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• Natural Gas Power
  Historical mailing list - Eric Nettles
  Mon, 7 May 2001 08:57:11 -0700
  Has anyone on the list any information on getting a vanagon to run on natural gas? What sort of conversion would you have to...
• FS 82' Diesel westy
  Historical mailing list - John \"Shaggy\" Donovan
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 23:51:29 EDT
  ...Drive it as or do an I-4 conversion to it. Shaggy
• Re: 5 Cylinder conversion
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 15:05:25 -0700
  gee ben looks like you turned on the rich text ... its all fancy... probably pissing off the digest moders _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the...
• Engine support for I4 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Thu, 14 Aug 2003 08:13:54 -0400
  Hi List, Do I absolutely need the diesel engine support 068199207B and 068199208A to install a 2.0L Jetta 97 engine? Are there other...
• Re: easy.. Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 19:00:12 EST
  In a message dated 12/11/03 6:57:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, BenTbtstr8 writes: > Got one of 'em Discos sittin' in the...
• diesel conversions
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 13:03:52 -0800
  I've got a line on a mid 80's ( I think ) turbodiesel...the ecodiesel.. any comments/advice about installing it at 52 degrees...
• Re: Diesel Subaru Conversions
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:54:19 -0800
  > Cheap. Fast. Good. > You have can have any two. > Good work ain't cheap and cheap work ain't good This axiom applies pretty...
• Re: The Subi conversion pictures...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Wed, 2 May 2007 12:47:13 +0000
  It's ALIVE what a beautiful looking thing.... Go Benny!... Bravo Bring it to Busfusion!! _________________________________________________________________ Fine Dining & Fancy Food. Check Out This Collection Of...
• Re: bashing was: vanagon engine conversions - ADMINISTRATIVIA
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:53:20 -0800
  Gentlemen and fellow truck drivers, Where's the Vanagon content in this ongoing email 'thread'? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all...
• Re: Vanagon Zetec Conversion update
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 19:28:34 -0800
  ...Vanagon Zetec Conversion update >Zetec in California If it's a motor configuration sold in California, which I assume it is, then it's...
• Re: R134 conversion.
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 12:11:18 -1000
  ...R134 conversion. On my other car there is a fairly large leak in one of the hoses. I checked out the prices for new...
• Re: Engine Swap
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 12:39:16 -0400
  > Good point, the grass is always greener! I have a feeling we can count > the conversions on one hand, and those with more than...
• Re: Delicate Question? Has anybody installed a ...
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Tue, 23 May 2000 00:51:52 -0700
  ...If you choose a Eurovan Camper (Winnebago) you will be limited to interior space left over after the camper conversion. Many EVC users store...
• Re: CARB & Alaska - States Rights
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 8 Dec 2005 17:20:24 -0500
  ...Scary actually. > >Do you really have to have CARB (California Air Resources Board) approval >for an engine conversion in parts of Alaska? Is it...
• Re: Conversion Choices
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 07:35:37 -0700
  ...Many of the WBX parts can be retained in the inline conversion if you don't mess with the engine management. If you simply...
• Re: converting roof of 85 Vanagon GL to Westfalia Pop Top
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 18:00:29 -0500
  ...Where a good place is to go in the Vancouver, BC area to have this kind > of conversion done > 3. If such a conversion...
• Re: 2.1L vs. 1.9 L? and other questions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Jul 1996 21:13:28 -0400
  ...Since I usually use a complete used engine for thse conversions, I change the nneded pieces to use the 2.1 cooling system as...
• Re: Towing Vanagon/460 engine conversion/Mark Stephens/Burningman
  Historical mailing list - Eckie Prater
  Sat, 1 May 1999 18:51:56 -0500
  ...Towing Vanagon/460 engine conversion/Mark Stephens/Burningman >On a similar note... > > At Wilson's Salvage in Lexington, OK (10 acres of VWs and...
• Re: Engine Conversion and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 11:09:17 EDT
  ...can not control that) Plus I got the five speed tranny as part of my upgrades...add $2K that to the conversion price. Robert
• Re: Good VW mechanic/shop in Denver ?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 15:21:06 -0500
  See Tiico's list of mechanics who have already done the conversion: http://www.tiico.com/shop%20listing.htm Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU...
