice the engine braking more (presumably as the lower ratio of 2nd gear kicks in). Isn't this just something European autos do, even standard autos...

I've had this B1 Passat for a few years but never got around to doing it up. I'm out of space now I've just picked up a nice Audi 100 CD from 1985!

The diesel starts and runs ok, the body is...

Thanks - any info would be good. I need a front and real seal - both are perished unfortunately. Was hoping for new ones but I don't think that gunna happen!

Hi folks, I have hit a snag in my B1 restoration project - I don't know where to get windscreen seals for my 76 sedan (which leaks now that Brisbane is getting rain finally). Any ideas? Cheers....

I'd say that's what's happening, it sounds like some kind of control doing its job, rather than something that's not right. I'd just never heard an engine do that. I had another listen to it, you...

This might be a dumb question, in the 125kw TDi engine, I revved it gently while it was idling out of gear (just for fun, to see what it sounded like...) and when it returns to idle it kind of...

I say don't give up - there's nothing more rewarding than knowing you've conquered the evils and have a reliable old car (at least for a while!) Cars you can fix yourself are definitely a dying breed.

I'd have to agree with Luke85, it's definitely for the love of the thing that we keep them alive! I had a lot of trouble with my white B1 when I took it over from my sister who didn't really look...

Well I'm pretty stoked right now, yesterday I signed the dotted line on my new 125kw TDi wagon. It's got the black leather, 18" chicago wheels and the auto opening tailgate, in that colour I can't...

I got new shocks in my '76LS back in about 2002. I think I got the rear ones from Import Advantage in Bris but I think they're closed now. I didn't want to tackle the front struts myself so I had...

Luke & Ben your Passats look cool! (Blinds or no blinds)

:? *sigh* starting to think I'm only old Passat owner in Brisbane...

Hey Luke I don't suppose you know where those 17 inchers came...

Since you've got to drain the radiator anyway when you change the thermoswitch, it might be worth reverse flushing the radiator (eg take hoses off it and blast cr@p out of it with garden hose from...

Finally got around to taking a photo of my '76 LS - here it is:

Ok, here's a photo of it. The paint isn't really quite this glossy, I just washed it for the photo and it's still wet. And yes, I used rain water from my tank, just in case the Brisbane City...

I think this thread is long dead, but since I've just joined the forum this week I had to mention my 76 Passat LS sedan. It's been in the family since near new, went from Brisbane to country...

Thanks everyone - I won't give up yet then. :D

I'll see if I can find time to take some decent photos this weekend and post.