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• Re: currency conversion question - USD to Euro (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 05:08:00 -0500
  ...http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic Mike JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > anyone know the best and easiest site to use for currency conversions? im...
• Air Conditioning, Subaru conversions, and using the stock vanagon compressor
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 11 May 2007 11:39:19 -0400
  Has anyone mounted the Vanagon compressor to the Subaru engine? I'm sure the shops that do the conversions(smallcar, east-coast, kep) have...
• Propane vs CNG Was Propane fueled Vanagons?,
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, www.vwrack.com
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:50:48 -0600
  >I've been pondering the propane conversion for a while. I've always thought >that two long skinny tanks running the length of the...
• Re: '79 f.i./carb conversion (finally)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Fri, 1 Dec 1995 07:42:37 -0800 (PST)
  ...has anyone else gone this route with a bus? What are the > advantages/disadvantages? I have not done this conversion, but I played a...
• Re: Subaru engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Steve Rosen
  Sun, 3 May 1998 00:35:13 -0400
  ...He said the subaru conversions failed after about 60k because the water >pumps couldn't keep the coolant flowing to the radiator efficiently. >Earl...
• Re: Pop top kits for Carats
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Wed, 19 Aug 1998 17:18:42 -0700
  ...Convert your Carat to cash and buy a > > Multivan and your conversion is complete (no cutting, sweat, blood or tears). > > Have fun. > > Ken Wilford...
• Re: What's wrong with my VW? Friday
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 22:40:34 -0600
  ...Engine conversions are a popular topic on the Vanagon list and many people are considering them, many have done conversions and are happy with...
• Re: Random thought (subaru)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 18:02:29 -0500
  ...The subaru conversion cannot say this. Nuff said. >Ken Wilford >Van-Again >John 3:16 >
• Engine replacement for 1990 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Dave Weaver
  Sun, 14 Dec 2003 09:13:40 -0500
  ...Has anyone done the TIICO conversion and what did you think of the results? Did you install the conversion yourself or have it done...
• Another conversion (was: What is THAT thing)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Arbaugh
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 11:49:37 -0700
  ...They stopped their conversions in the early 80's, not sure why. They had lots of bay window conversions but not too many Vanagons...
• Re: Subaru Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Sat, 11 Mar 2006 23:44:28 -0800
  ...In fact comparing the professionally done > conversions I've > seen to the home built conversions I've seen, I'd say it's money...
• Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 09:02:18 EST
  ...I am considering doing the Subaru conversion but would like to get more information before I take the plunge. I have already received literature...
• Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 09:59:47 -0600
  ...I have seen a Subie conversion, I am impressed! But what about the I4 conversion. Is it easier than the Subie? I am very...
• Re: Whats a Tiico Conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 31 Oct 2002 12:26:46 -0600
  Tiico conversions are a last ditch effort to keeping a Water Cooled Vanagon on the road. It consist of a kit to install a...
• Re: 2.6 SA engine kit
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 18:43:29 -0500
  Yes Ben, Its true that the best Subaru conversion kit must be "assembled" from a couple of sources but its not difficult. ... and yes...
• Re: Subaru Conversions
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 11:01:47 -0600
  ...We offer full in-house conversions and a Turn-Key >kit for installation in your local area. Visit us at www.Vanaru.com. > > > >
• Re: Engine Swap - what about TDI?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 22:21:58 EDT
  The TDI conversion is an excellent idea. A couple of the problems with it right now are: 1. Price of used engines is usually...
• Re: Engine conversion possibilities, Was: Westfalia and "Weekender" Differences?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 22 Aug 1999 11:27:44 -0700
  Well I can't say that I have it right, but I have been quite please with my I4 conversion. Its been very reliable...
• Re: Audi Tranny in Vanagon...how? was: Audi V-8 in a Vanagon...why not?
  Historical mailing list - John
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 10:56:40 -0400
  ...We'd be better off discussing "personal experience" conversions of "bread & butter" powerplants that are doable, affordable and realistic. Leave the V8 conversions for...
• Re: Westys for all Marques.. was: Re: Canvas Tent on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Tom Naylor II
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 13:45:08 -0800
  ...i've seen Ford vans with Westfalia conversions, Mercedes vans with Westy conversions, etc.. Westfalia-Werke also makes trailer hitches and trailers... kind of...