• Re: Air Conditioning... Add another evaporator?
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 20:13:19 -0400
  ...At Syncro de Mayo, there was a beautiful Syncro with a camper conversion by Adventurewagon....the one with the permanent raised pop top. This...
• Re: Tiico TD
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 8 Feb 2008 16:48:57 -0800
  Tiico did not invent this conversion, far from it. It has been being done for over 10 years by many others. In fact we...
• Re: Elemental Mods Report
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 3 May 2008 20:19:28 -0700
  ...Mark Michael Diehr wrote: > After my R134 conversion, the AC works, but when temperatures get > really hot, something goes "click" and it stops cooling...
• Re: 130 mph in a vanagon, what MPG?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 01:45:14 -0500
  ...As we discussed the issue, I pointed out that my SVX conversion uses an adapter plate so that direct heat transfer from the engine...
• Re: Tiico conversion issues....
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 15:11:07 EDT
  ...A conversion is an investment in time and money-if my car is wrecked, you can be sure that I will keep the motor...
• Re: Not starting easily
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:55:24 -0800
  ...Lots of Subie conversions use the OX light for this - works great. If you have a light showing, it means you are throwing a...
• Re: 1.8T conversion question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 15:23:13 -0800
  ...When I looked at this conversion a year ago, I noticed that VW had changed the mouting of the engine. Also, the longitudial manifold...
• Re: Small Car Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 15:49:55 -0800
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Small Car Conversions > > I was chatting with someone this morning who is just getting his van back > from Small Car. $15K out...
• Re: Fast Forward's "undercover" TDI project for the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 09:00:32 -0600
  ...For more information on this conversion, please visit >http://www.hasenwerk.ca/tdiconversion > > > >If anyone has any questions please let me know! > > > >Cheers! > > > >David...
• Re: Upon seeing bostig's handiwork
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:05:10 EDT
  ...FWIW I think your photo on the website of the behind/underneath picture of the conversion makes the engine look like it sits lower...
• Re: Country homes to Westfalia pop-top conversion?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Apr 2009 21:21:13 EDT
  ...actually sold a westy poptop to someone w/ a ASI /Riviera conversion (similar to Country Homes - they both pop straight up).. they installed the...
• Vanagon prices in the East (Coast)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Oct 1995 15:34:05 -0300
  ...nice conversion, big fridge takes up too much floor, originally a US (minnesota) vehicle. All prices "negotiable", $1.00Cdn ~ $0.75US Tim Smith, currently...
• Re: Pros and Cons: Eurovan Camper, '95 & '96
  Historical mailing list - William Alan Killian
  Tue, 19 Mar 1996 12:16:56 -0500 (EST)
  ...This, of course, includes the Winnebago > conversion. Sounds like a reasonable price - but that is pure guess... > Are you happy with your Eurovan Campers...
• TIICO VIDEO TAPE / CD NEEDED!!
  Historical mailing list - G. Jetson
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 14:56:22 -0700
  Good afternoon, I have been trying to get ahold of a copy of the Tiico conversion tape that John Koloski (I guess?) made. It...
• Hollister event
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 9 May 2001 17:33:53 -0700
  ...Any TiiCo Conversions in SoCal? > If you want to see and possibly test some of the most > exotic vanagons on the planet, come to...
• It's Done...well almost
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 23:29:45 -0700
  Ho all, I just finished my conversion from a GL to a Carat!!! And I found a pair of window screens at the junk...
• Re: Jetta 2.0L conversion
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 09:09:51 -0400
  ...Jetta 2.0L conversion Hi, I was advised to use a diesel oil filter in order to get a better oil flow when the...
• Re: Headlight conversion for '85 Westy....
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 12:21:12 -0800
  ...I did note with interest the Bus > Depot's conversion but the price at just under 200 bucks seem to be a > bit stiff...
• Re: diesel-gas conversion problems solved!
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 30 Jan 2003 08:01:25 -0800
  ...Dana >> By the way, for those of you who have done such conversions before, >> what did >> you use for the brake booster vacuum line...
