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calvinater
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Location: 802 The Pointless Forrest
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 Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:52 pm Post subject: TDCTDI |
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Seems he hasn't logged in since March, has anyone heard from him?
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Abscate 
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Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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| Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2025 4:42 am Post subject: Re: TDCTDI |
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| calvinater wrote: |
| Seems he hasn't logged in since March, has anyone heard from him? |
Hope he is ok, I loved his crouching Ghia.
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OB Bus
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Location: Ocean Beach - San Diego
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PeteSC
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Joined: January 26, 2011
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2025 7:49 am Post subject: Re: TDCTDI |
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| I've been wondering the same. It's certainly unusual for a guy with multiple VW projects and a years-long history of averaging several posts/day to just go dark for months out of nowhere. Hoping for the best, that he's well and enjoying life somewhere off grid for a bit. I always enjoyed his builds, the details that he covered and his creative ingenuity to make things work. |
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VOLKSWAGNUT
Fastest VW Belt Changer
Joined: October 14, 2007
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Location: Flippin' a Belt........ .... Off-n-On ... NC USA
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2025 3:59 pm Post subject: Re: TDCTDI |
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We used to share NC things and advice through emails.. I've been hit and mis on the Samba these days ... I needed a break for a few reasons.
When I do log on I just cruise mainly and weed through the same stupid tech questions and all the forums..
I noted this topic .... so immediately I reopened my old email chain to find his contact.... I'm happy to report... I got a reply... He is alive...
Ill point him this way.. and he can add more if he chooses.
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67rustavenger
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Location: Oregon
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2025 4:22 pm Post subject: Re: TDCTDI |
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| VOLKSWAGNUT wrote: |
We used to share NC things and advice through emails.. I've been hit and mis on the Samba these days ... I needed a break for a few reasons.
When I do log on I just cruise mainly and weed through the same stupid tech questions and all the forums..
I noted this topic .... so immediately I reopened my old email chain to find his contact.... I'm happy to report... I got a reply... He is alive...
Ill point him this way.. and he can add more if he chooses. |
Thanks for contacting Chris, Ken.
I too wondered if he was doing well but, didn't want to pester/bother him.
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TDCTDI
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Joined: August 31, 2013
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Location: North Carolina
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2025 6:36 pm Post subject: Re: TDCTDI |
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Hey y’all, thanks for thinking about me.
I am fine.
Seeing the writing on the wall with modern vehicles (my bread & butter) & the parts availability for them (The manufacturers are dropping parts out of their catalog after 6-7 years, and the parts are so complicated that the aftermarket world isn’t picking them up.) I have accepted an offer on the property that the shop is on.
So, I have been busy clearing out the property (18 tons so far of good engines, transmissions, & all sorts of other parts that are no longer desired since no one is really doing much with those cars (yes, that hoarder thing in the sig line definitely applies to me.)), and at least another 40+ cars, selling what I can, & crushing the rest. I haven’t even gotten to the tools & equipment yet  , or where to put it all.
With the dead nuts reliability that I’ve enjoyed out of the TD swapped Caddy (The green latrine) for the last 45,000 miles, (yes, it’s been hauling all that crap to the next town), I’ll be returning to the forums with a turbo diesel swap into the ‘69 bay I acquired last year.
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Xevin
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2025 7:05 pm Post subject: Re: TDCTDI |
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Hey y’all, thanks for thinking about me.
I am fine.
Seeing the writing on the wall with modern vehicles (my bread & butter) & the parts availability for them (The manufacturers are dropping parts out of their catalog after 6-7 years, and the parts are so complicated that the aftermarket world isn’t picking them up.) I have accepted an offer on the property that the shop is on.
So, I have been busy clearing out the property (18 tons so far of good engines, transmissions, & all sorts of other parts that are no longer desired since no one is really doing much with those cars (yes, that hoarder thing in the sig line definitely applies to me.)), and at least another 40+ cars, selling what I can, & crushing the rest. I haven’t even gotten to the tools & equipment yet , or where to put it all.
With the dead nuts reliability that I’ve enjoyed out of the TD swapped Caddy (The green latrine) for the last 45,000 miles, (yes, it’s been hauling all that crap to the next town), I’ll be returning to the forums with a turbo diesel swap into the ‘69 bay I acquired last year. |
Glad all is well. I’ll be following 
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Abscate
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| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2025 2:51 am Post subject: Re: TDCTDI |
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| TDCTDI wrote: |
Hey y’all, thanks for thinking about me.
I am fine.
Seeing the writing on the wall with modern vehicles (my bread & butter) & the parts availability for them (The manufacturers are dropping parts out of their catalog after 6-7 years, and the parts are so complicated that the aftermarket world isn’t picking them up.) I have accepted an offer on the property that the shop is on.
So, I have been busy clearing out the property (18 tons so far of good engines, transmissions, & all sorts of other parts that are no longer desired since no one is really doing much with those cars (yes, that hoarder thing in the sig line definitely applies to me.)), and at least another 40+ cars, selling what I can, & crushing the rest. I haven’t even gotten to the tools & equipment yet , or where to put it all.
With the dead nuts reliability that I’ve enjoyed out of the TD swapped Caddy (The green latrine) for the last 45,000 miles, (yes, it’s been hauling all that crap to the next town), I’ll be returning to the forums with a turbo diesel swap into the ‘69 bay I acquired last year. |
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OB Bus
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