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VW 67 Split Screen South African Import Restoration


Before
After

Bodywork- Split Screen Cab and Cargo Floor Welding

We did extensive lower half welding to this 1967 South African imported VW Splitscreen including new cargo and front cab floor.
Starting to remove rotten vw split screen cargo floor
Floor removed- found some rotten crossmembers
remains of rotted out cross member on vw split screen
rotten cross member on vw split screen
removed rotten section of lower bulkhead on vw split screen
rotten lower bulkhead section and cross member removed
rotten cargo door hinge mounting point on vw split screen
rotten hinge mounting point and bulkhead corner section removed on vw split screen
repaired lower bulkhead corner on vw split screen
rotten chassis section on vw split screen
vw split screen chassis full of soil causing it to rot out
vw split lower bulkhead repair section welded in
vw split screen repaired chassis section
vw split screen rotten chassis section removed
vw split screen new chassis section welded in
vw split screen rotten chassis section
vw split screen rotten section of chassis removed
vw split screen starting to weld in repair section on chassis
vw split screen fresh metal welded in
vw split screen rear cross members removed ready for new sections to be welded in
vw split screen heater ducting removed for subaru engine conversion and no longer needed

Fitting New Front Cargo Floor in VW Split Screen

Cab floor removed, chassis legs surface rust cleaned up ready to be primed before fitting the new cab floor
badly repaired and rotten lower A-post
badly repaired cab door hinge which was stopping the door from shutting correctly
Door hinge mounting point repaired allowing door to close properly
Drivers side lower A post section rotted out
A post repair section in position ready for welding
New section welded in
lower wheel arch repair section welded in
New lower inner front valence in position
Inner valence welded in
New inner valence fitted and chassis cleaned up ready for new floor pan
underside of VW Splitscreen with cab floor removed
Vw split screen new lower outer sill fitted, lower wheel arch and lower front valance
VW splitscreen new lower outer valance fitted
VW Splitscreen front cargo floor removed ready for new floor
Klassicfab front Cab Splitscreen floor going in
VW Split Screen Front Cargo Floor Coated in Tinted U-Pol Raptor

Engine and Brakes Upgrade- Splitscreen Subaru Engine Conversion

Fitting IRS suspension from a VW T2 early bay to the splitscreen
Fitting polyurethane donut bushes to the rear arms
early bay hubs fitted with new bearings
Uprated Beetle gearbox with Polyurethane mounts and reconditioned driveshafts built up to fit the conversion
driveshafts fitted
starting to build up rear brakes
VW Splitscreen rear brakes-fresh shoes, cylinders and fitting kit
New wilwood disc brake conversion kit fitted
Subaru engine going in
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We're a dedicated, independent fabrication company based in rural North Yorkshire that specialises in light general fabrication work including CNC plasma cutting and CNC sheet metal bending.
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Unit 2, Pickhill, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 4JU