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B Ramsey
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Location: Mohave Valley, AZ.
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 Posted: Tue May 27, 2025 5:04 pm Post subject: is this correct, adjuster poking into trunk? |
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this does not look copacetic. Barn find oval ragtop. pan is a 65, link pin beam, I think Select-A-Drop adjuster. Is this normal and does anyone have a patch panel for this?
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stale air
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Location: Senoia Ga, formerly NorCal
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2025 12:03 pm Post subject: Re: is this correct, adjuster poking into trunk? |
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this does not look copacetic. Barn find oval ragtop. pan is a 65, link pin beam, I think Select-A-Drop adjuster. Is this normal and does anyone have a patch panel for this? |
Obviously a hack job, shame. As far as a patch panel, I would check the classifieds. I did a quick search and came up with this NOS one. Now, this is a 59 inner apron, as it has the 3 ribs, so no 100% correct, but I guess it depends on how far you want to go with your resto, or whatever your deciding to do with the car.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2735514
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B Ramsey
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2025 5:14 pm Post subject: Re: is this correct, adjuster poking into trunk? |
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thanks, did not notice there was a difference in the ribs.
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panicman
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2025 8:21 am Post subject: Re: is this correct, adjuster poking into trunk? |
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You might consider just making a patch for the damaged/missing portion. You could get a piece of 20g mild steel and experiment with creating the pressing shapes. I had good luck doing this to patch a hole in my trunk that had been cut for an Eberspacher.
That way you don't have to cut the rest of that VIN area at all. |
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john7
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2025 8:44 am Post subject: Re: is this correct, adjuster poking into trunk? |
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That is an old school select a drop. Or as we have always called them select a death since one tube of the beam is not welded together anymore.
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