Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:39:07 -0700
Reply-To: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Going To Pick Up My New 88 Westy
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Lookin good man! Nice slideshow.
At first I thought maybe it was recently painted, but it was obviously
dirt etc. on paint. Sure cleaned up nice.
TLC? For sure.
You seem to have a knack for picking them, (knowing what to look for)
cleaning them, and knowing what to fix. A knack!
In my dream world, I'd find a low mileage later model, maybe in CA
(rust free), maybe with leaky heads (get it for a song?) and drop a
Zetec in it.
That would be KA!
Neil.
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 8:42 PM, miguel pacheco<mundopacheco@gmail.com> wrote:
> Oops, forgot to post link :
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/miguelspacheco/Rueger?authkey=Gv1sRgCKqWnZv946bGLA#
>
> Miguel
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 9:42 PM, miguel pacheco<mundopacheco@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Ok, Neil, you were right. This is a jewel. Mars and I worked on it all
>> last week, two, three hours after work. Honorable mention here is
>> that, Mars, my bride, really enjoyed the work....well, we just loved
>> removing all the layers of crap. We are both really happy. The work
>> continues, of course. Since the cleanup, I tuned it with new plugs,
>> rotor, cap. Changed oil, of course. Adjusted throttle switch. Removed
>> all electrical connectors and cleaned. Changed lots of little hoses
>> and bits. Still need to pull and clean all grounds. Runs much better
>> than it did, of course (been through this several times and all it
>> takes is some tender loving, baby!) Tomorrow I'm changing out the fuel
>> lines with new. Having sooo much fun, but my other two are getting a
>> little anxious...............
>> Miguel
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>>
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>> On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 7:22 PM, miguel pacheco<mundopacheco@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Well Neil, I didn't know that I had found gems, as in the plural
>>> sense, but hold your thought until you see pictures. Looks a little
>>> rough, in my opinion, but I stopped by a friend house on the way home
>>> and he brought out several McDougal's restore products and we sprayed
>>> here and there and everything was coming back! This vehicle sat in the
>>> sun quite a bit, so the fiberglass bumpers and pop top are very faded,
>>> but when we sprayed these products on there, it all miraculously came
>>> back. In short, I'm feeling pretty good about it so I'm looking
>>> forward to posting before and after pics.......so here goes, I'll be
>>> right back.......
>>> Oh and thanks for your support!!
>>> Miguel
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 6:20 PM, neil N<musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 8:47 AM, miguel pacheco<mundopacheco@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Just scored, or at least I think so, an 88 Westy with 60K on the
>>>>> clock! Lots of little cosmetic issues, but no evident seam rust, not
>>>>> one little tiny bubble......
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Wick-ed.
>>>>
>>>> How do you find these gems? Any tips for the rest of us? ;)
>>>>
>>>> (oh yah. Congrats!)
>>>>
>>>> Neil.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>>>>
>>>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
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>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
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>>>
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Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
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