Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:18:47 -0500
Reply-To: Jim Akiba <syncrolist@BOSTIG.COM>
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From: Jim Akiba <syncrolist@BOSTIG.COM>
Subject: Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
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On 1/11/08, VW Doka <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:
> Jim,
>
> Do you have a link to that Samba posting? I'd love to see where you guys
> are at.
>
> BTW: Try a bag of frozen peas on your nads, worked well for me when I got
> snipped...
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jakiba@bostig.com [mailto:jakiba@bostig.com]On Behalf Of Jim Akiba
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 5:51 PM
> To: VW Doka
> Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> Subject: Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
>
>
> The latest update on CA I posted on the samba...
>
> Thanks for bustin my balls much appreaciated, I welded those 2 years
> and change ago... and I'd like to take the 5th. I don't have a problem
> with the wash in as I didn't really care about circles for aesthetics
> but heat control and purging were always a point of compromise... yeah
> and also, you can't see it but the mount didn't have a gusset either..
> and guess what.. they break off eventually without one ha... but it's
> all been fixed:). They're really not that bad. It's all low carbon so
> I went for good penetration and sac'ed color, hence the greying. The
> tubing welds are still holding fine, just won't please any welding
> instructors.. now it's less of an issue too as the main exhaust is a
> single cut and weld(and the weld is much better).. the whole site is
> going to get blown away and replaced with current pics... now I really
> have motivation since my balls are sore ha. But others can do a
> better job, cheaper than I can, which is why we're outsourcing as much
> as we can to shops that happen to be mostly Michigan and Wisconsin..
> those guys can do complete jobs for less than cost of materials around
> here... insanity. One of our machine shops also makes fixtures and
> parts for the OEMs. I'd still put up against anything else in
> vanagonland without a second thought. Where are your pics then?
>
> Jim Akiba
>
> On 1/11/08, VW Doka <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hey Jim,
> >
> > Any luck with California certification?
> >
> >
> > Also (and I'm just bustin' your balls here), who the hell welded those
> pipes
> > in this photo:
> >
> > http://www.bostig.com/products/zetec/photos/mount.jpg
> >
> >
> > Nasty, ugly welds. You should take his (her) welding priviledges away...
> >
> > Hey! It's friday.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >
>
>
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