[T3] 70 Fastback Up For Bid

[dlstiefel]

On 2016-05-17 12:03, Jim Adney wrote:
> On 16 May 2016 at 10:59, dlstiefel wrote:
> 
>> We had to put the 72 column in it out of necessity as we didn't have
>> time to find the correct switches for the 70 column.
> 
> Dennis,
> 
> Thanks for making the swap such that it could be easily restored, but
> it's too bad you went to all the trouble of switching the column. The
> '71 ign sw is a one year part and unobtanium, but the '70 is shared
> in common with '68 & '69, as well as some beetles, so it's rather
> easily available and not expensive. You might want to look into that.
> 
> --
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> Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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> 
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Yes I know most people prefer the pre-71 steering wheel and may want to 
keep it original so I worked hard to do that. My FLAPS just could't get 
the switches for that column said he hasn't been able to get them for 20 
years. Anyway I didn't have time to locate them some where else so I 
done this since I had an extra 72 column left over from the Clementine 
restoration. I'm kind of the odd ball on these steering wheels. I always 
like the 4 spoke steering wheel I suppose because that's what I was most 
use to seeing growing up with one with of these types. As a child if I 
saw another t-3 or beetle with a 2 spoke I thought it looked like a 
grandfather's steering wheel. Now that I have a grandson myself that's 
not as bad of a thing anymore. There is a guy in my town who is planing 
on bidding on this. If he gets it he wants me to help him finish the 
restoration of the car. We will probably be calling on you some during 
this if he gets the bid. It will be neat in a small town like mine to 
have two t-3 running around in it. Although when Marion gets his house 
done he will be a couple of small towns over from me there will be 
another one running around here and he will be country fellow like me.