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To: "Art Department" <qcimages@ix.netcom.com>,
Subject: Re: rockers
From: "Mike Kerr" <mikekerr@innercite.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 17:35:30 -0800
<a 510 a the price of $6-$10ea that the quality in them is
the same as the Factory roadster rockers except the roadster rockers are 4
to 5 times the cost (supply and demand!!!). >

Not supply or demand but the cost to set up tooling, there where over 1
million 510 built, only 24,000 ,2000 roadsters built,  the cost to set up
tooling for rocker arms is 5 to 10 thousand dollars, so i don't think Nissan
is making a killing on rocker arms for the U20 .  And since that engine was
only used in the roadster, there ain't no cheap way out , Sorry!

Just called Nissan thought your price of 5 -10 for new 510 rockers was a
little low
they just quoted me a retail price of $31.50 Each ! Looks like the roadster
ones are a deal at $25.00 each!


Mike Kerr
Roadster Restoration
3730 Todrob LN.
Placerville CA. 95667
Ph.# 530-644-6777
Fax# 530-644-7252
E-mail: mikekerr@innercite.com
Web page :  http://www.innercite.com/~wolfgang
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-----Original Message-----
From: Art Department <qcimages@ix.netcom.com>
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 30, 1999 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: rockers


>>You get what you pay for , buy new ones
>>
>>Mike Kerr
>
>I hear that, but I got to think that when you can buy "Factory NEW rockers
>from Nissan" for a 510 a the price of $6-$10ea that the quality in them is
>the same as the Factory roadster rockers except the roadster rockers are 4
>to 5 times the cost (supply and demand!!!). Not trying to cut Roadster
>parts houses out of the loop but I have come across other parts that are
>aftermarket and they seem to be equal quality parts at HALF the price as
>they are made for other cars and not specific to roadsters only, demand is
>higher because of the other vehicles and cost is less for us. Maybe someone
>has found a match for rockers?
>
>Craig
>69 2000
>
>
>


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