Gino Files - Chapter 1 complete

[vwdaun at yahoo.com (Daun Yeagley)]

As if you guys (& gals) aren't sick enough of this
already...

Gino is tucked away in the garage next to Brad's Golf TDI. 
No, he won't be living there permanantly, but for
tonight...  (and yes, the '86 is going to be PISSED, she
hates cool weather.)  I should have some hangar space
cleared out within a week or so (right Julie?), which is
where he'll reside much of the time.

The trip was relatively uneventful once this morning's
second axle replacement was accomplished. (Again in the
parking lot at Buffalo International.)  Not totally trouble
free of course, which is expected of a car that's not been
driven in two years.  The speedometer failed again around
Erie PA, so I spent the rest of the trip keeping the tach
indicating 4000 rpm.  The instrument cluster that had to be
installed for the import has *no* lights, so the last hour
was by sound.  The only other issues were higher than
expected fuel burn and one solitary hiccup from the
ignition (or fuel pump, I couldn't tell in the dark) about
10 miles from home.  I have to say that I'm really diggin'
the seats - not just for the funky red cloth, but for
comfort - they hug better than 16v seats, and fit my frame
quite nicely.

So this brings Chapter 1 in the saga of "My Life With Gino"
to a close - he's home.  Now for the 2nd chapter, which
will be a much longer one - the restoration.  I intend to
keep him drivable as much as possible, and will probably
aim for doing the major paint & body work next winter. 
(For now it's a matter of getting rust in some places
stopped.)  In the meantime there's plenty to keep me busy. 
With any luck he'll be at least somewhat presentable by
Cincy next year.

At this point I really must give a huge public THANK YOU
toa few people, the first of which is Cathy.  Without you,
this never would have happened.  One must go a long way to
find a friend as awesome as you are.  And yes, I'll get the
engine & tranny out of the wind tunnel as soon as I can.

More thanks go out to Marc.  Your patience with this whole
acquisition has been over the top.  I hope that you will be
happy with the end result of the project.  And btw, what do
I owe you for the plate renewal?

Other thank yous go out to "Mk 1" Mark for the volunteer
towing (despite the results, I feel bad about that), along
with various wrenching duties.  And of course, George, for
your wrenching and moral support.  Nobody can grease a
shaft like you.  :p

So far since I've gotten home, the comments have been
pretty unanimous from family:  You went to Montreal for
THIS?  They just don't get it.

I guess I am that crazy.

Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
'81 Scirocco S               '86 Scirocco 8v
'88 Scirocco 16v             '88 Scirocco Slegato 
'96 Passat GLX Wagon         '56 Cessna 172
The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts - Ehrlich's Law.


	
		
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