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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.

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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,

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