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• What parts could I use?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 28 Oct 2004 18:42:38 -0700
  ...I'm wondering what can be used from that van for a conversion, as opposed to going the 'conversion kit' route- I seem to...
• Re: Engine Conversion's Done (long)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 10:33:46 -0400
  ...This conversion can be done using a diesel Vanagon and has been done >>more than any other conversion. It has proven to be a...
• Re: Camper/ pop top conversion
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Thu, 27 Oct 94 14:49:16 CDT
  ...The cool thing is that the top >was designed as a dealer conversion for the Transporter and does not need the >body modifications (reinforcements...
• Re: 2.1 conversion warning
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 08:53:08 EDT
  OK, how can we make the oil cooler work with the 1.9l coolant system? I have done a couple of these conversions and...
• Re: A/C conversion to R134a??
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Sat, 16 Jun 2001 08:44:30 -0700
  ...Jones" wrote: > > Anyone changed hoses in a conversion? Where did the > hoses come from? If you bring your old hoses into the one of...
• Re: Type RV, With Digifant 2 Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 16:33:28 -0800
  ...Please forgive my sloppiness. -Dana- Dana Morphew wrote: > > My I-4 engine conversion of the '90 Vanagon is, at last, a success! Thank you...
• Re: Freeware
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 11 May 2004 09:09:56 -0400
  > a little metric conversion program that don�t take much space > and is there when you need it, check out for yourselves if > interested...
• Re: Engine Conversion Eurospec vs. nonEurospec
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 17:48:57 -0800
  Keven, I sell inline four engine coversions at Fast Forward - http://www.fastforward/ca so I have lots of experience with non-Eurospec conversions...
• Re: EuroSpec Engine Conversions ready to install.
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 23:16:32 -0500
  ...EuroSpec Engine Conversions ready to install. >Listees, > > FYI, We are looking for the next canidate to install the Eurospec >engine for. We have a...
• 2.6 l , I5 Cyl. Information
  Historical mailing list - Detlev Hanschke
  Fri, 26 Mar 1999 00:25:25 EST
  ...The Kit offer that I posted for the complete conversion is because of the discontinued engine not valid any more. It is maybe possible...
• Re: bashing was: vanagon engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Sun, 13 Jan 2008 14:03:11 -0800
  ...vanagon engine conversions ...I've gotten considerable grief from VW buddies and my 14 yr old daughter for even thinking of the Subaru conversion...
• 1.8T conversion OBDII [was:Re: Your GoWesty Engine...how do you like it?]
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:12:52 -0700
  Neil, or anyone, I read through the page at Stephan's Autohaus on this conversion. http://www.stephansautohaus.com/VWVANAGONDIVISION/VWVanagonConversionEngines.aspx And it...
• Re: Engine Conversion Controversy
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 16 Sep 2013 09:41:05 -0700
  ...Engine Conversion Controversy Well, I went and did it, I've been on this list long enough to� know better about posting stuff like...
• Re: Small Car Conversions
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 21:52:22 -0700
  This is from a recent post to the SubaruVanagon Group ~ sadlerbeagles478 My wife and I did a Subaru conversion on our 1985 tintop using...
• Vanagon Engine Conversions at Litchfield Show
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 08:58:08 -0400
  There were two Vanagon engine conversions at the Litchfield show. Audi 80 2.0L Nice conversion of a Diesel to a 2.0L. His...
• Re: engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 08:43:21 -0800
  Bill, David and I have differing (and probably similar too) opinions on various aspects of I4 conversions. But discussing them like this on the...
• Re: Let there be LIGHT!!!
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:54:01 -0400
  ...fugeddaboudit. >> >> If your older bus has the standard lighting I highly recommend this >> conversion. >> >> Cecil Eastman >> '85 Wolfsburg Weekender Westy >> "Der BrotKasten" >> > -- Sent from...
• Re: Do-it-yourself conversion of air conditioning to 134a questio n
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 26 Mar 2000 05:52:23 -0600
  ...Marshall Ruskin >Did the conversion according to the package instructions. > >Have the R12 extracted. Put new fitting on. Put R134a in. Put oil in...
• Re: Subie Transmissions to Vanagon Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Mon, 6 Jan 2014 19:29:39 -0500
  ...Subie Transmissions to Vanagon Conversion Lots of links via google searches. you can do a 5-speed or 6 speed subaru trans even, into...
