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On Thu, 2003-01-02 at 20:33, Ben Doughney wrote: > on 3/1/2003 2:52 PM, Russ wolfe at russella@prairieinet.net wrote: > > > VW put a lot of numbers like that all over the car. That is the first > > time I have seen that one. There were quite a few printed on the front > > axle beam shock towers. > > At the dealers I worked at, the mechanic doing the "pre-delivery" > > inspection was supposed to write them down on the shop work order. > > They obviously meant something to VW then. Do they represent what type of > suspension was installed on the floorpan or what body style it was supposed > to go with? > I think, that the TL meant "touring limosine" <sp> or Fastback. If I remember correctly, the FB had different rear torsion bars than the Squareback. This would tell someone on the assembly line that this floor pan was set up for a FB, before the body was set on it. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT (It drove) '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/