• Re: VR6 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 21:47:33 +1200
  >Has anyone ever done a conversion like this. Any pics? Is there a >conversion kit you can buy? The conversion is popular in der...
• Any 1.9 T.D. Conversions in California??
  Historical mailing list - Brian Butler
  Fri, 20 Feb 2004 20:25:09 -0800
  ...how did you deal with getting your van smogged after the conversion? Can it be done? Ideally, I would love to find someone in...
• Re: FS
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:03:20 -0400
  ...Calling it a "Westy" based on a conversion by a company which is deliberately named to create confusion doesn't, IMHO, constitute "stated as...
• Justifying Cost of Diesel Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 29 Dec 1999 22:49:01 -0600
  There is a more subtle point to consider when deciding the payback on a diesel conversion: vehicle range. Depending where you live - the additional...
• TiiCo Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - AL Ferguson
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 17:12:37 -0500
  I would like to correspond with someone that has done the TiiCo engine conversion on their 2WD Westy. I want to know how the...
• Re: 2.6 SA engine kit
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 08:16:00 -0800
  I have seen numerous 5 cyl conversion that did not need such extensive engine lid modifications. Some Syncro conversions had no visible lid mods...
• TDI conversion
  Historical mailing list - Greg Rigby
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 09:05:47 -0600
  ...out there has done or knows if a VW TDI diesel conversion to a gas Vanagon is possible. I have seen the 2.0...
• TIICO Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 12:52:15 -0800
  ...acceleration.., and that it was meant for his engine conversions.., I have a suburu conversion.., .., so maybe better for me as well???? Anyone have...
• Re: Adding freon
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 10:01:30 -0500
  ...That given - the > rules do allow for a conversion to R134a, and after the conversion is > made, you can then install Freeze 12 - a...
• Re: Looking for a CA smog legal conversion that is a clean install
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 08:28:05 +0100
  ...Looking for a CA smog legal conversion that is a clean install I did not see any photos but just a lot of links...
• SUBIE CONVERSION
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 11 Jul 2022 08:08:59 -0500
  My conversion was essentially Small Car. But some things were not. My tranny adapter came from Outfront Motor Sports for example. My harness conversion...
• Re: Another conversion (was: What is THAT thing)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 14:21:12 -0700
  ...ASI is still doing conversions as far as I know, but only on American vans. Back in the 70's Riviera Motors in Portland...
• Re: [TDI-conversion] What makes a pyrometer's cable so special?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 28 Dec 2003 21:29:54 -0500
  ...TDI-conversion@onelist.com > Subscribe: TDI-conversion-subscribe@onelist.com > Unsubscribe: TDI-conversion-unsubscribe@onelist.com > List owner: TDI-conversion-owner@onelist.com > > Shortcut...
• Re: Vendor reputation
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:11:21 -0700
  TJ, I've dealt with them for several years, ever since they took over support for the Tiico conversions. Very knowledgeable in all things...
• Throttle cable on inline-4 conversions
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 16:39:44 EST
  Can any of you who have inline-4 conversions tell me what kind of a throttle cable you are using? My recent acquisition (82...
• Re: TiiCo Converters
  Historical mailing list - KI
  Tue, 15 May 2001 20:49:25 -0700
  ...i just ordered my tiico conversion today and would be very interested in that. ki On Tue, 15 May 2001, Gary Stearns wrote: > I...
• 5000 trouble free miles on EJ22 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 11:36:53 -0800
  ...On the way there the Westy passed the 5000 mile mark since I completed the subaru EJ22 conversion. Other than replacing a sluggish O2...
• Re: Engine Conversion and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 12:16:27 -0700
  ...Engine Conversion and MPG Don't believe everything you read. The aerodynamics of the Vanagon are not improved by engine conversions or mods. The...
• Re: Vanagon conversions
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 23:43:18 -0400
  ...Well, the 4 cylinders fit perfectly, believe it, that's all we're dealing with in the Tiico conversions. The higher decklid is only...
• Re: Long ..Re:Help Me Before I Spend a Fortune "on an EV"
  Historical mailing list - Scott Beckstead
  Tue, 7 Nov 1995 09:25:51 -0800 (PST)
  The Dealer here in Thousand Oaks has one winnebago conversion and it is priced at about 35,000 bucks. The conversion was 10 grand...
