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>> After looking it over again, I ask if we can go for a drive. The three of us
>> take it out for a drive. All gears work. Brakes are a little squishy on the
>> first pump (current owner recently replaced the master cylinder). The only
>> problem was a weird shake while driving one road one time, it went away after
>> slowing down.
>
> The shake is probably either a bad steering damper, or a loose upper front
> torsion bar. Check this quickly as the upper bar problem is only easy to fix
> if it is caught quickly.
I'll check both of these. The steering damper was my first guess.
> I'm frankly astonished that it was driveable. I had assumed that this car
> had not moved in many years.
Ya, Old VW's are amazing. It had been sitting for about 10 years. He had to
buy a new 6v battery, but couldn't find a correct one. It has a rubber matt
covering the top. I also noticed a newer looking fuel pump. So he had to do
a few things to get it running.
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1969 Variant - Savanna beige, with 67 euro fenders, Type 4 2.1l
(someday...), speedster soon to have a bus dash
1968 Variant - Granada red (under gray primer), 1835 with dual 40 Dellortos,
soon to be full automatic!
*new* 1966 Variant - Pearl white - All stock, Pigalle interior, 1600 with
dual Solex carburetors
1963 1500 - Ruby red (and rust), 1600 with dual Solex carburetors
19?? Sandrail - Primer, soon to have 2.3 EFI Turbo Ford motor
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