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The question is not when, what or how, but why.
About a month back now, life took me by the balls and spun me around a few times. I realised a couple of things needed to change, the Subaru got defected and I sent Gretl to the scrap. One day I'll probably regret that I scrapped her, but not today. Today, I sit here typing this, not necessarily feeling the greatest about where my life is right now.
I got really depressed, in fact, I still am really depressed. I had lost my love for cars and I had almost lost my girlfriend (her names Phoebe, same name as my Mum's actually...) of six years. In fact, for a day I had lost her. Maybe I had lost myself along the way somewhere and that's how it all eventuated, but that's another story. Anyway, a hole in my life was now missing and I didn't know what to do.
I decided I needed to get rid of the Subaru and start afresh with a new car that I would just tidy up. No slamming, no fitment, none of this "stance" thing we all talk about. It would be simply a daily driver that was cruising along on some nice wheels, something that I had tidied up as much as possible and something that I could just take on road trips. In fact, all I wanted was a car that I could share with Phoebe and that we could make all the happy memories we could with said car.
I have always had a soft spot for Type 3 Squarebacks. My parents used to have one when I was a child and they were still together. A white 1971 Volkswagen Squareback named Heidi, after my Grandmother's mother's maiden name, Aufderheide. When my parents divorced, my father took Heidi and after a couple of years, sold her off. Supposedly it is still floating around here in Adelaide, but I haven't seen it for a couple of years.
It was only a matter of time until I too, had a Squareback. I have now answered the why.
Enter, Anja the 1973 Type 3 Volkswagen Squareback. She is Grasshopper Green, manual and has a lot of character.
Unfortunately, with all good things come the bad. Anja is currently defected. One of the most stupidest things that Australia have are the rules around modifying vehicles. They're just dumb when cars that are picked on are so well looked after, instead of ones that should actually be taken off the road. Anja is, well, a mixture of both I guess.
I have a decent list of things to do, but all things that are quiet easy to accomplish. I don't have a time frame to have Anja's defect to be cleared, but I believe it won't be until I have come back from America in early May this year. The list is as follows.
- Remove all stickers.
- Horn to operate.
- Rear seat needs to be recovered.
- Windscreen washers need to work.
- New reflective number plates.
- Tiny hole in pan where battery tray is.
- Battery to be secured properly.
- Bump stops to be installed all round.
- Car raised to factory height.
- Replace rear right hand side shock absorber.
- Swap exhaust to one that tips do not protrude past the bumper.
The majority of these things I can do in a weekend, however a few things will take some time that, until I have sold the Subaru, can wait. Anja is currently up on axle stands waiting for me to raise the suspension and remove the leaking shock absorber. After that I will need to sort out the tiny hole in the pan and replacing the exhaust with one that "fits". Then she can touch the floor again and I can go through the rest of the list one by one.
I will continue to update this thread as I continue along ticking things off of the list of to-do's. Once the defect has been cleared there will be a new to-do list and that will continue the process of tidying her up and getting her to where I want her to be.
All I know is that I want to be able to drive her to Sydney for Showcased this year in November. Until next time.
About a month back now, life took me by the balls and spun me around a few times. I realised a couple of things needed to change, the Subaru got defected and I sent Gretl to the scrap. One day I'll probably regret that I scrapped her, but not today. Today, I sit here typing this, not necessarily feeling the greatest about where my life is right now.
I got really depressed, in fact, I still am really depressed. I had lost my love for cars and I had almost lost my girlfriend (her names Phoebe, same name as my Mum's actually...) of six years. In fact, for a day I had lost her. Maybe I had lost myself along the way somewhere and that's how it all eventuated, but that's another story. Anyway, a hole in my life was now missing and I didn't know what to do.
I decided I needed to get rid of the Subaru and start afresh with a new car that I would just tidy up. No slamming, no fitment, none of this "stance" thing we all talk about. It would be simply a daily driver that was cruising along on some nice wheels, something that I had tidied up as much as possible and something that I could just take on road trips. In fact, all I wanted was a car that I could share with Phoebe and that we could make all the happy memories we could with said car.
I have always had a soft spot for Type 3 Squarebacks. My parents used to have one when I was a child and they were still together. A white 1971 Volkswagen Squareback named Heidi, after my Grandmother's mother's maiden name, Aufderheide. When my parents divorced, my father took Heidi and after a couple of years, sold her off. Supposedly it is still floating around here in Adelaide, but I haven't seen it for a couple of years.
It was only a matter of time until I too, had a Squareback. I have now answered the why.
Enter, Anja the 1973 Type 3 Volkswagen Squareback. She is Grasshopper Green, manual and has a lot of character.
Unfortunately, with all good things come the bad. Anja is currently defected. One of the most stupidest things that Australia have are the rules around modifying vehicles. They're just dumb when cars that are picked on are so well looked after, instead of ones that should actually be taken off the road. Anja is, well, a mixture of both I guess.
I have a decent list of things to do, but all things that are quiet easy to accomplish. I don't have a time frame to have Anja's defect to be cleared, but I believe it won't be until I have come back from America in early May this year. The list is as follows.
- Remove all stickers.
- Horn to operate.
- Rear seat needs to be recovered.
- Windscreen washers need to work.
- New reflective number plates.
- Tiny hole in pan where battery tray is.
- Battery to be secured properly.
- Bump stops to be installed all round.
- Car raised to factory height.
- Replace rear right hand side shock absorber.
- Swap exhaust to one that tips do not protrude past the bumper.
The majority of these things I can do in a weekend, however a few things will take some time that, until I have sold the Subaru, can wait. Anja is currently up on axle stands waiting for me to raise the suspension and remove the leaking shock absorber. After that I will need to sort out the tiny hole in the pan and replacing the exhaust with one that "fits". Then she can touch the floor again and I can go through the rest of the list one by one.
I will continue to update this thread as I continue along ticking things off of the list of to-do's. Once the defect has been cleared there will be a new to-do list and that will continue the process of tidying her up and getting her to where I want her to be.
All I know is that I want to be able to drive her to Sydney for Showcased this year in November. Until next time.
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