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I started the '67 Sqbk on it's journey back to life. I cleaned out the boxes stored inside it, cleared off the ones on top, cleaned out the trash that had accumulated inside, and vacuumed out the interior and engine area. The very good news, is that the engine will turn by hand. Whew! There is a lot of work to be done, but it must be done this winter. My twin sons are learning to drive, and the Sqbk is the only stick shift in our stable of vehicles. Besides one son thinks it's really cool, and will be helping me get it back to running condition. I'll post some pictures as I go, somewhere, and will keep the list informed of what I need help with, but for now the plan is to check/clean the tank, replace all fuel lines, and get the engine running. The tires were worn way past legal limits when I parked it 10 years ago, and sitting in the California sun didn't do the side walls any good either. I was hoping to find some useable cheap used tires, but until I do, I'll use what I got and hope they don't blow up. They are not popular tires anymore and I haven't found any used ones locally. Once the engine is running (hope it's easy) I can get it out of the garage and move it around to work on it. I was having significant overheating problems when I parked it, but I suspect that the commute I was doing then (and not now) was a major contributor. It shares space in the garage now with my wife's car, and I have it on rollers to push it against the work bench. I'll post images of that arrangement as well. BTW, in any future posts where I lambaste the PO, don't forget that since I've had it since 1978, I'm the PO I rail against. Yeah, I did some stupid things when I was younger and ill informed. Jeff '67 Sqbk slowly creeping into the light ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org