Ebaying with Canada

[Suzuki4evr]

Dunno about Canada but theres a s@#T load that wont ship to Australia or if they do it costs more than the original item.

And Downunder don't ship to sunny SA. I just mentioned in another post about the ridiculous cost of shipping from the USA to SA.

 

[Suzuki4evr]

There is so many times I wanted to buy something on eBay from the US that was dirt cheap even in our currency but the shipping is way way way more than the item. It's a sad situation.

 

[John O]

Contacted the excello man, he is about 10 minuets from me and has quill springs.
He will get back to me on the price when his wife gets home. Said to make sure you have the disc that goes in the center of the spring. He does not have them but has the drawing for it.

 

[pdentrem]

Off topic , but what is left of this plant ? I spent a month here back in the late 90s for Cad Cam training . They were shut down at that time due to bad engines out of Mexico .

old gm plant st catharines - Google Search

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At business school we had a day long tour of the site. Was great stuff seeing pistons popping out of the machines ready to be machined, iron castings shaken out of the sand and headed to the machining department. Walked the assembly line from bare block to seeing it fired for the first time on NG before crating to ship out. Dyno rooms doing assorted testing of random units.
Later GM sold the forge to China of course. It was at one time the largest one in the world. The main plant is still making engines. A couple years ago all Corvette and Camero engines came from there, I don’t know today what is happening, but it appears they are based on this article.

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Pierre

 

[mmcmdl]

If I remember correctly , there was a draw bridge within site of this plant . The bridge lifted straight up into the air and we thought it was pretty cool at the time . ( I may have my places mixed ) Is there a bridge nearby this plant ?

 

[NCjeeper]

Not sure what the issue would be. Filling out the customs declaration form and shipping it is not a big deal. I ship stuff out of the country all the time. Now I will say shipping costs have gone WAY up. Last package I sent to Australia cost over 90 bucks. It was half that price before covid.

 

[John O]

If I remember correctly , there was a draw bridge within site of this plant . The bridge lifted straight up into the air and we thought it was pretty cool at the time . ( I may have my places mixed ) Is there a bridge nearby this plant ?

That would be the old bridge by the Burlington Skyway, allowing ships to get into the Hamilton harbor by the steel smelters.. I would guess about 1/2 hour from St Catharines

 

[mmcmdl]

Thanks John , I'm going back 25 years or so and can't remember where we stayed although it was close to the plant . I do remember hitting the casino ( Falls View ) and there was a Hard Rock Cafe also . Being December , it was all lit up for Christmas ! Very pretty . My son has been in Toronto for 15 months now , it's time I get up there !

 

[John O]

If you take the QEW to Toronto big bridge coming out of Hamilton look to the lake side and the draw bridge is still there being used.

 

[pdentrem]

There is a lift bridge at the Glendale crossing, Bridge #5 which is beside the GM Office building also Bridge #6 at the rail crossing which is south and was next to the forge and Homer Bridge to the north, which is the next lower bridge of the canal. Cross both many times a year.
Pierre

Homer Lift Bridge (Welland Canal Bridge #4 / Queenston Street Bridge) - HistoricBridges.org

Historic Truss Bridge in St. Catharines Niagara Region, Ontario. A rare Ontario example of a deck truss bascule bridge, this is a rolling lift.

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Wikiwand - Welland Canal

The Welland Canal is a ship canal in Ontario, Canada, and part of the St. Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes Waterway. The canal traverses the Niagara Peninsula between Port Weller on Lake Ontario, and Port Colborne on Lake Erie, and was erected because the Niagara River—the only natural waterway...

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