Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:36:54 -0700
Reply-To: Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Re: Syncro bad handling problem
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clean thats all i have to say, good workmanship!
Joe
-----Original Message-----
>From: Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
>Sent: Jun 26, 2008 8:18 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Syncro bad handling problem
>
>I have been busy trying to save that ugly van from a certain death:
>http://www.benplace.com/alain87.htm
>And that in between 2 conversion.... i should not have venture in that
>conversion business (i Hate you Hans)... men, it's getting crazy (or S for
>some of you)
>
>Anyone need work? i have plenty!!!
>
>Anyway, where was I... Syncro! what the heck is a Syncro...
>I should be more aware, i may buy that very rare one soon:
>http://www.benplace.com/ns2007/subi_ns2.jpg
>
>I will put big tire on it... he he he, very big, and mabe an SVX twin turbo.
>
>So where was I. Ok, JP Syncro... i agree, or not, maybe...
>
>I have the solution, remove the interior, put back some nice 14in tire,
>remove that thing in the back and put it in the front, that thing, the tire
>carier... Tire should not be under a Vanagon??? in the front???
>
>I should also try to fit the engine in the front... where the tire was before...
>
>Ok, where was I?
>
>I need more time, this is what a need.
>
>Ok, so next step will be to... get a beer. Ok, i got my beer.
>
>Ok, align that van first... or put some shims in the back first? Or align
>and test, put shim and align again? Align, new spring, shims, air stuff,
>turbine, or remove tire carier, ladder, swap tire and put more air in the
>back, put 14in in the front and 16in in the back? It must be the engine....
>i'm sure the extra 90 pounds is THE REAL problem... let's go back to
>2.1L...that IS the solution, i'm so sure now.... :-)
>
>Ok ok ok ok.... no choice, align that thing first, try the van and see if
>1/2 of you where right! If not ok, i will had shims in the back and that
>will solve the problem. I just know! The van is sitting low in the back and
>i don't need a scale to know that it's heavier in the back. The custom
>interior (nobody commented on this one????) feel a bit more heavy than the
>stock one, the tire carier and the Subi engine just add more weight. So it
>is heavier in the back.
>
>BUT!!!!! you all know i did this van lately:
>http://www.benplace.com/87_syncro2.htm
>
>And it WAS NOT unstable at all!!! so i'm not sure about that weight thing!
>
>But I did the suspension on this one, and did not on JP's van so maybe
>something is dead wrong somewhere in there. The other shop should have seen
>something?? or maybe not!
>
>What i didn't tell you and JP does not agree with me ( he is a fiend also so
>i can bash him a bit) is when i tested that van last fall after the Subi
>engine... i scared myself on the freeway wile i did this test! So for me,
>that van always been like that!
>
>
>i don't know. It's killing me. HELP!
>
>Ben
Have a nice Day :)
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