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On 22 May 2001, at 11:46, Park, Keith J (CRD) wrote: > The notable exceptions were Ron Mann's immaculate 70 Square with > 15K orig miles on it. and guess what?? an SP2!! > This car was in very nice shape, restored nicely but not without > its flaws. The floor pan, the basis I feel for classifing a car a > particular "type" I feel; was not a T3 pan, but a bastardized > version that not only had a T1 framehead but lacked the rigidity > strips that run front to 2/3 back under the seats on each side. German type 3s only got those in 71-3, I believe. > As we probably all know the front suspension is T1 torsion bars, > and the rear is swing.. T1 or 3?? probably T3 as it had that > stabilizer bar my old 67 did. The works are the same for T1 & T3, but only the T3 got the separate subframe. Both got the rear stabilizer bar for a few years in the late 60s. > The engine IS T3... but with some notable differences that werent > all internal, the exaust is different as are the heater boxes... > not 46mm flange nuts here but there were rear heater boxes Did it have separate heater boxes, but with simpler bolted flanges? - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org