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jinstall · **Posted:** Wed Dec 08, 2010 8:02 pm

For the 13 years I lived in Germany, I always used Lufthansa Cargo for big items. I shipped a body kit and body panels for a SEMA show car to LA and it was there in 14 hours with a happy customer paying about $119 for it. You can fly from Germany to the US for Sturgis for about $2500R/T 2 people and a Harley on the same flight. When you live overseas you find out all kinds of cool things. As for parts no generally speaking they are more expensive, Germany has 19% VAT. I have a house, a wife, a dog and 2 cars that live in Germany still. She and the dog are coming over on Saturday for 3 weeks. The dog cost $900 to ship

racertracer · **Posted:** Wed Dec 08, 2010 8:08 pm

linewarbr · **Posted:** Thu Dec 09, 2010 2:06 pm

Dallas Craigslist find: viewtopic.php?f=35&t=57418

racertracer · **Posted:** Thu Dec 09, 2010 2:26 pm

That is a steal of a deal. Maybe they'll sell the engine alone.

A good one for KJ119, Where's BUB?

geordi · **Posted:** Thu Dec 09, 2010 2:42 pm

darn, if I had the cash... But yea, that would be a good one for Bub OR Jinstall to snap up. Has anyone heard any updates from Bub? The only downside to a conversion, it looks like they might have forgotten the dash console. It isn't mentioned, and the cluster is computer controlled in our vehicles b/c you know... Analog wiring needs to be rebooted so often on old cars... :roll:

linewarbr · **Posted:** Thu Dec 09, 2010 2:52 pm

racertracer wrote:

That is a steal of a deal. Maybe they'll sell the engine alone.

A good one for KJ119, Where's BUB?

I'ma PM him with that link too. I'm about 5 hours away from DFW.

For that price, I would consider buying the whole setup. Then you have a spare trans and xfer case.

geordi wrote:

Has anyone heard any updates from Bub?

Last I heard, he was waiting on funds before attempting any sort of teardown. As far as I know it's still sitting in his driveway. . . .

jinstall · **Posted:** Sat Dec 11, 2010 8:29 am

Still working with Jeep. They MIGHT take some of the cost and write it off as warranty. If so then I will get some stuff for engine monitoring and preventive maintainence. If they refuse to help me then I will probably take GDE up on his offer.

liberty2.8 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 11, 2010 1:11 pm

jinstall, sorry to hear the bad news. I've been away for a while and just got finished reading your 7 page thread. Keep us posted!

jinstall · **Posted:** Wed Dec 15, 2010 12:54 pm

Still waiting for Jeep to get back with me on the engine finding mission. They did say they would pay $40 a day towards refunding me costs for a rental vehicle for up to 10 days. Jeep is supposed to call back this evening.

jinstall · **Posted:** Sun Jan 02, 2011 5:32 pm

Update: $5000 deposit made and ETA of new engine from Italy is 2 Feb 2011.

thegn · **Joined:** Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:49 pm **Posts:** 4

Going through similar issues right now with the dealer.... Best of luck with the new Engine! It would have been much nicer if Jeep stepped up to support this vehicle more thoroughly.

rich

racertracer · **Posted:** Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:14 pm

thegn wrote:

Going through similar issues right now with the dealer.... Best of luck with the new Engine! It would have been much nicer if Jeep stepped up to support this vehicle more thoroughly.

rich

Rich,

Can you tell us what happened?

jinstall · **Posted:** Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:00 pm

Here are a couple of ideas I have while I am waiting for the engine to show up:

Since the engine is out and the turbo has to be replaced, why not have the down pipe sent to me and get a EGT Bung welded to it? and where exactly?

Also why not have a turbo blanket installed on the turbo while it is all out like the one from Thermo-Tec?

I plan on using the Samco Sport hose nipple kit as well for a boost gauge later on.

linewarbr · **Posted:** Tue Jan 04, 2011 12:55 pm

jinstall wrote:

I plan on using the Samco Sport hose nipple kit as well for a boost gauge later on.

Got a link where that could be purchased?

jinstall · **Posted:** Tue Jan 04, 2011 2:30 pm

Yes ISA Racing in Germany on page 267.

linewarbr · **Posted:** Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:35 am

jinstall wrote:

Yes ISA Racing in Germany on page 267.

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tonycrd · **Posted:** Wed Jan 05, 2011 12:58 pm

http://www.isa-racing.com/katalog/

I think you mean page 261, Jins. 'Slauchabgang'

jinstall · **Posted:** Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:38 pm

jinstall · **Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2011 11:49 pm

Wow no one chimed in on the EGT probe placement?

CATCRD · **Posted:** Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:16 am

You don't want it in the downpipe. You want it in the exhaust manifold, before the turbo.

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