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> I've just come across a completely stock '69 > squareback w/ FI.....only 66K on the engine....it's > been barn stored for around 30 years...the son of the > original owner tried to use it for a winter car...(it > was barned for having a small fuel leak)... If it was removed from service with the salt still on it, the body could be in disasterous shape by now! a new bosch > electronic fuel pump has been installed...and cap and > wires..injectors and plugs...he stopped using it due > to the plugs getting oil fouled quickly after he tried > to put a different exhaust on..put the stock back on > and it never ran quite the same I guess. > I intend to replace all the suspension Oh no you wont, except for the shocks all the parts are unavailable now, and the shocks you get at the FLAPS will be too stiff. at 66K, if its been lubed the suspension should be like new. The OE shocks are likely to be good too. and restore the > rust damage under the body...but I'm a bit torn on > what to do w/ the engine currently....should I > completely rebuild it w/ new pistons and such...or > just replace all the gaskets... Dont touch it if its good, do a compression check... if its well maintained its only about half worn out but it IS due for a valve job. change the ignition > over to electronic?. Alot of people like this, but there is no quality control of the aftermarket units therefore they fail after only 2 or 3 years in many cases. Points will give you the same performance and only need to be changed about every 15Kmi ....and a bit confused on which > oil pump to get...wanting to replace the stock one w/ > one with an oil filter port. Your only option is to go full flow or remain stock, unless your rebuilding the whole engine you really cant go full flow > Will j-pipes interfer w/ cold weather > driving.... YEA...youll have no heat! and the heads and cylinders run hotter unless you make some tin to fill the gap where the heaterbox was. thinking of replacing the heater boes w/ > them since they're much cheaper Good used heaterboxes are quite cheap and you can find some through this list likely ...and installing a > alternator inplace of the generator... No reason to, My car is dripping with electrical accessories and still gets 9 years out of a battery with the original generator in place. which seems to > have some arc spots on the stator...should allow me to > run a small electric heater. You cant get enough heat out of ANY electric heater to make any real difference, generator OR alternator. > Body damage doesn't seem to be bad ecept for the > rocker panels and right around the headlights.... > Any help would be great. Rocker covers are still plentiful out there but they are in the hands of the vendors now and about triple the original cost, still at $100 ea they are a bargain when compared to the amount of labor to fabricate another is considered. Good front fenders for a 69 are also out there, keep an eye on the swap meets if there are any shows around you Keith > > Robin > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Music Unlimited > Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. > http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >