Re: 4k install (the short overview)

[Cheapass Ron <rapieper@yahoo.com>]

Thanks to Ben Harder for saving my (and Daun's) back
doing all the tranny lifting!  What a great guy to
have helping out.

Ron
--- Daun Yeagley <vwdaun@yahoo.com> wrote:
> A great big public "thanks" is in order, directed at
> "Cheapass" Ron Pieper and Ben Harder.
> 
> Ron had invited me to his place for Friday /
> Saturday to do
> some tranny swapping.  Let me tell you, he's got a
> *nice*
> shop setup, which is of course at least
> semi-supplied via
> the cheapass method.  (gotta love when work is
> throwing out
> good stuff - love that parts cleaner!)
> 
> By the time pizza arrived around 9:00 PM, the three
> of us
> had my old 2y out of the car.  Within a couple more
> hours,
> the new clutch & rear main seal were installed, and
> all
> hardware etc had been cleaned.
> 
> Got up this morning (Ugh, 8:00 AM is just a litte
> early to
> be in the garage) and finished installing the 4K. 
> After a
> fairly successful test drive (remember to tighten
> ALL
> hardware, especially that that holds the shift
> linkage to
> the tranny!) I decided that all the effort & $$$
> spent was
> well worth it.  (Really likin' that .80 5th!)  Damn
> it was
> nice to drive my 16v again...
> 
> Afterwards, we wheeled Victor the Famous Cheap
> Scirocco
> into the garage / shop and removed his transmission
> in
> preparation for a similar swap.  Ron's transmission
> isn't
> yet ready for install, so that's where we left off
> for the
> day.
> 
> Anyway, thought I'd share my happiness, sorry for
> the
> rambling!
> 
> 
> =====
> Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
> '80 Scirocco S, 
> '82 Pickup
> '85 Scirocco 8v
> '88 Scirocco 16v
> '91 Passat
> "I am who I am. What else could I be?" - Lara Fabian
> 
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