Highlight

A highlight from the road trip that I forgot to mention was after we got home, while unloading the fastback. Check out this picture:


We were hustling to get the car unloaded and had the road blocked as a result. In her quest to get around us, Amie B. locked it in and went through a snow bank and got high-centered. In the meantime, along came the UPS man, and several neighbors who needed to get through - Curtis's being one of them. Fortunately, they were in their own 4-wheel drive and were able to pull Amie the rest of the way through, while we unhooked Mike's truck from the trailer and moved it out of the way. I think there were 4 or 5 cars waiting for us to clear a path. Fun stuff.

Road Trip

Mike and I just got back from Boise, Idaho. His sister gave him a 1969 VW Fastback. All we had to do was go get it. So, a road trip was in order. I've posted all the pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/t1965a/IdahoRoadTripDec08#.

The road conditions were good. We passed through Twin Falls and stopped to check out Shoshone Falls. Also got a good view of the Twin Falls temple.

Boise weather was relatively warm. Snow was melting fast.

The car was ready to be loaded when we got there. The tires held enough air to get it rolled up on to Phelon's trailer. We strapped it down and then met up with Mike's niece and nephews for dinner.

We spent the night at Mike's sister's house in Star, ID and left early the next morning. Breakfast was at Star Cafe and then it was on to Sierra Trading Post Outlet to see if we could find any good deals on outdoor gear. Wasn't to be this time around.

The rest of the trip was good. Weather was nice. Here are a few good photos from the trip, including a good shot of Annette's real feelings about having a beautiful tri-color vee-dub in her backyard :)

I'm stuck

I got everything to the point where we could get the body put back on the chassis, and then noticed a nasty leak in the tranny. This is a bit frustrating because it was the last thing on my list to do before putting the body back on - filling the tranny with oil. It's not leaking from the boots. It appears to be leaking from the case. This is a newly rebuilt tranny. Now we get to take the rear-end apart... again... and take it down to the shop to make sure the seals are good. Wasn't planning on that and as a result have lost my motivation. Not to mention it's 20 degrees outside. Ah well. Now that I'm on vacation, maybe we'll bust into it and just get it done.