If it helps here's a link to pictures of the parts van prior to pulling the items Allan mentioned. I haven't pulled it from my site yet (I'm lazy and it certainly doesn't take up garage space). <http://kippert.com/vanagon/parts_vanagon/ > Mark K 1986 GL/2WD/4SPD
On Oct 17, 2009, at 3:56 PM, Allan Streib wrote: > > The other idea I'm now considering is to resurrect the parts van I > got. > It's a rolling chassis, the paint is tired but it looks rust free even > around the window corners and seams. It looks like it was > undercoated; > mine has not been and while it's largely rust free the parts van is in > overall better shape. > > The prior owner kept the motor, transmission, and a lot of interior > pieces. I could swap all that over from my van... the one big > difference is that mine is a manual and the other van was an > automatic. > It's probably a bigger project, but it would be largely just be bolt > up > and hook up stuff, no frame straightening, welding, etc. which I have > never done to any real degree. > > So, I'm leaning towards swapping my motor, transaxle and interior to > the > parts van. Will the manual/automatic issue be any concern, given that > the original automatic isn't there anyway? Any other incompatibilites > between the '87 and the '91 years? > |
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