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Date:         Thu, 7 Nov 2002 21:02:22 +1300
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: engine swaps... VR6
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>I called Kennedy about 2 months ago and the lady who picked up the phone >told me after a couple minutes that they DO make an adapter plate to fit a >VR6 motor to a Vanagon trans. They don not, however, have a whole kit.

Let me check my KEP booklet... damn, there it is! I missed it... and didn't check before putting digits to keyboard.

>But I figure, that the hardest part is connecting the motor to the trans >anyway.

With the KEP kit it's a bolt-on.

>The mounting of the drive package can be overcome with some custom >welding.

Yep... as will have to be done with my EG33, as MSDS and Claer refused to sell me a G50-fitting kit... -- Regards Andrew


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