The chassis is pretty much complete. I say pretty much because the wheels are on, the brakes are installed, the transmission has oil in it. I just towed it down to a friend's hangar at the local airport to get it out of the way while it decide how to proceed with the engine and body. The emergency brake works, but the braking system has no fluid in it. I was concerned that towing it with the axles angled so sharply might not be good for the fulcrum plates. I suppose I could have adjusted the torsion bars to ride level until the rest of the cars's weight was on board.
Buying that little tow bar from the seller in the desert was an excellent investment. I keep finding that I need to use it, though I don't particularly like how it connects to the front beam and scratches the paint work.
Now the decision is whether to rebuild the engine myself or not. The engine is not original to the car. It has a U prefix code which appears to indicate it came from a similar era Type 3 Volkswagen. There are some small differences in how oil dipstick is implemented,though from what I see it's no different than a Type 1 engine. The Carburetor seems to be too small, so its some kind of frankenstein setup. It was running when I removed it. I know very little about VW details such as how piston dimensions relate to displacement, etc., and I don;'t intend to do anything more than put dual carbs on it. Looking at the kits, I think this might be a little easier than I had originally thought. Ha! Likely, it's not easy. Now that the chassis is out of the way, I have a lot more room to let the parts explode all over the shop again.
Data Plate on body:
VOLKSWAGENWERK AG
MADE IN GERMNAY
Typ 11
Heizg. Typ 1/255 A Prüiz~~~ S 43
Fahrgest. Nr. 117302684
Zul. Gesamtgew. kg. 1180
Zul. Achslast vorn kg. 490 hinten kg 1150
Type 11, Sedan
Heating device 1/255 conforms to German law S 43
Maximum gross weight 1180Kg (2601 lbs)
Maximum Axle weight front 490 (1080 lbs), rear 710 (1565 lbs)
Curb weight is apparently 1698 lbs, so about a 900 lb useful load, speaking in airplane terms..
Engine serial number U014721