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So, what ever happened to.....(long)
Ah, so that previous message about the bad engine experience
was indeed your engine... bummer.
Hope you can either get a replacement bottom end, or somehow
get the car up and harrassing people on the streets again. ;)
Two quarts of oil every fuel stop!? Shiznit... that gets
expensive and ozone-depleting really fast.
So what do you put up with driving now?
--- 16volt <16volt@scirocco16v.com> wrote:
> Out of the wood they come. Course I remember ya Harder.
>
> Well the car still sounds mean. That's about it, the motor is cooked and
> its been in storage for about a year now, rusting away. The last good
> pics I have are from the 03 ND show. Looks good but was going through
> two quarts of oil every fuel stop.
>
>
> http://www.scirocco16v.com/Event_Gallery/nd/DSCN0317.jpg
> http://www.scirocco16v.com/Event_Gallery/nd/P5130106.jpg
> http://www.scirocco16v.com/Event_Gallery/nd/P5130107.jpg
> http://www.scirocco16v.com/Event_Gallery/nd/DSCN0385.jpg
>
> Shannon
> You're Face Here
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Benjamin Harder
> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 9:15 PM
> To: Shannon; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: So, what ever happened to.....(long)
>
> Who's this guy? ;)
>
> Nice to hear from ya Shannon...
>
> You probably barely remember me, but it's hard to forget meeting
> you at ND back in '01... apparently one of the last *real* ND
> gatherings.
> Sad to hear this, cause I was all excited about coming back out there
> someday soon. Maybe all you left-coasters will have to put together
> a *REAL* show too... come out for Cincy this year and we'll show ya
> how it's done! ;)
>
> I won't forget riding in your car with the 276's barely able to keep
> an idle as we sat at a traffic light after caravaning to get donuts
> and stuff on the way to the show... oh the memories.
>
> My mk1 is now alive and mad as hell. The car has a completely new
> attitude with the rebuilt 2.0, cams, yada... always sounds p'ed off.
> I love it!
>
> What's going on with your 16v... have I missed anything?
>
> Ben
>
>
> --- Shannon <16volt@cablespeed.com> wrote:
> > The mad bastard and all the rest of the old crew? I see Larry's old
> > crotchety ass still spouting gibberish and I know Meze hasn't slipped
> > completely into senility. Potter seems to be doing well and Clown
> Shoes
> > KC is still live an kickn all over vwkotex. Im assuming that Cincy has
> > become the seminal Scirocco event now given ND is effectively dead
> > (would've made it were it not for a funeral). Poor Allyn had to deal
> > with me screwing him around for more than a year getting him copies of
> > the dealer vid. You all owe this guy a huge thanks and a beer for his
> > dedication to this list and Sciroccos in general. The IRS is not as
> > tenacious as this guy when it comes to getting what was promised to
> him.
> > As I sit the videos sit at my office at work boxed and addressed. I
> > should donate them to you guys. We all know what Hoonole's is
> > doing...nothing. Ting last time I talked to him was throwing rare
> German
> > parts at his ride and refusing to sell it to me. Heard Dirk broke his
> > arm.sorry man, get better. Is lifting Euro bumpers going to be part of
> > your rehab? Where's Mr.Block? Im assuming obsessively stroking his
> > cars..they don't get that shiny by themselves you know. I saw Wenzel
> and
> > Mannix are still tearing up the SCCA, ok who here doesn't know those
> > names!? Did Julie ever get her MK1 running? Where is Brett and his
> > supawhite ride at? Saw some pics of Maoines(sp) ride a while back and
> > wow...nice job man. Craig Williams.....you still out there? Poor guy
> his
> > 16V died about the exact time mine did. What about Doug Teulie and
> > Guido. Thank god for his A/C and IV at my first ND. Is Hauser still a
> > virgin?
> >
> > The PNW crew has all fell by the wayside for the most part. Went from
> > heroes to zeros. The vomit comet has a bad heart as well as my ride.
> But
> > Andre has resurrected himself with the purchase of his new MK1 the
> > Nuremberg Nugget. Tim Eibling has a new kid on the way and the elusive
> > Mr.Peet already hatched one. Peets car just recently reawakened with
> > programmable EFI and is teething. I hear from the Saltyweasel
> > occasionally only to confirm his conviction to buying ugly obscure
> > German vehicles. Porter and Jung now have a successful turbo rigging
> > shop. Well its successful when they all run lol. Wing effectively shut
> > my mouth on 8Vs when his 8V turbo pulled 200hp to the wheels on a dyno
> > day last summer Porter snapping at his heels. Im slightly scared to
> see
> > what Jungs car puts down this weekend. Youd think ABA turbos were free
> > out here. Lisa's car has become Canada largest asshole magnet (hmm
> > wonder what that says about me?). Kelly's 1.8T is swallowing its new
> > organs up at Kinetic (Momentum) in its new skin. I heard Kelly's car
> is
> > the first car to be fully sponsored by Visa! Way to go Kelly, don't
> let
> > the wife find out! Andy has fallen off the earth rumored to have to
> > taken a job with the circus. Mr.Edwards car last time I checked was
> > still being rebuilt from the ground up, Clown Shoes style for the
> > upcoming show season. Paul aka Rockin16V gave me a bill for 6K dollars
> > to redo my website.so he must be doing well hehe. Ill get right back
> > with ya on that bud. And let the record state that theres very few
> folks
> > who are as hardcore as him when it comes to low Sciroccos, thanks for
> > the kidney boxing Paul. Saw TylerZ bout a year ago and his car was up
> > for adoption. Delong left bugaid and is doing a new thing on his terms
> > at Fine Tuning as Im sure everyone heard. Blain built a sweet MK1 then
> > was ingested by his own throttle bodies. Sad thing really, he was a
> nice
> > guy. Riley's new ride has been painted for over a year and yet while
> it
> > is somewhat road legal it still has but one interior feature, a
> drivers
> > seat.
> >
> > Some of us folks out here in hippy land have completely vanished, me
> > being one of them. Some had cars stolen, and gave up. Some had
> break-ins
> > and such and just left. Some have just gone by the wayside. Well I
> guess
> > there's no reason for this post, just my yearly sign on and I was
> > wondering how all the children are doing.
> >
> > You're Face Here
> >
> >
> >
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