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> A question for everyone on here though--- If you look at the last pic, its a shot of the > underbody. There are two U channels welded to the pan. Is this an afterthought strengthening > deal, or was this common on the longnose T3's (I have a 67' fasty)? The stiffening is probably all part of the safety changes made when the long nose came in so the passenger cell stays undistorted - same reason big bumpers came in. Don't know if the long front was to give more collapsible space; a more upright spare would have helped, I expect, so maybe that's what determined the change. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org