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Yeah, I begin to think I'm keeping busy with my little projects, and a friend from way down in Texas calls to tell me his gang just successfully mated a VW TDI with a helicopter! When I asked if it had enough juice, compared to the 4cyl lycoming they yanked, he said, "We strapped the helicopter to a gooseneck trailer and fired up the engine, yes sir it lifted the trailer." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoming_O-320

Weldon is a VW fanatic, and we have been talking to him about gettin us a relatively newish Jetta for my wife's commuter. Unfortunately, there is a huge difference in the diesels down there at sea level and what will work up here at 7500' When I showed him a 4wheel drive Audi on craigslist before I realised it wasn't diesel, Weldon told me I ought to buy a Toyota Forerunner and throw a TDI in it, if we need a 4x4.

Now there's a guy not afraid to start a project. Me? I'm still reeling from the Chevy V6 tbi engine into a Mercedes 240d project I did 15 years ago. There are some pluses these days though; I'm not high all the time, and we have a nice little shop to work in, now all I need are the TDI and the 4x4 chassis, and let's get started moddin. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />
Alas, the economy here in northern New Mexico always was lousy, now it is worse, the only people with money were already rich to begin with and a select few that work for the school system, go figure. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/zombie.gif" alt="" />