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1slo3 · June 7th, 2022, 10:25 PM

After the mice/rats tore up wiring and made the carpet stink to high heaven, I am against a deadline of a week from Wed to have the car functioning for the Type 3 Invasion. Man, I hate vermin...

Bugula · June 8th, 2022, 03:47 AM

I just took my battery out and had to vacuum sunflower seeds out.

Good luck! I hope you make it!

nhtriker · June 9th, 2022, 06:26 AM

I have been mouse free since sticking dryer sheets in all my projects. Don't ask me why it works!

1slo3 · June 10th, 2022, 07:47 AM

I'm willing to try most anything!

1slo3 · June 13th, 2022, 10:43 PM

Got the slave cylinder and new mount in. This was a 3 handed job due to the middy header pipe location. Oigh.

1slo3 · June 14th, 2022, 04:28 PM

The car was hiding something after the rats moved out. Grrrr

And after vac and shampoo...

Bugula · June 15th, 2022, 04:02 AM

I had a bug that had been sitting in a driveway and I pulled a bunch of spare rib bones from behind the fan shroud.

**V8Transporter** · June 15th, 2022, 01:41 PM

After sitting for a couple weeks while she was on vacation, my mom’s car would barely run once it started. The air intake and part of the filter was packed with acorns.

1slo3 · June 15th, 2022, 01:48 PM

Wow!

**V8Transporter** · June 15th, 2022, 02:18 PM

What, no remark about it driving her nuts?

1slo3 · July 20th, 2022, 10:12 PM

I think I have finally found my no reverse shifter issue. After disassembling everything, cleaning, lubing and starting to reassemble I found that over 27 years, the cables have stretched. While they still slide freely, the left to right shift cable has grown almost 3/8". This has pushed things past their designed travel limits. So, now I am altering some dimensions to accommodate. Hopefully I will have an accessible reverse again, as well as a less vague pattern. Hopefully...

Bugula · July 21st, 2022, 07:12 AM

Hopefully 😃

1slo3 · July 25th, 2022, 11:07 PM

Fail

**V8Transporter** · July 28th, 2022, 05:25 PM

So, something didn’t go right? I have little experience with Type 3s.

1slo3 · August 4th, 2022, 08:18 PM

This is the custom shift system from 1996 that has failed.

1slo3 · August 4th, 2022, 08:19 PM

Today. For the 1st time in years, I have air cleaners on this car again.

Those will flow nicely and protect.

**V8Transporter** · August 6th, 2022, 06:08 PM

Plus they look just great! And gives you some ‘polishing fun in your spare time.🙄😃

1slo3 · August 6th, 2022, 11:17 PM

Doing away with cable shifting and going with this system on the notch.

1slo3 · August 7th, 2022, 05:46 PM

Seeing what I have to start with. A few pin holes and some definite work to do, but... this could get interesting.

**V8Transporter** · August 7th, 2022, 06:39 PM

Looks promising.

1slo3 · August 7th, 2022, 06:42 PM

I've always wanted louvers.

**V8Transporter** · August 7th, 2022, 07:26 PM

As you probably know, air flowing over them draws out the heated air from inside the engine compartment. Plus it looks cool!

The shift rod should be a good switch. The one I built for the modified Ford truck gearbox in the Transporter has performed flawlessly for over 70,000 miles.

1slo3 · August 7th, 2022, 07:32 PM

No engine under those louvers ;)

**alykat** · August 8th, 2022, 03:41 AM

Was the cable shifter an issue ? I just picked one up hoping it would be better.

1slo3 · August 8th, 2022, 07:25 AM

Yes. Even new it was finicky. Now, 2+ decades later, it is worse. But... mine is a different style than what is currently out there.