

| Subject: | Re: Turnkey Proposal Rocky Mountain Westy |
| From: | Rowan Tipton |
| Date: | Fri, 25 May 2012 07:17:02 -0400 |
They appear to have gone out of business. At any rate the web site is gone. r On May 24, 2012, at 10:45 PM, Chris S. wrote: > Seems pricey. What do you get for a "rebuilt" 2.2? Definitions vary by shop. > > Autobahn Society in , GA does turnkey conversions with ABA block (2.0) VW motors for about half of that amount. Even if you don't get a rebuilt VW ABA motor, they are cheap enough to replace when tired. > > Chris. > > Wysłane z iPhone'a > > Dnia May 24, 2012 o godz. 18:24 Jon Durham <jon_durham@KNOLOGY.NET> napisał(a): > >> I've gotten a turnkey proposal from Rocky Mountain Westy to install a >> 2.2L Subaru in my 85 Vanagon. Here is the proposal: >> >> I really like the 2.2L and I think in a 2wd van with a stick and >> stockish size tires, I think it is plenty of power. We can do that >> conversion for $12,000 with the rebuilt motor. >> >> This seems to be high from what info I have seen. For example, the file >> PRICES.XLS on the Yahoo subaruvanagon site shows the costs for a 2.3L, a >> 2.4L, and 2.5L to be $7,110, $8,210, and $9,610 respectively. >> >> Am I missing something? >> -- >> "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the >> way its animals are treated" --Gandhi I remain, as always YrLyl&ObdntSrvnt, r
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