Touche! Thanks its reassuring to hear that ! I still hope for the VW thing.. at least tolerance of it is a deal breaker... -Kirin
On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 5:20 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > You have the right attitude. For that reason alone I am sure you will find > the right one. Not all of us can be as fortunate as Erin though who finds a > lovely girl who loves VWs too! > > > Ray > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kirin Jacobsen <[email protected]> > To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, Jul 1, 2011 1:44 am > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] And its good to be back > > > Bert Knupp found me on facebook a while back. He forwarded your post > the other day and I figured it was time to rejoin. So I credit him for > this. All of you are welcome to add me on facebook if you participate > in such web media... > > Things have been rather interesting thats for sure! I forgot to > mention the near marriage that I got away from last year still digging > out from that financial hole but thats life! If I could go back I > wouldn't change anything! Thanks for the welcome > -Kirin > > On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 4:05 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> Wow, this is rather uncanny. In just the past week I asked the list if >> anyone > had heard from you. Did someone tell you to come back on the list?? >> >> Glad to hear things are "on the mend" Sorry about the mishaps but sometimes > we need one to push us in the correct direction. >> >> Welcome back!! >> >> >> Ray >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kirin Jacobsen <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Thu, Jun 30, 2011 6:13 pm >> Subject: [vintagvw] And its good to be back >> >> >> Some of you may remember me. Others might not but I used to be a >> regular quite some time ago. >> >> Like many I ended up kinda dropping out of Email lists and forums for >> quite some time. >> So what has happened in the last 9 years........ with my 62 and I >> >> I ended up doing a winter restoration to my bug over 2003-2004. After >> that I moved to Europe for a year, Threw the car in storage. At the >> time there were some issues that needed to be sorted out. But I >> managed to get it pretty sorted before the storage, new interior, new >> drive train, disc brakes etc.... >> >> When I came back out I took it out of storage, sorted out most of the >> kinks like the bindy front end, got really invested in the local VW >> scene. Planned a cruise and thats when it all went to hell. >> >> May 2006 was what started the avalanche. On the way to the spring >> cruise that I had planned I got rear ended by a 72 super >> beetle(Another good reason to hate super beetles perhaps? I kid in >> jest). It took out the rear bumper mounts, folded the decklid like a >> taco, destroyed the bumper you get the picture. I was sore but healed >> up from the soft tissue damage in time but it hurt. I was excited for >> a big VW season and it got shot to hell. >> >> So I towed home the pieces and sat there examining my rather sad >> looking VW in my parents driveway. >> And then my mom and my best friend Al started the whole new adventure >> by saying that the repair paint would never match the California sun >> faded paint.... >> And they talked me into a pan off resto. >> >> Like every resto its taken double the amount of time quadruple the >> budget. Amongst this I have gone through a number of moves, A number >> of Daily drivers and a university education, and a few >> relationships... >> >> So the infamous Seabert now sits waiting completion..... It now rests >> on a fully detailed pan with tons of custom hardware, 4 corner disc >> brakes, narrowed beam, fully Chromed Porsche fuchs, built trans etc. >> Also has sway away torsion adjustors and lotsa details. The body has >> had a full rotesserie respray. However I still need a proper german >> left rear fender(frustrating)...... At the moment I'm working at a >> lumber yard due to the poor economy, however I'm going back to school >> to become a railway conductor come fall. I'm looking for a double >> garage to rent in the Vancouver BC area if there are any locals >> looking to share.... >> >> I think that kinda sums it up in a few words. Theres more I'm sure but >> thats all that comes to mind at the moment. Feel free to ask >> questions, I shall link up a few photos in the next few days... >> -Kirin Jacobsen >> 1962 resto custom "Seabert" >> >> _______________________________________________ >> vintagvw site list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw >> >> >> = >> _______________________________________________ >> vintagvw site list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw >> > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
