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Subject:Re: '80 Westy. All non-westy parts up for grabs! Make an offer!
From:craig cowan
Date:Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:32:41 -0400

By the way, i'm located in Pittsburgh PA, and willing to ship (at your
cost).

-craig
'85GL (Soon to be WESTY!)

On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 10:01 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> So a deal has fallen into my lap. I wanted to buy a westy interior for my
> already poptop GL van (which also needs a canvas....), and one came up but
> only if i purchase the WHOLE VAN for $400. Well i have a reasonable scrap
> offer, but really would rather not see all the mechanical parts turned into
> future drill bits, so i'm asking here.....sight unseen of the
> vehicle......WHAT DO YOU WANT!? Make an offer. The whole engine, $100 (does
> that sound good?). AIRCOOLED Automatic transmission, unknown shape, $100?.
> Instrument cluster, grill, headlights, heaterboxes, exhaust system, you name
> it, everything's for sale at whatever you offer (unless you're out-offered).
> The thing is, i plan to only possess the vehicle for at most, 2 weeks, hence
> the question of "what do you need'? I know theres a few of you out there
> thinking "Round headlights would look good on my syncro", well the whole
> setup will run ya $50! (Plus shipping). Have an aircooled engine but need a
> piece of tin that someone wants $50 for...... buy the whole engine with
> exhaust and everything for $100! There's your tin! (I don't know if any of
> this is "good". Assume everything to be cores for the time being).
>
> So if your thinking "I need one of those", and you think i might be able to
> help you out, I only need a few items to make my dream of a rusty,
> franken-westy that mostly runs to come true! So, BUY A SPARE! No part too
> small, no offer to small. I'll sell the rearview mirror for a quarter, i
> really just want to see some parts go to good hands, and lower my overhead
> costs.
>
> -Craig
> '85GL (Soon to be WESTY!)
>