[T3] Almost Running
Keith Park
topnotch at nycap.rr.com
Sun Apr 22 07:56:13 PDT 2012
Well, Bob does have a point in the fact that if you live on the west coast,
You need not deal with the level of obsession that we in the Rust belt do
when we restore our cars. That car looks like a really solid car for us in
NY, but in California... not so much.
Keith
In a message dated 4/21/2012 7:06:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
rcrogers1 at peoplepc.com writes:
Adriel, I just took a look at your Squareback. While I admire you
diligence in attempting to restore this car, I think you might be better
off
selling it as a parts car. I know that is discouraging (not knowing what
you
paid for it) but it appears to have substantial rust and sheet metal
problems
that are difficult to remedy. You may elect to keep the car and practice
your restoration skills, but expect to spend a considerable amount of time
(two or more years?) and money just getting it in presentable condition.
Consider: Body work, engine work, paint prep, paint, tools and materials and
a suitable place to perform all of this work. It's a shame to loose a
car, but sometimes it is inevitable. If it were mine, I would pull the
engine
(and perhaps the transmission) and separately advertise the sell of the
engine and good body parts.
Don't be discouraged! There are other Type 3s available that you can
acquire.
His Squareback looks a lot better than my old 71 Notch when I got it, or
my son's Roadster (the "Pile of Bleached Bones" as Keith calls it) when
I/we
started on it (them). I've seen worse rebuilt. It just takes time, money,
patience, and a desire to fix it. Granted you do need some specialized
equipment, but having a place to do the work is more important, as you can
take
the car apart, and not be in a hurry to get it back together. And since
it's not a daily driver, that makes doing a long term repair easier. I do
understand his desire to drive it, but the reality is that it really needs
more
repair work first (in my book, as you don't want to sacrifice structural
safety).
Bob 65 Notch S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
64 T-34 Ghia (Wolfie)
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