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gregson1
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The plastic top door cap for this area was added at chassis # 276125, making it a relatively early '64 model year running change.
BTW--I don't believe there are any Type 34 GURUS out there. Rather, there are many well intentioned folk sharing what they know in a variety of formats. The car changed so much, so often, it's really hard to get a handle on all the finer details. Nothing is (yet) in one spot. |
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Tram
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| gregson1 wrote: |
The plastic top door cap for this area was added at chassis # 276125, making it a relatively early '64 model year running change.
BTW--I don't believe there are any Type 34 GURUS out there. Rather, there are many well intentioned folk sharing what they know in a variety of formats. The car changed so much, so often, it's really hard to get a handle on all the finer details. Nothing is (yet) in one spot. |
Aptly put. These cars are a real experience in continuing education- that's for sure!
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ALLWAGONS
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The plastic top door cap for this area was added at chassis # 276125, making it a relatively early '64 model year running change.
BTW--I don't believe there are any Type 34 GURUS out there. Rather, there are many well intentioned folk sharing what they know in a variety of formats. The car changed so much, so often, it's really hard to get a handle on all the finer details. Nothing is (yet) in one spot. |
Aptly put. These cars are a real experience in continuing education- that's for sure! |
What a relief! I thought someone had butchered the door, and two less things for me to worry about. Another oddity on my '63, t doesn't have the heater knob by the shifter, it has the dual levers by the handbrake. This is all new to me since everything I have owned (type 3) has been '64 and later.
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gregson1
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| The knob style heater control changed to the two lever style control on the Type 34 at chassis number 0215175, according to the Workshop Manual. |
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ALLWAGONS
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Do you guys know why pot metal starts disintegrating? I have a pair of (at least outside chrome) perfect signal bases, but the inners are bubbling and corroded.
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I recycle old cars and parts, other than when I rot, that's as Green as I am going to get.
Thanks to my Tesla driving neighbors, I feel more relaxed driving my SUBURBAN and old VW's.
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gregson1
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t3kg
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Bobnotch
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The plastic top door cap for this area was added at chassis # 276125, making it a relatively early '64 model year running change.
BTW--I don't believe there are any Type 34 GURUS out there. Rather, there are many well intentioned folk sharing what they know in a variety of formats. The car changed so much, so often, it's really hard to get a handle on all the finer details. Nothing is (yet) in one spot. |
Spoken like a true Type 34 GURU. |
Agreed. I got several PM from Greg when I started working on my own car, and had to save them, so I could go back and digest all the info he gave me (it was overwhelming).  I really did appreciate the info though, but it was a lot for a first timer to go thru and make heads or tails of it. 
So yes, he definitely sounds like a true T-34 GURU. 
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ALLWAGONS
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That's exactly why i ask HERE on the samba. I get simple unbiased answers that don't make me feel dumb when I ask. In return, I like to do
it in the same manner when I think I may have the answer to someone else's question.
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thom
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A pic I took the other night at the Sac Zoo show
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reay
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I just got a USA plate for my 68 T34. Then found out the the same day that it was a tourist delivery and not brought back by a guy in the armed services!
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thom
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| I just got a USA plate for my 68 T34. Then found out the the same day that it was a tourist delivery and not brought back by a guy in the armed services! |
D'oh!
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ALLWAGONS
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generally agreed. I don't really bitch about prices, good shit costs good money. And I was not limiting the asshole remark to any forum, I mean the people in the general are good, but some true assholes have shown me just how big of an asshole they are before, during, and after I owned mine. I won't miss them a bit, and luckily they don't mess with other vw types at all |
That's why I am glad I don't own a type 34 anymore.[/quote]
Doh! never say never!
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thom
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I got a sneak peek at my new seat covers today
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thom
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The upolstery guy brought my seats by last night so I could check them out and give him any last-minute instructions. The cross-seam strings haven't been pulled down yet, and the sides and bottoms haven't been 'anchored' yet in the back. I think they look a little bloated, but that with some tension on the material, they flatten out a little.
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Drove it for real today for the first time in 6 years.
Just from My house in Los Osos to Morro Bay, but got a good idea of how sweet it's going to be. Still stomping my left foot into the carpet looking for a clutch, but I'm getting used to the automatic. The car is very smooth and quiet - and fast! Wish I could say I'm done, but still a bunch of little things to deal with, but it's almost there - and I can drive it!
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