Finally running

[jdbubb at ix.netcom.com (Dan Bubb)]

OK, you win! Your list of parts is way longer than mine!
I had the entire front end apart and everything that needed it was replaced
or rebuilt or repainted or bead blasted. But, the body, although far from
perfect, is at least complete and the front suspension/steering gear was
mostly good. It did get new H & R's and new shocks.
Course, being the untrusting tightwad that I am, I did all the work myself,
so I have firsthand knowledge of the shitty condition the car was in. Also,
I bought two cars in one deal so I generally had two sets of everything to
pick and choose from.

> >>It's still pathetic compared to my 84 but it's roadworthy and I'm going
to
> >>drive the wee out of it.
>
>
> It still isn't right then, when they are, you'll be grinning from ear to
ear
> when you drive it...

Well, when I say it's pathetic compared to my 84 you have to remember I'm
the original owner of the 84, it's been maintained from day one, and it's a
lot faster in every way compared to when I bought it.  I'll even go out on a
limb and suggest it's the most powerful NA 8v on the list!
Anyway, I'm pretty sure I know how much fun a Scirocco can be and the 16V
isn't there (yet)!
I am starting to have visions of 2.0 (already got the engine), Megasquirt
(two built waiting on the shelf), and ITB's. But, that'll have to wait till
the turbo is done on the 8V ;^)

Dan
84 Wolfsburg 2.0 8V (orginal owner)
87 16V (finally running)
81 (patiently waiting its turn)
98 Audi A4 1.8TQ






----- Original Message -----
From: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@hotmail.com>
To: <flaatr@yahoo.com>; <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: Finally running


>
>
> >>I could go on.
> >>Cathy calls her car the Headache, I call this car the Nightmare!
>
>
>
> Wanna play? Lets go... long block, water pump, alternator, starter, 4
> rotors, 2 calipers, (now up to 3), new exhaust front to back, one axle,
> seems like every single rubber part on the car ( that's lines, tires,
seals,
> gaskets, belts etc, etc), four struts/springs, fuel lines, fuel pump,
> accumulator, rebuilt tranny (that was optional), axle seals , motor mounts
> (four, and a few were done twice),  headlights, taillights, bumpers,
master
> cylinder, three clutches, a ton of sensor type things, and of course
ground
> straps, strut bearings, tie rod ends, I could go on (and on and on). Much
of
> it was for upgrades, but you get the idea. Nobody bought anything for my
> baby in her first 14 years. I didn't do some of it myself, but learned a
lot
> on what I did do. There is very little I haven't had off or seen the
innards
> of.
>
> BUT, the headache name does not come from that aspect at all, it's for the
> aura of screwups surrounding the car. Like when I E-tested three times to
> pass, went to the licence bureau and had to get the car tested a fourth
time
> because they got the VIN wrong. And the Toyota engine the junkyard
> delivered, that sort of thing. I have never owned a car like that,
wierdness
> follows it.
>
>
> >>It's still pathetic compared to my 84 but it's roadworthy and I'm going
to
> >>drive the wee out of it.
>
>
> It still isn't right then, when they are, you'll be grinning from ear to
ear
> when you drive it...
>
>
> (Denny just came back with her, his first words? It's a BAD car...)
>
> Cathy
>
> PS, Word up? Don't ever let them know you're happy with them, they'll
break
> just to spite you.
>
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