new family member
- weisswurst
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new family member
Hello All! life has been good since my first visit from Colin and we have a new member of the family...
I met a fellow VW guy who was looking for a free resort stay in Miami with his wife and new baby and agreed to sell me one from his collection and flat tow it with some custom tow bars I help him fabricate over phone and email.
So as of now........ =D>
Another Canadian oldtimer has moved to Hollywood Florida to retire with us and his name is OKA DOKA
He is a bit rusty but not as bad as I feared and he came complete with a 90's jetta 1.9TD transplant.
(thankfully the non electronic model with no computer stuff to go wrong)
I even got a spare identical used engine in the back of the Doka's bed (thanks to the friendly border control officers)
Got my Florida title today from a really nice Caribbean DMV lady who said she grew up seeing them back home but haven't seen one since she moved here, she inspected it stamped it "passed" an posed for a pic when we were done!
He seats six with factory seatbelts intact (thank goodness) with bucket for the driver, a double passenger bench and a 3 seat bench behind the inside wall in the crew cab. Here are a few pics for all to enjoy! If anyone wants to see interior shots before I yank out and clean lemme know!
Colin? when is your next trip to Florida?!??
Jeff
I met a fellow VW guy who was looking for a free resort stay in Miami with his wife and new baby and agreed to sell me one from his collection and flat tow it with some custom tow bars I help him fabricate over phone and email.
So as of now........ =D>
Another Canadian oldtimer has moved to Hollywood Florida to retire with us and his name is OKA DOKA
He is a bit rusty but not as bad as I feared and he came complete with a 90's jetta 1.9TD transplant.
(thankfully the non electronic model with no computer stuff to go wrong)
I even got a spare identical used engine in the back of the Doka's bed (thanks to the friendly border control officers)
Got my Florida title today from a really nice Caribbean DMV lady who said she grew up seeing them back home but haven't seen one since she moved here, she inspected it stamped it "passed" an posed for a pic when we were done!
He seats six with factory seatbelts intact (thank goodness) with bucket for the driver, a double passenger bench and a 3 seat bench behind the inside wall in the crew cab. Here are a few pics for all to enjoy! If anyone wants to see interior shots before I yank out and clean lemme know!
Colin? when is your next trip to Florida?!??
Jeff
"I drink, therefore yes ma'am..."
- weisswurst
- Addicted!
- Location: NW Florida
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- Gypsie
- rusty aircooled mekanich
- Location: Treadin' Lightly under the Clear Blue!
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Re: new family member
Weisswurst, I would definitely like to see some detail pix. Looks like a fun project bus.
Please do include us in your process and post pix. (I wanna see the engine bay dangit, shush now he just got it home, give him time...Ok, but still wanna see the engine, maybe a close up or two..., There there, breathe... These voices brought to you through the fog of a Gypsie mind....
Keep us updated.
Please do include us in your process and post pix. (I wanna see the engine bay dangit, shush now he just got it home, give him time...Ok, but still wanna see the engine, maybe a close up or two..., There there, breathe... These voices brought to you through the fog of a Gypsie mind....
Keep us updated.
So it all started when I wanted to get better gas mileage....
- weisswurst
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Re: new family member
happy to oblige... here is the installed one it came with
"I drink, therefore yes ma'am..."
- weisswurst
- Addicted!
- Location: NW Florida
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Re: new family member
seem to have to do these one at a time so here they come...
"I drink, therefore yes ma'am..."
- weisswurst
- Addicted!
- Location: NW Florida
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- weisswurst
- Addicted!
- Location: NW Florida
- Status: Offline
Re: new family member
donor engine just in case...
diesel Jetta 1.9TD AAZ
same as the one installed already too!
diesel Jetta 1.9TD AAZ
same as the one installed already too!
"I drink, therefore yes ma'am..."
- Gypsie
- rusty aircooled mekanich
- Location: Treadin' Lightly under the Clear Blue!
