Small progress

Thanks to school, updates are a little slower, but its been a couple days since the last update and a couple new updates have surfaced. The engine is bare and sitting on the stand ready to be cracked; as for the other accessory pieces, the sanding and primer process has begun.....color will be added real soon.
Stay tuned.......

Almost to the case

No pictures but got to work in the garage a little after school tonight. Got the oil cooler off and started degreasing/cleaning some of the bolts already taken off that are full of sludge.
Tomorrow hopefully will get more done and looks like I have figured out how to remove the torque converter....

Tomorrow is another day and hope to bring another update.

Squareback Update

Here is a small update after working on the motor last night....
After digging through some sludge and picking out some weeds in between the cylinder head and the block, we were able to make some progress on the motor of our project Squareback.

Made some progress by taking off the sheet metal covering the engine, removed the alternator, fan belt, coil, carberator and other little accessories in our quest to reach what some call the "basic engine" (the bare engine with no accessories attached).

Next task is to take off the oil breather and remove the torque converter so stay tuned..... If anyone who reads this has any hints for the torque converter feel free to post!


More pics can be found here:
http://www.facebook.com/editphoto.php?aid=2012885#/album.php?aid=2012885&id=1579636743

Project: 1971 VW Squareback restoration

Lets bring you back to the year 1971 where Apollo 14 landed on the moon for the third time, Joe Fraser defeated Muhammad Ali, even the NASDAQ was debuted.

Although some may say "who cares....it's 2009!?" well I present to you a bucket of bolts from 1971 otherwise known as the Volkswagen Type III Squareback automatic.
This rusty tin can is powered by a 1600cc ball of VW fury and weighs in at roughly 2,000lbs.
The car was basically left all stock exept for a very rusted undercarriage, almost to the point where if it was left to rot any longer this car would belong with the flintstones and the previous owner attempted to give it a slight "hotrod" look in the trunk by installing a high rising single-dual barrel carburator which only fits by cutting a hole into the engine cover to fit.












Although it is true, it is 2009 now and this antique "grocery-getter" now has a new owner who plans to restore the squareback to its once beautiful state and has chosen Noics Garage for the engine rebuild. So I hope you stay tuned as this will be updated to show our progress.....

Royal Palm Scion Show winners

In accordance to the last post about Royal Palm Scion show here is the list of the award winners:

Best tC- Andres
1st Wild tC- Brian Bohne
2nd Wild tC- Karlie Critser
1st Mild tC- Stacie Warren
2nd Mild tC- Dwight Slamb
Best xA- Rona
1st xA- Stacey Slamb
Best xB- Rey
1st Wild xB- Scooby
1st Mild xB- Christian
2nd Mild xB- Ed Duran
Best of Show- Mike Vega

NO Xd'S SHOWED
So if you read this and you own either 1) a stock scion straight from the factory or 2) or an xD, I hope you plan to attend more local shows as there are awards waiting for you to win!

Royal Palm Scion Show 7/26/09

With enough heat outside to fry an egg on the hood of a Scion tC, the throng of enthusiasts or "freaks" of scion owners prepare to show off their rides at another Scion show in Southeast Florida; this time you will find us at the Royal Palm Scion dealership. Some may think it is crazy to have two Scion shows in the span of two weeks right? Well this show had a kicker: cash pay-outs for not only club participation but for the "best-of" awards themselves.
There is only one word to describe this dealerships spacing for the show....HUGE. Each participant had the privilege setting up camp over two parking spaces with room for tents, displays, etc.
It was pretty obvious after you parked your vehicle and open the door to get out you were hit with a BIG sign from the Sun God warning you if you do not seek shade your skin will be crispy by the end of the show.
So as we are cleaning our cars and getting them ready for the almighty judges, more and more Scions just keep rolling in, there was even a participant who drove from Orlando and others from Ft. Myers. As if it was no better timing, after the cars are cleaned, the food and drinks roll out; not only that Rita's Italian Ice showed up and there was a giant 30ft water slide for all.
We cleaned, they judged, we all baked, but in the end this was definitely one of the biggest (roughly 50 participating cars) and overall best local scion show around to date. The competition was fierce, the select few got to take home cash money, and everyone got to enjoy karoke, baseketball tricks by Scion Expressionism and broke down dancing from a mascot that looked like he could be luigi's half-brother.

Pics can be found on our facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/album.php?aid=2010898&id=1579636743

I also tried some video footage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll3OIL_V5zs

The next show is looking to be on August 26th at Expressway Toyota. I will update when the date, time and location are all set in stone so stay reading!

Earl Stewart Scion Show 7.12.2009

Its been awhile but we are back with more Southeastern Scion news! This time from the Scion car show hosted by Earl Stewart Scion.
Scion owners prepared for this show knowing there was change ahead in upcoming car shows, which was surprisingly truthful! Instead of the normal dealership parking, this show was held at a nearby park which allowed the participants ample spacing to park their vehicles and show off to the public.
Car shows are typically a type of show where participants show off their rides to judges who judge their car and rate the vehicles accordingly on a points scale. In past, Scion shows and even other all manufacture car shows in general, the judging portion seems to fall down on the priority category always resulting in a show that runs well past the scheduled time, turning happy energetic owners into cranky crispy sun drained zombies. Although this time around with new Scion car show management time was run over somewhat of a half an hour, in turn keeping the participants full of pizza, drinks and overall happy that the DJ understands there are more than one genre of music.
During the show the owners were brought back to school and were taught what the judges were looking for specifically, to show that they are no clown off the street and from now on the points will be marked on a more strict scale.
There is even talk about have a "Stock" class to encourage ANY scion owner to participate and not worry about competing against some of us "crazy enthusiasts." More to come on that.

The next Scion Show is this Sunday 7.26.2009 at Royal Palm Scion were the lastest addition to Scion shows will be implemented: CASH PRIZES!
Hope to see you there!