Can't make Cincy

[dswalterwi at gmail.com (Don Walter)]

Dan, I feel your pain. It looks like I will be driving mine from the 
mechanic to Cincy if all goes well. He should have a new cam within the next 
hour from overnight shipment. I hope that it solves the leak problem. My son 
looks foward to this every year.

On 6/2/05, Dan Bubb <jdbubb@verizon.net> wrote: 
> 
> I'm probably a huge idiot, but I'm still trying to get the 84 done. I 
> think
> I have about 5 hours work to complete it. I figure I'll get about 10 miles
> on it and at least get it up to temp, do a quick check to make sure
> everything is tight and nothing is rubbing and then hit the road to Cincy.
> Kirsten's car was pretty good right out of the box. I hope my 84 is too 
> ;^)
> Hope to see you all there.
> Dan
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ben Harder" <vwtype53@yahoo.com>
> To: "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@verizon.net>
> Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 12:36 PM
> Subject: Re: Can't make Cincy
> 
> 
> > Yeah Dan...
> >
> > I was really looking forward to talking to you about your car's progress
> > and
> > also hear more about the amazing build of Kristen's mk1...
> >
> > And who knows, maybe there will be a few things at Cincy that even YOU
> > might be
> > interested to see! ;)
> >
> > Guess you'll never know... that is, unless you come to your senses and
> > come out
> > for a weekend of good times and great people! ;)
> >
> > Hope you decide to make it.
> >
> > Ben
> >
> >
> >
> > --- C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> >
> >> Do it Dan! You know you need to be there. And I'm sure there are a ton 
> of
> >> people wanting to hear about that turbo project, even if it isn't
> >> finished
> >> and tweaked.
> >>
> >> Cathy
> >>
> >> > Drive my other Scirocco up...
> >> >
> >> > On 5/31/05, Dan Bubb <jdbubb@verizon.net> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > Well, I give!
> >> > >
> >> > > New turbo installation with just too many new fabricated parts and
> >> > > too much
> >> > > potential for things to go wrong.
> >> > > I decided if I couldn't get it running tonight and give myself at
> >> > > least two
> >> > > evenings to tune it and at least get a few miles on all the new
> >> > > parts that I
> >> > > wouldn't make Cincy this year.
> >> > >
> >> > > Well, it isn't complete or running and I'm dog-assed tired, so
> >> > > that's it. It would have been a real marginal installation anyway.
> >> > >
> >> > > Hope you all have fun at Cincy and have a beer for me ;^)
> >> > > Dan
> >> > >
> 
> 
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-- 
Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at 
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (under repair)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Beetle (sold)