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Subject:Re: Tin Trivia
From:Chuck Mathis
Date:Mon, 7 Jul 2008 06:56:10 -0500

Jim,

The $15 to $15K crack is just my way of saying I have no idea how to
price unobtanium - and a slight backhand at folks that post outrageous
prices on the list.  For some kid that needs to get his van running
the low end is acceptable while the high end is for the guy that just
bought a Go Westy Syncro Westy with all the bells and whistles.  They
are essentially worthless to me since they don't fit the EJ22 but I
need to be inspired to go out and pull them off the carcass.  I don't
believe the basic external dimensions changed between the 1.9 and 2.1
so they should fit.

Chuck
'85 Wolfsburg Westy - 'Roland the Road Buffalo'

On Jul 6, 2008, at 11:05 AM, Jim Felder wrote:

> Uh, give me a little while to think about which end of your offer to
> gravitate toward and I'll get back with you. Mine's a 2.1, will the
> 1.9 tin fit it?
>
> And see, all, here's another clue that engine tin really is like
> emergency hurricane supplies: I'm in a gulf coast state, and I'm
> trying to get my engine tin back from a warehouse in Texas where
> FEMA must have sent it.
>
> Jim
>
> On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 9:08 AM, Chuck Mathis <cvmathis@comcast.net>
> wrote:
> Jim,
>
> I have a spare set (as well as most of a 1.9L) in my garage.  They
> came out of my '85 when the Subie motor went in.  Despite the early
> years in southwestern Ohio they are in real good shape.
>
> I'll let them go for any reasonable offer between $15 and $15,000
> plus shipping from Cypress, Texas.
>
> Chuck
> '85 Wolfsburg Westy - 'Roland the Road Buffalo'
>
> On Jul 5, 2008, at 11:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>
>> Date:    Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:07:34 -0500
>> From:    Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
>> Subject: Re: Tin Trivia
>>
>>
>> Who has a spare set? Mine are in good condition except for the ears
>> that
>> attach them to the exhaust studs on the head. They are broken there
>> and one
>> of the pieces is missing.
>>
>> I need a good used set.
>>
>> Jim
>
>

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