[T3] Odds & ends

[William Lindsay <rabbit5@azstarnet.com>]

Hey all,
I finally got to spend a bit of quality time with my recently acquired '71 square. Yeahhhh!
Now I have more questions than I started with; hope someone can help:

My front trunk latch is stuck (feels like the cable is stretched). Can anyone recommend a way in, so I can fix it? I notice a round plate under the front bumper that could give me access with one arm. Does anyone know if this will pop or screw out before I start prying (and wreck it)?

Here's one: I traced my disfunctional speedo to a cable sticking out of the front left hub. I suspect this is supposed to be capped in some sort of little square piece or peg. (It's just a freyed wire). Does this traditionally come with a new speedo cable, or will I have to find this tiny part somewhere?

O.K. last one: My existing distributor is marked VW 0-231-176-028. I think it's centrifical and vacuum, but I'm not sure. Anyway, I'd like to swap the points and condenser, but my local VW shop (Chirco) says it doesn't exist (the distributor). Does anyone know what points to use?

Thanks for all, I'm also trying to find some parts, too: but I figured a second message would be more apropriate. 
William (in Tucson, AZ)

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