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A star? Me? Gawrsh.
First: thanks.
Thanks to Per for an article that left me thinking 'wow!' I could hardly believe that it was about me and my very own Volvo. I tend to think I'm just the lucky guy who gets to have stewardship of this most excellent car. Stellar.
Thanks to Shayne himself. Words fail me. The only guy in town I'd let near the 122 with a wrench without my acting as an overprotective supervisor. Shayne was there when we converted to overdrive, to rear disk brakes, to lowering springs, sway bars, shocks, bushings, stainless brakelines. All the fancy wiring and all the fancy relays are in place because Shayne knows how that cool stuff works. I believe in Shayne's abilities more than my own.
Thanks to Phil. The only guy in Washington I'd let near the 122 with a wrench. Phil offered unending moral support during every single frustrating aspect of the supercharger project (and there were plenty); rebuilt the transmission, helped with diagnosing some of the early teething pains with the first engine (I'm on the second), taught me a whole lot about Volvos, patience, and acceptance for The Way Things Are.
Thanks to Peter (Eulau), who helped pull the old engine and tranny, lent me his pressurewasher, helped Shayne and I install the tranny 4 times one long night, then helped me install the engine over and again while I fretted over which engine mounts to use. The engine went in and out of the car 11 times before it stayed in place.
Thanks to Teague Oviatt, for continual positive assertion that 'its gonna work and its gonna kick ass.' He was right.
Thanks to Corrie McCutchen, my (former) girlfriend, who accepted the fact that I pretty well lived in the garage, reminded me to eat; and who installed the starter and distributor, and was kind enough to hand me any tool I asked for (and knows what each tool is by name).
Thanks to Bob Moreno, who not only did all the body and paintwork on the car but also built the engine and ported the head. If this wasn't enough, he built the engine a second time at no charge after the first one failed at 109.6 miles.
Thanks to John Parker of Vintage Performance Developments, who sold me the second (or third?) SC kit, the first to be installed in a 122 and has provided insight, support, updates and improvements from day one.
More than anyone else: Thanks to Dave and Sandra, the former owners of the 122, who had the misfortune of being inside it when it was totaled. Without their generosity, none of this would have happened.
For anyone who doesn't get (or isn't going to get) the magazine article: there's a somewhat outdated pic here:
http://www.volvoadventures.com/122SCspec.html
.. and a few current pics here (scattered among the other attendees):
http://members5.clubphoto.com/dave352914/2754363/guest.phtml
The article is way cooler though. Per, Phil: many thanks.
Everyone: I am in your debt.
Cameron
122 Kompressor
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