<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div dir="ltr"><span>Jim, I need a distributor for my 1971 FI Fastback. The one currently in the vehicle is part #0231163008. I understand they are no longer available from the parts sources such as J Bugs, etc. Let me know what my options are! Appreciate your help, Art Sterrett in Mobile, Alabama. E-Mail is aochief5778@att.net.</span></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Tuesday, March 27, 2018 9:58 AM, Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div dir="ltr">None of us like to see good parts recycled, but deciding what to keep and <br></div><div dir="ltr">what to toss is always difficult. If you're saving body panels that are rusty, <br></div><div dir="ltr">toss them. There's very little demand for body parts other than perfect front <br></div><div dir="ltr">fenders and bumpers. Heavy parts like brake rotors, generators, or starters <br></div><div dir="ltr">are likely to be too expensive to ship, and they are readily available in the <br></div><div dir="ltr">aftermarket. I'd be tempted to take camshafts if they aren't too worn, but they <br></div><div dir="ltr">are bulky and would have to be packed carefully to survive shipping.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Clutch parts can be tossed, likewise flywheels.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Ball joints and tie rod ends are usable if the boots are still intact, otherwise <br></div><div dir="ltr">recycle.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Windshields are good if they are intact. Most other glass, much less so.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Seat belts don't sell, but various relays have occasional value. OG Bosch <br></div><div dir="ltr">coils are good to keep.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Jim<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">On 26 Mar 2018 at 23:31, J. Jonik wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Planning to end VW Type III era here...but have a barge-load of Spare Parts of all kinds...except fresh out of front axle beams. They got stolen from back yard years ago. When I finally sell my '71 to a Rich Collector, I'll have everything from brake disks, master cylinders, a box of relays and Voltage Regulators, and calipers and generators and fuel pumps, camshafts, lights and fixtures, clutch disks, flywheels, heads, valves, a transmission, ball joints, torsion bars, ETCETERA Etc....plus two doors, a rear hatch, some bumpers and fenders, windshield and other windows, seat-belts, and again ETC...not to mention hub caps, with some dents.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> Not thinking to sell anything here but just to get an idea of what to keep and what to throw....what to later TRY to sell for restoration people or regular owners...and what to schlep off to metal recycle yards. That is....I don't know, and cannot test or guarantee, if brake master cylinders, coils, generators, distributors, injectors, calipers, etc etc are any good...not to mention the elec. relays and the like.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> _______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">> VWType3.Org mailing list - <a ymailto="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org" href="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org">type3@vwtype3.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> To unsubscribe or change subscription options, visit:<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org" target="_blank">http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> If you need more help, contact: <a ymailto="mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org" href="mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org">gregm@vwtype3.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">-- <br></div><div dir="ltr">*******************************<br></div><div dir="ltr">Jim Adney, <a ymailto="mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org" href="mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org">jadney@vwtype3.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Madison, Wisconsin, USA<br></div><div dir="ltr">*******************************<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">VWType3.Org mailing list - <a ymailto="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org" href="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org">type3@vwtype3.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">To unsubscribe or change subscription options, visit:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org" target="_blank">http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">If you need more help, contact: <a ymailto="mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org" href="mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org">gregm@vwtype3.org</a></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>