

| Subject: | Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative |
| From: | Jim Akiba |
| Date: | Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:18:47 -0500 |
http://tinyurl.com/36t2yq 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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