• ASI campers
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Jan 1997 18:38:25 -0500 (EST)
  Doe anyone have any experience with ASI camper conversions? I just saw two Vanagons in a wrecking yard with this conversion. I had been...
• Country Campers conversion
  Historical mailing list - Mm Bitner
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 13:40:09 EST
  Anyone ever seen or own a country campers conversion on a vanagon? I finally found my high roof from a guy in California and...
• Re: S. Africa conversion done!
  Historical mailing list - FLADGER
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 18:47:06 -0700
  This looks like a great conversion. I sure would like to put one of these in my Bug. C.F. === Volkswagen Owners! Your official...
• Re: ?? SA Engine Conversion ??
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 11:35:52 -0500
  ...is enough to jeopardize their current vehicle sales, in offering an engine conversion kit. ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 74 Campmobile (Clementine) 85 GL 86 BMW 325 ES
• Re: [subaruvanagon] Diesel to Gas engine conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 08:51:26 -0700
  ...YOU GOTTA RAISE THE STOCK 82 diesel vanagon 4-speed > gearing, and it is not hard to do ! > > Scott Foss - turbo diesel vanagon & conversion...
• Re: tiico conversion vs. other I4 conversions
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 14:07:27 EST
  In a message dated 1/2/02 12:03:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, BenTbtstr8 writes: << Well, since the SA vans don't come...
• Oil Capacity, Tiico Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Derek Krueger
  Wed, 22 May 2002 15:14:26 -0400
  Okay, I have received a few different numbers relating to the oil capacity of the Tiico conversion for the Vanagon. I have heard everything...
• GL to Carat Conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 16:22:13 -0700
  ...Can someone please answer a few questions on this conversion. Like: 1) do you have to cut the upper body area for the table...
• Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 11:30:32 EST
  ...list he obviously didnt get my posting on how to make a custom bed up there when doing the conversion the easy way.. chris
• Rear disk brakes
  Historical mailing list - Fin Beven
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 15:09:34 -0700
  ...I'd guess that this question has been asked several times before, but is there a rear disk brake conversion kit ?? Thanks, Fin Beven...
• Re: AHU MTDI vs. ABA?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 10 Sep 2019 04:27:54 -0400
  ...On Sun, 8 Sep 2019 09:09:16 -0700, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >*"What is the attraction to a Diesel conversion?"* > >I...
• Re: inline 4 vs Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:58:41 -0400
  > We have an ABA conversion with 1.8 heads and Digifant II in two of our Vanagons. > From a maintenance perspective the I4 is...
• Re: Power Steering To No PS Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 13 Jun 2003 18:16:29 EDT
  ...I'm doing a conversion > and there doesn't seem to be a good way to keep the power steering pump. > Soooo, I think...
• Re: Vanagon Zetec Conversion update
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 8 Dec 2005 06:33:52 EST
  ...This is the first Vanagon engine conversion I would recommend to any of my customers. Prior to your introduction of the Zetec the available...
• RE: Weekender Seat Conversion
  Historical mailing list - David L Finet
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 14:02:11 -0600 (CST)
  ...I seem to recall that one of the outfits in > California used to offer a conversion kit for converting the rear seat > into a...
• Re: 1987 Westy Weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 00:18:28 EST
  ...The owner said it has had a > "fast forward conversion" w/completely rebuilt 91 Golf engine. (body > has aprox 130,000/4,000 on...
• Re: easy.. Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 18:33:34 EST
  ...you can do the conversion in one weekend, with a jugsaw, and a drill..thats it. Karl Bloss and i have done it to...
• Re: currency conversion question - USD to Euro (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 08:23:18 -0500
  ...from their instructions page: > Currency Conversion > > To use our built-in currency converter, simply enter the conversion you'd like done into the Google...
• Re: Vanagon Zetec Conversion update
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 19:47:50 -0500
  ...is it certified for California like the Kennedy Subaru > conversion setup? > > Cheers, > > Jeff > www.vanagonparts.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: Engine conversion on 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Wed, 6 May 2009 15:44:57 +0000
  ...Engine conversion on 84 Westy > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Where are you located? > > > On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 11:21, Jamie Fitterer...
