Date:         Mon, 11 Oct 2004 08:48:47 -0400
Reply-To:     vw4x4@FYI.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: Other Engine Swaps
Comments: To: jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
In-Reply-To:  <BD8FD843.3E24%wetwesty@tactical-bus.info>
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I think the best mod. like this would be to move a front wheel drive
motor and trans axle to the rear of  a vanagon.  You would have to
enlarge the opening of the engine compartment to encompass the
area above the transaxle, but this would just be a cover and
would not increase in height.  You may end up with a second trunk
in behind the engine.   This may be my next big project.

                                             Eric

jimt wrote:

>On 10/11/04 5:53 AM, "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:
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>>George Goff wrote:
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>>>In a message dated 10/11/04 12:43:35 AM, inua@CHARTER.NET writes:
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>>><< I am wondering if there are any Chevy V-6 swaps >>
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>>>Somewhere out there in this electronic wasteland is the description of such a
>>>debacle created by one Rick Sherrod.
>>>
>>>George
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>>I will have to look for that one.
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>>I have often wondered about  a Chevy V6 conversion.  Those engines must
>>be all over the place given how many vehicles use that engine in various
>>applications. It would seem the availability of the engines and almost
>>universal availability of parts would have driven more conversions.
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>>Regards,
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>>John Rodgers
>>88 GL Driver
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>The body mods are one of the biggest turn offs for most doing mods.  The
>loss of cargo space to some is a major consideration.  The two best chevy
>mods I have seen actually used the chevy transaxle as well and were total
>mods of the rear end.  One of these was a 350 v8 the other was the v6.
>Engine mounted in its normal chevy way facing forward with transmission to
>rear.  Both used the automatic.
>........................................
>jimt
>Planned insanity is best.
>Remember that sanity is optional.
>http://www.tactical-bus.info (tech info)
>http://www.westydriver.com
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