Date:         Wed, 4 Mar 1998 21:19:55 -0500
Reply-To:     Patrick Dooley <pdooley@GTE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Patrick Dooley <pdooley@GTE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Audi Parts in a Vanagon (Frankensteinagon?)
Comments: To: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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.>I like to tinker with it but we are 9 time zones away from each other!  I
>am eagerly awaiting some news on this one!

Well, I went to the junkyard today.  I found a 90 vw fox, 82 audi 5k with a
four cly/5 spd combo, and an audi 5k with 5cly/5spd.
Lemme tell ya, the 5cly audi motor and trans is completely different then
the four cly stuff.  The bellhousings are different, and the 5 cyl trans
uses huge inner cv's.  Makes my vanagon cv's look pewny.  The fox and 4 cyl
audi, on the other hand, have the same size axle flange as the vanagon.  The
4 and 5 cyl trans cases are physically different, if I didn't make that
clear.(be they 4 or 5 spds).  I am sorry, but I did not open a trans up to
check the diff.  These cars had the engines in them and everything hooked
up.  I didn't have the energy to pull an entire driveline.  Hopefully
someone will pull an engine and I can scavenge the trans for closer
inspection.  If I gave any incorrect info, please let me know.  The sun was
beating down on me today in S. florida, I could have made a mistake.  Let ya
know more when I find it.