• Re: Westy 'style' pop top on a SOB
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 6 Jul 2014 22:43:51 -0700
  ...wrote: > >> I'm not too keen on the GM conversion, but their Ram ProMaster conversions >> in diesel look pretty sweet >> >> http://www.safaricondo.com...
• Diesel Swap
  Historical mailing list - John Dorn
  Sun, 28 Mar 1999 14:20:31 -0500
  ...Lots of people are talking about different engine conversions and what kit does what (i.e.. using "such and such" a kit to put...
• Tiico Kit question?
  Historical mailing list - John Andrew
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 10:27:36 -0700
  ...Everything looks great! I was wondering if anyone on the list has done a conversion on an 1984? I understand there are a few...
• Bostig conversion blog
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 5 Dec 2015 09:38:20 -0800
  Ran across this detailed documentation of a Bostig conversion, it will give you a good idea of the time involved: http://www.thesamba.com...
• Re: R134 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Tom Bauer
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 13:23:02 -0700
  ...The place that did >>the conversion has done each replacement compressor for free (under >>warranty) but tells me that the R134 conversion was a...
• Re: SMOG CHECK WARNING IN CALIFORNIA FOR VANAGONS! (2)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 10:49:16 -0800
  ...I'm moving to CA next > year and my van has a 1.8L conversion. I'm wondering how many list members > have conversions...
• Re: diesel conversion
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 16:45:24 -0500
  ...diesel conversion > I sincerely think you're underestimating the cost of a TDI conversion. > > Where did you come up with $5,000? > > Used TDI...
• Re: Auto to manual conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 09:04:03 -0400
  ...Auto to manual conversion Hi, could those on the list who have done an auto to manual conversion or owned a auto and manual...
• Re: 15 deg I-4?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:15:01 -0700
  ...First off, just to be clear to everyone, I'm not knocking any particular engine conversion or manufacturer. In my case, the body on...
• Re: Gowesty reduction starter user input please
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:07:20 -0800
  ...They don't want to encourage any conversions, even if their stuff works fine with them. I plan on using their SS muffler with...
• Re: VW approved engine conversion kit
  Historical mailing list - P.B.
  Wed, 12 May 1999 08:30:03 -0700
  ...In South Africa, VW had > > stopped selling the Wasserboxer for some time and only sold the > > conversion through the dealer network. The conversion is...
• Re: Vanagon Conversion Kits for around $2500
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 08:15:53 -0500
  ...Vanagon Conversion Kits for around $2500 >Mounting parts and other stuff is okay, but why use an adapter? > >All 4-cyl. engines have the...
• Re: AC Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 08:11:30 -0700
  ...The estimate for the conversion to R-134 went from $270 to $380. I wish Ihad them do it before it went up. Their...
• Re: List of vanagon engine conversions that fit below the stock engine lid...
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:27:02 -0500
  ...The MSDS conversion system is designed with the 3.2 engine for purposes of not decreasing cargo area space, use of the fold down...
• Re: Propane Conversion for Vanagon--head north!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 09:43:07 -0800
  ...I chose this in consultation with Jason at ‘Brymor >Gas Conversions’ who undertook the conversion. > >In addition to the tanks the system requires a...
• Tiico problem with simple solution
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 15:59:27 EST
  ...On the Tiico conversion there is a rubber plug that comes with the kit. This rubber plug is supposed to go on one of...
• Re: diesel conversion: poll
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 22:04:34 -0400
  ...Looks like Mark Edwards has asked the perfect question. > Anyone ever done this kind of conversion before? I think that the conversion experts have...
• Re: Emissions, Was: AC While Camping
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:06:09 -0700
  ...Since my >> waterboxers generally passed CA tests by considerable margins I would >> need actual facts to convince me that the Zetec conversion does >> better...
• Tiico conversion issues....
  Historical mailing list - DrCory
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 11:20:42 -0600
  Steve, Adam et al. (in a decidedly polite tone) I bought my van BECAUSE of the conversion. I had been looking with the intention...
• Re: subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 13:46:22 -0700
  ...With everything that will have to be replaced, I've >decided to do the Subaru conversion. I just bought a wrecked '93 Legacy to...
• Re: How To Choose YOUR Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:51:24 -0600
  ...How To Choose YOUR Engine Conversion To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 8:58 AM My conversion was done with...