Hi All,

Again, I have access to a CNC mill and the GB spacer looks very simple.
With the dimensions, I know I could make one in less than one hour, with
a CNC, who knows?  My bro-in-law (the one with the CNC mill) will make
them for $25/hr.  Still would need the bolts and shift lever extension.
Need the dimensions for the spacer -- anyone have one they could measure?
Garth

Brett Baer wrote:

> I wouldn't say that it is over yet.  I saw a site once where a guy made a
> set of DIY rear spring spacers out of a $5 synthetic cutting board.  And
> from the pictures that were in the GB install sheet, I bet one could
> easily
> take a jigsaw and cut out a spacer just like the Berg unit...who needs
> billet aluminum and CNC machines.  then have a local machine shop make a
> little adapter for the bottom of the shaft and boom, you have shorter
> shifts.  The simplicity of this product compared to its retail price
> tells
> me that either Berg has an archaic cost acounting system that allows
> them to
> over-allocate costs to their low-volume products, or that it is an
> extremely
> high profit margin item, and they are just too lazy to work with us.
> Now,
> the mod might be worth $100, but if it can be produced for <$25, you
> won't
> catch me paying retail.  Just my $0.02.
> -Brett
>
>
>> From: Vanagon Man <vgonman@MSN.COM>
>> Reply-To: Vanagon Man <vgonman@MSN.COM>
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Berg Shift Kit Group Buy [OFFICIAL UPDATE -Denied!]
>> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 23:07:50 -0500
>>
>> Sorry to hear it.  Tracy at Berg told me a few years ago that it was not
>> worth the hassle to them.  Go figure.  I believe they figure that if
>> anyone
>> TRULY has to have it, they will call them direct.  When it was all
>> said and
>> done, in reality less than half the folks that said they were in would
>> really step up to the plate.
>>
>> I hate to say i told you guys so, but I did on the first day this all
>> started.............wish i was wrong for everyone's sake, though.
>>
>>
>> Adam P
>> Charleston,SC     Coburn, WV
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "James V" <tornadored@EARTHLINK.NET>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 5:37 PM
>> Subject: [VANAGON] Berg Shift Kit Group Buy [OFFICIAL UPDATE -Denied!]
>>
>>
>
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