Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2013 19:11:46 -0700
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From: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Vanagon copilot wanted ad
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Here it is in action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olczQaI0xow
On 14 Dec , 2013, at 5:29 PM, Scott Daniel wrote:
> Looks beyond awesome.
> Can't tell what trans it is, but looks like there are transmission oil
> cooler lines on it possibly.
>
> my wild guess was that it refers to October just past.
> Easy to google for the Eco Race I imagine.
>
> I've always wanted to do this sort of thing to a Vanagon shell..
> I have 3 or 4 that could be 'gone crazy' on like this, in terms of
> outrageous mods, located in Southern Oregon.
> One is already pre-gutted and de-windowed by fire and just aching to
> have something like this done to it.
>
> I have in the back of my mind a 'tall baja bug' arrangement ..
> driver sitting in the middle....at roof level ...like one or two seats
> are mounted very high so roof is at elbow level of the driver and
> passenger. No roof over those seats in my vision......minimalist
> stubby
> windshield, etc.
>
> And most of the forward body structure removed...
> Large reinforcement tubes going everywhere.
> Helmut and googles would be normal attire.
>
> I have raced in Baja btw . One of my 5 semi-joke claims to fame is I
> raced in the first Mexican 1000 Off Road Race in Nov 1967 in Baja
> California.
> A short paragraph and small picture of my mildly race-prepped and
> self-built 56 Chevy apeared in the Feb 68 Issue of Dune Buggies and
> Hot
> VW's. I had a 305 Cubic Inch Chev V-8 with performance cam and huge
> carb, 6 forward speeds in the trans and aluminum tube frame military
> aircraft front seats. It was the first car I ever owned too.
> It was easy to powerslide that cararound around a little on wide
> gravel roads down there at 75 mph ...on mexican public roads that were
> not closed even for the race.
> A great adventure for sure.
>
> Thanks for posting this link..
> nice to see some outrageous creativity in a serious off road Syncro !
>
> Scott
>
>
>
> On 12/14/2013 10:58 AM, Neil N wrote:
>> That is some serious stuff.
>>
>> engine-transmission images:
>>
>> http://www.africarace.com//components/com_adsman/images/119_img_152.jpg
>>
>> http://www.africarace.com//components/com_adsman/images/119_img_150.jpg
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>> On 12/14/13, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Any idea what transmission he's running in that beast? ....
>>> On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
>>> wrote:
>>>> http://www.africarace.com/fr/?option=com_adsman&view=adsman&task=details&id=119
>>
>>
>> --
>> Neil n
>>
>> Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca
>>
>> '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p
>>
>> '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>>
>> Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine Swap Group:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/d7gd5ej
>>
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