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>If it was removed from service with the salt still on it, the >body could be in disasterous shape by now! Haven't had much time to look under it...previous owner started to patch the body and primer it...but only the exterior..*shivers*...haven't had time to drag it to the shop at work....metal fab should be easy enough...welders and plasma cutters abound at the shop...but 30 years of sitting in MI barn can destroy alot of things. >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. Shocks are already ordered 2 new fronts came with it...cofab brand I belive...all the rubber pieces underneath seem to be dry rotted though....given the road conditions around here(many potholes)...would urthane be good for replacements or just stick w/ rubber pieces? >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. valve job as in replacing or just regapping? I guess I'll look a bit harder for heater boxes...found a few mufflers...headers seem to be a bit harder to find... 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. I think there's a swap meet in PA next summer....I'll have to head that way....seems to be the closest to Detroit. Chris __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~