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Old 09-06-2005, 08:08 PM   #1
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Transport

anyone know a good cheap transport company? need to ship something to texas and then get it collected again 3 weeks later
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Old 09-06-2005, 08:49 PM   #2
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bax global where pretty efficient at getting my motor over from NY.
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Old 09-06-2005, 09:13 PM   #3
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any others there price guide aint working
how much was your shipping chaos
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Old 09-06-2005, 09:22 PM   #4
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now your askin!

ballpark $500
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Old 09-06-2005, 09:24 PM   #5
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cool thats cheap dhl want 409 quid
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Old 09-06-2005, 09:27 PM   #6
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i must also add that the dimensional weight (yes thats a fancy shipping term they use to bump-up the price) far exceeded the actual weight, a problem you wont have if its to be drop-on only.
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Old 09-06-2005, 09:28 PM   #7
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I work for a logistics company and we ship stuff all over the world burty so if you PM me a shipping address, weight of the item and the dimentions of the package you will be sending then I will get some qoutes for ya.
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Old 09-06-2005, 09:29 PM   #8
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cheers dude PM on the way
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Old 09-06-2005, 10:13 PM   #9
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burty you getting your block repaired ?
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Old 09-06-2005, 10:24 PM   #10
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yup sure am dude and re nickasealed, i have been informed anything is repairable. mine is costing around £700 + shipping for block repair thats 2 sleeves, 2 holes welded up all nickasealing and machining. you could get yours done at same time and we could share the shipping dude
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Old 09-06-2005, 10:37 PM   #11
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How much is a new block?
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Old 09-06-2005, 10:45 PM   #12
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a shit load more than that. anyways i have a hole in front half and a hole in the block so i would need both
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why cant it be done in blighty?
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Old 09-06-2005, 10:51 PM   #14
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no 1 can re nickaseal or if they can its like 6 times the price plus exchange rate is good at mo and parts ie pistons gaskets etc are alot cheaper over there
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Burty u might aswell by a xr2 2! How much it going cost at the end of the build?
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dunno yet but xr2 is too slow for me. highly modded xr2 on a P20 is only good for just over 70mph.
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burty i need 2 stepped sleeves and small hole in bottom of block welding,how soon you sending block off ? mine needs stripping down and im away till next week.
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what about a nice 250 yam!
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i've got same hole in bottom of block. whats a stepped sleeve?
trying to send late on next week.when can you get it ready by?
only thing is he wont give a firm price till he's seen it
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Old 09-06-2005, 11:00 PM   #20
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it's not 'nickel-seal', it's 'nickaseal' (sp?)
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