My estimated time of arrival in Dover, DE is 9:00 AM.
Final Packing
I’m leaving very soon, just throwing the last of the stuff into the car, food, clothes, and toiletries.
First Stop: Dover, Delaware!
Vinyl United States on my hood!
Special thanks to twardnw for making this for me!
The Schedule is Almost Finished!
Thanks to all who have donated in the last few weeks. I am above $1000 now, and I’m going to leave planning to make some money along the way fixing computers, and helping people out.
The Schedule is done in software, I just have to update the schedule page now.
Drive Home
These pictures include shots of the PA turnpike, and also of an accident I passed on I-70 in Western Pennsylvania.
Landed
Daun’s plane is a Cessna 172
Flying!!
Up in Daun’s Plane!
The Number 53
53 is the chasis code of the Scirocco. 53A is the Mk1 Scirocco (1975-1981) and 53B is for the Mk2 (1982-1988)
Missouri Driving
Posting from Warrenton, MO – which is just west of St. Louis. Whee! 😀
Arrival in Kansas City, MO
We’re not in Kansas anymore! Kansas SUCKS!
Posting from Hays, KS
Internet is slow here. Verizon’s wireless barely works, it roams, and it connects slow and not at all. Luckily, the hotels here have wireless spilling over into nearby parking lots!
First Gas Stop: Limon, Colorado
I filled up with 6.171 Gallons after 202.2 Miles – so that means I got about 32.76 MPG on that last tank! Not bad, CIS!!
It’s 06:45. Here I come, Kansas!
Departing Aurora, CO for Kansas City, MO
I’m leaving on I-70 east. The sun rises at 5:35 am, it’s 5:04 right now. I’ll be out of the metro area FAR before rush traffic.
I’ll be postin’ at every fuel stop! Muahahaha!
Trip to Loveland, CO
I took a quick trip tonight up to Loveland, CO to see Karl Krupke – a local Scirocco nut! 😀 We had dinner at Old Chicago…
Another Junkyard!!
Bwahahahah! This yard is a U-Pull-and-Pay in Aurora, near Zeno and Colfax.
This yard didn’t have too much. Two Cabriolets, a bunch of Mk2 Jettas, two aircooled VWs, and a Toyota “Audi 5000” 😀
New Radiator Fan for the $5 car
I installed a newer radiator fan from a 1992 Jetta in the salvage yard. The newer fan has a more powerful motor, more blades, and instead of a resistor, it actually has dual power connections to the windings instead of one. I got a plug from the salvage yard, and I made a VERY simple harness for the fan. Power goes from the stock radiator connector to the radiator thermoswitch, where two wires come out, and go to the high/low pins of the fan connector. The ground goes from the fan to the stock wire connector. No relay – it is not required, and a relay will not make the fan faster in this case.
Updated Map for the 48 State Trip!
Check out the newest edition of the map to see how close I am to you.
–Remember, buy me a tank of gas, and I’ll come out of my way to visit you!! 😀
All donations are very much appreciated!
Fixing the Megasquirt
Trying to fix the Dasher’s megasquirt problems. After a day of tinkering, it does run… Not perfect yet though.
Saturday Salvage Yard Trip
Today we went to a salvage yard in North Denver. Lots of good stuff!
We pulled the LONG battery cables out of two different e30 BMWs – and there were more there.
We got an oil cooler setup from a Volvo turbo.
There were a few interesting VAG cars there, including many Audis – even an Audi V8.
Pikes Peak again
Pikes Peak as seen from Colorado Springs.
Then BUST!! 😀 (you know, Pikes Peak or Bust!)
