Volkswagen T3
On this page, we wish to give the reader an overview of our Volkswagen T3 bus renovation process in form of blog posts. The T3 is originally an 8 seater Bundeswehr bus, which we hope to renovate into a camper van.
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Finishing Up the Welding
It was time to start finishing up the welding. This post will be about this and that, about how the last rusted areas of this bus got a fresher look. And last but not least, …
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The Restoration of the Passenger Side B-pillar, Front Wings and Floor Panels
This post took a while, because for some reason we set ourselves the goal to finish the body works of this cabbage worm in 2022. This meant that the welding should have been done by …
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Restoring the Left Side
In September 2021 I started to disassemble the left side of the bus. I already knew for sure, that I have to replace the outter sill, weld on a new lower edge to the side …
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Fixing the Left Rear Corner And Wheelhouse
In the middle of April I figured that it is time to get started on the left rear wheelhouse and corner. The inspection I had done earlier showed that quite similar work awaits me that …
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A Bit Easier Welding, Cleaning the Underbody and Working on Some Easier Stuff
Restoring the Rear Panel Before moving on to the left rear corner, I decided for a change to fix the rear panel (VW p/n 251 813 193 H). The rear panel lower part needed some …
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Fixing the right rear corner 2/2
C-pillar The next operation, concerning repairing this corner, was undoubtedly the most difficult one. The lower edge of the C-pillar (VW p/n 251 809 354) was basically completely gone. Therefore, in order to craft the …
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Fixing the right rear corner 1/2
We got the bus finally in the garage, so the time was right to start with the more serious fixes. In the evening of 29th of November, I started by cutting and drilling out the …
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Upcoming Plans and Preperations for the Body Work
The bus has been at home for a couple of days now and we have been planning how and in which order to proceed. One of the first things I did during the first weekend …
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Finding the Perfect Van
The first thoughts or idea that in the future we could own a VW van crossed my mind probably in the Fall of 2019. Initially I looked at T4 and T5 California busses. T4 busses …
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