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<x-charset iso-8859-1>Ive kept some of the 46mm inlet pipes and flange nuts over the years as the mufflers rusted away around them with just this kind of thing in mind.. I still dont have trouble finding affordable mufflers though so I havent whipped out the torch yet. Keith Keith Park Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback (with no empty nipples!) 65 Notchback (still suckin its gas!) 65 Squareback 75 Opel 87 Golf 88 Rx7 10th Anniversary ----- Original Message ----- From: Marc Bona <chillz1@angelfire.com> To: Type 3 Mailing List <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 1:05 AM Subject: Re: Manufacturing Co-Op (Was Abarth Muffler > Personally I would be all for this and would help in > any way humanly possible. We have enough tecnically > skilled minds on this list to at very least manufacture > some simple Type 3 speciffic parts. Jim has already > voiced the fact that he's manufactured some minor parts > > > I have a replacement scheme for the little plastic hinge covers that everyone > > was missing. When these are gone the hinges rattle and the windows don't seal > > well. Set of 4, makeshift but functional: $12, including shipping. > > > > Since seeing ISP West's "Abarth Repro", I've been > seriously contemplating making one for my own Type 3. > Maybe not out of stainless, but certainly out of VERY > heavy guage steel. Being a liscensed mechanic for > several years, and having very good welding skill, > it would not be an insurmountable task, but there > are things that would prove difficult. Like sourcing > the large muffler nuts/pipe stubs and the pipe stubs > that connect the lower heat exchangers and the muffler. > Everything else would be just time and patience. If > someone on the list could help source these, I'd gladly > manufacture one using my own Fasty as a test mule and > document the whole fabrication so that others could do > the same. I know there are several of us on this list > that could do things like this. Who cares if it's not > "cost effective" to do it on a mass production basis. > It seems to me if noone else in the aftermarket is > going to help us without the promise of our firstborn > child, then we should help ourselves!! If a few of you > out there would like to help/comment on this idea, feel > free to e-mail me off list and we'll see what we can > get going. > Marc > 1967 Fastback > > > Is your boss reading your email? ....Probably > Keep your messages private by using Lycos Mail. > Sign up today at http://mail.lycos.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > </x-charset>