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My Notch began as much the same.... more welding than I want to think about again Keith Keith Park Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback 65 Notchback 65 Squareback 75 Opel 87 Golf 88 Rx7 10th Anniversary ----- Original Message ----- From: <bonedaddy@verizon.net> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 8:25 PM Subject: Re: [T3] Type 3 Selecta (beetle headlights) > Thanks Keith, > > These fenders would have taken the same amount of work to restore to > original. Basically I cut ou a lot of rotten metal and a swiss cheese > headlight bucket. > I am no great bodyman, but I am somewhat persistant. > I think I have photos of the original rust somewhere. > This is the tip of the iceburg, the heater channels have all been rebuilt, > and the inner rear quarters. > We have salt. :( > I'll have to bring the photos to the invasion. > > > > At 08:04 PM 1/5/04, you wrote: > >This takes some body work talent. I often dreamed of trying it on my > >Square... even got some Beetle headlamp buckets, but I didnt have the guts > >to cut up a perfect pair of rust free front fenders, and the Square has such > >good light pattern that I was afraid Id mess it up. > > > >let us see some pix when your done... so far it looks great. > > > >Keith > > > > > > > Hi Guys, > > > Here are a few photos of my attempt at this body part graft. Maybe you > > > could use it for reference? > > > try here: <http://mysite.verizon.net/vze20hp2/gggweb/SquarebackLights.htm> > > > > > > At 07:45 PM 12/31/03, you wrote: > > > >>Beetle headlights > > > >Nice darkside option. <G> > > > > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > > Allan Bonedaddy Erush > www.skeletonsinmycloset.com > www.grislygothicgables.com > >