> In fact the T3 is utterly different to the T2 (and the T1 Split > which > the T2 was a modified version of). Nothing, in either design or > actual > items, were carried-over (apart from the aircooled engine and > perhaps > transmission parts). Which is why most Americans are unaware that > the > so-called "Vanagon" is a Type 2. "Bus". yup. you guys are right ... that's why when i was crawling around under my bay window/T2 buses, the actual frame members were in the same place and were of the same design as the frame members of the vanagon/T3 buses. and the rear brakes and axles, transmission on the 80-83 aircooled vanagons/T3, and host of other parts are exactly the same, with even the same part numbers as the bay/t3 buses. vw was soooo stupid as to not carry over ANYthing from the older buses, not even the design of the truck frame. ;) but you know, all those years of actually driving and working on a bay/t2 sure made it LOOK like the following years of actually driving and working on a vanagon/t3. ;) unca joel |
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