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RE: [T3] new type 3 owner


Congrates on the car!

Since it's a daily driver I recommend you make sure the engine and transaxle
are functioning properly and you consider them reliable.

Once satisfied with the drivetrain begin on the areas that leak water
because rust is a killer.

Always make sure if you have someone else do the work they KNOW what they're
doing and they do it right the first time.  Don't always look for the least
expensive route because a lot of the time it's shoddy work and you end up
having to do it again or you just get bad results -- either way you end up
paying for it twice.

BUY A SHOP MANUAL!  Jeez, you don't know how many people can't get it
through their head to own a manual.  It's a flippin' tool just like a 13mm
wrench or a ohm meter.  For beginners I highly recommend The Idiot's Guide
by John Muir, but also recommend the Bentley and/or the Haynes.  I have
links to the three manuals at  http://www.icbm.org/erkson/ttt/ghost-page.htm

   Toby "Hmmm!  Teach him I will" Erkson
   air_cooled_nut@pobox.com  <-- Please use this address for email
   '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed
   '75 Porsche 914 1.8L, R.I.P., ORPCA member
   '95 VW Jetta III GL 2.0L, P-Chipped, Jamex sport suspension
   Portland, Oregon, http://www.pobox.com/~toby_erkson/

> -----Original Message-----
> i'd like to announce that i am now the proud new owner of a 
> '71 (really
> shitty looking, but decent driving), squareback. this is my 
> very first car...
> where do i start body?, interior?
> how do i go about this? (being my daily driver)

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