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Date:         Fri, 7 Dec 2007 22:25:52 -0800
Reply-To:     Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon on Steroids
Comments: To: David Marshall <mailinglist@fastforward.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <3338.192.168.0.115.1197090739.squirrel@hasenwerk.homeip.net>
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David, is that really 'your' LT or just like your LT? Or is that the one you had that ended up in Washington/Oregon at a new home?

On Dec 7, 2007 9:12 PM, David Marshall <mailinglist@fastforward.ca> wrote:

> The engine (2.4L straight six turbo Diesel, stock is 90hp, 155ft.lbs) sits > between the front seats. > > That's *my* LT, so I guess I > could be the guy on the list who has one! :-) > David > Marshall > > http://www.hasenwerk.ca > http://www.fastforward.ca > > Box 4153, Quesnel BC, Canada V2J > 3J2 > > On Fri, December 7, 2007 20:54, craig cowan wrote: > > Where'd they put the engines in these bad boys? And.....what kind > of > > engines? This vehicle is far to big for a little 86hp 1.9L or > worse, > > aircooled. But then again, a 1980 vanagon seems WAY to > big and heavy for a > > 68(?)hp aircooled engine......so its all > relative. It is a VW, so they may > > have used something COMPLETELY > rediculous (i know of Craftsman engines > > that > > put out a > heck of a bit more pony-power than the earliest > > > beetles/busses!). > > > > Just curious. Doesnt someone on the > list have one of these too? > > > > -Craig > > '85gl > barefoot > > > > On Dec 7, 2007 10:46 PM, David Marshall > <mailinglist@fastforward.ca> > > wrote: > > > >> Only an LT 2 ? only 2WD? - 'tis yet but tiny! > >> > >> What you need is > >> the 4x4 version of that with a > 5500kg GVW! > >> > >> > http://hasenwerk.ca/lt45doka/volkswagenlt4x4.jpg > >> > >> Now that's a Vanagon on Steroids... no wait, I take that > >> back. A Vanagon is a mini-Van really - just a glorified car > that's > >> been beefed up... the LT... that's a truck! > >> > >> David > >> Marshall > >> > >> http://www.hasenwerk.ca > >> > http://www.fastforward.ca > >> > >> Box 4153, Quesnel > BC, Canada V2J > >> 3J2 > >> > >> On Fri, > December 7, 2007 17:01, Loren Busch wrote: > >> > For those of > you that have never seen one, here is a Westfalia made > >> > camper > >> > on a VW LT 29 body, the 'Florida" model. > As seen in > >> Oregon last week: > >> > > >> > > >> > http://picasaweb.google.com/starwagen/LT28Florida > >> > > >> > > >


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