[BMWCSRegistry] Cojones and coconuts

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Art Wegweiser <art at bmwcsregistry.org> wrote:

> Gary, to deal with what you have described and illustrated takes 
> admirable cojones - or what ever the word is in Hawaiian. Big 
> coconuts?

Olo olo. Pronunciation is like latin, oh low oh low. Commonly hyphenated
and pluralized English style to olo-olos, as in "I wen' whack the buggah
and karang my olo-olos. So, no more trip around the island tonight for me,
brah."

"Trip around the island" is what you do with a pretty hula dancer after
she's through dancing. If you get my drift.

> Did you ask for body parts to be sent? Probably cost a lot more than 
> to ship a whole Coupe in fair but not crumbling condition and take it 
> from there. 

This may well prove to be true. The challenge is to get the seller to push
it down to the dock for me.

> The frame is sound, you say? I wouldn''t bet my 1952 
> Ferguson farm tractor on it.

I was advised that the area along the rocker panels typically goes bad and
causes significant structural damage. Mine have been repaired, well done,
and are not currently an issue. I may have some problems in front, but it
appears the motor leaked enough oil to prevent too much damage.

> To quote the venerable Carl Nelson:  take off the salvage pieces and 
> crush it.  

I wonder about Carl. Maybe he sees this as a business problem, and as a
restorationist (word?) he finds it necessary to defend himself against
rich, wild-eyed enthusiasts who demand a flawless restoration and sue him
at the first sign of a rust breakout. For me, what I enjoy most is taking
something old and messed up, but with special qualities, and making it
useful again. I am willing to spend (not invest) my time and money on this
endeavor in the same way that some people do gardens or pets or This Old House.

> If all fluids are removed, it is said to make an excellent 
> place for corals and other marine organisms to colonize - those not 
> pilfered by dealers and tourists.

We used to put stripped but uncrushed cars into the ocean for fish
habitats, but environmental purists put a stop to that. 

> Unless you have lots of cash, time, cash, tools, cash, skill and 
> patience, then carry on and keep us posted.  And did I say lots of 
> cash?
> 
> Art
> P.S. How come HI has an Interstate? Is there a secret tunnel to Guam? 

Because we have Sen. Dan Inouye, who always makes sure Hawaii receives more
federal dollars than we contribute. Interstate? It's not even Interisland.
But we are getting a drive-on ferry, so I'll be able to drive my cars on
Maui. Might not get the E9 done before they go belly up, though.

Gary Dunn
Honolulu
73 BMW E9 (3.0 CS) 2213583 (rust repair research project)
    http://e9erust.blogspot.com/
74 Lotus Europa TCS 4654R (on the road)
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/garydunn808/