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> > Don't be too hard on them. They may not be Porsches, and the AT certainly takes > a bit longer to get going, but they're really not too bad. Just keep in mind > that as far as you've brought this car, it's still not totally sorted out. It > will get better. > I have no doubt that I have not yet got it 100 percent. I'm not sure that I will EVER get it 100 percent. Ideally I would like to search out one of the legendary elderly mechanics who worked on these cars when they were new. I have been given the address of someone who apparently spent his working life rebuilding VW automatic gearboxes. I can probably find some old gent that's really good with carbs too. I suppose anyone who doesn't want to experience the sixties motoring experience shouldn't be driving sixties cars (or else he should enter the Dark Side, which is not the point here). However, even on the assumption that I can squeeze another few percent of power from this engine/tranny combination, I think it is likely that it would have been considered poor even when it was new, in the context of the type of car that the Type 34 was marketed as. Performance that would have been acceptable (in the sixties) for a squareback or notchback (men in hats, remember?)could not possibly have been competitive in the the market that the Type 34 was aimed at. Anyway, I don't want to give people the impression that I'm not having fun now that I can finally drive the car. It actually drives really well, and I still find myself grinning like an idiot as that gutlees little lump bangs away behind me. It needs more testing, and for this I need to be able to legally take it onto proper roads. Watch this space. Regards, Daniel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org