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Date:   Wed, 23 Mar 2011 08:06:59 -0700
Reply-To:   Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM>
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From:   Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:   Re: Standard to Automatic...Yes !!
In-Reply-To:   <AANLkTikg2zdZOssPrNHLX-tdamUDmVq_N-dtUQ6Lq2SS@mail.gmail.com>
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I'd like to thank you guys for making it that much more difficult to locate a donor van with a auto tranny by exposing this wonderful enlightenment! ;)

So, those of you who did it yourselves, how long and how tough is it to do?

Thanks,

Steven 91 Westy (and tired of a manual in heavy traffic!)

On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 6:14 AM, Tom Rowsell <86westy@geoexploits.org>wrote:

> This is mostly for general interest, but I recently got my '86 Westy back > from my mechanic. It's a long story; he was supposed to undercoat it, but > he > got carried away, stole my 4 speed transmission and replaced it with a 3 > speed auto :) The swap was kind of free-to-me, but I did spring for a few > additional goodies. My point? After driving the standard and fearing those > groggy automatics for the last 9 years of Westy ownership, I'm so so so so > pleased. Perhaps I'm getting old, but for city driving, it's so smooth and > sublime :) Reading about the potential problems with the stock tranny > cooler, we opted for one of those > Go-Westy< > http://gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=4481&category_id=&category_parent_id= > >aftermarket > coolers. He also rebuilt the axles and installed a gas tank > sealing kit/hoses etc. New front shocks, and a new Rad from BusDepot > rounded > out the job...Just in time for spring... > > Tom > http://www.tomrowsell.com/2011/03/switching-to-glide.html >


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