Date:         Fri, 26 Jul 2002 23:43:44 +1000
Reply-To:     simon glen <simonglen@BIGPOND.COM>
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From:         simon glen <simonglen@BIGPOND.COM>
Subject:      Re: What is your dream van? Friday Topic
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My Friday dream: a 2002 model South African 2.6i 5-cylinder Caravelle with
these modifications:

1.  stripped of its interior rear seats etc and replaced with RHD Westfalia
furniture, roof and pop-top installed,

2.  syncro suspension etc,

3.  front of gearbox modified for front wheel drive power take-off and prop
shaft,

4.  connected to an engageable non-viscous front locking diff,

5.  16" wheels,

6.  5-cylinder motor replaced by a CJ or CU series 2.0litre air-cooled motor
with twin carbs for reliability and strength but without silly unreliable
things like radiators and coolant.

This vehicle would have a modern new body with the big South African
windows, a lovely Westfalia camping fit-out, the enlarged 5-cylinder motor
engine bay would have the room to house the 2.0litre air-cooled motor, a
strong South African gearbox, a simple part-time 4WD drive system with two
locking diffs, and the big 16" rims to which can be fitted Michelin Xs sand
tyres.

I would then be set to tour the Sahara Desert once more in confidence.  I
just need some understanding Rupert Murdoch or Bill Gates to finance this
dream.

Simon Glen
Toowoomba, Australia.