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Re: [T3] '67 squareback, with every little thing wrong.

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On Sep 1, 2004, at 6:40 PM, Jim Adney wrote:


It's up, he calls me down to show me all the _other_ stuff he's found.

Tranny is leaking. [ as per other thread. ]

This will be somewhat costly to fix, just because of everything that has to
come apart. If it is JUST a crack at the edge of one spot weld, I wonder if you
could train the tranny oil and quick weld it shut?

yea, the current plan is to rotate the plate so that hopefully the crack
is above the submerged tranny fluid level. If that lasts but I have
issues over time I'm going to drain the tranny, clean like mad, and JB weld the leaky point.

Failing that. go in for the expensive replace. but if it buys me some time,
maybe I'll be setup to do the work by then.

Fuel line is run outside the car. [ I'll take care of this later. ]

Hmmm, why. I've seen this before, where someone must have thought the line in
the tunnel was leaking, but it wasn't. I've never seen one of the tunnel gas
lines rust thru.

I've asked the PO why this was done. But I asked him a bunch of questions,
and haven't got an answer on it yet. i probably won't drive the car
much until I get it taken care of.

Parking break cable guides are too short.  [ rear disk brake kit was
probably for a bug, not sure what to do here]

Uh-Oh, the poorly installed rear disk brake kit. Maybe you can salvage it, but
it will take work. I just wonder why it is the people will spend money like
this and then not bother to get it installed and working right....

Are there rear disc brake kits for type 3? I called ISP west, and they didn't
seem to think so, and I haven't found any. the statement is that
a bug kit fits it. however bug kits I think come with the wrong
parking break cable guides. ISP west thinks I'll have to fabricate
something. I'm still not sure what way to go here. I'lld like to
just get the right part. but I'm not sure it's out there.


reinforces the part of your car that's already stronger than anything else
there. It MIGHT make some sense in an IRS type 3. Maybe it makes some sense
with the swing axle, because it DOES do some triangulation. Really, though,
this is a drag racing accessory. Do you think you want it? 

hmm.  that's a thought. I could pull it out, and see if I can get some
money for it.

[ It seems real cool though. *grin* ]

the bolts on mine are the wrong thread, and have been wedged in, to
the  captured nut, in the frame of the shock mount. one manges to come
out, and to get re tapped. unfortunately the other nut is spinning.
can't get the bolt out.  This nut is in the  frame.

What idiots! 

yup. now I know I would have made some mistakes here and there.
but this is not one of them.

The mechanic  is contemplating cutting a hole in the frame, to get at
the nut on the inside.  but worries about it disturbing the structural
integrity.

I think he could drill a hole, or maybe 2 and reach in and weld the nut back
on. Most nuts like this were just big square nuts, tacked in place before
welding things together. If he could weld it back in two places, then he might
be able to get the bolt out. once everything seems okay, he could weld his
holes closed.

If you try this, make sure there is tension on the bolt while welding, so that
the nut is pulled down snug against the part that it is mounted to.


Thanks all, given the advice here, this is the path we're going to go down.
cut it open, fix it.

Hope it all works out.


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