Re: Parts wanted or for sale?

[Toby Erkson <Toby_Erkson@ccm2.hf.intel.com>]

Her first car and you are even entertaining the thought of quitting?  Uh...NO!  
If it came down to the wire I would rather have fiberglass pans than no 
Squareback at all.  I'm guessing your friend, though his/her intentions are 
good, is probably a Type I owner who has no problem finding body parts made of 
metal -- we do not have that luxury, my friend.

You can't get new front suspension parts for the T3 (there's one part you can 
get only because it's used on the T1 as well).  I've called Bill & Steve's, 
RMMW, WCM and the local VW dealership and everyone told me the same thing.  I 
know of a local mechanic who has a complete set of new, still-in-the-wrapper 
parts but he's not selling them.  I've thought about borrowing them to have them
blueprinted, then later on have some made, but having them made is a far away 
goal for me right now.

Keep the car and do the best you can.  Quitting is not an option.
     Toby Erkson
     air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
     '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L
     '75 Porsche 914 1.8L for sale
     Portland, Oregon
     http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/8501/

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Subject: Parts wanted or for sale?
Author:  type-3-errors@umich.edu at SMTPGATE
Date:    7/21/97 10:08 PM

     I am in a little bit of a dilema.  My wife and I own a '71 squareback =
which was her first car back before we were married.  It was a great car =
- 37mpg on the interstate, a real runner.  Two years ago it met with the =
rear end of Chevrolier (Chevy Cavalier) causing much grief to the =
square's front end [and us :-(  ].  My wife loves the car and so do I, =
so we decided to do a COMPLETE restoration.  Unfortunately, I did not do =
my homework before starting this project and now I am faced with a =
decision.  I separated the body from the pan, welded on a new front end =
from a really dead donor car, and started work on the chassis . . . . =
Hmmm lets see, could really use some new floorpans, gee where can I get =
floorpans?   Front beam needs rebuilding, where can I get the bushings, =
bearings, gaskets, etc.?

I have located most everything else I need to complete the restoration, =
WCM, Rocky Mountain, and my local shop can supply the other items.  I am =
stumped on the front end parts and a source for the floorpans.  Anybody =
out there know of a source?

If a source can't be found I guess I would be inclined to part the car =
out to anybody interested.  I have everything a squareback should have - =
  4 good fenders, seats, gauges, all engine components, tranny, roof =
rack, frnt bumper, etc...

So the real question is: Will I be able to complete the restoration or =
should I call it quits?

P.S.  I found some fiberglass pans but a friend of mine says he will =
kill me if I put them in a VW - they are just not the way things should =
be done.

Thanks for any info.

Paul Wefel
pwefel@ix.netcom.com

'71 squareback
'73 Thing
'74 Ford F100 (Will soon be upgraded to a Saturn!)