They don't always cost money.
I have on 85 Vanagon ..
purchased for $ 200 ..
guy even delivered it by tow truck, I didn't have to do a thing.

the good auto trans out if it went into my 84 Wolfsburg Westy to make it
all happy.
then I sold the old dead  core auto trans for $ 400.

I haven't ever done anything except run engines in I got for free ,
like left over from engine conversions.

I'm 'net ahead' on this 85.   Has zero rust, and barely a ding or two.

they don't have to cost money to own , if yer clever and resourceful.

That comment by Calloway ..
didn't say which engine or year ..
There have not been many turbo'd waterboxers, pretty sure.  Not the best
engine as a base for significant performance upgrades, like doubling the
hp.  There are far better engines to do that with.

Scott

On 11/9/2013 9:55 PM, Neil N wrote:
> I know. It's not Friday but.....
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> On 11/9/13, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> The only substitute for cubic inches is rectangular dollars.
> http://www.billcasselman.com/loonie_np_02052007.jpg
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> As my old man used to say: "cars cost money".
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> Neil.
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> Neil n
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> Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca
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> '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p
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> '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
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> Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine Swap Group:
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> http://tinyurl.com/d7gd5ej
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