Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 10:42:19 -0500
Reply-To: wilden1@JUNO.COM
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From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: VW Canada motors
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To all those living in vulture capitol land.
Go visit a foundry, you'll see its not childs play.
Why reproduce an engine block that is known to be bad design originally?.
Let nature take its course and let the dead VW stuff go on to be recycled
into those fine Japanese cars.
I think there is a real reason that industry has moved production to
China, cheap cheap cheap.
And remember guys .............. would you buy a knock off product?
Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia
On Fri, 14 Jun 2002 08:22:35 -0700 dneu <dneu@NETZERO.NET> writes:
> I'm all for it. I'm not a metalurgist tho I am a chemist. I'm also a
> MBA
> living and working in the heart of venture capital land (silicon
> valley). I
> was general partner of a small VC fund, so I still have some very
> very rusty
> connections. They're looking for something besides tech to fund.
>
> Obviously, my intrest comes from the business side of this. I've
> wanted to
> do a business around cars, and now my intrest is centered on vintage
> cars.
> My thoughts when I bought my 85 westy was to design and market a
> turbocharger for the WBX. I also started on a web based parts
> business, but
> gave up too soon. Now, there is a huge population that is getting
> older and
> has decided that they like things the way they were. People want to
> keep
> their old, confortable things. My MBA Prof. said "find a need and
> fill it."
>
> Let's put our heads together on this and see what pops out.
>
> ~Dan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marshall" <mjruskin@SHAW.CA>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 10:06 PM
> Subject: Re: VW Canada motors
>
>
> > Actually, I wonder how hard that would be.
> >
> > Isn't the case a sand-casting? Same with the heads? Cylinder
> linings?
> Rods?
> > Pistons? Milled or turned to tolerances after?
> >
> > According to the reading I've been doing, it's not rocket science
> to build
> a
> > very small foundry and to cast metal parts. It's not complicated
> or
> > expensive. Even to make parts with good precision.
> >
> > It's been done for - what - 150 years or more, ever since the
> industrial
> > revolution?
> >
> > We have modern science, materials, tools and techniques readily
> available.
> > Vast amounts of expertise here on the list.
> >
> > It seems to me, with the limited knowledge I possess, the hardest
> part
> would
> > be getting the metalurgy (sp) consistent. But others may say that's
> not
> too
> > hard - if so, let's hear about it.
> >
> > Really, I'm not kidding - lots of non-specialist people are into
> this,
> just
> > do a search on "homemade foundry metal casting" on Google and see
> for
> > yourself. It's amazing.
> >
> > FWIW, I have an interesting project in mind.
> >
> > Marshall Ruskin
> > 84 Westy
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dave Baker" <DBAKER5@KC.RR.COM>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 11:08 PM
> > Subject: Re: VW Canada motors
> >
> >
> > > I guess we'll have to take up a collection from the list to buy
> a
> machine
> > > shop to make parts ourselves before long.
> > >
> > > Dave in KC
> > > 85 Westy
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Normand Gagnon & Sylvie Brunet
> <normandsylvie@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
> > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 10:57 PM
> > > Subject: Re: VW Canada motors
> > >
> > >
> > > > My mecanic told me that VW Canada stop to seel refurbished
> boxer
> > > > engine. he buy the last 2.1l, and said to me that the six
> others
> > > > remaining had been sold to a company in California.
> > > > Normand Gagnon
> > > > Westy 85
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
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