Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:07:23 -0800
Reply-To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Install a 5 speed syncro tranny in my 2WD Vanagon
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dear todd
i just found out something interesting about my vanagon
which is this machine
http://boltze.dyndns.org/terlinden/prospekte/deutschland/reisemobile/Westfalia/1989_09_California_Zubehoer/Seite02.jpg
it has a 5 speed syncro transmission from the factory ...
with the slip lock differential ... (both wheels spin) and ...
more to the point it seems to have a syncro shell ...
there is a hump at the point where the gear shift enters the floor deck ...
and some things about the outside caused my wife to comment the other day
...
hey you know our van looks alot like a syncro ... especially from the back
well i am afraid i am not sophisticated enough to see the subtle differences
she mentions ...
but i am subtle enough to see the hump in the floor deck ...
good luck with your conversion ...
yours
On Jan 28, 2008 6:07 PM, Todd Olson <todd.olson@charter.net> wrote:
> Hi Dan,
> The boat is an aluminum 16' boat that weighs around 250lbs, the motor
> weighs
> another 200lbs and the trailer is around 200lbs. I think the whole thing
> is
> less than 1000lbs with batteries, trolling motor, electronics and fuel
> tanks. The Van pulls it fine down the road but on steep boat ramps I have
> to
> really rev the engine and burn the clutch. Then if it is a gravel ramp,
> one
> of the drive wheels will break loose and dig right down and get stuck.
>
> I love the van so much that I would love to make it work for my needs.
> Many
> of you would say just buy a Syncro and maybe I will someday. But I have
> never had a vehicle I love more than this van. I have many fond memories
> in
> it. So it is worth the money to make it work for me.
>
> Wishing you many miles of smiles!
>
> Todd Olson
> Buses By the Beach
>
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>
> What song is stuck in my head these days?
> Daisy May, "A Letter from Downstream"
> Listen at: http://www.savethewildup.org/downstream/
> Check her out at: http://www.earthworkmusic.com/daisyMay/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Weeks [mailto:theprofileco@dwx.com]
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 8:25 PM
> To: Todd Olson
> Subject: Re: Install a 5 speed syncro tranny in my 2WD Vanagon
>
> I don't know, but it sounds like a great launching ramp solution.
> What do you tow, and how much does it weigh? My DK/1.6D gets my 500
> lb (boat and trailer) 14' cape dory sailboat up the ramp just fine,
> but anything heavier would warrant your solution. Good luck!
>
> Dan
> lifelong sailor, launching ramp spectacle spectator (they should
> install bleachers so you can watch folks launch their cars, etc.)
>
>
> On Jan 28, 2008, at 6:39 PM, Todd Olson wrote:
>
> > Hello Fellow Vanagon Pilots,
> >
> > Has anyone installed a 5 speed Syncro tranny with diff lock in a 2WD
> > Vanagon? How difficult is this? Any unforeseen challenges? I tow a
> > light
> > weight boat behind my 2WD Westy in the summer and I need the granny
> > gear and
> > the diff lock to get out of some boat ramps. Do I have to locate a
> > syncro
> > dash module with the locker switches or can I just rig up a regular
> > switch.
> > Is there any shift linkage modifications? Any other additional
> > parts I need
> > to purchase?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thank you in advance for your help and advice.
> >
> >
> >
> > Anyone have a syncro tranny for sale?
> >
> >
> >
> > Wishing you many miles of smiles!
> >
> > Todd Olson
> >
> > Buses By the Beach
> >
> >
> >
> > Coming Events:
> >
> > Bus BRR! February 9th - 10th 2008 Angola, IN
> >
> > Bus Benefit! May 15th - 18th 2008 Grand Rapids, MI
> >
> > Bus Boo! September 12th - 14th 2008 Grand Rapids, MI
> >
> > For more information go to: <http://www.busesbythebeach.com/>
> > www.busesbythebeach.com
> >
> > http://www.myspace.com/busesbythebeach
> >
> >
> >
> > What song is stuck in my head these days?
> >
> > Daisy May, "A Letter from Downstream"
> >
> > Listen at: http://www.savethewildup.org/downstream/
> >
> > Check her out at: http://www.earthworkmusic.com/daisyMay/
>
--
roger w
There are two kinds of jobs in the world:
Picking up garbage and telling people things.
Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
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