My struts! oh god!! the horror...

[rogercv1 at gmail.com (Roger)]

last year back to back weekends rockville, md to Riverdale, NJ. first
trip to pick up a free 9A block, next weekend picked up a full leather
interior for the rocco



On 5/10/06, Roger <rogercv1@gmail.com> wrote:
> last year back to back weekends rockville, md to Riverdale, NJ. first
> trip to pick up a free 9A block, next weekend picked up a full leather
> interior for the rocco
>
> On 5/10/06, Karl Silvius <silvius14@comcast.net> wrote:
> > You want a real treat..........try I-95 on a cycle!!!  Last October I
> > rode from Lancaster, PA to Newburg, MD to look at a 1982 Scirocco that a
> > guy had on eBay.  Nothing like a 300+ mile round trip in the Quest to
> > buy another Scirocco!!!
> >
> > Karl
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Peter [mailto:peter@thescirocco.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 5:15 PM
> > To: 'Timbo'
> > Cc: Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Subject: RE: My struts! oh god!! the horror...
> >
> > Good thing you didn't come down any later.
> >
> > Southbound 95 was really backed up, for rush hour(s).
> >
> >
> > Peter
> > http://thescirocco.com/
> >
> > Drive the GTI, and save the Scirocco!
> >
> > Please! Include the previous text in your reply...
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Timbo [mailto:timjmcconnell@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 5:06 PM
> > To: roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca
> > Cc: Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Subject: Re: My struts! oh god!! the horror...
> >
> > I ended up getting some very nice rust-free housings from Peter - drove
> > to
> > Delaware. My first time on I-95. FUN!!! That road is huge - but it was
> > still
> > jammed with cars.
> >
> > --Timbo
> >
> > On 5/9/06, C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> > > You want my old ones? They have that cool rust and heat welded thread
> > > on the top, that's not a problem, is it ;P  Yeah, I feel your pain,
> > > what a pain in the ass if they don't come apart....
> > >
> > > Cathy
> > >
> > > On 8:13:00 am 05/09/06 Timbo <timjmcconnell@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Got my parts from Germanautoparts. New Boge Turbo Gas (which are
> > > > aparantly called Sachs Super Touring now that Boge is Sachs)
> > inserts.
> > > > These are the ones for the german struts. Fine - I have a rocco.
> > > >
> > > > Yeah - I took my struts out, took em all apart with no problems.
> > > > Then it came time to remove the old inserts from the lower housings.
> > > >
> > > > "Made in USA" .... WTF?? these are from a rabbit? what's going on
> > > > here. Why is the housing so different? The top nut thingy that holds
> >
> > > > the insert in threads on the inside instead of the outside. so no
> > > > cutting or any of that for me. I went over to Mr. Shisler's place -
> > > > and we tried and tried to get them off with the world's larges vise,
> >
> > > > and some pipe wrenches. We actually got one of the caps off - only
> > > > to find WATER instead of oil on there. We tried to pull it out, we
> > > > tried fire even. Lots of fire. didn't work. Massive failure..
> > > >
> > > > So. those are abandoned. Now I have to find some strut housings.
> > > >
> > > > Anybody near me in PA have some strut housings or struts I could get
> >
> > > > off of ya? I'm going to try to find a salvage yard tomorow, and see
> > > > if I find a cabbie or something.
> > > >
> > > > --Timbo
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Timbo!
> > > > Location: Glenside, PA!
> > > > www.vintagewatercooleds.com/tech
> > > >
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> > Timbo!
> > Location: Glenside, PA!
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