Good day, just small stuff and blither

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

If you think a 2L MKII is fun, I had to scotch guard my drivers seat  :)

I can just see the drive to Cincy. You and I in MKI's with 2L 16v's?.
None of the boys will want to play!




Julie Macfarlane
1981 MKI 2L 16v
Amsterdam NY





>From: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@hotmail.com>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Good day, just small stuff and blither
>Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2004 00:47:15 +0000
>
>Okay, it's finally warmed up enough for my tastes, so out to work on the 
>cars a bit. I was hoping yesterday to just hop in the headache and fire her 
>up (what am I, on drugs?), but after the fuel pump buzzed, there wasn't 
>enough to crank her over. Between her and Klaus, it didn't add to 12 V, I 
>think Klaus' battery froze, my fault, it went to bed low. So it was the 
>triple trickle charge, would have been four, but I didn't worry about the 
>truck, I'm sure its dead too. The kid, of course has my good new battery up 
>in North Bay.
>
>So today it was another of those rare days when the salt is gone and the 
>road is still frozen, so off I go in the headache, she fired right up, and 
>ran faster than hell, struggling to find anything resembling traction on 
>the frosty roads, and just a blast to drive in general. It's been a long 
>winter, and it's actually been longer than that since there was that 
>starting issue in the fall. I just love that car, despite the nickname. 
>It's still so wicked fast.
>
>Oh, did I mention this was the threatened "no muffler" run? I got one scowl 
>from a homeowner, but no cops followed me home.  Funny thing is it wasn't 
>much harder on the ears than with the dead muffler. And it was SO MUCH 
>fun...OMG it was loud. Lots of popping when I got off the throttle, and a 
>delightful growl when I got into it. I think I'll go terrorize the 
>lakeshore in the other direction before the Borla goes on. (and then 
>there's the river road...)
>
>So Klaus is getting the relayed lights put in (that's going fine), and the 
>finishing touches on the "de-Californication", so the EGR stuff all got 
>blocked up properly, and then I yanked the rear parcel shelf to finally 
>cover it with carpet, and noticed I could see through two of the speakers, 
>not good. I had to go to the city to get oil for the DD, (and of course 
>they didn't have it), but there was a great sale on speakers...cheap, but 
>they'll do for now. Some 6 1/2" Blaupunkts. Klaus is getting royally 
>spoiled, I ordered him a suspension this week too. Lets see, what else, 
>that's about it, though I feel a great "free the electrons" mission brewing 
>on Klaus. (actually, what I really feel brewing is an engine swap. Sorry, 
>the 1.6 8V just doesn't hold a candle to that 16V 2L)
>
>I'm loving having my own space, unlike when I work with the kid, I no 
>longer have to spend a half hour looking for a screwdriver, and mop the oil 
>off the floor. And it was great to get back into a Scirocco after all that 
>time.
>There are times when I wonder why I screw around with these old cars, and 
>one drive usually clears the question up nicely. Just had to share. No 
>disasters to report, Klaus remains a pleasure to work on, I still suspect 
>he's plotting sonmething really big when he does pull a stunt. I'm just so 
>used to the other one being a spoiled brat 24/7.
>
>That's it from me, for now anyways.
>Cathy
>1987 2L 16V "the silver headache"
>1979 non-S "Klaus"
>1980 parts Rocco
>1999 TDI New Beetle
>and some other scrap metal
>
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