Date:         Wed, 24 Mar 1999 22:48:24 -0500
Reply-To:     Sudhir Desai <desa4622@KETTERING.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Sudhir Desai <desa4622@KETTERING.EDU>
Organization: Kettering University (formerly GMI E&MI) - Flint MI
Subject:      my poor vanagon.. and other news thats fit to print
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well after 209500 miles, the original tranny gave up theproverbial ghost..
and the headers evidently didnt want to be left out of the whole mess and
started cracking :-(

anyways, i was wondering how much a stock rebuilt tranny would cost to
hold me over until i can com,e up with the funds to invest in a race
quality overdriven transaxle. preferably a 911/boxter tranny with a
6-speed sequential webster gearset and 12"inboard disk brakes with a
maching magnesium tranny case..hehe think i'm goin overboard here?

in other news, after working at skip barber racing school at lime rock
park,
i've come to respect the v-dub/porsche transaxle(even when we go through
them faster than water through a sieve.)


ok so heres the bottom line.(yes cause i said so)
1. how much should i expect to pay for a rebuilt tranny?
2. are there any tranny places that accept payment in small chunks of lets
say $10 over the next 300 years? (yeah i guess i'm just thinking like a
college student again...doh!

anyways any thoughts would be helpful(flames are nice too.) :-)

Sudhir H. Desai          1984 VW Vanagon 3.4 liter Chevy V-6
desa4622@kettering.edu   sudhir_desai@geocities.com
ICQ# 17014903 & 8255956  http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1889