[SunRescue] I could run a small country...

[Mike Hebel]

I actually did a similar amount of PC hardware, including taken down foam
shipping boxes in a 1981 Dodge 024 (like a charger but with the 1.7L VW
engine.)  I couldn't see out of anything except the windshield and the
driver's side window.  I was luck I didn't get a ticket.
I was always amazed at what I could fit in that car.

That car actually had the wrong engine in it.  I bought the car with a blown
engine and couldn't find a replacement at the time so I put a 1.6L VW Rabbit
engine in it complete with CIS system.  It ran weird with a capital W.
Later I put a 5-speed GTI trans in it and it ran even weirder. ;-)  I wanted
to eventually put a GTI motor in it but the thing finally died with a bad
undercarriage.

The vehicle I really like is the Volvo Valp or Laplander:
http://user.tninet.se/~koo873v/index.html

I like the look, the specs, and the simplicity of the design.  The _only_
thing I don't like about it is a 24volt electrical system.  Not
insurmountable but a little annoying.  I just have lost touch with a good
source for these.  I'm up for a new vehicle next year and I'd like to try
one of these out. =-)

Mike Hebel

> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org]On
> >Behalf Of Bill Bradford
> >Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2000 1:21 PM
> >To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> >Subject: Re: [SunRescue] I could run a small country...
> >
> >
> >On Sun, Dec 24, 2000 at 01:20:36PM -0500, Dave McGuire wrote:
> >>   I drove a '92 Corsica for several years...NEVER underestimate the
> >> cargo hauling capacity of that car!  I've moved AMAZING amounts of
> >> stuff in that cavernous trunk and huge back seat.  The wide-opening
> >> doors make it all possible.
> >>           -Dave McGuire
> >
> >I hauled FOUR IBM PC/RT tower systems, along with two monitors for
> >each, keyboards, external tape drives, etc, in the back of my
> >'87 Firebird
> >once.  Those cars can actually hold a lot once you fold the back seat
> >down..
> >
> >Bill
> >
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