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Its also the simple fact that some people just don't have mechanical =
skills. I learned back 10 + years ago that, Josh + Working on own car =
=3D bigger problem. I can do minor things, but big work equals a nono.I =
worked countless hours at shitty jobs pulling overtime every week =
almost. I also didn't spend money on anything else. In short, to have =
the car I have now, I busted my ass. I wish I had the skills to do what =
has been done to it, things would have been much easier. Researching =
parts, finding parts, and having a vision of an unique car is also much =
harder than just thumbing through a catalogue and picking out items.=20
I also have by the gallon - "you all put in the blood, sweat and tears"=20
Josh Able
www.JsHouseOfEuro.com
Secure online checkout
"S" airdams available
87 Scirocco 1.8t 20v
83 Caddy=20
82 Caddy
----- Original Message -----=20
From: ATS - Patrick Bureau=20
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 7:59 AM
Subject: RE: [RE: [Re: a Scirocco list CALL TO ACTION!!!]]
well thank you, though I personally do it myself because a) I am =
married b) It;s my damn garage c) see reason (a).
as for people that can afford to get the work done by someone else =
CjOoUsGhH.. well if you have the money and a) no desire or will to know =
how to do it yourself and you can afford it, more power to you... there =
are days when rebuilding my 2L I remind myself I could of drop the car =
at paint shop, and engine at engine shop and wait 2 weeks and get it all =
in one piece working... nahhhh 6 weeks later my engine bay is still =
empty and I am still waiting for piston rings to arrive... yeah.. sucks.
ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net
-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org =
[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Dan Smith
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 2:40 AM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: [RE: [Re: a Scirocco list CALL TO ACTION!!!]]
Nah, most people here seem to do their own stuff. I know a few of =
you have taken your cars to the shop for the PITA stuff but that's it. =
Tobias didn't call his body shop and go hey, throw these bimmer lights =
in for me. Brian rebuilt his engine 50 times himself. Allyn painted his =
own rims. Ect, ect you get the idea. Coming from Albany, I get irked =
when I hear punks talking about how they've spent $30,000 on their car =
for paint, enginework, bodykit, ect. Any schmuck can pick parts out of a =
catalogue and go up to a garage and say here, put this in. I have =
respect for everyone here because when it comes time to wrench on your =
car, you all put in the blood, sweat and tears. Guess that's why our =
cars are better than everyone elses! ;)
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<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier size=3D2><STRONG>Its also the simple fact that =
some people=20
just don't have mechanical skills. I learned back 10 + years ago that, =
Josh +=20
Working on own car =3D bigger problem. I can do minor things, but big =
work equals=20
a nono.I worked countless hours at shitty jobs pulling overtime every =
week=20
almost. I also didn't spend money on anything else. In short, to have =
the car I=20
have now, I busted my ass. I wish I had the skills to do what has been =
done to=20
it, things would have been much easier. Researching parts, finding =
parts, and=20
having a vision of an unique car is also much harder than just thumbing =
through=20
a catalogue and picking out items. </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier size=3D2><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier size=3D2><STRONG>I also have by the gallon -=20
"</STRONG><FONT size=3D3>you all put in the blood, sweat and tears"=20
</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DCourier size=3D2></FONT></STRONG><BR>Josh =
Able<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.JsHouseOfEuro.com";>www.JsHouseOfEuro.com</A><BR>Secure=
online=20
checkout<BR>"S" airdams available<BR>87 Scirocco 1.8t 20v<BR>83 Caddy =
<BR>82=20
Caddy</DIV>
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<A title=3Dtxrocco@sbcglobal.net =
href=3D"mailto:txrocco@sbcglobal.net";>ATS -=20
Patrick Bureau</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 11, 2003 =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [RE: [Re: a =
Scirocco list=20
CALL TO ACTION!!!]]</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D480165511-11042003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>well=20
thank you, though I personally do it myself because a) I am married b) =
It;s my=20
damn garage c) see reason (a).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D480165511-11042003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>as=20
for people that can afford to get the work done by someone else=20
=
<STRONG>C</STRONG>j<STRONG>O</STRONG>o<STRONG>U</STRONG>s<STRONG>G</STRON=
G>h<STRONG>H..=20
</STRONG>well if you have the money and a) no desire or will to know =
how to do=20
it yourself and you can afford it, more power to you... there are days =
when=20
rebuilding my 2L I remind myself I could of drop the car at paint =
shop, and=20
engine at engine shop and wait 2 weeks and get it all in one piece =
working...=20
nahhhh 6 weeks later my engine bay is still empty and I am still =
waiting for=20
piston rings to arrive... yeah.. sucks.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<P><FONT size=3D2>ATS - Patrick Bureau - =
txrocco@sbcglobal.net<BR></FONT></P>
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size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=20
scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org =
[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]<B>On=20
Behalf Of </B>Dan Smith<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 11, 2003 2:40=20
AM<BR><B>To:</B> scirocco-l@scirocco.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE: =
[Re: a=20
Scirocco list CALL TO ACTION!!!]]<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR>Nah, most people here seem to do their own stuff. I know a =
few of=20
you have taken your cars to the shop for the PITA stuff but that's =
it.=20
Tobias didn't call his body shop and go hey, throw these bimmer =
lights in=20
for me. Brian rebuilt his engine 50 times himself. Allyn painted his =
own=20
rims. Ect, ect you get the idea. Coming from Albany, I get irked =
when I hear=20
punks talking about how they've spent $30,000 on their car for =
paint,=20
enginework, bodykit, ect. Any schmuck can pick parts out of a =
catalogue and=20
go up to a garage and say here, put this in. I have respect for =
everyone=20
here because when it comes time to wrench on your car, you all put =
in the=20
blood, sweat and tears. Guess that's why our cars are better than =
everyone=20
elses! ;)</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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