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81 at home..
You seem to do this across the country.
I seem to remember a white MKII parked for months at my house as well. Letting them age before working on them? Like a fine cheese or wine?
Have fun with it!
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Brian McGarvey [mailto:bmcgarvey@gmail.com]
>Sent: Friday, September 1, 2006 09:31 AM
>To: 'Dan Bubb'
>Cc: 'Scirocco List'
>Subject: Re: 81 at home..
>
>Just so everybody knows I didn't mean to imply that Dan made the brakes fail..
>Time, and oxidation caused that.. It also could have been jealosy of
>watching other cars being worked on while it was ignored...
>:-)
>Brian
>
>On 9/1/06, Dan Bubb <jdbubb@verizon.net> wrote:
>> I want to point out that I didn't have anything to do with the brakes failing!!
>> It was parked out in the street with my 16V behind it hiding the fact that it didn't have any plates. (still ended up getting a warning on it though. Bastids!). I went out to check something on the 16V and there was a nice puddle of brake fluid coming out of one of the rear brakes. So, I didn't have anything to do with it! Really!
>> OTOH, it is something to think about if you're resurrecting a car or your car has been parked for awhile. Brake rebuild kits or new rear wheel cylinders are pretty cheap.
>> Dan
>>
>> From: "Brian McGarvey" <bmcgarvey@gmail.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 11:59 PM
>> Subject: 81 at home..
>>
>>
>> > Public thanks to Dan for storing my mk1 for such a long unintended
>> > length of time.
>> >
>> > Flat towed it home with Brett's bar..
>> >
>> > The brakes failed while sitting at Dan's ... Autopsy will happen next week..
>> >
>> > On the adgenda..
>> > ** Full cleanup job.. think purple power and pressure washer, it is
>> > nasty under the hood.
>> > ** Full inventory of modifications..
>> > ** Full checkout, fluids, compression, wiring, etc
>> > ** Interior removal.. It smells nasty.
>> > ** Add race seat. :)
>> > *** GO Racing :-P~~
>> > Bigmac
>> >
>> > Pics to follow..
>> > www.bustedknuckleracing.com
>> >
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