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Date:         Mon, 1 Oct 2007 12:40:22 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Ground clearance on 15 degree I4 install?
Comments: To: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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The distance from the center of the crankshaft to the bottom of a waterboxer
block is 7.5 inches.  ( and the exhaust sticks down a bit below that ) .
I just measured an inline 4 at 15 degrees at 7 inches, center of crank to
bottom of a jetta type steel oil pan.
That's sure good news !~  by that calculation, no loss of ground clearance.
In 2WD you can fudge the engine up a little too, an inch  without shift
linkage or CV joint problems.
Scott
www.turbovans.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
neil N
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 12:31 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Ground clearance on 15 degree I4 install?


Hi all.


Does anyone with the 15 degree VW I4 conversion know if there's any
loss of ground clearance?


If so how much?


I imagine there would be.....


TIA,


Neil.


--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia -
"Jaco"  (Bustorius)


http://web.mac.com/tubaneil


Please send fav Vanagon/Westfalia links to me at:
musomuso1963@hotmail.com
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