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Just curious. Did the Notch you bought in Arizona have a "salvage title"?

We lived in Arizona in the mid 1980's and my son purchased a VW Notch from Deer Valley Auto Wrecking. That car had a salvage title. Not many Notches around, especially in Arizona.

He sold the car to a guy that rebuilt it as a custom, and I think it was painted a 1980's era fushia color?

When we originally drug it home, he found over "thirty tickets" in the glove box. LOL Might be the same car?

Originally Posted by John Palmer

Just curious. Did the Notch you bought in Arizona have a "salvage title"?

We lived in Arizona in the mid 1980's and my son purchased a VW Notch from Deer Valley Auto Wrecking. That car had a salvage title. Not many Notches around, especially in Arizona.

He sold the car to a guy that rebuilt it as a custom, and I think it was painted a 1980's era fushia color?

When we originally drug it home, he found over "thirty tickets" in the glove box. LOL Might be the same car?

You never know! It has a clear title now though. According to the previous owner the car was taken to Arizona from Southern California. The car was bone stock except for the wheels and other small things. Not much in the way of custom unless you include the proverbial Mexican blanket thrown over the back seat.

I would have hesitated cutting up the car but the pan and engine was not original and the interior and wiring was a complete mess. The front apron had been smashed in and garage fixed (if you know what I mean). The body was otherwise worth saving and just begging to be re-born as something completely different.

Ralph will this be a tilt frontend...?

Originally Posted by 406Rich

Ralph will this be a tilt frontend...?

Yes. If I keep the front clip the way it is, then I would at least have to find a new way to mount the front fenders and a new way to support the hood to leave room up front for the engine and junk. Besides this, the hood will either have to lift straight off (not a good idea to make anything a two-man job where not necessary) or have a huge hole cut in it to clear the blower. The blower, carbs and scoop will stick out about 9 to 11 inches above the hood.

Or make a tilt front end. This will make it a one-man operation to allow access to the engine, it will allow for a smaller hole, and the kids will think it's cool. I thought seriously about combining the metal fenders and hood into one piece but since the apron is damaged and it would be a lot of extra work to make this happen I decided to go with a fiberglass front end. They make a one piece front end for these type III VW's for about $500. You can't beat that deal, especially considering how much work would have to go into making the metal peices work together.