The nice part is that some later model improvements can "bolt up" or be modified to fit earlier model year Vanagons. - seats - "power" side mirrors - steering knuckles, (which may lower cost of a "big brake" install) - suspension (my bus has a '91 sway bar on the OEM suspension) - WBX transmission - dash cluster - steering wheel (??) - engine and/or engine management - fuel tank and filler neck - WBX radiator on diesel Vanagon ?? - interior: become a Weekender! Become a Westy! etc. As far as I know, the only part that can't be swapped in (without enormous body work) is the slider door and latches.
On 9/26/14, Higginbotham, David A. <dhigginbotham@hazenandsawyer.com> wrote: > I know that it is accepted that the later year vanagons are better than the > earlier vanagons, why? Not wanting to open up a can of worms here, but I am > curious what were the various improvements made to the vanagons between 1980 > and 1991. -- 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: |
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