[T3] So close but so far away.

[Keith Park]

Ive used thin layers of Bondo there and haven't had problems, He may be
using the wrong bondo or not getting a good bond.  The polyester stuff is
quite flexable really, but you have to be darn sure that no water can get
thru any small holes in the weld or it will bubble the bondo up.

Late rears are pretty plentiful, and I believe they will greyhound nicely.

Keith

Top Notch Restorations
topnotch at nycap.rr.com 
http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
71 Squareback "Hothe"
65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
87 golf "Winterat"
93 RX7 "Redstur"


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From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Dennis
Stiefel
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 12:02 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: [T3] So close but so far away.

Well they are finally painting the last body panels for Clementine.  The
only problem is the left quarter. This was another part of her that bared a
scar from the mistakes from my teen years that I am paying for nearly 30
years later. This was caused from my 17 year old version of myself not
getting the lugs tight enough on that wheel then when I drove it the wheel
came off damaging that quarter.  I had an uncle that help me smear a bunch
of bondo on it repaint and went on my way.  Fast forward to the end of last
year when our collision and paint instructor took this quarter and the one
off the parts car and tried to make one. The one off the parts car was good
except down around the area where the service plug for the torsion bar (or
whatever it's called) had a good bit of rust. So he cuts this part off the
original and cuts the rust one off the quarter from the parts car welds the
2 together and all is good.  Until he puts a little body filler over the
weld seam.  Because the quarter flexes a good bit when it is not on the car
it cracks. They have tried redoing this several times but the same thing
happens it cracks.  He really wants me to find another quarter but I just
don't have the time and resources to do that right now so he is going to try
to put it on leave the vinyl beads out try to fix the crack one more time
with it on the car then paint it and install the beads. Later we hope to
find a better quarter then paint and replace.  Here are some photos on the
other quarter and doors.

 

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Dennis Stiefel

 

72 Fastback FI MT

 

Rainsville, AL               

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