The beast is home again...for good this time.

[Whitbread]

No further words necessary.

 

[Nash_TDI]

Congrats, can't wait to see it again!

 

[lanman]

Long live the Beast.

 

[Whitbread]

This is not a fun job.

 

[Whitbread]

This was a very not fun project.





-.5* is 10x better than the -3* it was before.

 

[Nash_TDI]

Glad you finally got it aligned. Looked like a hell of a job for sure.

 

[passartist]

What had happened, rear mounting plate rotted through? Some decent welds there for sure!

 

[1854sailor]

...Some decent welds there for sure!

Matt's welds are art; you should see them up close. During my engineering career I worked on projects for NASA and the Navy and I can tell you that his are at least the equivalent of welds circling above the earth and under the seas!

 

[Nash_TDI]

What had happened, rear mounting plate rotted through? Some decent welds there for sure!

Naw, those were added so the rear end could be aligned.

 

[blujett2.0]

I wanna see MORE pics of that sharp Passat!

 

[Whitbread]

With extreme sadness I must report the beast has been rendered undriveable by a distracted driver in a 92 safari van. They blew a red light and T-boned me at 50mph yesterday. I was able to crawl out on my own luckily; the germans build some tough cars.

Rest assured, the good parts will live on! If the car is still for sale, I found a 97 B4V GLX VR6 auto donor in VA. One owner, 69kmi, silver with charcoal leather interior, supposedly garage kept since day 1.

 

[1854sailor]

Damn! Glad you're okay, Matt. My neck would be getting really sore…

 

[EricGee]

Ouch this is sad to see. That was a nice wagon

 

[jakeflag]

If the car is still for sale, I found a 97 B4V GLX VR6 auto donor

Man, that sucks. If you still need a donor, I know of another GLX wagon locally and PM'd you about it.

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

Sorry to see that, Matt, glad you're OK. I worry that the end of IBW will happen like this.

 

[251]

Very sorry to learn of this tragedy. At least you're okay Matt!