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Date:         Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:31:06 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: VW vs Subaru (picture)
Comments: To: Allen Hill <route66rider@knology.net>
In-Reply-To:  <000001c78373$76df6ca0$6801a8c0@Dell1>
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Me too!

You do us a great service Benoit, even if your attitude towards Italian bikes needs some adjustment. :)

Thank you, Jake

On 4/20/07, Allen Hill <route66rider@knology.net> wrote: > > Count me in on the order list if it gets developed. > > Route 66 Rider! > Ramon Hill > Live Long and Be Free > =============================================================== > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > John Rodgers > Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 11:44 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: VW vs Subaru (picture) > > Ben, > > That little tirade was funny! It was intended to be funny - right? In any > case, that's a nice cleanup on that engine and a good photo. > > You said you weren't going to post in detail the installation, but enough > to > get the picture. Don't know if you have thought of this before, but I > would > be willing to bet there are a lot of guys, myself included, who would be > willing to pay money for a well documented conversion installation CD. > Food > for thought, maybe?? Since you are doing the work anyway, now may be the > time. > > Regards, > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > BTW - any ideas about how much that Subie engine weighs compared to the > Wasserboxer? > ======================================================================== > > benoit wrote: > > Sure, i know, it's a cool crack, there is also one in the > > cylinder/case and one piston as a hole...... > > > > Watch out what kind of stuff you post"spread to the list! > > > > I can not believe some post here! > > > > This kind of post is humiliating for people like me or Hans. Like we > > don't know our job! We show broken/crack engine! > > > > Do you know how much hours i spent on engine... DO YOU KNOW!!!!!!!!! > > > > Have you any idea! how many hours a LOOSE taking pictures, video, > > writing in an other language that isn't mine!!!!!! > > > > All the hours i/we put online making VW stuff available to all VW > > folks... i think some of you guys have no idea how some of us work > > hard to make internet a learning place....................... > > > > There is NO crack on that engine, it's the way it's design... how many > > pictures now i have to show you so you understand that it's NOT a > > crack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > First, what the heck is your name?????????? > > Sow me a picture of your face!!!!!! > > > > ******************* what the heck is that name! > > > > No, this year, i will NOT let stupid post piss me off.... > > > > THINK BEFORE YOU POST, THINK HARD!!! > > > > ***************** wrote: > > > >> Ben, > >> This isn't the motor your using is it? If you look real > >> close at your picture the bottom of the block, you can see > >> a crack in the motor case .... > >> > >> > >> > >> Benny boy wrote: > >> > >>> Here is an interesting picture that i made, 2 companies, 2 boxer > >>> type engine, 20 years of technological difference. > >>> > >>> WARNING! the following picture contain détails that may shock some > >>> :-) http://www.benplace.com/85rouge/subi_vw2.jpg > >>> > >>> Cheers, Ben > >>> ps.: here is the link that you can bookmark to follow the upcomming > >>> conversion. > >>> http://www.benplace.com/85westy_2_mecanique2.htm > >>> > >>> > >> > >> Is it Friday yet........... > >> > >> > > > > >

-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com


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