Gearbox rebuild for US$20

matara Custom Title Time!

1,342 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 14 Apr 2004, 11:42 am

#160879

Redbuggy is now in Cairo and suffered from a broken reverse gear. Amazingly there are still lots of 70's Kombis on the road there and they managed to get a back street garage to rebuild their buggy transmission for only US$20 and it was done in one day! Wow!

More info at http://www.redbuggy.com

Interesting reading!!

Steve

Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 14 Apr 2004, 1:27 pm

#160923

I don't necessarily think that labour prices are excessive here - I know I wouldn't want to fix a gearbox for the equivalent of around AU$3.25/hour (assuming it took them 8 hours to remove, rebuild and reinstall the box/engine etc for a whopping AU$26).

I know you're just having a stab frenzix😉

cool story to tell though matara

www.dasrestoparts.com.au

Oasis Going alone...

1,806 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 14 Apr 2004, 2:15 pm

#160937

How cool is their website! Imagine doing that.

"Tell him 'We've already got one'"