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Date:         Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:32:04 -0500
Reply-To:     Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject:      Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
Comments: To: Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <1ed6d210902140245x767a1264jdf8928c9705afaa@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi Doug,

Abuse thine eyes with the monstrosity here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brazilian_Kombi_Diesel.jpg

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts 1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato" 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop www.busesofthecorn.com www.pottsfamily.ca

Doug Alcock wrote: > Anyone got a pic of the front mounted rad -- I've never seen one......... > > Cheers, > Doug > > On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 8:04 AM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote: > >> Hi John, >> >> The Mexican buses went out of production in the 90's. There are >> watercooled buses in production today in Brazil. >> >> I am currently in the gathering stages of converting my aircooled >> westfakia to an inline 4 using a Mexican transmission and a >> front-mounted rad. I don't plan to use the (IMO) ugly plastic Mexican >> radiator, instead I will covertly place the rad in a faux spare tire. >> >> Benny Boy currently has custody of the Mexi-trans, and there's a 1.6TD >> engine allocated to the project once it comes out of the donor vehicle. >> >> I expect it may be on the road in 2010. >> >> A crafty exporter could probably come up with a Brazilian conversion kit >> using all new parts, but AFAIK so far no-one has. >> >> >> Happy Trails, >> >> Greg Potts >> 1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato" >> 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop >> www.busesofthecorn.com >> www.pottsfamily.ca

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