It's a lot more attractive than a leaking head gasket.

Jeff

On 15-Feb-09, at 7:38 AM, Peter T. Owsianowski wrote:

> Perhaps a more flattering view here: http://tinyurl.com/crc4c9 > > -- > Pete > '79 Westy "Aardvark" > '87 Westy "Joe's Van" > WWW.Busesbythebeach.com > > On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 12:39 AM, Jake de Villiers < > crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I think its cute! >> >> On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 7:32 AM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> >> wrote: >> >>> 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 >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Jake >> >> 1984 Vanagon GL >> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" >> >> Crescent Beach, BC >> >> www.crescentbeachguitar.com >> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 >>