[T3] Invasion memories...

Tue May 23 09:31:23 PDT 2023

SST Shasta Snow Trip veterans all bring enough parts so Everyone makes it
home from their annual trip.  They drove out a derelict bus they found
abandoned in the woods!

On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 9:52 PM Brion Sabbatino <brionsab at msn.com> wrote:

> The greatest take on this, these cars can be repaired on the run and make
> it home. Today's vehicles will leave you stranded while you wait for
> computer chip and software flash.
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: type3-vwtype3.org <type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org> on
> behalf of Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2023 6:17:48 PM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org <type3 at vwtype3.org>
> Subject: Re: [T3] Invasion memories...
>
> Wow! I ought to do the same, but I haven’t driven to all the invasions,
> almost all, but Sophy gets the prize!
>
> Keith
>
>
> Topnotch Restorations
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> 71 Squareback  “Hothe”
> 65 Notchback  “El Baja Rojo”
> 93 RX7  “Redstur”
> 13 Subaru Outback "Blendin"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org <type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org> On
> Behalf Of john carartbyjohn.com
> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2023 8:29 PM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] Invasion memories...
>
> Just for grins...since I was reliving all of the trips to the Invasions...I
> went back and looked at the number of miles I have driven Sophy to and from
> the 10 different Invasions.
>
> 25,468!
>
> This is according to Google maps with Dearborn, MI as the starting point
> for
> each of them. This does not include the cruises to the Grand Canyon or the
> Redwoods or Watkins Glen or the VW Factory or local cruising during the
> Invasions. Those probably add another 1000-1500 miles. It does include the
> 1300 or so miles that she was towed on the trip out to CA for the 2022
> Invasion. <G>
>
> 3984 miles 2002 - Parma, ID
> 976 miles 2004 - Hershey, PA
> 4902 miles 2006 - Myrtle Creek, OR
> 60 miles 2008 - Ypsilanti, MI
> 1590 miles 2010 - Carthage, MO
> 2666 miles 2012 - Colorado Springs, CO
> 864 miles 2014 - Fairport, NY (plus Jill's Ghia)
> 4050 miles 2016 - Prescott Valley, AZ (plus Jill's Ghia)
> 1330 miles 2018 - Scottsboro, AL (plus Jill's Ghia)
> 4986 miles 2022 - Crescent City, CA
>
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> From: type3-vwtype3.org <type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org> on
> behalf of john carartbyjohn.com <john at carartbyjohn.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2023 8:26:54 PM
> To: Type3 at vwtype3.org <type3 at vwtype3.org>
> Subject: [T3] Invasion memories...
>
> I posted this on the Samba, but thought it would be good to post here also.
> Nothing like driving across the country for an Invasion to stress test your
> Type 3. Sophy has had her fair share of roadside and parking lot repairs in
> all 10 of her Invasion trips. Yes, she has been to every Invasion!
>
> 2002 - Parma, ID. 4 New Tires in Parma, ID (the recaps were just not up to
> the task of the return trip). New 6V starter bushing installed in Russ
> Wolfe's shop in Iowa on the way out. I think we welded up one of my j-tubes
> also at Russ's place also.
>
> 2004 - Hershey, PA. New clutch and main seal in Hershey, PA Dropped the
> engine in the hotel parking lot.
>
> 2006 - Myrtle Creek, OR. Brass plug in the bottom of the left-hand float
> bowl fell out at highway speed in the middle of nowhere, WY dumping fuel
> all
> over the left side of the engine and exhaust. Miraculously, it landed on
> the
> engine tin and stayed there. Just had to re-install it after changing my
> shorts. <G> Electro-magnetic shut-off valve failed on the way home. Russ
> Wolfe took it off the carb, snipped off the cut-off plunger effectively
> making it a static jet. Worked perfectly and is still on the carb.
>
> 2008 - Ypsilanti, MI. Only 30 miles from the house. No major repairs
> needed!
>
> 2010 - -Carthage, MO. Condensor to Coil wire fell at speed on the
> interstate
> effectively killing the engine. Easy fix after coasting to a stop.
>
> 2012 - Colorado Springs, CO. One of the short carb linkage rods popped off
> about 2 miles from home. Easy parking lot fix.
>
> 2014 - Fairport, NY. No issues with Sophy, but we did have to replace the
> two bolts for the fan housing (the ones behind the fan) on Jill's Type 34
> Ghia on the way out. Not a fun job a parking lot...
>
> 2016 - Prescott Valley, AZ. Had one of the fuel inlet brass pipes come
> loose
> from the carb. Not a fun fix in the 100F+ heat in AZ, but got it done. Also
> had the muffler fall off at highway speed just outside St. Louis, MO on the
> way back. We were able to retrieve the muffler and make it to a muffler
> shop
> the next more to get it welded back on. Jill's Ghia ran flawlessly for the
> whole 4051 mile round trip.
>
> 2018 - Scottsboro, AL. No issues with either car.
>
> 2020 - COVID! No Invasion. No repairs.
>
> 2022 - Crescent City, CA. New cylinder heads in Crescent City, CA. Dropped
> the engine in the hotel parking lot...again...after towing Sophy the last
> half of the trip out there behind a U-Haul truck. Also got a new rotor
> (delivered by train in the middle of the night) in Winnemucca, NV. Jill's
> Ghia stayed home due to the electric A/C install not being completed....and
> the length of the trip.
> Hoping for an Invasion trip to Ticonderoga, NY free of major roadside or
> parking lot repairs in 2024 !
>
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