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At 09:05 PM 1/9/97 -0600, you wrote: >>What I still would like to know are typical weak spots to look for when >>looking at Squarebacks for sale. I guess the heater channels rot in >>the same places as on Bugs, but what about the fenders/mudguards/wings? >>Are there locations that can be checked (without having to take them off), >>that will tell you there is rust underneath? >Visible rust first starts above the headlights and at the top of the front >fenders, slowly working its way down. The more important rust is meanwhile >working on the body at the front of the rear wheelwells and the rear of the >front wheelwells. I'll get down on my knees and poke around with a srewdriver. >>Re. FI or carbs: is it difficult to fit a fuel injection system to a car that was >>originally built with a carburettor engine? I know everything can be done if one >>wants, but apart from the mods to the engine: is it merely a matter of adding >>high pressure fuel lines to the tank, or is there much more involved? >You would need ALL the parts, including the wiring harnesses, fuel pump, gas >tank and the extra return gas line. You would probably need to cut out the >place where the brain is mounted. >This is all probably possible, but quite a task for someone who is not >familiar with the FI to start with. If your car came with carbs, I would >leave it because it was probably set up pretty well by the factory to start >with. >Jim O.k., so it's best to start with a FI car when you want a FI engine. Maybe unless you have a totally rusted out FI car available to swap ALL the parts from, and to have an example as to where everything goes. Thanks for the help! Hanno Spoelstra <H.L.Spoelstra@WbMt.TUDelft.NL> Bloemendaal, The Netherlands