Date:         Fri, 31 Aug 2001 08:58:59 -0700
Reply-To:     Joseph Fortino <fortino1@ONEBOX.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joseph Fortino <fortino1@ONEBOX.COM>
Subject:      Re: fastest vanagon
Comments: To: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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it's Friday. the fastest van will be my wife today, she has the van
get out of the WAY.. hehe

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Joseph  Fortino
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----         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> wrote:
> >maybe im just looking for trouble with my 84 westy, but i tend to
> cruise at
> >about 75mph most of the time and often get up around 85 (even on flat
> >ground) when im not paying attention
> >i don't think my spedo's broken cause i pass a lot of people (and
> laugh) and
> >everything on the van is stock (1.9L, 185 r14's etc,)
> >i have the old instrument panel with a clock instead of a tach so
> maybe im
> >red lining the whole time, but i drove 25k miles last summer and didn't
> have
> >any problems (except exhaust, of course!)
> >do i have a supervan or is this normal?
>
>
> I used to thrash the ring off my 57 Splittie with single-port 1600
> attached
> to its split-case trans. LOW gearing (36hp stock). I'd take it to 60
> mph in
> third regularly, and never had a problem. I'd rebuilt this engine,
> and had
> to use 4 crank-endfloat shims as couldn't find (or afford) 3 new ones!
>
>
> Andrew Grebneff
> 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand
> <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
> ph   64 (3) 473-8863
> fax 64 (3) 479-7527
> 84 VW Caravelle GL (to be fitted with SVX engine & Porsche G50 trans)
> RWD
> 87 Corolla 1.8 DX CE80 diesel sedan FWD
> 89 Corolla 1.8 DX CE96 diesel van/wagon FWD
> 89 Corona 2.0 D Select CT170 diesel sedan FWD
> 92 Toyota Estima Lucida (=Previa) 2.2 turbodiesel RWD
> In a world without walls or fences, who needs windows or gates?
>

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