Date:         Fri, 5 Mar 2004 13:44:15 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Berg Shift Kit - instructions
Comments: To: Garth Woolstenhulme <garth@rglobal.net>
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If this helps I have have posted the instructions for the kit here:

http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/berg.html


Alistair


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'82 Westy -> diesel converted to gas in '94
albell@uvic.ca
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on 5/3/04 1:14 pm, Garth Woolstenhulme wrote:

> I was thinking the same thing as I have access to a CNC milling machine
> (my bro-in-law has one in his garage).  The cost of me running it would
> be small after he programs the machine.  From the photos I've seen, the
> GB spacer seem like a very simple part to make.  If someone has one that
> could give me some dimensions,  I could get a pretty decent estimate of
> what it would cost to make.  I've seen my bro-in-law make much more
> complex parts, sell them for about $25.00 and make money doing it.  The
> amount of aluminum in the spacer is small and an insignificant part of
> the overall cost.  Labor will be the biggest expense. Normal  shop rate
> around here is at least $55/hr, my bro-in-law is $25/hr, and I'm even
> cheaper!  If I couldn't make at least one of these in an hour I would be
> pretty incompetent.
> Someone out there with one of these that can give me the dimensions?
> Garth
>