• Re: The Non-Conversion Diesel Conversion!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 06:58:28 EST
  I talked with a list member that put the 1.9lTD motor into his Vanagon and he said the extra height of the motor...
• Re: Subaru Swap (plus corrosion inhibitor)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 23:06:00 -0600
  Stuart MacMillan wrote: > I have rejected all the conversions too, too expensive, too much time, > and too much work. Doing three would kill you...
• Re: Vanagon conversions
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 00:14:24 EDT
  In a message dated 9/4/00 11:54:55 PM, thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM writes: << Tiico conversion. It is slated to go to the...
• subie conversion shops in the Portland Oregon area
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 22:37:51 -0800
  ...Anyone know of a reputable shop that would do a 2.2 or 2.5 subie conversion in the Portland metro area please P...
• Re: My painful Subi post.... Correct tires for Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:49:01 -0800
  ...What IS the >correct tire for the Subaru conversion? > >Chris S. it's still a Vanagon, only the engine is different. Rob becida@comcast...
• Re: Head gasket, etc, in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 24 May 2005 11:44:33 -0400
  ...Head Replacement < Used WBX < Rebuilt WBX < Conversion Engine Now, if it's *you* who wants the engine conversion (as opposed to the mechanic thinking...
• Re: I'm back . . .A/C and beyond
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:41:07 -0600
  ...I don't happen to have CC but know many with Subaru conversions who do. The extra power makes it a real useful accessory...
• Re: Adventurewagen Air Cond.
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Fri, 21 May 1999 22:24:41 EDT
  ...We have not done the R134 conversion on the VW engine air conditioning but it is our understanding that it is not a problem...
• Wanted: Subie conversion bits
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
  Sun, 26 Mar 2000 10:57:54 -0700
  ...1) I would be interested in buying a KEP conversion kit from someone who bought one and has changed their mind. My goal is...
• Diesel to In-Line Gas Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 21:58:56 -0800
  ...First, how many $$$ do people who have done this conversion have into it? Second, how much working time to do it? Last, I've...
• Re: Diesel Conversion Kit web site
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 13:43:12 -0700
  ...Diesel Conversion Kit web site > > Just wanted to post this link to the website about the waterboxer to diesel > conversion kits. http://www.overlandparts...
• Re: Sportsmobile Anonymous
  Historical mailing list - Tim Fong
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 01:54:49 -0700
  Drew, If you drive a Sportsmobile or any other American Van Conversion for that matter and you still want one, you will know at...
• Re: List of vanagon engine conversions that fit below the stock engine lid...
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:36:43 -0600
  ...List of vanagon engine conversions that fit below the stock engine lid... ok, im making a list of vanagon engine conversions that fit below...
• Re: Vanagon engine swaps
  Historical mailing list - Mark R Drovdahl
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 22:58:07 -0700
  For those of you still waiting on my 2.0 L conversion update...patience, as I'm still waiting for the job to be...
• Re: TiiCo Conversion Price
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 13:56:35 -0600
  I sent an email to Peter at Tiico in June and got the following: "Thank you for your interest in the conversion kit approved...
• Correction-Vw dealer engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 14:13:15 -0700
  I stopped by my local vw dealer to confirm the news about I-4 engine conversions, and to take a look at the bulletin...
• Re: GL to Westy Conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Apr 1995 21:40:19 -0700
  Country Homes in San Jose does this conversion for last I heard about $3.6K, and you don't have to provide your own...
• Breaking News - engine conversion from VWoA dealer!!
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 10:05:45 -0700
  ...Soon they will be offering a conversion kit including brand new 2.0 liter inline 4 engine with a 12 12 warranty. I thought...
• 2.0 ABA Conversion
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 11:03:22 -0600
  ...to get the conversion kit or not, or if there's somewhere else I should also look? Does this conversion pose unique problems? Any...
• Audi I5 Conversion
  Historical mailing list - VWSyncro
  Mon, 15 Dec 2003 21:36:10 -0700
  ...I have been wanting to do a inline 4 conversion, but few days ago a friend gave me his 88 Audi 80 quatro. Mechanically...