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« Reply #15 on: May 21, 2012, 09:34:57 AM »

Rusty Bottom Garage in Smyrna, TN has come to our show a lot and I was checking out the website last week for a buddy of mine. Looks like a rebuilt beetle trans with no extras can be had for $425! That's a pretty good deal in my eyes. I think they have agreed to join in next year as a sponsor for Bugapaluza. Russ can confirm that.
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« Reply #16 on: May 21, 2012, 10:10:24 AM »

Rusty Bottom Garage in Smyrna, TN has come to our show a lot and I was checking out the website last week for a buddy of mine. Looks like a rebuilt beetle trans with no extras can be had for $425! That's a pretty good deal in my eyes. I think they have agreed to join in next year as a sponsor for Bugapaluza. Russ can confirm that.
That is a good price, almost too good. Just some new parts cost that much. How far do they stand behind their work I wonder ?   I wonder if they are "patched up".  rebuilt, or re-man'd  ?  It would make a difference on service life.  Exchange core ?  Still it would be worth looking into.
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« Reply #17 on: May 21, 2012, 10:40:09 AM »

12 month, 12,000 mile warranty. $150 core charge. They are a legit business that specifically does transaxles. They had a booth to the left as you came in the spectator entrance to the show. After seeing them at a few shows and following their recent feed on Facebook, it seems that a good number of people have their units in their cars. I believe Spook has used them in some cars. They HAVE to be better than the old "Brainerd Special"...
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« Reply #18 on: May 21, 2012, 02:54:29 PM »

12 month, 12,000 mile warranty. $150 core charge. They are a legit business that specifically does transaxles. They had a booth to the left as you came in the spectator entrance to the show. After seeing them at a few shows and following their recent feed on Facebook, it seems that a good number of people have their units in their cars. I believe Spook has used them in some cars. They HAVE to be better than the old "Brainerd Special"...
Dang Nick ! I thought you had more confidence in yourself than that. Jack of all things VW, master of none  Grin
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« Reply #19 on: May 21, 2012, 03:27:26 PM »

I've got RBG on board for a sponsorship next year, they'll probably donate a gift certificate good for a trans or something big like that. Yep they do trans work for Airkooled Kustoms from time to time. They are good folks.
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« Reply #20 on: May 21, 2012, 04:46:32 PM »

12 month, 12,000 mile warranty. $150 core charge. They are a legit business that specifically does transaxles. They had a booth to the left as you came in the spectator entrance to the show. After seeing them at a few shows and following their recent feed on Facebook, it seems that a good number of people have their units in their cars. I believe Spook has used them in some cars. They HAVE to be better than the old "Brainerd Special"...
Dang Nick ! I thought you had more confidence in yourself than that. Jack of all things VW, master of none  Grin

It has been pointed out that I don't live in Brainerd; I live on the "other side of the tracks." Not me! Grin

I am still working on tunneling over to connect the two though!
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« Reply #21 on: May 21, 2012, 05:44:00 PM »

12 month, 12,000 mile warranty. $150 core charge. They are a legit business that specifically does transaxles. They had a booth to the left as you came in the spectator entrance to the show. After seeing them at a few shows and following their recent feed on Facebook, it seems that a good number of people have their units in their cars. I believe Spook has used them in some cars. They HAVE to be better than the old "Brainerd Special"...
Dang Nick ! I thought you had more confidence in yourself than that. Jack of all things VW, master of none  Grin

It has been pointed out that I don't live in Brainerd; I live on the "other side of the tracks." Not me! Grin

I am still working on tunneling over to connect the two though!
You live in East Brainerd as I do. You just live at the bottom of the hill though.  Keep working on it and pay your dues and soon you will be allowed to move on up.
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« Reply #22 on: May 22, 2012, 09:30:18 AM »

12 month, 12,000 mile warranty. $150 core charge. They are a legit business that specifically does transaxles. They had a booth to the left as you came in the spectator entrance to the show. After seeing them at a few shows and following their recent feed on Facebook, it seems that a good number of people have their units in their cars. I believe Spook has used them in some cars. They HAVE to be better than the old "Brainerd Special"...
Dang Nick ! I thought you had more confidence in yourself than that. Jack of all things VW, master of none  Grin

It has been pointed out that I don't live in Brainerd; I live on the "other side of the tracks." Not me! Grin

I am still working on tunneling over to connect the two though!
You live in East Brainerd as I do. You just live at the bottom of the hill though.  Keep working on it and pay your dues and soon you will be allowed to move on up.

Maybe so, but I still wouldn't trust an transaxle from across the tracks! I believe he said "Guaranteed... that something would be wrong with them!" 

I've lived on a hill before; too much trouble the 1 day it snows every winter.
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« Reply #23 on: May 22, 2012, 10:49:55 AM »

The phases goes---Its guaranteed there  IS  something wrong with them----But I can repair them and wait around for 10 years to sell one. I'm through with this stuff.  I'm having more fun with my little wood working shop. I had a very interesting visitor yesterday morning in the form of about a 15 pd  Ground Hog under my work bench.  He must have snuck in the shop the night before when I had the doors open late.  He didn't seem to worry about me to much. I opened all the doors to let him out but he just hung around checking out stuff. I left him/her alone. Everything was OK between us. I worked , he looked.   cool
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« Reply #24 on: May 22, 2012, 09:31:29 PM »

Are you sure it wasn't a mouse and it was your medication making you have hallucinations?
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« Reply #25 on: May 23, 2012, 08:17:53 AM »

Are you sure it wasn't a mouse and it was your medication making you have hallucinations?
Biggest dang mouse I have ever seen except a Nutria(?) swamp rat. The only hallucination I've had lately was image of you walking around with a Flak Jacket on . Could it be true that you are now King Sparky, fearless leader of SCVF ?  How did you pull that one off ?
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« Reply #26 on: May 23, 2012, 08:21:18 AM »

How did you pull that one off ?

He went to the rest room.  While he was gone we "volunteered" him.
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« Reply #27 on: May 23, 2012, 08:26:56 AM »

How did you pull that one off ?

He went to the rest room.  While he was gone we "volunteered" him.
I guess he was a victim of a Royal Flush. Grin Grin
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« Reply #28 on: May 23, 2012, 06:48:36 PM »

Something like that. King sparky no, but if I'm half the president that Lamar was then I
think we will have a great upcoming year.
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« Reply #29 on: May 23, 2012, 10:30:16 PM »

Something like that. King sparky no, but if I'm half the president that Lamar was then I
think we will have a great upcoming year.
You will do just fine Sir.  I got my eye on you Wink Wink
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