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Date:         Wed, 29 May 1996 07:06:15 +1000
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         dwoolard@calpoly.edu (Don Woolard)
Subject:      Corrado Powered Westy Syncro - For Sale

Syncronauts - Here is the scoop on the Corrado Westy Syncro!

The vehicle is in Santa Barbara, sellers name is Ran Bullard. Tel: 805 569 8830 Sonds like a very interesting guy - his reason for selling is that he has built a steam powered boat which weighs 10,000lb and needs a big vehicle to tow it. Apparently the boat goes through the water absolutely quietly with wood fuel!

Anyway he bought the Bordeaux (Burgandy) Westy Syncro late 1990 new. Thought it was underpowered and soon after began looking for a replacement engine. At around 30,000 miles he found a Corrado supercharged engine in Portland. It was in a brand new Corrado that was rolled on a test drive - 30 miles on the clock. He purchased the entire engine and computer etc. It has been in the Westy for 60,000 miles and going beautifully. He sold the 30k Vanagon engine to someone who put it in an 89.

The conversion was pretty simple he said. Main problems were mating the computer from the Corrado to the Vanagon and the exhaust system. He tilted the engine like the diesel and put on a VW diesel starter. Had to get a new fuel tank from Germany - exactly like the original but with an extra indentation. EPA had not approved it and would not allow its import. He got it sent to Canada and then reshipped to SB! The whole job took about 3.5 months.

Here is the interesting part - the only signs of the swap on the exterior is a G60 emblem on the rear door and a 3" diam exhaust pipe!

Other details: 89,000 total miles, 5 speed, diff lock, power door locks, PW, UNGO Alarm system, $4000 stereo! Centra 15" wheels, 225R75 tires, Kennedy clutch, bunch of reading lights, waxed weekly, absolutely immaculate! Passes CA exhaust test with about 1/10th pollutants of regular VW! He said that the tester thought his machine was broken and after checking the guy placed a metal sticker to the door frame to explain the readings.

Price around $30,000 - he says he has $50,000 in it and has been working on VW's all his life! I have not seen it but I can go look when I get a day spare if there is interest. I certainly would like to do that! For more info go to the seller. Don (84 Westy Amazing Grace)


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