Date:         Tue, 26 Oct 2004 22:40:58 -0600
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From:         jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: syncro guts in aircooled vanagon?
Comments: To: Reinhard Vehring <rvehring@YAHOO.COM>
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On 10/26/04 7:13 PM, "Reinhard Vehring" <rvehring@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> I'm thinking about the following:
> Put a cooling system and the transmission / engine of
> a syncro into an aircooled vanagon. Remove the syncro
> front wheel drive, of course. Maybe also put in the
> second gas tank. Result: + 30 HP, low gear, and diff
> lock, much more range.
> Has anyone done something like this? Any obvious
> traps?
> Thanks
> Reinhard
If your thinking putting in the sycro tank, it sits higher than the 2wd
tank.  You would have to put in some kind of valving to keep it from doing
an overflow on the 2wd tank.

Transmission mounts much differently and you will need the syncro linkage as
well.

ThatΉs the only things I can think of at the moment.  Sounds like an
interesting idea for the transmission.  I could use a granny gear.

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