I've read on these very pages by someone who has some credibility that the lower opening isn't really necessary for the radiator. On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 7:44 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > I find it almost impossible to imagine that someone would install a > WBX, but not cut a hole for a lower grill. > > Could you imagine what the quality of the rest of the install would be > like if they did? > > Or maybe the rad is on the back hatch! > > Hinky I say's. > > That image of the engine is fuzzy and just looks like it doesn't > belong with the rest of them. > > Neil. > > On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 7:25 PM, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > > Get a load of this one on eBay: > > > > <http://tinyurl.com/46thcs> > > > > An 1980 with a single-grille air-cooled front but pictured with what > > appears to be a freshly painted 1.9l with associated plumbing. His > > website <http://www.freewebs.com/yeiyi/> has it listed for nearly > > $8000 (!) with the choice quote of "This VW is still in good original > > stock condition." Is that a picture of someone else's engine > > compartment, or did someone actually make it a watercooled without > > cutting an opening for the radiator? > > -- > > John Bange > > '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" > > > > > > -- > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ >
-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 |
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