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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 09:26 AM
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http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...item=4530635155



I haven't seen it in person yet, and I'm not picking it up until June, at which point I will be driving it from Vancouver to Toronto.



Now to learn about air cooled flatmotors...
Old Mar 9, 2005 | 09:39 AM
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It's not flat, it's horizontally opposed!



They are actually one of the simplest engines around, I had it down to a complete rebuild taking about 2 hours LOL



The internals are incredibly cheap, a new crankshaft is like $19.00
Old Mar 9, 2005 | 10:33 AM
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Yeah, I'm looking at ads for full-out, 2.5 litre brand new motors for like $2-3K, and laughing to myself.



You're in Port St. Lucie? Do you get your stabilizer bars bent up at Saner? I get work done by them once in a while. Good guys.



I have a friend in Melbourne. I was going to go visit over easter, but flights are more than $500! That's retarded.
Old Mar 9, 2005 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Feds' date='Mar 9 2005, 11:33 AM
Yeah, I'm looking at ads for full-out, 2.5 litre brand new motors for like $2-3K, and laughing to myself.



You're in Port St. Lucie? Do you get your stabilizer bars bent up at Saner? I get work done by them once in a while. Good guys.



I have a friend in Melbourne. I was going to go visit over easter, but flights are more than $500! That's retarded.



You can save money flying into Orlando or Fort Lauderdale.



Never heard of Saner.
Old Mar 9, 2005 | 11:09 AM
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i cant see that item bc of websense, but is it a porsche?



i cant think of anything else aircooled and boxer
Old Mar 9, 2005 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Shane.Trammell' date='Mar 9 2005, 12:09 PM
i cant see that item bc of websense, but is it a porsche?



i cant think of anything else aircooled and boxer





VW from 1968



So yes, basically a Porsche!
Old Mar 9, 2005 | 11:56 AM
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68 VW Type 3 Fastback: 2000 lbs, 68 HP, 30 MPG.



Here's a couple of shots of other cars, not mine:











Old Mar 9, 2005 | 11:59 AM
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cool, ive never seen one of those and it does look very porsche-esque





and looks like it has a very roomy backseat
Old Mar 9, 2005 | 12:06 PM
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Here's one!



Old Mar 9, 2005 | 01:13 PM
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flat-4 = horizontally opposed.



thats cool, 68 or 69 was the last year of the nicer ones, before going to the square bumpers. i had a 72 or 73, FI, automatic.





have fun lotsa fun with it.



and scott kelleys car rocks....

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