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The "Invasion" has inspired me to get working on my cars. I've taken the pan off for my '68 and have finally started to work on it. It has been getting lots of water on it over the years, and I feared the worst. For many years I didn't have a garage or good shelter for it, and it leaked water all the time (love the NW). But it's not that bad. Nothing had rusted through. Even under the battery tray is solid. VERY rusted, but plenty of metal. I've sanded, scraped, and wire wheeled most of it down and will cover with POR-15 soon. But, I have a question. What can I do with some of the deep rust pits? Or should I do anything? The shallow ones don't concern me, but the deeper pits seem concerning. If I simply cover them with POR, is that good enough? Also, I had a great idea while working on the pan. It's not as cool as Dave's rotisserie. I'm looking for 4 small steel drums. Not as big as a 55 gal, but the smaller size. It's probably 25 gallon. I'm going to use these to set the pan on while I work on it. The tires will sit inside the opening of the drum, and raise it to a good working height (I'm 6'1, when I stand up strait). With the tires partially in the drums, It won't go anywhere. This way I can clean, clean, clean - top to bottom. -- Phillip Bradfield http://www.volkshaus.com 1969 Variant - Savanna beige, No engine, Chopped 3.5 in. 1968 Variant - Granada red, No engine, with 67 euro fenders 1963 1500 - Ruby red, 1600 with dual Solex carburetors 19?? Sandrail - Primer, 1835 with dual 40 Dellortos ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org