Date:         Sat, 13 Nov 2010 19:45:07 -0500
Reply-To:     Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
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From:         Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject:      Re: Replace Heads or Engine?
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On 11/13/2010 7:10 PM, mark drillock wrote:
> Greg, I have heard of people doing it themselves for even less. People
> with enough time and connections can get parts cheap, no doubt. That is
> not going to work for people who take their broken wbx van to a shop and
> ask for a cheap inline conversion. That was the topic I was posting on.

Amen to that. It's hard enough just to find a mechanic in the Toronto
area who will work on a vanagon. Some of them are sending people to me
and I don't even have a garage. And I already have a day job.

> Yes, you can cut and weld things to make 82 parts work. With enough
> modifications and fabrication you can make almost anything work. Get
> back to us with all the details when you are driving your finished
> conversion. I think more people should do the inline 4 conversion on
> their own. Most people seem to do it with turbo diesel engines though.

TD torque and fuel economy are very attractive. Unfortunately the TD
engines available around here are either worn out or very, very
expensive. That's why I went with the ABA.

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario Canada
197x Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop (ND Graphics graphics wrap)
1988 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop (Colleen's ride)
www.pottsfamily.ca

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