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I don't even know if you could do it in the volvo. the volvo has too much of it's own electonics that interface with the ECM and that motor wasn't built for it.

i'd say allot more then you'd be willing to do though
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besides. 400k is allot of miles in a daycab
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True... well, you said you wanted to get the post count up here.

Yeppers, I'm a talker... you'll be at 1000 pages in no time.
unfortunatly I'm fixing to go to bed. I don't have a big day but I stil have to work
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I don't even know if you could do it in the volvo. the volvo has too much of it's own electonics that interface with the ECM and that motor wasn't built for it.

i'd say allot more then you'd be willing to do though
Hell, for $6000, I oughtta buy it anyway and just sell the parts to Jeff as he needs them.lol
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unfortunatly I'm fixing to go to bed. I don't have a big day but I stil have to work
I'm gonna be doing the same thing. 0500 is gonna get here WAY too early AGAIN.
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I think he will be spending that much soon


put it this way. they were talking minimum 20 k to put an electronic motor in my pete and that's a lot easier
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I think he will be spending that much soon


put it this way. they were talking minimum 20 k to put an electronic motor in my pete and that's a lot easier
He's gonna take it to Gilbert(if it makes it two more rounds from MN to CA), so he will get the "good ol' boy" price. Still gonna be spendy though. Better him than me.
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he's sure spending some coin on that thing. May as well take it for a paint job, and not one with the airless house sprayer!
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OK buddy, got ya a few more pages. I'm gonna go walk the pooch, put her in the crate this time, and go to bed. I'll send ya the obligatory "I hate mornings" text in the am.lol
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not too early. I'll be happy if I'm up by 8!
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