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 70squareback
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 posted on September 22nd, 2008 at 05:06 PM |
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What's this?
Hey ive just recently started resto on a notch and a square. on the notch there are random circles on both the rear guards that are covered up. does
anyone know what they are and what they do?. they look as if they should be open for more air flow.
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| posted on September 22nd, 2008 at 06:30 PM |
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I've never seen that before that I know of. What year is it?
If you can't fix it with a hammer,
you have an electrical problem....
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| posted on September 22nd, 2008 at 06:36 PM |
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im pretty sure its a 72' . it looks like it should be open as it connects directly to the fed air flow that goes back into the engine.
maybe its used to keep the cooler air from being released. but then there is nowhere for the air to go that is let in by the rear guard vents.
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| posted on September 22nd, 2008 at 06:37 PM |
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Its the flux capacitor. Very important to not disturb it.
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| posted on September 22nd, 2008 at 06:41 PM |
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OK thanks.....
Whats a flux capacitor?lol.
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| posted on September 22nd, 2008 at 06:45 PM |
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If it's a late model type 3 that explains why I have never seen it.
Looking at the rest of the sheetmetal around it, it could be an emergency rust repair section?
If you can't fix it with a hammer,
you have an electrical problem....
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| posted on September 22nd, 2008 at 06:47 PM |
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A flux capacitor is the thing controlled by the 2 levers beside the handbrake on a 12V beetle.... I didn't know Type3's had them fitted ???
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| posted on September 22nd, 2008 at 06:48 PM |
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lol. oh thats just the start of it.
its been sitting in a paddock for around 2 years and me and my dad have just stripped it all down and theres so much rust. .
just got a 70 squareback though and theres hardly anything wrong with it.
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| posted on September 22nd, 2008 at 06:50 PM |
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oh ok. ive only just got into this sort of stuff. (restoring) and dont know much about the cars.
thanks
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| posted on September 22nd, 2008 at 06:58 PM |
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Actually, in all seriousness it's probably just due to how the body is put together.
I've seen similar sorts of things on other cars, where there was a hole in the stamping to allow access for the (spot)welding robot's... maybe on a
Notch it's for to get access for attaching the rear panel (just a guess)... and the cover plate would then be to stop air coming out of the hole.
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| posted on September 23rd, 2008 at 02:09 PM |
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There are no air vents on the rear guards of notchbacks ... the intake is under the rear windscreen. Will check some parts book to see if the rear
body stamping is different between notchbacks and squares, cheers.
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