Something to be said for planning ahead

[dagnamit at gmail.com (Brian Wagner)]

Saweet I am ready for racing

On 3/24/07, Patrick Bureau <patrick.bureau@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Yeah Brian is my prefer mechanic-model (grin)? and he knows more than I
> do?(something about a previous life as a certified mechanic)
>
>
>
> PS Brian The texas 500 tickets arrived yesterday and I have a nice
> 14x14x14 cooler to drag to the racetrack? (yeehaa)
>
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> *From:* Brian Wagner [mailto:dagnamit@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Saturday, March 24, 2007 8:58 AM
> *To:* GGehrke
> *Cc:* Patrick Bureau; Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> *Subject:* Re: Something to be said for planning ahead
>
>
>
> I think I was modeling in that one Patrick, the legs and arms look
> familiar in some of this shots.
>
>
> Brian
>
> On 3/24/07, *GGehrke* < ggehrke@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Yea, I was actually just looking at some of these the other day and
> thought, damn, "ATS" - now there's a throwback.
>
> -Grant-
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> On 3/24/07, Patrick Bureau <patrick.bureau@gmail.com> wrote:
> > OMG you still have my tech notes... well then my work is done here...lol
>
> >
> > Patrick aka 'ATS'
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gordy Stedman [mailto:ydrogs@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 2:38 AM
> > To: Lexan Blanchard; Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Subject: Re: Something to be said for planning ahead
> >
> > Read this carefully.  Ask questions if you are unclear about any
> step.  Good
> > luck.  It is rather easy once you do it but you will need a set of
> spring
> > compressors unless you live dangerously and want to unbolt the springs
> with
> > out them.  Probably will not get tem back on though.
> >
> >
> http://www.vintagewatercooleds.com/tech/Techtips/Timbotechnotes/struts/strut
> > s.htm
> >
> >
> > On 3/23/07, Lexan Blanchard < lexan_122874@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > So, now forward to Gisele (yes, I named her and she is a girl).  We
> are
> > > close to road time and I went ahead and ordered shocks.  Nothing
> fancy,
> > > just
> > > plain old Bilsteins (I am not SpeedRacer, just like to drive a little
> fast
> > > in a straight line).  I had this crazy notion that the procedure would
> be
> > > similar to the Montero, so I figured it couldn't be that hard and
> would
> > > maybe take me 2 hours for all 4 corners (since the Montero took about
> 30
> > > minutes per wheel).
> > >
> > > So, with nothing else to move forward with this evening (oil filter
> wrench
> > > is too big, pin is still stuck in fuel distributor and NOT coming out,
> > > injectors have new seals and are re-installed), I decide to tackle the
> > > shocks, or at least get started.  So, I remove wheel #1 (driver
> front).
> > > Open Bentley and begin to read about removing and supporting
> suspension
> > > stuff and making sure things are straight... HUH?!?  I was WRONG about
> > > ease.
> > > You really gotta take all that stuff apart just to replace the shocks?
>
> > > And the pictures really don't look exactly like what I bought; and
> bending
> > > a
> > > wire for support?  I don't have any wire hangers and don't really know
> how
> > > to fashion a suspension sling.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Gordy
> > MK1 x 4
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