

| Subject: | Re: Going To Pick Up My New 88 Westy |
| From: | neil N |
| Date: | Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:39:07 -0700 |
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 >> >> >> >> 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/ >>>> >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines >>>> >>> >> > -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
Have something to add on this topic today? Revive this thread in the forum »