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BTW,if you need any parts for you DC project,contact me.A mate of
mine is winding up his VW business and has quite a lot a DC parts
amongst his stash over the years.I'm helping him sort it out and
catalogue it all for sale,so lemme know if there's anything you're
missing.I might be able to help you out.

Cheers,
Steve O
Blue Mountains NSW Aust.
'92 Transporter WBX Kombi
'76 Transporter Double Cab
'68 Beetle
'00 Transporter 5Cyl Double Cab (work truck)




At 15:50 12/09/01 -0000, you wrote:
>From: "Neale Green" <tigger@xxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Vent on late model Double Cabs?
>Message-ID: <012601c13b7d$b4361ac0$529d3fcb@aon>
>
>I just bought up a rusty, but complete, 1979 RHD Double Cab (Model 268) to
>do up as my regular transport & toy.
>
>It will be necessary to cannibalize the 1975 RHD Double Cab for the gates,
>rear door, engine hatch, rear seat pedestal etc, plus a few body panels, but
>it should be a MUCH easier job to make a goer out of the '79 (luckily).
>
>There was one significant difference between the '79, and any other DC I've
>ever seen, and I was wondering whether anyone could help me out with it? On
>the rear driver's side (Right) corner of the cab, there is a vertical line
>of louvers above the window line, they're about 1 1/2" wide, and the line is
>about a foot high. Does anyone know whether this is cabin ventilation (my
>friend's belief ), or something to do with the induction system?
>
>I can probably trace it when I pick it up next week, but if anyone could
>provide a definitive answer on what it's for, it'd be appreciated.
>
>Thanking you in anticipation.
>
>Regards,
>
>Neale
>
>NB: Can't really complain on the DC front, I've picked up two for $1000 AUD
>( rusty 1975 shell with reasonable gates, good rear door, pedestal etc for
>$400, and rusty, complete 1979 DC with the 2L engine, 091 tranny, good
>seats, all electrics etc for $600 ), AND my ex, and her sister are letting
>me store both at their place for a couple of months until my house is built.
>Given the deplorable events in the world at the moment, something like this
>has to be classed as a GOOD thing, in my book.
>
>Neale Green
>Sydney,  Australia
>Tigger - '74 Sopru Campmobile
>Yeti     - '75 DC Basketcase
>Tonka - '79 DC
>http://neale.org/type2.html