On 1/7/05 4:51 PM, "BenT Syncro" <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 16:32:39 -0700, jimt <camper@tactical-bus.info> wrote: > >> When I was looking at various conversions an importer got a hold of the >> parts list for a mexican bus. The radiator was an audi part. The engine >> was a rabbit engine tilted. The audi radiator was from the audi where the >> radiator is to one side and not on the center of the vehicle. Smaller but >> thicker than the normal radiator normally used on other vw audi with the >> same style engine. >> >> €€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ >> jimt > > Sounds suspiciously like the VW fox. Radiator to one side thicker than > normal. Looks like a small Audi and positions the engine > longitudinally like the Audi's. > > BenT > > The vw fox actually was the audi fox in the 70s then resurrected in the 80s as the VW fox. That vehicle has a very interesting history. There was quite a bit of ground breaking done with it. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 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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