[T3] Fender Bender

[Jim Adney]

On 6 May 2011 at 9:02, Chris Sheridan wrote:

> Had a little fender bender on the way to work. No one else was
> involved, just me and a wall. Passenger door and the right rear panel -
> specifically behind the passenger door are toast. Is the Rear quarter
> panel a panel or are there welds etc. requiring body shop. I know the
> door should be relatively easy to replace if I can find one but not as
> sure about the rear quarter panel. This is a 1970 fastback. 

Both are bolt-on parts, but we aware that the fender beading has 
shrunk over time, so it will be very hard to get it back in place, 
and correct new beading is virtually impossible to find.

> Next question, can the distributor drive orientation change when switching
> between models of distributor? I recently switched in a new distributor but
> am finding that my vacuum can hits the shroud again - a problem I had solved
> on my last distributor by moving the drive gear. I guess each distributor
> requires a new distributor drive orientation?

All type 3 distributors require the same orientation of the drive 
gear. If you install something not from a type 3 then it may be 
different.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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