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On 3/2/05 11:19 AM, "Keith Park" <topnotch@nycap.rr.com> wrote: > .YES! 68-9 were the only cars that got the plastic boxes and were immune to > rust... the 67 and back were metal and very prone to rust but removable and > repairable. I dont know what the 70 had but I suspect plastic like the 8 > and 9, the 71-3 was metal and spotwelded in... sometimes they rusted out, > sometimes they didnt... VERY difficult to fix. > > Keith > Are you sure? In late cars are we talking about the air box right under the dash, or the bulbous protrusion that is visible inside of the front boot? The bulbous protrusion in the boot I refer to is visible in this shot at the back (back is back) of the boot: <http://members.oztralia.com/~zeecatering/petri/71vwnotch/web/ext_frontboot. jpg> My 71 has a plastic fresh air box with a motor to blow the air (bloody motor ain't working at the moment, have not had time to check it out). -- Petri 71 Notch 02 Subaru Liberty RX (family wagon) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~