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Re: Drake Engineering Cam FS




>>At 02:19 PM 3/19/97 -0700, you wrote:
>>>
>>>I have a Drake Stage 2 cam I need to get rid of - it is roughly a 272,
>>>ground by Web Cam in SoCal.  Bought it from Bellview a couple of years
>>>ago, it is in really good shape (took it out because I am Mr.Legality;),
>>>only been used for about 9 months.  It pulls well at the top end, really
>>>makes the car breathe.  I want $75 for it, cost me $199 new (I know,
>>>ripped off.....).  Anyone?  Have to fortify the tire budget!!!
>>
>>
>>Ah-hah!!! I knew you were'nt as holey as thoust would admideths!
>>ho-ho!! Not just cheateth, but major wam bam kathunk 272 sneakage!
>>HA-ha!! What has thoust installed in the devine cammeth's place? Do you
>>needeth a stockie replacementh for the?   :)
>
>No sir, had a stocker in the car for a while now - this one has been
>lurking in my bedroom for a while, hiding under shirts and stuff, I get up
>in a stupor at 5am for the next event, and I stub my toe/step on it/kneel
>on it looking for something - it basically makes my early morning life
>hell;).  Must sell!  Come on, SOMEONE wants this thing.  It does not
>inflict pain if you shackle it to your head, then it's mischevous side is
>tamed.
>
>CHECK THIS OUT.......in search of a new head (used) I called around - the
>freebie head I was/am getting was on a car that spun a bearing/threw a rod
>- umm, yikes.  I called around, got price quotes up to $200.....suck.
>Called a guy locally who has a small VW shop/partsyard, talked with him -
>wanted to get a head off a running car.  He was willing to sell me one for
>$50.  Cool.  THEN, he tells me what head it is - the one off my first
>GTI!!  When I crashed the first one, it had a lot of miles, and I did not
>have the facilities to fix it, so I sold it to him - saw my old car every
>now and then, found it "broken down" on the side of the road once.....got
>my spare key from under the bumper (they never found it), opened Clarence
>up, tried to start it....oh, that wire was loose.  Reached under the dash,
>wiggled wire, vroom....drove it around, parked it going the other
>direction (snicker).  Anyhow, that body rusted to the ground, my engine
>wound up in a SciroccoS, but that's in Andy's yard now, too - but I have
>the head.  Cool.
>
>>I got a few stock 1.7L 1.8L cam's laying around. I also got a bunch of cams
>>Mike gave me to find out what the hell they are. Anybody got all the specs
>>on the different stock VW cams? I will also need numbers for hyd cams
>>as well. So if anybody has those numbers and is willing to sit down and make
>>me up a nice E-mail, id apreciate it a bunch! TIA!
>
>I have to work on the same, have to find a fresh 1.8 cam.  Anyone have a
>low mileage 1.8 cam for sale?  Lemme know!
>
>
>Mannix
>
>






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