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  • Re: six cylinder vanagons

    John S. Cronin · Thu, 16 Jul 1998 09:01:36 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

    ...Porsche was/is my favorite marque, and I believe I read somewhere that the bay window and Vanagon Porsche six cylinder conversions done by...

  • Re: 83 VW pickup

    · Sun, 14 Mar 1999 22:53:10 EST · Mailing-list archive

    ...A five speed is most desireable for these pickups and AC on these is pretty rare (desireable). Both of these options on a diesel...

  • Re: six cylinder vanagons

    Michael Sullivan · Thu, 16 Jul 1998 10:17:42 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

    ...at least a five speed >transmission. It would seem that converting an air-cooled Vanagon to an air-cooled Porsche would be an awesome...

  • Just spent the morning with listmember Gary Bawden

    Jim Felder · Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:06:33 -0500 · Mailing-list archive

    ...Nathan has his dad's 82 NA diesel vanagon and a later westy he is outfitting with porsche transmission, TDI conversion, and porsche brakes...

  • Re: Is there a 5-speed out there?

    · Sat, 08 Feb 1997 09:10:19 · Mailing-list archive

    > Is there such a thing as a five speed that would fit in an 81 air-cooled >Vanagon? > > How much are they? (new/used...

  • Re: six cylinder vanagons

    David Marshall · Thu, 16 Jul 1998 19:31:14 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...I don't need a turbo or >>anything, just six air-cooled cylinders and at least a five speed >>transmission. > >"Practical" options for the...

  • Re: 1.9L TD update,`82 D-Westy conversion!

    Russell T. Neyhart · Sun, 20 Jul 1997 13:51:32 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    As per an article in "european car" (or was it "vw&porsche" then), a swap they did with a TDI block into an A2...

  • Self-Introduction

    William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648 · Tue, 26 Sep 95 18:50:22 EDT · Mailing-list archive

    ...Dreamt about Porsche power for a VW van for years after seeing an article in Hot VWs. Took three tries to find a van...

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