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Answers below > Okay, I'm going to tackle replacing the rear panel on our '68 Fastback > myself. The body shop did cut out most of the damaged panel, but > because we were originally going to adapt the Notchback panel I had to > the Fastback. Now that I have the proper rear panel, I'm going to clear > out the remaining panel and get to it. I do have a some questions about > the project. > > 1. Is the weld along the bottom of the panel (where it attaches to the > lower section of the ductwork) a series of spot welds or one long, > continuous weld? Spot welds. I never welded that part on when I did my Notchback cause I didnt have a spotwelder that would reach up there. That seam DOES need to be sealed though, I used RTV. > > 2. This panel does not have the holes for the license plate bracket. > Does someone have the measurements of where to install the captured nuts > for the bracket? I cant get at my Notch's back right now, but if you can wait it will be out in a month or so. > > 3. Any suggestions on a coating for the back of the rear panel? I was > thinking a weld-through primer would be good, and perhaps getting some > paint in there through the ductwork once its installed. PRime and paint BEFORE installing it. the spot welds need the paint off that part though. > > I think that once I get the remaining spot welds drilled out, and hammer > and dolly the pieces that will be retained, installing and lining up the > panel itself will be a cinch. > > Jim > '68 Fastback > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >