Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 01:23:39 -0400
Reply-To: Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU>
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From: Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU>
Subject: Re: Bostig Zetec kit...WOW...
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four things strike me as interesting.
1. doesn't seem they are running an overflow tank (neither do i)
2. that they didn't come up with a better intake solution than sucking
hot air out of the engine compartment.
3. the fact that they are using metal intake plumbing which further soaks
up heat and reduces efficiency.
4. they made such a large compromise to keep it under the lid.
when i built my conversion i decided that ground clearance was more
important to me that the height of the engine cover in the van. over the
years i've heard countless times how important the height of the engine
cover is so they probably made the saleable choice in this matter. i
guess i am just to much a function over form person.
On Wed, 11 Oct 2006, Greg Potts wrote:
> Hi Daryl,
>
> I saw a Zetec conversion this weekend at John Brown's Buses. It did
> look very professionally done, much better organized than the 1.9L
> engine compartment in my Dad's buses. But the very first thing that I
> noticed was that the stainless engine carrier rides WAY too close to
> the ground for my own personal comfort level.
>
> For a lot of people the clearance would be OK, but I'm certain I
> wouldn't be comfortable with it. Here are my pics:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/kww56
> http://tinyurl.com/zgup6
>
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> 1973/74/75/77/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
> www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
> www.busesofthecorn.com
>
>
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> On 11-Oct-06, at 7:39 PM, AATransaxle wrote:
>
>> I was just at a shop here in Seattle (WolfsbergMotorwerks)
>> delivering a
>> trans and lo and behold...there is a stainless eng carrier with a
>> spiffy new
>> engine in it...I gotta say that after 35+ yrs in this business...I
>> am truly
>> impressed with the ease and completeness of this kit...8 wires..no
>> holes to
>> drill...everything labeled-brackets and wires and every baggie
>> containing
>> little stuff...labeled..even comes ith a plug for where the harness
>> went
>> thru the body..talk about an impressive setup...don't know about the
>> performance (yet), but those guys have it down to a science..the
>> installer
>> called to ask a torque convertor question and they were on the
>> phone in a
>> heartbeat...Not bad guys...not bad at all.
>> This one being an automatic would not be my personal choice, but no
>> trans
>> regearing needed for the manual's and resonably cheap parts and
>> expertise
>> for the Focus motor..I think he even said it has a baby code reader
>> or diag
>> tool with it...
>> Man, I would do this one for a friend of mine in a heartbeat...I
>> gotta drive
>> one...man o man...
>> Daryl of AA Transaxle
>> Duvall, WA. (Seattle area)
>> 425-788-4070
>> aatransaxle.com
>> 86 Syncro Westy WBXTurbo
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