Re: HELP on tranny conversion!

["Ian" <e@sbbs.se>]

If you can handle forking out all that money again if something totally
screws up, then sure go the no paper route.
I wouldn't do it without a warranty on the labor.

Ian

----- Original Message -----
From: Pete Jacobsen <fluidweb@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 1999 4:38 AM
Subject: HELP on tranny conversion!


> Well I'm gonna go with the tranny swap on my 1980 rocco with the 92 1800
GTI
> 8V. What was I thinking by keeping the POS AUTO in there??? Anyways I got
a
> deal on a 97 Jetta 5-spd tranny, about 20,000 km's, for 700 bucks, which
> includes all the linkage etc to make the swap. Is that a good deal?
Remember
> i live in Canada, and 0.68 is our crappy rate.
>
> Should i keep looking or is this tranny perfect for the engine in there?
Is
> it overkill? What's the tranny code on this one? Should I bother with a
> close-ratio tranny etc etc???
>
> My mechanic wants 500 to install it, @ about 10 hours work. Problem is, he
> likes to do it with no paper trail whatsoever, so should i risk it? Other
> shops will go as low as 350 canadian.
>
> Please help me ASAP. I am trannyless right now and very vulnerable.
>
> Pete Jacobsen
>
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