Re: [T3] Type 4 notches / alternative engines....

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 16 May 2001, at 7:29, Jake Kooser wrote:

> Okay, maybe the list can help me figure this out...  I don't know
> who's "worse" with the type 4 notchbacks, Tom Hansen or Dan Zink. 
> I USED to be in love with Zink's car (sorry, Dan), but after seeing
> Tom's latest batch of pictures, I think I have a new "dream" type
> 3. Both of them are such beautiful cars.  Nice work to both of
> you.  Now, I'm wondering, how much body rust is "too much"?  The
> rear trunk lid on my '73 fasty had been leaking for some time, and
> as a result, I don't really have any trunk floor left. 

The most common cause for water in this area is a FI brain cover 
that is not properly installed on the LHS. There are clips on the 
bottom that hold the bottom tight while the 2 serews hold the top. 
The clips are often slipped on the wrong side of the panel, or 
sometimes broken off.  

I have seen type 3s with this section rusted badly and then torn as 
the engine dragged the sides down. Usually the result of off-
roading.  

-
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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