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Subject:Re: VWSA Big Brakes
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:55:24 -0800

So you'll go and visit and bring it back in your luggage? A good friend of
mine did just that; went to England and bought a Cosworth-Ford for his Lotus
Super Seven, took it apart and put in suitcases for the flight back! Cost
him less than $100 for the overweight baggage. Damn, now I'm feeling old.

On 12/13/05, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 12/13/05, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hey John. Groschi at www.sa-teile.de has those kits, and more besides,
> > including the 85 litre gas tank. He was shipping some stuff to a guy in
> > nearby White Rock, if you want a review on what he's like.
> >  I have been corresponding with him regarding an AAR or AAP 5 speed, and
> > he's been really helpful with translating from Ebay.de etcetera. I lost
> a
> > transaxle to a guy on Vancouver Island!
> > I don't know what his shipping costs are like, but the brake price on
> the
> > website seems reasonable.
> >
>
> Aha! That is indeed the one I was remembering. He even has the VWSA
> steering
> wheel (260 euros? ouch!). I'll probably get shipping on the cheap-- my
> father's living in Austria so it'll be local...
>
> --
> John Bange
> '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
>

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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com