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Subject:ENGINE SWAP: Group purchase of mounts?
From:David Marshall
Date:Thu, 16 Apr 1998 20:20:35 -0700

To recap my project - I am swapping an inline four VW Rabbit / Golf engine
into my double cab at the "stock" (for a Golf) 15 degree slant.  see
http://www.volkswagen.org/vanagon/engineswap.htm for all the details.

I have brought my "prototype" engine cross member to the local fabrication
shop for an estimate for duplicating it.  They ball parked it at about
C$150 but I will get a firm price on it tomorrow.  Monday I will bring in
the engine mounts (yet to be "prototyped") for them to give me a quotation
on as well.  I would suspect another $150 to $200 depending on how complex
they are.

Is anyone interested in purchasing a set?  I will be posting pictures of it
on my web site as soon as the film is developed so we can all see what it
looks like. I must say that the prototype cross member took 6 hours to
build and $150 would be a BARGAIN to me!  The system is 100% compatible
with Syncro skid plates and it does not go any lower than the original
engine or cross members when it is installed.

-- David Marshall, Quesnel BC,  david@volkswagen.org --
-- 78 1.8L VW Rabbit, 80 2.0L VW Caddy, 87 Audi 5KQ  --
-- 85 1.8L VW Cabrio, 88 1.6L VW Syncro Double Cab   --
-- Volkswagen Homepage http://www.volkswagen.org     --
--    USE DAVID@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG WHEN SENDIGN EMAIL    --

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