Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 07:48:24 -0700
Reply-To: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Encouragment for Neil's motor swap
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Hi Don.
You are right on with the advice! I took the day off yesterday and did
other stuff. Made a big difference.
Thanks for the words of wisdom.
The one really great thing about being a newbie to all this, is that
if I had somehow known how much was involved in this *before* I
started, I may not have tackled it! As you say, "the end is in sight".
True. I'm more than halfway done for sure.
I'll get er' done! --- :^)
Thanks,
Neil.
On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 7:22 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> wrote:
> Hey, Good Job so far, Neil..
> Don't get too discouraged, just take a little break from the project and do
> something fun. Then go back to it.
>
> Like any large, involved project, it takes lots of time to convert to a
> different motor. With any conversion, you will always have a large number
> of "details" you must deal with. Yours, you are learning all kinds of new
> skills as you progress, and that is pretty cool. Keep it in perspective,
> too. It's a Vanagon. A vehicle that you plan to use, not race or collect
> or re-sell for big bucks. It's not 'rocket-science', it's just a lot of
> piddley stuff that must be done before it will work again.
>
> You must know that if some of the "Pros" who do this for a living can "get
> away" with charging the big money for what THEY do, doing it yourself is
> probably gonna come out at least as good as what you'd get from a shop or a
> dealer..I'm not 'dissin' all mechanics and shops, but there ARE some pretty
> poor businesses out there that seem to survive despite their lack of
> knowledge and skill..At least you are learning what you need to know as you
> progress.. Go on TV and watch one of those "Automobile Reality
> shows"....Sheesh! If those dunces can get huge money for pimping out those
> ugly ostentatious vehicles, swapping in another VW motor for yourself should
> not worry you too much.. If George Bush can make his pals billions running
> America for profit, a "normal" human like you can easily finish a motor
> conversion...
>
> Step back, think about it all, take a short break, then get greasy
> again...you'll soon be finished..the end is in sight..
>
> Don Hanson
>
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