Josh - Gruvenparts already has a billet crank pulley - http://gruvenparts.com/website/cart/cart.php?target=product&product_id=394&category_id=60 At that price, I might have to pull the trigger on it for the racecar. Heck, the street car is a racecar but with a full interior so I might have to buy 2...I blame this on you for forwarding the information <G>.
Charlie - My VWs do things constantly out of spite. I think my Toyotas (have 2 of them at the moment) just plain hate me - that's probably b/c I paid $0 for either of them. The kicker is that they both ran fine when I got them but the Celica (ex rally car) has decided to stop pumping fuel and the MR2 (klown-kar) decided to lunch a JDM-only ECU. I'd ride a bicycle but figure it'd develop flat tyres to keep a fat guy from sitting on the seat... Matthew ----- Original Message ---- > From: Charlie Russo <[email protected]> > To: Volkswagen a2 16v discussion list <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, August 4, 2010 9:54:37 AM > Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Cars must have feelings... > > Don't know about you Matt but I am convinced that all have VWs have > EXCELLENT hearing in addition to feelings. > > When talking about my VWs to other people or VW enthusiasts I try not to > speak loud when in close proximity > to any of my VWs. If I don't do that my VWs hear me and I pay the price for > what I said (good or bad). > I am guessing my Toyota has not learned English yet after 6 years in my >family. > Either that or it's hearing is not as good or it's feelings don't get hurt > as easily as my VWs. > > Charlie > > At 09:53 AM 8/3/2010 -0700, Matthew Yip wrote: > > >So, after 4 months, I finally got my MR2 running again - I tried like mad to > >avoid buying a new ECU but that was the ultimate solution...that and another > >alternator (the 2nd in 6 months). As a result, the GTi seems to have > >suffered > >extreme jealousy and decided to fight back. > > > > > >I went up to get the GTi and was following my buddy home (who opted to > >drive the > >MR2 - something about a JDM 20v swap that interested him). Sitting in > >traffic, > >the car was grumbling per usual. Then I hear "bang, clank, thud" and the > >alternator light comes on - Rut Roh. Pulled off shortly thereafter and found > >the crank and p/s pulleys are GONE. I know where they are but am just not > >going > >back there to find them b/c it's a 2-lane road that's so heavily travelled > >that > >the parts were junk about 10 seconds after them exited the car. > > > >That having been said, I can't find any of my spare pulleys - don't ask, > >I'm a > >pack rat who can't find his treasure trove. > > > > > >Anyone have a spare crank and p/s pulley they'd like to sell off? Better > >would > >be a nice lightened version that I could swap onto the race car (hint, > >hint). > > > > > >I think we broached this before but maybe not on this list - anyone > >interested > >in underdrive pulleys? I know the hot lick is to convert to a serpentine > >belt > >from the ABA but that requires changing the alternator and, I think, the a/c > >compressor. I'd rather just get an underdrive crank pulley that I can use on > >both the race and street cars. Unorthodox used to make them and when I > >contacted them last year, they're no longer producing them BUT they'd be > >willing > >to make more if we had enough interested parties. > > > > > >I'm not sure how much effort it is to make them but if we can "DIY", I'd > >rather > >do that so we can have our own "custom pulleys, yo" - you know, for the > >Bling-Factor. > > > >Matthew (banging head gently on desk). > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. >
