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Date:         Fri, 14 Jun 2002 12:41:54 -0500
Reply-To:     wilden1@JUNO.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: VW Canada motors - Friday
Comments: To: poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU
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Heavy Duty Usage! ? I wonder what usage could ever be more heavy duty than pushing a 5300 pound Westy up a 2 or 3% grade against a 15 mph headwind with a Bentley manual on the accelerator for a cruise control.

Stan Wilder

On Fri, 14 Jun 2002 10:00:59 -0700 Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU> writes: > there is a guy on this list that does this. He cast type4 cases for > heavy duty usage (read- desert racing). > http://www.precisionalloy.com/ > > > > Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with > death > Dept. Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your > breath" > University of Idaho > www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 > > > > On Fri, 14 Jun 2002, Chris S. wrote: > > > > > 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. > > >

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