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Yes, I chuckled at the description of 'no rust'. I'd have gone to the trouble of using an imported complete California car and transferring the RHD dash and used the best of the parts to rebuild it. Long job, but generally easier than trying to replace large sections on a rusty car. There are still fairly sound Type 3 projects available here, but getting fewer. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Park" <topnotch@nycap.rr.com> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 12:30 AM Subject: Re: [T3] NOS body shell > No Rust? Thats enough surface rust to make using such a thing a real pain > in the butt!! ALL Of that rust has to come off and the only practical way > is chemical.... $$$ as media blasting will warp things. It also looks all > banged up the the back. > > Sometimes NOS isnt really preferable, but I suppose it DOES have good > rockers.... > > Keith > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~