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Date:         Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:10:44 -0400
Reply-To:     Joy Hecht <hecht.joy@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joy Hecht <hecht.joy@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Friday ride
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2007033015243314@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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Congratulations!

Maybe you should name her Tornado!

Are you bringing her to Everybus so we can all gaze in envy?

Joy

**************************************************************** Joy Hecht now living in a real house in northern Virginia and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years lugging Joy and her stuff around...

For musings about life traveling in the van or living in one place: http://www.joyhecht.net

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:::-----Original Message----- :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf :::Of Benny boy :::Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 3:21 PM :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM :::Subject: Friday ride ::: :::Yea, feels good, when you put your "blood" (and yes, real blood) in a :::project like i did, it's nice after 3 month to finally test drive that :::thing... ::: :::So last week my Tonado Van Project went on a flat bed for the Quebec :::inspection (Was a US Van), 20 minutes later the guys call me up and says: :::i'm done with it! i say ???, you didn't even do any testing ( even if the :::van was rebuilt all the way, i was nervous like hell, did i forgot :::something??), i said: what is wrong with it? :::He said: exactly, nothing! i don't need to do any testing, i took a good :::look under it and that was enough, i have seen what i had to see. Best :::restoration job i have seen for a long time, and certainly the nicest :::Westy :::ever to some here.... Now, go put some licence plate on that beauty and :::drive it! ::: :::I said: thanks sir! ::: :::So this week i put the plate on it, and today was my official first sunny :::ride, 150 miles going... nowhere, just driving the red lady in some small :::road. Trying to "appreciate" the van i have saved from the scrapyard, the :::finish product, all those details i have work so hard on. That thing :::drove :::like... i have to say, a new car! but wile driving i was kind of scared, :::asking myself, did i forgot one bolt somewhere, like in the steering :::rack... :::the hell, it's running so fine, now let see what this engine can do... :::well, :::it's the fastest semi-stock 2.1L vanagon i have ever driven... :::The hell with new cam, bearing, pistons, heads... drive it hard! Well, :::only :::for a minute or 2. Now, as i'm driving a slighly modified 2.1L with B.Bob :::Euro computer i'm not sure what make the difference but believe me, there :::is :::one. Sadly a bit, this engine is going out (already sold) and a Vanaru :::2.5L :::will replace it very soon, stangly, i feel sad about that. I have put as :::much work on that engine then on the van itself. But hey, i'm no :::conservative and certainly not a purist. ::: :::I am now back to a "Vanagon owner" state, i don't like to give name to :::car :::or van, but this one,i may make an exception! (like: Daredevil... Red :::Evil, ::: The Red Tomato, The Red Beast...). ::: :::I had to fix an 94 Eurovan yesterday, small work, i went for a long test :::drive.... bah! this is how i felt after that drive. I have own Bus's just :::before, including a mint 79 delux camper (my dream), but i have to say :::that :::an "in shape" Vanagon is quite a nice ride, probably the best compact :::camper :::out there. ::: :::I think i'll go for another ride, good thing i have no camping gear in :::it, i :::would never stop. ::: :::Cheers, Ben :::http://www.benplace.com/85westy2.htm


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