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On 1 Feb 2002, at 9:00, Joe McGill wrote: > I recently looked at a '71 Squareback that was (at first glance) in really > nice original condition. The interior was flawless and the pans, channels, > and rockers were in great shape. However, this car had some major > rust-through into the front compartment, along the sides. I've since > learned that later models are especially prone to rusting here when those > drains get clogged. The guy wanted a very fair price for the car, and I > could probably talk him down more, but I don't know how bad of a problem > this rust actually is. If this really was the only problem (which would be surprising) then I think it would be fairly inexpensive (less than $1000) to get a good body shop to remove the front fenders and weld in new sheet metal in those areas. I don't think bondo would do it. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org