Heh, as for nuts and bolts, that's where my motor is let down... The interior and some bits in the engine bay have been kaiboshed with any old nut - perhaps most notably the handbrake is held in with a seatbelt bolt! But with a little care I hope to improve this as I attend to the bigger jobs.
----- Original Message ----- From: "griffco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Steve Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "spitlist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 9:10 PM Subject: Re: ethical question / question of principles > Steve, > I appreciate your commitment to originality! As I don't know MK 2's or > 3's, I can't really advise, but just hope you stick to as original as > possible. > > I just bought a derelict '74 1500, no motor, and rusted out but with parts I > did need. I was amazed that it had never been repainted, repaired, rebuilt, > recarpeted, re hooded, re-nothinged! It was amazing to find the correct > number, type and sizes of bolts and washers everywhere. I even found parts > for my rebuild project I didn't even know a '74 was supposed to have! > > Cheers,. Fred /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
