Larry:
If I'm not mistaken, the early FJ-40 Landcruiser = drivetrain is largely based on a Chevrolet 10-bolt design. The = engine is based on the 258 cu I-6 Chevy engine as well. (I used = to have a '72 and the rear end really looks like a shortened 10-bolt = Chevy) The engine is a dead ringer for the 258 (other than the = oil filter mount, I think)
Never a simple answer, is there... :-)
Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.C=
OM]On Behalf
> Of Larry Hamm
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 1:45 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: BusDepot Fuel Tank, have you =
installed one?
>
>
> David Beierl wrote:
>
> > At 01:03 5/10/2000, Ray Hunnam =
wrote:
> >
> > ps -- I freely admit that my dream of =
heaven would be that
> VW built a
> > prototype Vanagon without power, took it =
to Toyota and said "Make us
> > something that looks and behaves exactly =
like this. You
> figure out how to
> > make it go. A boxer would be nice, =
but it's up to you. Do
> not under any
> > circumstances put pinstripes or belts of =
chrome on, that's our
> > department. You build the thing, =
we'll decorate it if we
> feel like it. Do
> > not reduce the tare weight more than 20 =
per cent, and do
> not reduce the
> > gross weight at all -- increase it if you =
can.
>
> David,
> Would you have them throw Landcruiser 4WD =
drivetrain
> components underneath
> while they're at it?
> Thanks,
> Larry
>