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rubbachicken · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 4:55 am Post subject: Re: engine swap and paint job

you have a PM
alas i am in israel visiting family Sad

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pioneer1 · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 4:44 am Post subject:

mrchicken may not see this post ...try the "pm" option at the bottom of his last post
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mucmadl · Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 8:53 pm Post subject: engine swap and paint job

Hi Mark, I read some of your posts and I hoped that you would be willing to help me with this quest.

I am in need of a new/used/rebuilt engine for my 1984 vanagon here in San Diego. It just pooped out, and so my mechanic (BRU Auto) told me it is time to replace it (cracked engine block, I guess). Any suggestions, can you help me out somehow? Also, Lucy looks great. I would love to get my orange van freshened up.

Thanks a lot. I am looking forward to any assistance with this search. I am a bit lost here.

Sylvie

rubbachicken · Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 2:35 pm Post subject:

i bet he does Wink

you have no idea how many "friendly" dogs have tried to savage me lately, i think word has gotten out Rolling Eyes

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joseph928 · Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 2:13 pm Post subject: syncro solstice

Cool! Need to come to syncro solstice , need to brush up on my EMT skills. Good to see you at BBB this year. PS licker misses you. Very Happy

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rubbachicken · Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 10:58 am Post subject:

he's due syncro solstice weekend Very Happy

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DAIZEE · Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 6:21 am Post subject:

When is the big day?
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rubbachicken · Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 4:51 am Post subject:

i can't believe it's more than a year since the last post,
thank you for the positive thought's guys.

so our adventure ended, for now, one day i will add a bunch more pictures.
soon we will be starting our next adventure, not a traveling one this time, but our first adventure into parenthood, what excitement that will bring us, i have no idea.
i can't wait Very Happy

he will get to know vanagon life, and i hope he will be a tinkerer when he's old enough Very Happy

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joseph928 · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 10:25 pm Post subject: Mark

Wild Bill · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:45 pm Post subject:

Not only does Mark know his way around a VW he knows his way inside a VW. A great VW Mech and and Great person to know. Thinking of you guys often!.

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SteveVanB · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:41 pm Post subject:

rubbachicken · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:30 pm Post subject:

we are for the moment nesting around san diego, no real work as yet, i had some part time mechanical work, that has finished Sad

looking for permanent mechanical work here, or more part time, if someone needs work doing to VW's down here, please don't be shy.
mrs rubbachicken is picking up some part time shifts in catering
still trying to have as much fun as we can afford Wink

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jwallis · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 6:32 pm Post subject:

Damn man I didn't know you were out west this summer. I was everywhere from san diego to vancouver from may-october in the van by myself (with the occasional friend/couchsurfer). Just got back to Austin about 2 weeks ago, too bad we never hooked up-
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Summers420us · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:03 am Post subject:

Is Mountainview where you plan to make your home? My family and I after meeting you guys in Key West last early spring, have had a lovely time following your adventures and wondered if you had found the end of the rainbow yet.

rubbachicken · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:49 pm Post subject:

Here are a few words to re-cap some of our travels over the past 5 weeks:
we left Mountain view for the northern CA coast. headed up the 101. Windy hilly roads.... pretty, but made me sea sick just going on them windy roads. Sick

Drove through the Red woods. Didn't take Lucy through the famous big Redwood drive-through tree. She wouldn't fit, with the Westie top:(

this is in sequoia national park.

When we got to the border with OR we decided we needed a break from windy hilly roads, and drove inland to See Crater Lake...OOOOHHHHH How BEAUTIFUL!!! Even though the road was lined with 2-3 feet of snow Rubbachicken still liked the view, though he didn't fail to complain about it!! Laughing

On our way up, we stopped at a fish hatchery, with fish ladders... They were sorting them as they came in to the hatchery up the ladders from the ocean, after the sorting process they then release them to rivers around OR for spawning. VEY COOL to watch:)

we then went to talk to the people fishing on the banks of the river, and one of them GAVE us his catch of the day!!! (he said he had 15 in his freezer!!!)
So here we are with a 10 pound freshly caught salmon.... Shocked

we quickly fillet it, and since we didn't have ice and there was plenty of snow on the ground... we filled our cool-box with snow and laid the freshly fillet salmon on our snow... we thought we were SO clever:)

we spent the weekend in Portland, then Headed up to Tacoma WA. for the 4th of July festivities:) The next week was one BBQ after the next, with NO rest for the wicked! we stuffed ourselves silly!!! we spent a whole day walking around Seattle, with http://www.seattlefreewalkingtours.org/ SO WORTH IT if you are going to Seattle!!!
Pike St market was a wonder of smells, sights, and sensations!FUN!!!

visited Mt. Rainier, spent a beautiful overnight at the visitors center base of mountain.
on our way back from the mountain, we spent an afternoon at the LaMay family car foundation. We are now Quazy famous on their page:) they have over 500 Vintage, restored and waiting to be restored cars and they give you a private tour!!! AWESOME!

We then took a week drive around the Olympic Peninsula, winding our way through Lavender fields, Raspberry picking, and Beautiful landscapes. Though it was too chilly to go into the water in the beaches.

we drove along the Colombia river parallel to OR. and crossed over down river, where peaches, nectarines Cherries and apricot orchards were dominating the sides of the roads as well as vineyards:) yum! The roads all over OR and WA are LINED with WILD BLACKBERRIES! this is the time to be there FOR SURE!!!

The OR coast was MY favorite! PRETTY! though most of the time covered in fog, the beaches are accessible, and beautiful! What a drive! Though the skies were grey most of the time and the roads covered in fog, it was STILL worth it!
By this time Rubbachicken was sick of the Grey and Fog and wanted sunshine... so we made our way to the high way and hightailed it out of OR and back to SUNNY CA, Back to Mountain View... Where we have friends who have a POOL!!! Smile

And here we are...

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Mrs. rubbachicken · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 4:44 pm Post subject: Lucy is back in CA:)

So sorry to have been keeping you guys waiting for our posts... we have been a bit behind on posting...
I have written out a post, and will have the Runbbachicken add some pics tonight! Smile

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DAIZEE · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 12:48 pm Post subject:

Yeh, make it about you two and your vans and schenanigans to keep it in Vanagonland! About time we got some updating from you. Wink

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Summers420us · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:42 am Post subject:

How 'bout an update on the adventures?

kuleinc · Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 6:37 pm Post subject:

I work near pixar, oh well next time!
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Mrs. rubbachicken · Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:52 pm Post subject: Lucy is going North!

We are in the bay area, and after a week of just "hanging low", visiting facebook, and Pixar, we have decided to move on...

So onward we go! heading north on 1 then 101 all the way to WA. If you have any recommendations.... any thoughts of things we aught to NOT miss...
or If you are on our way or slightly off our way, and want to meet up... please contact us:)

we are planning on trying to make the terrafin 14 bus run from Portland to Ventura on the 29th... if you are thinking of doing it too we would love to hear from you. and perhaps we can caravan on the run together.

See you soon:)
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