Date:         Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:02:22 -0800
Reply-To:     Sullivan Scott <se7en.scot@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Sullivan Scott <se7en.scot@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Grease Works Doing the conversion
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Anyone had Grease Works in Oregon do a conversion for them? Not just the parts.

This is a long term project for me and I am just in the planning
stages. I live in California so focusing on an ’82 or ’83 Westy.  Have
had two D-Westys in the past as well as a Syncro Westy. Next is a
TDi-Westy to do some touring and replace a mini-van.

Current idea is to have an '82 D-Westy or Vanagon that is totally
stock gone through.  Thinking that a vanagon has less rust issues and
can have a later Westy interior added with the poptop or find a good
D-Westy candidate and pull everything out and renew the interior. Not
interested in fancy just functional and reliable.  Not sure if it is
better to do the motor conversion first or the paint and interior.

Apologize for the being duplicated on other forums as well.

Before kids the DIY route would have been fine. Now I am greedy with
my time with my kids.

Thanks

Scot