[T3] Mysterious plumbing under the gas tank

[Ron Bechdolt <ron@bechdolt.net>]

<x-flowed>I'm new to restoring and am just starting to tackle my 69 fastback I 
recoverd from a salvage yard in South Dakota.  I pulled the gas tank 
today and noticed two hoses coming from it and leading to/from/around a 
mysterious contraption under the tank.  What is it?  Is is a pump of 
some kind?  If I'm converting to dual carbs, will I still need it?

Also, my gas tank looks remarkably well inside (for as little as I know 
about it), as if it was drained prior to disposal.  What, if anything, 
do I need to do to it?

Lastly, does anyone know the best place to get some replacement rocker 
panels.  Most of the body on this fasty is intact, but the rocker panels 
suffered. 

I'm new to this list serve but have throughly enjoyed reading the posts 
the last several weeks.  I belong to two other list serves for my bus 
and one for my local vw club and I guess I should not have been 
surprised there was an active group of Type 3 enthusiasts here. 

Ron Bechdolt
69 Fasty
72 Westy (Villie)
72 Std. Bug


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