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The weather outside is fantastic lately, I think the winter weather may finally be over here in New England (fingers crossed, knock on wood, etc). My thoughts are now turning toward the seemingly millions of things I have to do now that the days are longer and the air is warmer.

1995 Jetta

Replace evaporative emissions valve (solenoid)
Have new all-season tires (purchased last year) mounted on wheels
Get some paint on those primer spots behind the rear wheel arches
Clean & detail interior
Wash & wax exterior
SELL IT!

1996 Golf

Replace rear dampeners (lots of sag at the moment)
Finish prepping & install door moulding strips
Purchase hub-centric rings and summer tires to use with set of aftermarket 16" alloys that originally came with the car
Work some Oxyclean magic on that dirty interior

ABA motor rebuild

Install that 4th piston oil squirter
Fabricate & install crank-case breather block-off plate
Convert ABA ignition distributor to work w/Digifant II engine management system
Install ignition distributor, oil pump, oil pan, and oil seals
Bead blast the currently stripped cylinder head
Lap valves
Find wicked good deal on decent, streetable camshaft... then buy it
Locate spare set of Digifant fuel injectors
Send out spare set of Digifant fuel injectors for blueprinting, flow testing, and rebuilding (if necessary)
Install valvetrain components into cylinder head
Install cylinder head onto ABA block

1991 Golf

Swap summer wheels/tires onto the car
Purchase A3-style alternator (serpentine belt driven)
Purchase new clutch, pressure plate, and throwout bearing (might as well)
Perform the engine swap (see ABA rebuild above), removing all air conditioning equipment, converting to serpentine belt accessories, and swapping Brospeed header for factory Dual outlet manifold/dual inlet downpipe in the process
Purchase euro "duck-bill" chin spoiler
Install duck-bill and small euro bumpers
Some paint touch-up needed here & there
Take my driver's side Recaro seat up go G&L Interior and have them repair some minor damage

1990 Corrado (G60 body, 2.0 Motronic 16v motor)

Resolve the front fender dilemma (it's a long story)
Purchase new dampeners for all 4 corners
Install new dampeners & stock G60 springs
Inspect brakes and refurbish if necessary
Troubleshoot slow leak in clutch hydraulics
Re-install entire interior (it's currently out of the car)
Have new tires (purchased ages ago) installed on new wheels (also purchased ages ago)
Complete tune-up
Get inspected
DRIVE IT LIKE I STOLE IT! :-)

1985 Wolfsburg Jetta

*sigh*
Get rid of, for practically any price. :-/

1984 Wolfsburg Scirocco

Finish re-wiring (part of battery relocation)
Replace misc fuel lines & shift linkage pieces
Re-install interior
Get inspected
DRIVE IT AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 3 YEARS!

I have no idea how much of that stuff is actually going to happen. Only time will tell.

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Date: 01/31/07, 22:03:03 PST
From: David
Comments: Hello, just curious were you got the oil squirter from, or do you know where to get them? My forth broke. Thanks please email me if you know.

Date: 02/01/07, 11:53:47 PST
From: max
Comments: Hi David, I got all of my piston oil squirters from the block that I am rebuilding (an OBD-I ABA block). You might be able to get new ones from your local VW dealer, but your best bet would probably be to get one out of a used engine.