Re: my project continues

["Ian Overholt" <ioverholt@hotmail.com>]

Yeah, Ron has been hard to get an appointment with.  The funny thing is, 
whenever I go over there, the only cars being worked on are these 
majorly destroyed POS's.  Why would Ron prefer to work on those cars 
than our well-maintained babies?  I just can't figure it out.  Last week 
surely he could have been open on Monday!  Yeah, Mike is helping us out 
with the MK1 this week.  I was surprised because I had no idea that Mike 
would have any time to be wrenching.  But really there is so much that's 
good about Ron's shop, that badmouthing him is just way out of the 
question!

Ian Overholt
'88 16v

Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 22:36:51 -0800
From: Kevin Collins <kevinc@flashcom.net>
To: "scirocco-l@scirocco.org" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Subject: my project continues

I'm gonna drop my car off with the Potterman tomorrow for a bunch of 
work.
I'd normally be getting stuff done by Ron Wood and his boys at VW 
Specialties,
but ole Ron is SO buried in work these days, and is only open 4 days a 
week,
that it's virtually impossible to even get him on the phone, much less 
get in 
there for some work.  So Mike has volunteered (uh, paid volunteer!) to 
do the 
wrench work. Speaking of Ron, have those of you here in SoCal who go to 
Ron
been noticing the same thing?  He's getting too famous and busy for his 
(and 
our!) own good, IMO.

Jeez, I've already got about $2k into the thing (on top of the $4200 I 
paid
for it) and it's got a ways to go.  Next up is Neuspeed bars (it has 
some old
Eibach bars with totally shot to hell bushings on it currently), new 
motor
mounts, and any and every bushing in the suspension that even might need
replacing will be.  Also new TT exhaust to replace original stock 
system.  
I've already had tie rods, control arms, new H&R springs, and a bunch of 
other 
stuff done, but I still have a squirm in the suspension that's very
pronounced.  
Also I think my Bilsteins are shot, they may wind up getting replaced 
too 
(hopefully under warranty).  This thing's gonna have a big wad of cash 
into 
it by the time I'm done, but it *will* be done right!  It's already fast 
as 
hell, now I just want it to drive and handle as well as it scoots.

The bigger question looms - when this mechanical stuff is all done to my
satisfaction, will I spring for the mondo $4k paint job and cherry the
sucker out once and for all??  Am I nuts???  Don't answer that!

--
Kevin Collins
Huntington Beach, CA
'86.5 Scirocco 16V 2.0 -> the keeper
'97 GTI VR6  <-- on borrowed time, maybe Potter's next auto-x machine?
'00 Honda S2000  <-- coming to MY DRIVEWAY in the spring!!

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