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Who was the guy who rebuilt heads?
Mark,
I was talking to you about head work a week or two ago. Still figuring out
what I am going to do.
I have shipped equipment from the US to Canada for repair with no duty fees.
I think a head job could be considered repair.
Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark" <mardak@cogeco.ca>
To: "Jorel Jackson" <jorel140@yahoo.com>
Cc: "volkswagen scirocco" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 10:40 PM
Subject: RE: Who was the guy who rebuilt heads?
> Shipping heads aren't too expensive - try any courier's website to get a
> quote from:
>
> Welland, Ontario, Canada
> Postal code: L3C 4N4
>
> Sending it through Canada/U.S. Post is very inexpensive, but it takes a
bit
> longer...
>
> As for customs - what's a cracked used head worth these days? (wink wink)
> :) Seriously though, I've bought many things from the States over the
> years, but never sent anything the other way - anyone want to chime in
here?
> I would think that used parts are duty free...
>
> As for price, that all depends on what you want done... There's lots of
> options and variables (who's supplying the parts, performance head work or
> straight rebuild, etc). Let me know exactly what you'd like done, and
I'll
> get back to you on a price...
>
> Mark.
> 80 S
> 81 S
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jorel Jackson [mailto:jorel140@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 8:14 PM
> To: Mark
> Cc: volkswagen scirocco
> Subject: RE: Who was the guy who rebuilt heads?
>
>
> How many dollars are we talking. The guy I spoke with
> said something from $800-900. And, what about shipping
> to Canada? Is there any customs things to be concerned
> about?
>
>
> --- Mark <mardak@cogeco.ca> wrote:
> > I'm not sure if I was talking to you or not, but I
> > work at small, very
> > reputable automotive machine shop. The shop has all
> > modern Sunnen
> > equipment, and the guy that does heads is VERY
> > meticulous. The shop does
> > great work. We just did a crazy all out performance
> > job on my 8 valve head,
> > and I'm really happy with the results. It was
> > definately a "government
> > job", but anything I bring in to the shop will get
> > the same treatment... :-)
> > Plus your U.S. dollar goes a bit further here in
> > Canada...
> >
> > Mark.
> > 80 S - resto in progress
> > 81 S - 2.0L ABA/JH/4K
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of
> > Jorel Jackson
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 6:38 PM
> > To: volkswagen scirocco
> > Subject: Who was the guy who rebuilt heads?
> >
> >
> > Sometime ago I posted something about rebuilding the
> > heads for my 16V. Some lister came back offering to
> > do
> > this for a fee. I'm ready to talk about this if
> > you're
> > still out there. If you're no longer out there, can
> > anybody else recommend a place to buy some
> > re-manufactured heads for my car?
> >
> > =====
> > Jorel Jackson
> > 1987 16V Scirocco
> >
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>
> =====
> Jorel Jackson
> 1987 16V Scirocco
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jorel Jackson [mailto:jorel140@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 8:14 PM
> To: Mark
> Cc: volkswagen scirocco
> Subject: RE: Who was the guy who rebuilt heads?
>
>
> How many dollars are we talking. The guy I spoke with
> said something from $800-900. And, what about shipping
> to Canada? Is there any customs things to be concerned
> about?
>
>
> --- Mark <mardak@cogeco.ca> wrote:
> > I'm not sure if I was talking to you or not, but I
> > work at small, very
> > reputable automotive machine shop. The shop has all
> > modern Sunnen
> > equipment, and the guy that does heads is VERY
> > meticulous. The shop does
> > great work. We just did a crazy all out performance
> > job on my 8 valve head,
> > and I'm really happy with the results. It was
> > definately a "government
> > job", but anything I bring in to the shop will get
> > the same treatment... :-)
> > Plus your U.S. dollar goes a bit further here in
> > Canada...
> >
> > Mark.
> > 80 S - resto in progress
> > 81 S - 2.0L ABA/JH/4K
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of
> > Jorel Jackson
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 6:38 PM
> > To: volkswagen scirocco
> > Subject: Who was the guy who rebuilt heads?
> >
> >
> > Sometime ago I posted something about rebuilding the
> > heads for my 16V. Some lister came back offering to
> > do
> > this for a fee. I'm ready to talk about this if
> > you're
> > still out there. If you're no longer out there, can
> > anybody else recommend a place to buy some
> > re-manufactured heads for my car?
> >
> > =====
> > Jorel Jackson
> > 1987 16V Scirocco
> >
> > __________________________________
> > Do you Yahoo!?
> > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site
> > design software
> > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Scirocco-l mailing list
> > Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
> >
>
>
> =====
> Jorel Jackson
> 1987 16V Scirocco
>
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