Trip To Cheapass Ron's(tm): More Bunny update (its got rocco front brakes)

[rapieper@yahoo.com (Ron Pieper)]

Gee I can't wait for that part...

;)

Ron

--- Brian McGarvey <brianm@zbt62.eastnet.gatech.edu> wrote:
> Part I
> 
> Hey folks.
> I've been owing this update for a while.
> 
> <HISTORY SECTION if you dont want to read it skip to STATUS #1>
> So Here the saga begins..(last year)
> (rocc content)
> My pretty white 87 16v got mad at me and broke the p-brake handle.
> she then rolled down the hill and rearranged a suburban. I only had
> liability on her so well it was about to goto a listers place for
> bodywork and respray. But before that could happen some yahoo in a
> 2000 Chevy Z72 rearranged the front end for me less than a week
> later.
> hmm rear fender, front fender.. drivers side. the door is next..
> time to get rid of this invisible car..
> 
> I was on a 6 lane road with reversable lanes. 4 lanes were going
> in the same direction as me. I pulled into the turn lane rocco style.
> Came to a complete stop, the cabrio in front of me also stopped.
> Cabrio turned, i had to wait for oncoming traffic, so i stopped
> again.
> My break in traffic came. so i slowly go to the driveway (30 degrees
> with a lowered rocco zooming in was not an option). And im across
> the first lane of ONCOMING traffic when a gray blur appear in my
> perif vision on my LEFT. I attempt to jerk the steering wheel right.
> Im waaaaay to slow.. BAM! Hood is not blocking my view. culprit
> is coming to a stop, so i pull into the Zaxby's (fast food) to
> get out of traffic. Im stunned we were hit pretty stoutly, but
> I'm still watching the perp. He's turning around. So I park it.
> and turn it off. He comes back, we call the cops. Initially the
> damage
> to the rocco doesnt look that bad. I have to go fetch the euro bumper
> cover some 30ft down the street. looking for bits of the blinker..
> nope totally disintigrated the light bulb socket is broken in half.
> oh well. take report exchange info.
> 
> Insurance time. I have to wait 2 weeks for an adjuster. driving the
> car.
> Radiator and everything else are fine it drives a little funny.
> Get a good settlement for the car. And take it to the alignment
> shop..
> damn 1/2"-1" (1.5-2.5cm) longer on one side than the other. oh well
> this one is dead.
> 
> So I start stripping and looking. :-) i'm driving the extra hoopdie
> van my dad has. 82 Dodge Van high top no ac... I see this little
> bunny for sale in ATL. hmm the wife always wanted one. So with
> 1260.00 USD i buy this one owner bunny. She decided to retire the
> bunny when her mechanic retired. I have the window sticker. So now im
> thinking whoo hoo. Gonna be just like Jim. Yeah i know really
> original.
> so I have the donor parked next to the bunny. In the midst of the
> swap.
> I talking to my wife on the phone and she says... "I dont want
> 16Volts
> in my bunny. I want a Topless Bunny NOT a Topless Hare!" In an effort
> to
> satisfy her.
> 
> So now im in a bind. I post to the list asking if anybody has a
> rebuilt
> 8v. A lister replies and says yeah i got one that i was doing for my
> old rocco, before my wife sold the shell while i was a work one day.
> It was built over a year ago. so some money changed hands and a motor
> was delivered. All this was done in good faith so im omitting the
> name.
> He told me it was his first rebuild...
> 
> <End History section>
> 
> <STATUS #1>
> Most of the new parts that i JUST finished installing in the rocco
> moved over to the bunny. motor is in. I have to retime it. the valve
> timing
> is set wrong, (clue). Seller states that the valve lash maybe wrong
> as
> it was done on the bench cold (clue). Compression check the motor
> prior to
> starting 60 PSI yes.. sixty. So tyring to get it to crank. THis is my
> first
> real swap. so Im naive. I believe the "rings need to seat" clue.
> In desperation, I add oil to the clynders about 1/8 cup each. BTW im
> running out of time and getting evicted from my current living space.
> finally after several hours of trying to get it to crank she smokes
> to
> life.
> I put the wheels on and drop it to the ground.
> 
> I take it to get it aligned and the oil changed.
> Pukes oil all over the curb where it was parked 2x times. front end
> aligned
> oil pan damaged by oil monkey. Im outta time, but not money. so i
> send it
> to a recommeded shop. Raditor is damaged. So i order one from
> Adarondike.
> Its the wrong one. It is for the overflow version and doesnt fit.
> shit
> have to
> order anther one. and an oil pump too. $450.00 later i get my bunny
> back running better than when i dropped it off. So off to the
> painters i
> go
> a CV falls out on the way there. (clue) car doesnt like this motor.
> I get the car about 1-1.5 months after i wanted it. but the painter
> warned
> me.
> Car looks very nice. Complete color change with matching and all but
> the
> front
> spoiler for the BBS kit installed, fitted and painted. THe spoiler I
> supplied
> him wasnt the right one.... anybody got EURO BBS front spoiler for a
> rabbit.
> With matching tool boxes. :-)
> 
> I pack all my shit in it and drive to NYC. the NEXT day.
> I stop at Al's for the night and to show it off
> The motor was pretty.. blue and silver. max speed -- 72mph down hill.
> I havent driven an 8v yet so i didnt know if it was semi normal.
> Cruise
> control
> my foot is very near the floor. I had to stop somewhere in VA to fix
> the
> Alternator that almost fell off. Except for that impossible bolt to
> remove
> at the pivot point didnt fall out. Im in NYC with no where to work,
> but we do have a place to park it on Long Island 2hrs away. Im
> frustrated
> that i've spent waaay too much money and its slow as shit.
> 
> So here is where the other story begins.
> 
> continued in part II
> 
> 
> 
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