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September 3rd 2009, 22:59
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Man, very sorry to hear about your employment troubles.
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1970 T1 W/MassIVe 2913cc RAT/?EFI? w/direct fire (very soon) and 915 trans  1962 SC 1776cc SP 944NA brakes, 993 wheels VKG 
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September 11th 2009, 16:26
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WTF, I am consistantly surprised when I hear this, but I guess that's what is going on... I'll keep my ears open for job opportunities that can utilize your skill set.
Jason
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If I could just get paid for my sleepless nights.... 1960 VW Bug UBRDUB Walkaround 1st Drag Run Dyno Run Oval Ragster-'57 Rag/'04 Boxster S
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September 11th 2009, 19:06
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I dunno, man.. With the way work takes up the time...
THe best/biggest stretches i ever had with my projects were when i was between jobs. When else are you going to get the chance to really dig in for weeks on end? It's hard to have the confidence that it's all going to be OK, and still buy the supplies you need to keep moving on the project. Just got to have the faith! Know that you'll be back working again, and wishing you had the time to...
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September 15th 2009, 20:28
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Well the job hunt has been going only a couple nibbles but I did have an interview yesterday. No word back yet but i should hear something by tomorrow.
The car hasn't gone untouched either. With all this extra time, I spent the first couple of days pulling the motor and changing out the leaky oil cooler seals (I knew better than to re-use them). I also took care of a couple leaky push rod tube seals (gotta love the JayCee tubes for making this job easy), and did a post rebuild valve adjustment. I went on a little test drive into town and back (12 miles or so, windy road and hills) but things weren't quite right. It was stronger than before but still only running on 3 cylinders, but about a mile from home the 4th cylinder started working and wow. I pulled 15-65mph up a 7% in 4sec or so  and it blew me away. That's the kind of power I'm looking for and I only hit 10psi! Now the bad news, I still have an oil leak under boost but I can't tell where it's coming from. However the oil is all over the collector under the crank pulley and the oil burning off the collector smokes really bad. It could start a fire if I'm not careful.
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Lucy: 73 super beetle sport bug edition, 944 turbo suspension, 930 turbo brakes, 2165 FI, dry sump, turbo
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September 16th 2009, 03:30
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Cool! You got to spend some time dialing it in...
How lucky are you that you're at this stage of the project? Hope you don't find a new job TOO soon.. "When can you start" "Ummm, in a couple of weeks"... Betcha you need more breather box. Are you sand-sealed? Did your rings get a chance to seat yet? Boost=Blow-by
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