Date:         Tue, 5 Sep 2006 10:59:06 -0700
Reply-To:     Zeitgeist <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Zeitgeist <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Who syncro-knows it all?
In-Reply-To:  <44FD80AC.90901@earthlink.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed

Ok now, that's the sort of info I needed.  I will consult with Mr. Bentley
for more info regarding the front subframe and tranny mounting issues you've
addressed.  Seems very doable, and I like the idea of taking a rare and
interesting vehicle ('89 WE) and making it all that more rare and
interesting.   My other car ('87 300TD) is also an extremely rare one year
only vehicle, and is now even rarer in that it's probably the quickest
example in North America.  I like challenges like this.

On 9/5/06, Mark Drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> As long as you have both vehicles near each other, it is not all that
> hard to convert a 2wd to Syncro. But it is NOT just a matter of
> unbolting the 2wd stuff and bolting in the Syncro bits. The front frame
> section is different. After unbolting all the 2wd front suspension and
> steering parts, you need to cut away a lot of metal, then you can bolt
> the Syncro front sub frame in. The 2wd crossmember for the steering rack
> is in the wrong place and must be cut out and the Syncro crossmember
> part welded or bolted in. There is no going back!
>
> In the rear, the trannys bolt in much differently, and the engine/tranny
> must be lowered to allow room for the rear fuel tank.
>
>
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state"
'87 300TD intercooler #22 (218k)
'84 300D (216k)
Gashuffer:
'89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (187K)
http://users.zhonka.net/zeitgeist/Misc/IMG_0171.JPG