Date:         Tue, 7 Apr 1998 12:17:42 -0600
Reply-To:     Gary Shea <shea@GTSDESIGN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Gary Shea <shea@GTSDESIGN.COM>
Subject:      Re: press delete if injun swaps aint yer fancy
Comments: To: Patrick Dooley <pdooley@GTE.NET>
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On Tue, 7 Apr 1998, Patrick Dooley wrote:
> Just got my adapter kit from Esslinger Engineering to bolt a Ford 2.3 turbo
> motor to my 85 vanagon trans.  The pieces look very nice.  The adapter plate
> is 3/4 inch aluminum and includes a raised circular section to center the
> transmission bellhousing.  The flywheel looks like a new piece, but is
> probably cut/welded, anyway, the finished product is very clean.  Also
> included is a throwout bearing, a ford dealer item.  And necessary bolts and
> instructions.  Not bad for 275 US dollars.

Not bad indeed.  I haven't heard of Esslinger before and your posts
are the only ones in the archives mentioning them.  They seem to have
a domain on the internet, but no web server.  What other adaptors
do they carry?  Where did you hear about them?

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Gary Shea                                       shea@xmission.com
Salt Lake City                      http://www.xmission.com/~shea