- Status: Offline
Re: new family member
Very Cool. Thanks for the pix. Lookin' forward to seeing the progress.
So it all started when I wanted to get better gas mileage....
- weisswurst
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- Location: NW Florida
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Re: new family member
Happy to do it Gypsie, if you are ever down my way here be sure to reach out!
jeff
jeff
"I drink, therefore yes ma'am..."
- Amskeptic
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I'll be down when we do the spring Miami run.weisswurst wrote:Happy to do it Gypsie, if you are ever down my way here be sure to reach out!
jeff
I am so jealous.
I hate myself for not being a millionaire who saves VWs.
Man, what a find!
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
- weisswurst
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Re: new family member
Amskeptic wrote:I am so jealous.
I hate myself for not being a millionaire who saves VWs.
Man, what a find!
Colin
Millionaire?? hardly! I just have a cool wife (obviously since 3 Vanagondiesels later she's still around) I just really enjoy the hunt for the rare and fun!
and by the way I had to part with my camping customized jeep commanche 4x4 4.0 pickup that I bought with my brother in 92 to finance this baby! (not as a hard decision as a thought it would be since I'm pretty much done with gassers for my needs and I found the perfect person to take her off my hands and bring her back to daily service)
I am going to bring this doka back to the workforce with a resto that will make him not a show vehicle
but a clean improved functional daily fun driver that has a job.
(Jeff's beer tasting service logo on the side maybe..)
BTW my new friend from the North said he is swimming in dokas where he is and want's to tow one down every summer as he enjoys running from the cold as you do Colin!
SO! the offer is out! Who wants the next one? Speak up boys!
Oh yes and 4 hours welding last night a new better removable "RV style" flat tow bracket to the rails
on each side of the spare tire compartment. when you pull the lower pins it all comes off
and the bracket will be hidden under the bumper.
"I drink, therefore yes ma'am..."
- weisswurst
- Addicted!
- Location: NW Florida
- Status: Offline
- Amskeptic
- IAC "Help Desk"
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Re: new family member
I hate myself for not being a millionaire who saves VWs.weisswurst wrote:Amskeptic wrote:I am so jealous.
I hate myself for not being a millionaire who saves VWs.
Man, what a find!
Colin
Millionaire?? hardly!
I am glad you are saving VWs when you can.
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
- weisswurst
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- Location: NW Florida
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Re: new family member
Ahhh, I get it now, my apologies my sensei Colin! From what I read here since I found this forum
you ARE a millionaire (in friends) and you've saved quite a few VW's over the years =D> , so sounds like you are to me! How does that saying go? "be careful what you wish for?"
and update for Gypsie, messed with the oil pump yesterday with friends and 8 beers, 2 diet cokes and a bottle of water the Doka started up and pulled into the garage under his own power! albeit there seems to be a serious lack of oil pressure that we are looking into this weekend. Still really good new as it's healthier than I thought.
-Happy Jeff in Florida
here is a pic of the bed which I'm not sure I will straighten the dents maybe just give it a nice bedliner spray
I'm still deciding...
you ARE a millionaire (in friends) and you've saved quite a few VW's over the years =D> , so sounds like you are to me! How does that saying go? "be careful what you wish for?"
and update for Gypsie, messed with the oil pump yesterday with friends and 8 beers, 2 diet cokes and a bottle of water the Doka started up and pulled into the garage under his own power! albeit there seems to be a serious lack of oil pressure that we are looking into this weekend. Still really good new as it's healthier than I thought.
-Happy Jeff in Florida
here is a pic of the bed which I'm not sure I will straighten the dents maybe just give it a nice bedliner spray
I'm still deciding...
"I drink, therefore yes ma'am..."
- weisswurst
- Addicted!
- Location: NW Florida
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Re: new family member
also thought anyone might like to see the inside now that he's inside!!
pic 1 of 3
pic 1 of 3
"I drink, therefore yes ma'am..."