Re: [T3] Ads on The Samba

[everettb@thesamba.com]

> On 8 Jun 2007 at 18:04, everettb@thesamba.com wrote:
>
>> >> This is insane:
>> >> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=463177
>> >
>> > That's funny. I thought this muffler was just a bit high. They rust
>> out
>> > and
>> > have to be replaced, and they are no longer made. Maybe they last a
>> lot
>> > longer
>> > in Arizona.
>> >
>> I agree they need replacement but they appear on eBay very frequently
>> for
>> $100 or less, without the tailpipes.
>
> That one was a very early one, with the integral upper heat
> exchangers. They are quite scarce, and I don't have a single one of
> them. It was also for a single carb car, which puts it in another
> minority. Plus it included the damper and tailpipe.
>
I agree this muffler is more scarce.  Someone may even step to $300.  They
still show up though.  I sold 2 last year because I felt it was pointless
to hoard them.  They both came from eBay a few years ago.  A friend of
mine was looking for one and said he just bought one off eBay this week
for $150?  I didn't see the auction.

>> >> Since we are on the subject of long-running ads, I would pay good
>> money
>> >> to find this part:
>> >
>> >> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=124056
>> >
>> > When was that one used? Yes, the rubber/plastic on all of those seems
>> to
>> > break
>> > down. I suspect this has a lot to do with rear doors that aren't
>> aligned
>> > well,
>> > or bodies that are out of line due to crash damage.
>> >
>> Up to 1966 for the early style.  I have several NOS ones in the later
>> style if someone wanted to trade.  It is uncommon to find one with the
>> rubber intact.
>
> Will the late one work in an early car? Could you just cut off that
> extra tang? I'm just wondering how important the difference is, or is
> this just part of the desire to get everything "right," which I
> totally understand.
>
Yes, you can cut it off.  I have a couple where that piece is cut off. 
Since it's for my almost all original car, I was it to be 100% correct. 
It's really the only part I need now.

Everett





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