Re: [T3] Dave and Matt's Notch update

[BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com]

Dave wrote:
>Steve had a '71 vintage squareback and was willing to cut 
>the lower portion of the car off and send it to us. He did so, put it 
>into a box and shipped it to Seattle.
>Anyhow, once we were home Matt and I laid 
>it onto the frame and voila! it fits. In fact it fits very well and I 
>think that we have solved a major rust problem.

Dave, the pics look great. : )  I don't know how much you're going to cut but 
parts, but something you might want to keep in mind is your door hinges. On 
ALL the Notchbacks, and Squarebacks up to 66, VW used 3 bolt door hinges. Your 
71 parts (unless they are from a Notch) will be 2 bolt hinges. Tom Hansen ( 
http://home.att.net/~drsowatt/index.html ) who used to frequent this list had 
some plans for doing the conversion (allowing you to use your Notch doors with 
the later style hinges), but I don't know if he's offering them or conversion 
kits, as he had talked about doing this. Just something to be aware of. I hope 
this helps.

Bob 65 Notch S w/ Sunroof
       71 Square, now a 2 seat Roadster, pics can be seen at; 
http://volksrods.com 

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