dontcha just love it when…

well, trying to flog off the 84mm procomp crank from the old race engine in the samba.
spun a bearing last november in the bus on the M4 being (barely) pursued by botch and joss in an SRi.. (see november 9th 2003 weblog entry)
send the engine off to a trusted builder and eventually get the answer back that the crank has micro factures… a bit suspicious at the time but accept and buy another crank and rod set at HORRENDOUS cost and all is (Not) well…

any how, after having the old crank and rods in a box for nearly a year i decide that I will get the crank tested myself, just for my own satisfaction. after all, either it’s a huge chrome moly paperweight or it’s the heart of a big race motor….
well, conor and kevo at raceshack promptly do the testing biz with me taking impressed and slightly awestruck & impressed at their engineering prowess type pictures and the verdict is that apart from polishing number one journal the crank is fine.
so much for (other) professional engine builders…

so i bung it up for sale inviting offers and guess what ?

if there’s one person i’ve met in my (few) years in the VW drag race scene that has really disappointed me about the good in the human race…
…well…

the great thing about entering into a battle of wits with an unarmed man is that you can be as pleasant & courteous as you like and know that it’ll all turn out alright.

so that’s a good thing, right ?