>Just out of curiosity ......... what kind of VW Van are you going to >mutilate? >A good 89 Plymouth Voyager has a value of about 600$. Your friends van >sounds like it had reached the 198$ value base. >I'd be a little skeptical about the rigid base of the frame after some >radical cutting. >I noticed that on most Vans (Type 1 and 2) even the steel panels behind >the drivers seat back add structural support to the body. >As for Vanagons I can see that they are engineered differently but I'd >almost bet that if you get a good look at some Vanagon Single cab trucks >you'll find compensating structural members added for the pickup body. >Don't get me wrong, I'd say it would be a fun project to do. I remember some years ago in HVWs or VW & Porsche there was an olive-drab T1 which had been cut down to the swage line; even the cab roof was gone. Rear seats still in. It was called "Moosezilla" and it was COOL. I don't think a cut-down T3 would have the coolness. A T2 might. Anyway, VanaGonzilla? -- 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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