Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 20:45:22 -0700
Reply-To: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject: Re: Question about engine carriers - 4WD v. 2WD - Fast Forward kit
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Doug
The kit is designed for the Syncro! I did this for two reasons:
First - As you know, Syncros have a lower engine and it is critical for the
transmission to be at the correct angle. With our cross member and mounts
with a Syncro transmission the axis of the crank is in the same position as
the original wasserboxer motor was. This was a major design criteria for
the kit.
Second - Any engine mounted at 15 degrees requires a little help with
clearing the engine cover. So using a "Syncro" mounting depth will solve
some of this problem by a few 2cm and require a 3 to 4 inch box on the
engine cover as opposed to a 4 to 5 inch box.
So, yes, our kit will work just fine with a Syncro drive train - that is
what it was originally designed for.
Good luck with the project - I think there are a few other people on the
list who have done the same thing you are thinking of.
David Marshall
Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
4356 Quesnel Hixon Road
Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3
http://www.fastforward.ca mailto:sales@fastforward.ca
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
Sent: October 16, 2002 1:33 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Question about engine carriers - 4WD v. 2WD - Fast Forward kit
Hi all. Step for a moment, if you will, slightly outside the realm of things
that are strictly realistic and sensible. OK, good. I've been contemplating
the differences between the syncro and the 2WD vanagons, sort of wondering
how feasible it would be to convert a 2WD vehicle (single cab) to a syncro,
having access to a completely intact (except for the engine), rusty syncro
sitting in the yard. Among the numerous differences between the two is the
height of the drivetrain with respect to the body - the syncro engine
carrier bar is a few inches taller than the 2WD version, thus putting the
body a few inches higher on the syncro than on the 2WD. My 2WD has an inline
4-cylinder with the Fast Forward conversion kit - I'm wondering if these
kits are supplied with different carrier bars for 2WD vs. 4WD versions, or
if there is some sort of spacer used for the 4WD application. Also,
wondering if these carrier bars are sold individually, or if there are
sources for "upright" engine mounting hardware aside from Fast Forward,
which is in another country, 4,000 miles away. Or, if people have ever had
carrier bars fabricated locally.
Thanks,
Doug Fitz-Randolph
Freeport, ME
