Well I finally have a complete engine. I bought it from another member of our club for only $50. He had no idea of its condition and was afraid that I might be getting another lemon. When I did get a chance to take it apart we found that it was in perfect shape and ready for some basic "have to" rebuid parts. Hopefully soon I can get them ordered and I will be able to start putting it back together. Becky and I had decided on a paint color "finally", but have since changed our minds. (She changed her mind) I wanted a tan body with brown fenders. She wants it now to be the same color as her car. We did see one that color at a recent car show we went to.

     That's the other thing major that has happened since my birthday. Last weekend (June 1st-3rd) we had a road trip up to Effingham Illinois. This is where Mid America Motorworks is located. This is a major place to purchase parts for VW's. We haven't orderd anything from them because people in our group say that they are expensive. Anyway it was a great trip. Only one other couple made the trip with us however, two other guys had to cancel for other reasons. We did camp out there too. We even bought a new tent for the trip. It was supposed to rain a whole bunch while we were there, but it only did a little on the last night. While there we had a cruise around town and a stop at an old tim movie theater where we watched Herbie Fully Loaded. It was a really nice trip and we hope that we can get more people to go next time.