OK gents, here's the skinny. I found a large amount of turbos and turbo parts on Cleveland Craigslist, but the trouble is they are a little out of my way and I couldn't cover the total asking price all by myself anyway. I have contacted the seller, who has told me there's 3 sets (6 or more) of complete Rajay turbo units and other assorted parts (all appear to be NIB/NOS), along with V8 turbo stuff like intakes and exhaust manifolds. Rajays are what Corvairs use, so I feel like this could be a great score for guys who are looking to upgrade.
As you may or may not know, Rajay parts are getting increasingly hard to source due to a buyout of the company (multiple times, really). You don't want to know how much the current production stuff costs, it's strictly aviation based. My feeling is these parts are worth saving, but I need some help so here is what I'm proposing:
If we can get enough cash together (seller asks $4000 take all but I'm working on that), and someone in the Cleveland area to pick the parts up, we could save these parts for use by those in our hobby circle. Deals like this do not come around often, so we need to work quickly before someone else snaggs it.
We could keep track of how much people are putting in, and divvy up the spoils accordingly. For example, even if there really is only 6~7 turbos, that comes out to around $650 each. Remember though, this stuff is NOS, and there is more than just the turbos.
Let me know if any of you are interested via PM, I'll be putting money on this as well so none of you would be alone should you choose to get involved in the dealings. I have a Paypal account we could put the money in, then send it to the seller when the time comes for example. Or, we could mail checks to the 'pickup man'. Let me know.
Here's a few pics of the goods, just to tease you:
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