RE: [VWoT] I'm desperate...someone please help...advice, vehicle, whatever

[Anson Clement <ansonivan@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ah, not this time lad, the good news is when I do build one I'll have excellent quality footage of it.

 

Anson

Jeremy Steeves <mk2jer@vwot.org> wrote:

Wow. And here I thought there was going to be a RWD Rocco with the
capability of wheelies........

What a disappointment.



> Yea, yea,yea
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> That big bastard is going to fund my new vid-e-ho camera, I'm going to
> replace a bad tranny input shaft seal, remove all the ricer stickers,
> buff the paint out and sell it for a hefty profit.
>
> I'm hoping to clear 2 grande, just enough to buy a Canon GL2.
>
> Anson
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> Allan V wrote:
> Yeah really!! Nice Find....Hell I'd take a smashed GLX to gut for 800
> USD$!!!
>
> Allan
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> drew wrote:
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> 800 bucks! Why didn’t you get me into a deal like this ? I need a VR……….
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Majordomo Pseudo User [mailto:majordom@lunaticfringe.org] On
> Behalf Of Anson Clement Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 8:18 PM
> To: list@vwot.org
> Subject: Re: [VWoT] I'm desperate...someone please help...advice,
> vehicle, whatever
>
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>
> Hah, you think that shit's scary have a peek at this shot.
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> http://www.vwot.org/community/modules/Gallery/albums/albup66/frontsmall.jpg
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> I hauled that bloated pig over 200 miles last weekend..... in unrelated
> news the tranny in my 8V scirocco decided to make lunch of both the 4th
> and 5th gear synchro's.
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> It's all worth it though, picked that beast up for 800 bucks, vr6, 5sp,
> black leather, all the good shit.
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> Anson
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> Andy Moore wrote:
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> Ahhh, good trailer brakes make a big difference. I was thinking back to
> towing a Kubota tractor, on a double axle trailer with a half ton Chev.
> Whoo, don't want to repeat that again, anything over 70Km/hr and it got
> scary fast. The cop who pulled us over didn't have very many kind words
> either...
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> cheers,
> Andy
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> On Nov 9, 2004, at 10:53 PM, Mark wrote:
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>> Andy Moore wrote:
>>> I'd be careful of towing something almost the same weight as your tow
>>> vehicle, it is most definitely not a good thing when the trailer can
>>> steer the tow car. I'm sure the Jetta has the power, just not the
>>> weight.
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>> The dolly I designed/built that I'm lending to Sandor has electric
>> brakes (electronically controlled w/ inertia sensor), so the weight of
>> the tow vehicle is less important. I've towed thousands of miles
>> pulling Sciroccos WITH a Scirocco and am convinced that it's as least
>> as safe as any car/trailer combo on the road. The brakes are rated
>> for 3500 lbs, which is alot more than the aluminum dolly and VW
>> combined... If anything gets out of line you can even reach over and
>> activate the dolly brakes manually, and with the large track width of
>> the dolly it's very stable. I've had to do a few emergency stops and
>> had no problems hauling it down in a hurry...
>>
>> Later,
>>
>> Mark.
>> 75
>> 80 S
>> 81 Caddy
>> 90 Audi Coupe Quattro - 10vt
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