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In a message dated 11/24/05 11:53:11 AM Eastern Standard Time, kittypooka@yahoo.com writes: << ...previous owner started to patch the body and primer it...but only the exterior..*shivers*...haven't had time to drag it to the shop at work....metal fab should be easy enough...welders and plasma cutters abound at the shop...but 30 years of sitting in MI barn can destroy alot of things. >> Yeah, but sometimes sitting in a barn is even worse on them. I'm currently working on a t-1 based ghia that had sat for a few years in one, before spending the next 23 years in both a garage and stored outside beside the garage in SE MI. The car had only 68,000 miles on it, and is basically a 1 one owner car (was owned by the guy's sister), but sitting didn't help it at all. It's currently getting the entire lower 6 inches of metal replaced. The pan however is in great shape (go figure). The only good thing about doing this car, is that replacement parts ARE available, unlike our cars. :( <> You might want to spend some time in the Samba classifieds ( www.thesamba.com ), as there are a few sets of them listed there, along with both stock mufflers and header systems. You might also want to go to the Ypsilanti show (may 21st 2006), as there might be some t-3 parts in the small swap meet. Also I think there is usually a show or 2 in Ohio, the one in Toledo comes to mind. There are also some in Indiana too, but I don't know what dates are at this time. You could also post a wanted ad to the MI Vintage web site ( www.mvvc.net) and click on the forums bar to work your way into the site (they changed it this year, and it's a little more complicated to use). I hope this helps. Bob 65 Notch S w/ Sunroof and IRS 71 Square, now a 2 seat Roadster, pics can be seen at; http://volksrods.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2977 and now awaiting a 2.0L t-4 engine transplant, finally have the needed parts : ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~