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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