

| Subject: | Re: Fryday: '85GL Pay it Forward Update |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Fri, 5 Sep 2008 19:46:31 -0700 |
Sounds like a productive day Jeff - nice going ! On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 9:00 AM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote: > As some of you may recall Roadhaus (Larry Chase) had helped several months > ago with getting parts for an '85GL that was in desperate need. > > Well, the parts arrived flawlessly and the PIF fund was a fantastic help. > Since then there hasn't been a ton of progress on the project due to some > employment changes for the owner and myself having a very busy summer with > buying, selling, and moving houses. > > So long story short this past weekend we made some progress and finally got > the new gas tank installed and got the fuel system put back together (still > have to replace all of the fuel lines). Just for kicks we threw a battery > and a litte gas in it to see if it would start - well I tell you what after > that fuel made it through the damn thing fired right up no problems and > sounded pretty good too. I couldn't beleive it. > > So now to fix the collant system, brakes, install the guage cluster, tune > up, and several other odds and ends and it just might actually make it back > on the road. > > What fun. Enjoy your Friday! > > -- > Thanks, > > Jeff > '90 Carat (Grover) > '86 (We call this one Parts) > '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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