Saw a bus ('70s ?) with a Chevy V6 (2.6 or 2.8...maybe out of Citation or something) at Maple Grove. They built a special enclosure that stuck out of the rear of the bus. No additional height though. -Karl > Some guys near Cologne did this swap. I found an article in 'VW Scene'. > Not very technical, but there is a picture showing the engine inside > the engine compartment. It extends about 20 cm above the bay lid. But > the mechanic had to built an own adapterplate to fit the engine and > bellhousing. Not an easy choice of an engine swap. > Karl F. Bloss - blosskf@ttown.apci.com '87 Vanagon GL "Beverley" http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/
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