[T3] Advice needed on disassembly of complete 73 Squareback

[Per Lindgren <per.lindgren@c2i.net>]

<x-flowed>No, not my precious 73 ;-)

A friend of mine located a 73 Square in a junkyard. This car is a 
complete US spec car, with the fuel injected engine and everything! 
Since my friend is a good customer in this yard, he struck a deal with 
them for me, so I get to take everything I want for a good price. Next 
Monday the both of us is going to strip this car, since Type 3 parts 
cars are very scarse (hey, that rhymes!) in this part of the world.

Among the things that are very interesting to me, besides the complete 
FI engine (almost as rare as T34s here), is an uncracked dash pad! Yep, 
you read correctly. This is one place where I need some good advice, and 
it's a simple as this: How do I remove this dash pad without destroying 
it? I can assume that it is brittle and may crack, but it's better to 
try than leaving it alone. Also, how do I store this dash pad? Soak it 
in some kind of oil or silicone and wrap it in plastic?

Another thing I want advice on how to remove is the fresh air box. I 
believe this car has the electric fan just as my own 73, so a spare fan 
and air box is never wrong to have lying around. I've never even thought 
of di\oing this in my own car, so I'm stepping on fresh land here.

I plan to get as much as I can from this car, but of course, some things 
arent worth removing. All four fenders have the typical rust, as do the 
bumpers, and the window gaskets are in bad shape as well, I was told on 
the phone. I'm hoping the unique 73 chrome is good though. I'm not sure 
if I am removing the interior or not. The car is yellow, so I assume it 
has a black interior, which is of no particular interest to me. I havent 
seen the car myself yet, so I dont know the condition of the interior 
either.

I am of course getting the complete engine (tips on removing the wiring 
is welcome, so I dont destroy anything), left inner rear fender (the 
carburetted cars have no location for the ECU, so I might need that 
later if I convert to FI on one of my cars), the transmission, front and 
rear suspension w/brakes, wiring harness, doors, the rear hatch, the 
hood, instruments, windows, lights, badges (hoping for the correct 73 
badges, with the brushed finish), fuel tank, master cylinder and pretty 
much everything else in good shape that is not listed here.

Now, I cant wait until Monday, and just as I'm finishing this, I got an 
SMS from my friend: "The car is payed for, stowed away, and ready to be 
licked clean!" :-D

PerL
73 & 70 Variant
And soon a ton of parts!


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