Date:         Mon, 4 Dec 95 15:56:20 PST
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Cecil Turner <cecil@brickin.rose.hp.com>
Subject:      Greetings and Help

> 
> Greetings, van list!
> 
> I'm back after an extended absence.
> 
> As I had mentioned when I left I have a '65 Deluxe Bus, in bare metal
> at the present.  I am almost ready to go to paint, in mid January.
> 
> I am presently looking for information and would like to solicit
> the list's input.
> 
> I am basically redesigning this bus and will make significant
> changes to the powertrain.  I will be using a SCAT T6 4 piece 356 alum.
> wet sump case with their Volkstroker 78mm nitirded crank.  I have found
> a supplier of Porsche square finned jugs (93mm thick wall) and a set of
> split heads to top it off (so to speak).  I should be running between
> 145 and 160 HP.
> 
> My problem is the transmission.  I would like to have input VW versus
> Porsche, 4speed VW vs. Berg 5-speed VW, and any suggestions that will 
> help in the decision process.
> 
> And as a second like of thought, disc brakes.  Can I use 'em, can I get
> 'em.  Can I use porsche 914 brakes and calipers on a bus with good results?
> Does anybody have experience with discs on an old bus?
> 
> I am at the point where I can make these decisions and have some 
> flexibility  with what I put on as basic equipment.  If I plan
> for a system before it all goes together, I can work out issues that
> would maybe compromise other systems by adding them after the bus was 
> complete.
> 
> I will accept ALL comments with gratitude.  Feel free to tell me I'm
> crazy if you think I am, but tell me why.  I will appreciate your
> technical expertise.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Cecil
> 
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