[Vwdiesel] Rear shocks 91 ECO Jetta <== Cross Country run

[Bryan Belman]

thanks Nick, great story.  Do you if there is a web
site on any of this story as well?


--- Gerry Wolfe <GerryWolfe at shaw.ca> wrote:

> IIRC, this was Car&Driver's annual "Cannonball Baker
> Sea-to-Shining-Sea" 
> non-stop race.  Most entries were high-perf
> vehicles.
> Being better looking and more intelligent than
> average, some VW diesel 
> enthusiasts used the tortoise approach to go against
> the hares...
> :o) g.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dave Cook" <davevw at yahoo.com>
> To: "VW Diesel Group" <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 6:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Rear shocks 91 ECO Jetta
> 
> 
> > Were they shooting for literally nonstop, or just
> not getting out of the 
> > car?  It seems like changing drivers on the fly
> could be a tad 
> > dangerous...
> >
> > But, man, that sounds like a lot of fun!  If any
> of you wants to try this 
> > and needs a copilot, please let me know!
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > mikitka <mikitka at embarqmail.com> wrote: I recall a
> magazine, Car and 
> > Driver maybe, that did a cross country nonstop
> > run back in 91 maybe? In a jetta diesel from NY to
> Ca. They added a 30
> > gallon tank to the trunk, took out the back seat,
> installed a "pee" hole 
> > in
> > the rear seat area, had two radar detectors and a
> CB and took shifts
> > driving. Didn't make it non stop due to bad snow
> in Midwest, they even 
> > taped
> > the doors shut and taped string over the windows
> to prove that they didn't
> > climb out. It would have made it if it wasn't for
> the snow. Also they had 
> > to
> > stop along the way as well and fix the back shocks
> that broke from the 
> > extra
> > fuel weight and installed the bilsteins.  It is
> amazing what I can 
> > remember
> > and what I can't, it seems I remember the stupid
> non important stuff. :)
> >
> > Nick
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Will Taygan [mailto:william at taygan.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 2:03 AM
> > To: mikitka
> > Cc: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> > Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Rear shocks 91 ECO Jetta
> >
> > oops, I sent this just to mikitka the first time,
> I'll try again:
> >
> > Oh, my 91 ECO backend is TERRIBLE!  Especially
> with 20 gallons of veg in
> > the trunk.  Anyone try/suggest stiffer springs? 
> Anything else to change
> > out back there?  Would new shocks make a world of
> difference?
> >
> > My buddy's 92 ECO is just as bad, aargh!
> >
> > Will
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 2008-04-02 at 21:12 -0400, mikitka wrote:
> >> Is it really worth the extra cost to get the
> bilstein shocks or would 
> >> just
> >> regular Gabriel's work?  Also I have not done it
> and can't remember but 
> >> is
> >> it a major task to change the rear shocks out
> like it is to change out 
> >> the
> >> front struts? I think mine are shot and the back
> sags pretty good now 
> >> that
> > I
> >> got new front struts.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Nick
> >>
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