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Oh its so good to hear this! You wont regret it! be sure the engine really needs an overhaul before you go beyond the heads... original 1500 stuff is getting hard to find. and determine if it has the domed pistons, if it does use the best premium you can find for it. Keith Keith Park Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback 65 Notchback 65 Squareback 75 Opel 87 Golf 88 Rx7 10th Anniversary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Duane Miller" <dmiller@dsmgroupinc.com> To: "Type 3 List" <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 1:52 PM Subject: [T3] Window, Trunk & Hatch Seals for 65 Variant/Squareback > YES, IT'S TRUE, THE 65 VARIANT IS UNDER RESTORATION. > > Some of you may remember the scuttle a month or two ago when I offered parts > off of a 1965 Variant/Squareback that I was parting out. I was scorned, > beaten, spat upon and taken to the woodshed for even thinking the thought of > cutting up the poor dear...I believe some scathing remarkes even questioned > my verility. > > But, it worked.... > Last week my new mechanic got the V running after two and a half hours of > work....some might remember the VW guru mechanic had the car for three weeks > and was stumped. Know what...the engine had no ground...how did that get > missed by the first guy? Hmmmmm. > > Anyhow, the engine is going to the bench this weekend for a thorough > overhaul. > > Body and Paint starts next week. > > See the car at the Fort Wayne VW Club show in June 12th, > http://www.oldfortvwclub.com/. > > SO, I NEED HELP FINDING THE FOLLOWING: > Window seals > Trunk seal > Rear hatch seal > Turn Signal seals > Headlight seals > European spec upholstry covers (pinstripe cloth/vinyl) > Genie in a bottle > > Peace Out, > Duane Miller > Bluffton, IN 46714 > USA > > "It's never too late to have a happy childhood!" ...My Dad's Life > "Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't they?" > ...Scarecrow, Wizard of Oz > > 1965 VW T3 Euro Variant (Squareback) > 1970 VW T1 Beetle Saloon > 1971 VW T1 Karmann Ghia Cabriolet > 1973 VW T2 Standard Station Wagon/Bus > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > >