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Let me start by saying, Mega Thanx JIM !! Last year I found this list, two months before that, I found my 'dream car', my beloved '63 notch. I'm 33 and always admired the type 3's as a kid, of course I had a bug, etc, etc. My notch was in fair shape, mainly all original. Well I had this hair-brain idea to 'Restore' my ride, of course I had not a clue of what to do, let alone how hard parts are to find.I also love custom Type 3, and was even considering that route, well Jim, Everett and others who like the stock option, threw there two cents in. Well I opted to stay stock, I said all that to say this: I was going to completely dismantle my car, engine, trans, everything that came off. I wrote the list about this, and I recall Jim was totally against it, (after reading his posts,advice, for other's) I thought I'd consider not pulling apart the car. Jims take was this: (I'm paraphrasing)This is how a majority of the T3's end up dead, their owners with good intentions, tear them down, to ultimately never put them back together, ending w/ the project nightmare, over time the owner looses motivation, after years maybe even parts get thrown away. Car perhaps even getting parted out, another perfectly good car D.O.A. I write this today because He was right, it has been 6 months now since I started my resto, and I just started priming the car today!! (Well from the doors back) As it is for most of us, we have to work, we have familys, and, or little time to complete just our daily choirs, let alone a resto. If I would have not yielded to others advice, I gaurantee this car would now be up for sale, I'm burning out with this thing, there is more than meets the eye in a resto job. Especially your first one !! This car WILL be back on the road this summer !! Thanx again to everyone, Robert ('63 Notch,still need front fenders, hood, put back on, aligned and primed) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/