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08-14-2012, 06:08 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: SW GA
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Fair Deal... or Not???
Background:
1) Just joined the BGW forum a week ago. 2) Own 2 Club Car gassers; an 08 Precedent 4 seater w/ maybe 200 hours on it (purchased new in 4/09) and an 04 GS with >1,000 well-maintained hours that I'm turning into a hunting cart. 3) Already put a Jakes 6" lift kit, Jakes frt disc brakes, 22x10x10 tires, winch and a few other items on the 04. $1,000 out of pocket so far. The Deal: I trailered my 08 Precedent the 100 miles to Tom at Dixie Sales/CPP today. We tentatively agreed to: 1) Have CPP swap a 23 HP Vanguard full conversion kit, an 8:1 High Speed gear set (to offset the CW/CCW loss of top end), a Vanguard gauge pkg, and an analog tach for the 08 Precedent. 2) What's in the CPP Vanguard kit?: Includes Motor, Mount, Drive Clutch, Driven Clutch, Belt, Wiring Harness, Air filter, Polished Stainless Header, Muffler, Throttle Cable, Brackets. 3) CPP will install the complete Vanguard pkg, plus the tach and gauges, in exchange for the 04 FE 290 engine they're taking out (290 engine is in excellent condition, ran a compression check yesterday that read 155). 4) I'll pay $250 out of pocket to have them go into the g/box and install the HS gears. 5) The online value of all the goodies I'm buying from CPP is right at $3K. Is this a decent exchange? Have I forgotten anything? I'll take my 04 down there next week to "seal the deal" and start the upgrade. |
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08-14-2012, 06:47 PM | #2 |
Just one day at a time
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: South TX
Posts: 8,650
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Re: Fair Deal... or Not???
Sounds like a great deal to me, you will get great support from him as well. Congrats
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08-14-2012, 06:50 PM | #3 |
JUMP IT!!
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: colorado
Posts: 518
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Re: Fair Deal... or Not???
that sounds like a great deal
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08-14-2012, 07:08 PM | #4 |
Sometime's............
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Tacoma Washington
Posts: 11,868
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Re: Fair Deal... or Not???
The best deal is...You will have one "killer" car when Tom is done and done right! If you have any problem, I know he will make it right. You can't get that from a Craigslist ad/a salesman or a guy that builds them on the side, In my opinion. PS-get the cam and rev kit and advanced timing key!
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08-14-2012, 07:23 PM | #5 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: SW GA
Posts: 13
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Re: Fair Deal... or Not???
PS-get the cam and rev kit and advanced timing key!
That will have to wait until next year ($). One followup item, CPP also makes a 6:1 HS gear set for the Kawasaki transaxle. I'm not a speed demon, but should I go ahead and get the 6:1 gear set rather than the 8:1? Price + install is a wash. With 38 ft lbs of torque in the 23, IMO low end shouldn't be a problem with either gear ratio. I just want to shoot Bambi, not outrun him. |
08-14-2012, 07:31 PM | #6 | |
Sometime's............
Join Date: Oct 2007
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Re: Fair Deal... or Not???
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08-14-2012, 07:42 PM | #7 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: SW GA
Posts: 13
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Re: Fair Deal... or Not???
This is a good deal for Bambi as well. At least I'll be able to get him out of the woods and to the processor. As a 63 yo with a bad back (and my front ain't too sporty either), hauling them out has been the biggest hassle the last few years.
I feel the big one comin' on! |
08-14-2012, 08:51 PM | #8 |
Redneck in Southside
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Spencer, Virginia
Posts: 1,252
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Re: Fair Deal... or Not???
wally, you are going to love the bb also in the next couple of months,once I get the design worked out. I will have something else on mine you and a lot of deer hunters will want ........ little hint will make loading deer easy.i hope post up some pics of your cart
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08-14-2012, 09:19 PM | #9 | |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: SW GA
Posts: 13
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Re: Fair Deal... or Not???
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Just have to make sure all my deer weigh less than 1500 lbs! But I'll be happy to be a guinea pig on your design. Headed to Durham on Thursday to celebrate my Moms 87th on Friday. |
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08-14-2012, 09:29 PM | #10 |
Redneck in Southside
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Spencer, Virginia
Posts: 1,252
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Re: Fair Deal... or Not???
tell her happy birthday,wow 87 years young
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