Author Topic: I'm getting rid of my Turbo Diesel :( (picture heavy) (Read 64057 times)

znate · « **Reply #105 on:** November 04, 2007, 02:23:43 pm »

heres more shots from the body shop,
i'm not sure that any progress has been made.
he did mention hes retiring in 2.5 years, at the rate he works you might have to find someone else to finish it after hes retired.

at least i was having fun while i was out that way

burn_your_money · « **Reply #106 on:** November 05, 2007, 06:42:53 am »

Nice, thanks Nate.

It doesn't look like there is any progress. At least I'm learning how to Braze and whatnot in school.

Did you make it to the top?

burn_your_money · « **Reply #107 on:** November 05, 2007, 10:23:30 am »

Thinking of picking up another Caddy

diesel, 120k, garaged for the last 10 years. $2200

What do you think?

rallydiesel · « **Reply #108 on:** November 05, 2007, 10:34:31 am »

That looks much better. The other one still looks too much like an artificial reef.

znate · « **Reply #109 on:** November 05, 2007, 06:00:05 pm »

nah, that hill is actually quite a bit steeper then it looks in the pic, the engine kept getting flooded and i had to roll back down and restart. i think i could do it if i went a few more times with a better run at it.

that truck looks pretty nice, a few steps up from what you usually buy.
gone are the days of hundred dollar cars?

Jetta Fan · « **Reply #110 on:** November 06, 2007, 04:35:25 am »

Wow Tyler, that new caddy looks great. What would you do with the other one if you bought this one? Add it to the garage sale list? :lol:

Nate, those Chevettes were tough old cars. Nice to see you're enjoying yours to the fullest. :wink:

burn_your_money · « **Reply #111 on:** November 06, 2007, 05:10:47 am »

Quote from: "znate"

that truck looks pretty nice, a few steps up from what you usually buy.
gone are the days of hundred dollar cars?

Since I don't have a garage and unlimited shop time I need something a bit better then my other cars. Hundred dollar caddys don't get you much anyways.

I'd probably use one Caddy as a daily and the other as a project/fun one.

burn_your_money · « **Reply #112 on:** January 03, 2008, 08:42:06 am »

so after a frustrating Christmas eve (5pm until 3am) doing a headgasket job on a TD I've decided to change engine plans. I'm going with a good old fashioned 1.6 NA

Hence the for sale post in the classifieds

madmedix · « **Reply #113 on:** January 04, 2008, 04:56:05 pm »

Tyler, what was so frustrating about the TD HG job? I've got one to do and yer makin' me nervous.... :?

Andy

Diesel Fumes · « **Reply #114 on:** January 04, 2008, 05:10:23 pm »

Captain save-a-dub, haha.

burn_your_money · « **Reply #115 on:** January 04, 2008, 09:22:47 pm »

Quote from: "madmedix"

Tyler, what was so frustrating about the TD HG job? I've got one to do and yer makin' me nervous.... :?

Andy

The problem was I was borrowing a friends garage so I didn't have my engine hoist there. The head with the turbo and manifolds if frickin heavy when you are leaning over trying to get it put in place and the stupid turbo oil drain line wouldn't go where it needed to go. Also the headgasket was moving all over the place. If someone was helping me or I had my hoist it would not have been a bad job at all. Plus it was 130AM when I was trying to put it back on.

I like the simplicity of a NA and I have no problems with the amount of power that they put out, even fully loaded. I loved my NA rabbit and will actually be looking for another one in the near future

burn_your_money · « **Reply #116 on:** August 16, 2008, 07:32:49 pm »

A month to go the body shop says

RabbitJockey · « **Reply #117 on:** August 18, 2008, 03:44:21 pm »

more burn outs less cock sucking

burn_your_money · « **Reply #118 on:** August 18, 2008, 05:14:14 pm »

you're an ass, get out of my thread

VW_Commuter · « **Reply #119 on:** August 18, 2008, 09:37:11 pm »

Quote from: "burn_your_money"

you're an ass, get out of my thread

As a great man once said, "I don't care who you are, that's funny!"

LOL

Author Topic: I'm getting rid of my Turbo Diesel :( (picture heavy) (Read 64057 times)

Diesel Fumes