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Re: a diamond in the rust?
« Reply #15 on: March 15, 2009, 08:34:57 am »
as soon as you can, lets see some photos. Does it have the original FI ? What year is it? Details, details!
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Re: a diamond in the rust?
« Reply #16 on: March 15, 2009, 08:55:36 am »
Easy John...down boy. You're gushing
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Re: a diamond in the rust?
« Reply #17 on: March 15, 2009, 11:02:08 am »
He said it was on the road just a few years ago. We will see. 
 sight unseen. How much would you guess it is worth?
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Re: a diamond in the rust?
« Reply #18 on: March 15, 2009, 11:44:15 am »
he said 69, I will meet up with him tomorrow. I wonder if I should roll it home or get a tow truck.  I could use my AAA card to tow it.
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Re: a diamond in the rust?
« Reply #19 on: March 15, 2009, 03:05:03 pm »
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he said 69, I will meet up with him tomorrow. I wonder if I should roll it home or get a tow truck.  I could use my AAA card to tow it.

try to get it towed on a flat bed, you don't know if the tires will make it and if the brakes are ok or stuck. 69 should be fuel injected and a great year for T-3s !
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Re: a diamond in the rust?
« Reply #20 on: March 15, 2009, 03:17:50 pm »
FI started in 67 so it should be. the reason I ask is that most people got aggrivated trying to tune the FI, they would rip it out and try to bastardize carburators into it. Don't be intimidated by the injection. There is a ton of help on the samba type 3 site as well as I can hook you up with the type3 mailing list. This is a almost daily mailing list that does nothing but type 3's. It's kind of like an adult version of the samba. No whining, cursing or bragging done. Plus most of the FI gurus hang out on this site.

If you do AAA it you can request a flat bed. Tell them because of the short wheel base and the fact that the car is lowered, your afraid the back end will drag.

Front disc brakes in 69 also! Came standard.

I have tons of type 3 web sites for you if you really get into it, also.

Good luck with it. It's now a race between you and Frank to see who's fastback is on the road first.
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Re: a diamond in the rust?
« Reply #21 on: March 18, 2009, 05:36:51 pm »
Well I got the key today. He told me some of the story. He bought it off a little oldlady who would drive it to the jersy shore. It has 11,+ miles on it. It wasn't running when he bought it. Took it to a shop for them to get it running. The under quoted him and it was about 500 more for repairs than he wanted. They also changed the exhaust.  He drove it for a little bit then whent through a ruff divorce. He hasn't touched it really after that. He would turn of over a few times then the battery died and hasn't gotten to it.
The underside is ruberized/ undercoated.
New brake calipers, the tires were new but shot now.
Be didn't know what all the buttons were. ( like the big metal leaver behind the E brake)
My biggest surprise was no engine tin!

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Re: a diamond in the rust?
« Reply #22 on: March 19, 2009, 10:43:24 am »

here are some pics...


http://www.flickr.com/photos/nnefam/sets/72157615523638897/

now I need a name for it

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Re: a diamond in the rust?
« Reply #23 on: March 19, 2009, 03:36:26 pm »
Looks good.
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Re: a diamond in the rust?
« Reply #24 on: March 19, 2009, 05:28:03 pm »
So I need new tires. I was looking into 165 15's. They start at 60+.
I saw that you can run different sizes with out much trouble. Or should I just suck it up and keep stock?
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Re: a diamond in the rust?
« Reply #25 on: March 19, 2009, 06:09:03 pm »
Check prices at the tire rack online. They are at your door in 2 days and the price is great.
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Re: a diamond in the rust?
« Reply #26 on: March 19, 2009, 07:37:43 pm »
Quote from: rockdog2877 on March 19, 2009, 05:28:03 pm
So I need new tires. I was looking into 165 15's. They start at 60+.
I saw that you can run different sizes with out much trouble. Or should I just suck it up and keep stock?

 That's up to you - as long as there is nothing wrong with the diff sizes. Try to find some pics on the samba of them having diff tire sizes...maybe that would help you decide. Since I am pretty much a stock man, you can guess my response.
  Glad you got it!


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Re: a diamond in the rust?
« Reply #27 on: March 19, 2009, 07:53:06 pm »
The tire rack dosent carry them. There is only 2 companies carrying that size.
I am going to try to keep this a stock as possable. The other thing isthat the window seals are N. A. ! I will need all 4. The only one is the windshield. The rest will have to be off of donar cars.
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Re: a diamond in the rust?
« Reply #28 on: March 19, 2009, 08:07:07 pm »
window seals
http://www.vwispwest.com/home.php?cat=369&parentid=406

a bit expensive , but...

ISP does carry alot of type 3 parts


do you spend alot of time on the computer?- I can send you my type 3 links
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Re: a diamond in the rust?
« Reply #29 on: March 19, 2009, 08:52:47 pm »
Quote from: 6T5 square on March 19, 2009, 08:07:07 pm
window seals
http://www.vwispwest.com/home.php?cat=369&parentid=406

a bit expensive , but...


The computer time is all I can get. so send the links. I was reading one and thats where I got my info about no more seals. I am on my iPod at work. I am a kitchen manager and one of my cooks fractured his hand and I have been working 8 days in a row now. I hope I can have a day off soon! I get a new project and I am stuck here.

Also I think I tracked down one of the gremliens. He said he went to start it and it just would start. It was a new battery.
Well when I pulled it out this morning the battery ground was rusty! also  It was completely dead....

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