Robert A. Alexander wrote:
>
>         Have you, uh, priced a rebuild on a Porsche 6cyl lately?

Oh, I'm not saying that Porsche prices aren't scary, altho I
have twice purchased Porsche engines that ran for less than
$2000.  I'm pretty much priced out of the new German car
market -- I think Japanese cars are much better value for
the cars that HAVE TO be running on Monday morning.  But I'm
not sure any other conversion would have been within my
skills and my toolset. I would rather get a Porsche engine
and do the conversion myself and call it a hobby, than drop
off my Vanagon, some engine that my wrenches don't fit, and
$x,000, at some shop where they can have all the fun. Doing
it yourself is eccentric; having it done is bizarre.  The
van is old enough to vote, after all.  In the conventional
scheme of things, it should have been smelted down into
Chevys two-three times by now.

B.
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