• Re: Will Tiico coolant hoses fit an '82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 13:43:10 -0800
  ...Tiico advertises that their conversion will fit any Vanagon from 83.5-91. If so, they would have to be using 2 different types...
• Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Robert Berkemer
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 17:48:10 -0600
  Am I missing something with the "South African" Tiico conversion? Isn't this supposed to be the package that was used in the VW...
• Re: R134 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 13:16:52 -0500
  ...R134 conversion > <<Years ago my wife had a Bronco II with NO freon in it.and I changed > the fittings to the 134 style...
• Re: VW gas I4 Engine Conversion input needed. (I think I've made my choice)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:58:00 -0700
  ...VW gas I4 Engine Conversion input needed. (I think I've made my choice) At 9/27/2007 01:42 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam...
• Re: Audi A4 Wheels for '83.5 Westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 01:16:22 -0700
  ...Be careful picking wheels because especially since you are planning on putting on a Big Brake conversion. The typical BB kit has studs instead...
• Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:39:24 -0800
  ...I have 2.0 inline-4 VW conversion in my Doka. The AFM has been giving me problems for various reasons. I suspect one...
• Re: Subie Conversion Mystery ll
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 18 Oct 2022 21:05:54 -0600
  On 18 Oct , 2022, at 4:16 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have yet to have this happen when my car...
• Re: 83 and newer diesel carrier bars
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 16 Jul 2020 02:42:11 -0400
  ...http://www.foreignautosupply.com/parts-accessories/109-hydraulic-engine-cradle-mount-system-in-line-4-cylinder-conversion-tiicomk3-only/
• Re: Syncro - Adventurewagon Conversion - collective feedback?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 23 Apr 2018 14:38:03 -0400
  AW, not AV. Many folks prefer the Westy interior layout to the other but the high roof might be a plus. Stephen Mobile On...
• Two interesting Westies for sale
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:50:02 -0800
  ...Nice Subaru conversion van, $11k but no cabinets: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1887511 And, a one of a kind...
• Subie Transmissions to Vanagon Conversion
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 6 Jan 2014 15:13:56 -0600
  Been seeing some of these showing up on Youtube. Just wondering if anyone had driven one of these. Surely they result in a Subie...
• pop top hole trimming progress
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:41:18 -0700
  I fooled around with what I had on hand and started on trimming the pop top conversion big hole edge treatment (PTCBHET for short...
• Re: Diesel conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Friedman
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:32:53 +0000
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• water cooled alternators
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:37:36 +0100
  ...So far I haven't seen anyone who did the conversion. Anyone on the list has the experience? Ark
• Re: Advice on doing TD Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 4 May 2015 18:46:22 -0400
  With the TDI gear reduction starter that Overland supplies (utilizing a copy of my adaptor design btw), the stock battery location and cable should...
• rotary swap
  Historical mailing list
  21 Dec 95 14:06:00 CST
  ...what was the first year of the 2.1l in the vanagon? and does anyone know of a conversion kit available for an rx7...
• RE: 1997 EV/Winnebago
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Sep 1996 17:22:11 +0200
  What is the conversion from lb-ft to Nm? Helmut '80 Camper ---------- >From: dgoodvin To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: 1997 EV/Winnebago Date...
• '80 westy 4x4?
  Historical mailing list - Mm Bitner
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 22:03:24 EDT
  has anyone ever seen, heard of, even contemplated the conversion of an air- cooled vanagon to a syncro?.. is it possible?...suspension & drivetrain only...
• Re: Eurospec Conversion Critisim
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 10:19:23 -0700
  >| I read the later post that said they are using new vanagon diesel pans. >| I'm surprised they were able to attain them, probably...
• Re: oil cooler for I-4 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Mon, 3 May 1999 13:06:15 -0500
  Why not use a vw oil/coolant heat exchanger? These sandwich between the filter and the case. Used on waterboxers and GTI/16V, etc...
• engine conversion plates
  Historical mailing list - David Luddy
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 09:42:56 -0500
  hello Fellow Listees, 1.) What's the effective thickness of these engine adapter plates? 2.)On an automatic trans Vanagon, Is the torque plate...