RE: [T3] FI for Carbs

[John Benedetto <jbenedet@unm.edu>]

<x-flowed>Rich -

Nice looking car!  Sounds & looks like a great father-daughter project, 
too!  Too bad about the rust & the amount of bondo you're uncovering, 
though.  If that is the worst of what you're facing, I am sure it will turn 
out great!

Anyway, Daniel's comment about "not that many imported here" pertains to 
HIS location, which I believe is Israel, not USA.  This list is quite 
global, moreso than many others I am on!

While I don't know the numbers, I thought that ALL T3's from '68-on in the 
US were fuel injected (but I know some list member DOES know the numbers, 
and will correct me if I am wrong!). Daniel's site, if you are curious is: 
<http://www.type34.info/>. He has a type34 Ghia, which is a SHARP car!

Oh, and btw - I have a '72 Squareback sitting in the driveway, but have not 
yet had time to touch it. :-(   It is crappy neon green poorly painted over 
orange (and the orange is showing through in many spots!). My neighbor 
acros the street told me she opened her curtains the day I had it delivered 
and exclaimed "OH MY GOD" to her husband. (I found out that same day SHE is 
the person who called the city on me when I had a partially dismantled Bug 
in the driveway. She is also trying to foster support to create a 
homeowner's association in my 40 year old neighborhood.  My only saving 
grace is that she dislikes my immediate neigbor more, since they park their 
cars on their lawn!)

My square appears to be a salvage vehicle, along the lines, I think, of a 
junkyard buy someone got running.  *AND* it _has_ been converted to dual 
carbs, but I think they are the solex, not webers.  After being on the list 
for several months, I kinda wish it was still FI!  I am struck with a 
mixture of excitement & fear on what I face getting it running.  But the 
Convertible Super Beetle is probably in line ahead of the Squareback, in 
terms of which one is on the road first!

Best of luck to you and Nichole!

- john in Albuquerque

--On Friday, February 27, 2004 08:08 AM -0800 "Schlegel, Richard" 
<RSCHLEGEL@OCSD.COM> wrote:

> Yes. My car was originally bought in Germany, Shipped to Sweden, then to
> the US. I bought it from the original owners' son.
> Rich & Nicole (Daughter)
> Our 1970 Squareback
> http://community.webshots.com/user/schlegelr
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Baum [mailto:daniel@type34.info]
>
> Also, as far as I know, FI Type 3s were never imported here on a regular
> basis so any that are here are either special orders or personal
> imports. I have actually only seen one FI Type 3 over here - a
> museum-standard 1973 fastback.

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