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hey all! i know i've been kinda out of the loop lately, just thought i'd drop a line to fill everybody in on my latest projects and progress. project 68 fastback is coming along fine nowadays. with a wife expecting in june, i've found my time limited. lost a starter about 2wks ago due to excessive vibration causing the selenoid to literally fall off the starter. guess those two little screws were kinda important after all! being my first vdub, i must admit, i'm thoroughly impressed with how rugged these cars are. especially when they are exposed to the texas weather. with my new-found love of vw's, i've now added a type 4, 411 square to the collection. factory orig everything including paint. interior needs some love tho, so that's where the tax return will likely go. any ideas or suggestions would be great on this one. now for the biggest and most important project i'd like to tell ya'll about. a young man, 16, in a local school here in abilene really needs some help. doing well in school, working 38hrs a week to support his single mother who is also carrying two jobs, is in desperate need of a car. they are both working their hearts out yet are still very impoverished. my wife and i were recently given a 1986 volkswagen quantum, 4dr, 5cyl and are scraping nickel and dime to make this a road worthy car so that we can give it to them. being a 4 car family, i cannot imagine being without a car yet still holding down an 80 hour schedule each. the car runs but needs a rebuild on the engine, i'm putting new power windows in the front doors since the orig units were shot and the cost of putting in standard windows far exceeds the $50.00 price tag for new power units. the carpet and molding needs to be replaced along with a fresh set of brakes and windshield wipers. the body is straight but the paint is gone and the grill is falling out. other than that, the car would be ready to go and perfectly reliable. the tranny was replaced about 800 miles ago and the shocks are brand new. i will hopefully have some tires donated by a local shop. we are asking friends, family, and local businesses to help with monetary donations or parts but given the current economy, most are having trouble finding the means to do so. if any of you know of someone who could lend a hand or help us find someone who can, please feel free to email or contact us. we are determined to help this family in their time of need. the way i see it, i should be so lucky that when my son (or daughter -- we'll know in june) grows to be 16, that they'd be willing to attend school all day and work a 38hr job to help put bread on the table. if i can take any part of this burden off his shoulders, i will. somehow, someway, i can. i hope someone out their will hear of this and help make this happen. for all the busted knuckles, broken parts, and time spent turning a wrench for my own happiness, it's time i gave a little of that back to someone who's life can be changed by it. thanks again to all of you and i will continue to keep you all updated. by the way, the ol fasty will get her new motor, but not until i get this family their first car. scott lawless 1968 T3 Fasty 1972 T4 411 Square 1986 Quantum 1970 LS6 El Camino oh, and the wife's ford 3809 trinity abilene,tx 79602 915-695-7959 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org