Date:         Sat, 6 Apr 2002 06:21:05 -0800
Reply-To:     phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: VR6 Vanagon-Dreamers
In-Reply-To:  <20020406.075005.-416011.2.wilden1@juno.com>
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"I just love to see all the Waser Boxer folks express
> their dreams of
> conversions.
> Seems that the  Air Cooled owners are just planning
> their next trip"


Oh boy Stanley Im saving this one.....for the time
when you ask the vanagon list for help...or do you
just bitch complain and instigate on this list and
then go to an air-cooled list for help?:)


Phil"Vanagon Extremist"
84 Westy


--- Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM> wrote:
> I just love to see all the Waser Boxer folks express
> their dreams of
> conversions.
> Seems that the  Air Cooled owners are just planning
> their next trip.
> I hope everybody gets the engine of their dreams
> with great conversions.
> I'll be looking for your posts at
> www.DreamVanagon.com
>
> Stan Wilder
> 83 Air Cooled Westfalia
>
> On Sat, 6 Apr 2002 15:12:38 +0200 Raimund Feussner
> <rfeussner@GMX.DE>
> writes:
> > turn the tranny upside down...
> >
> > I know of one guy here in Germany with a Audi V6
> TDi and the Audi
> > 6speed
> > manual tranny.
> >
> > I am building an adapter at the moment to use my
> Audi 5speed with my
> > V6 in
> > my vanagon. An adapter with the bolt pattern of
> the V6 on one side,
> > and the
> > bolt pattern of the tranny turned around 180° on
> the other side.
> >
> > Raimund
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Andrew Grebneff"
> <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 11:47 AM
> > Subject: Re: VR6 Vanagon
> >
> >
> > > >Has anyone ever done a conversion like this.
> Any pics?  Is there
> > a
> > > >conversion kit you can buy?
> > >
> > > The conversion is popular in der Vaterland.
> Usually with a Porsche
> > > G50 trans. I imagine there are kits available
> there. I know of one
> > > which uses the FWD V6 trans (I believe VW has
> dropped the R and
> > now
> > > just calls it V6). DON'Y ask me how the guy got
> the drive working,
> > as
> > > I doubt the diff can be flipped to reverse
> rotation to counter the
> > > trans' 180-degree rotation for rear-engined
> placement.
> > > --
> > > Andrew Grebneff
> > > 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
> > > <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
> > > Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
> > >
> >
>
>
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