Date:         Mon, 6 Feb 2006 18:53:37 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: my new van (bus)
Comments: To: Aaron Pearson <aarondpearson@hotmail.com>
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Very nice Aaron! Describe the Subaru power for me, if you don't mind,
bearing in mind that the Westy is about 400 lbs heavier than the GL.

Thanks,

On 2/6/06, Aaron Pearson <aarondpearson@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> i sold my syncro 7-pass, and bought a syncro westy.  i got it home
> (louisville, co) yesterday.  so stoked!
>
> http://aaron80027.tripod.com/
>
> someone on the subaruvanagon list pointed this out to me, just as i was
> about to begin the process of subarizing my own syncro, and eventually
> adding an upstairs bunk.  this van was in truckee, ca, and it had an ej22
> put in it 5 years ago.  the owner bought a restaurant, and stopped using
> his
> van.  it was at j's vw vans in reno, being sold by the mechanic (chris
> wood,
> a great guy) who had been working on it since the subaru install.  i found
> a
> guy on the subaruvanagon list (thanks, justin) who could go check it out,
> and i put my deposit down.  a month later, i drove it home.  it has a new
> german trans, a new gowesty propshaft, and new rhein 15" with bfg
> at's.  it
> runs and drives like a champ.  way cool!
>
> aaron
> '87 syncro westy ej22
>
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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
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