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• Re: will Porsche 914 alloys with 5 lug fit the 85' Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 08:54:19 -0600
  ...will Porsche 914 alloys with 5 lug fit the 85' Vanagon In a message dated 3/22/01 1:06:05 AM Eastern Standard...
• Re: Syncro Panelvan on samba
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 15:16:49 -0500
  Porsche powered Vanagons sound like a real hoot but Porsche had some engine issues that are costly to upgrade, maintain or repair. Don't...
• Porsche Documentary
  Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
  Thu, 20 May 2010 22:42:10 -0700
  ...http://tv.msn.com/tv/episode/hitler%27s-managers/ferdinand-porsche-the-engin eer/ Tom Salicos
• Re: Porsche water cooling (was Re: longivity of coversion engines)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 23:30:47 +1200
  ...The only way Porsche was able to get multi-valve heads with air >cooling was to water cool the heads (the 959 and 962...
• Westy wanted near NYC
  Historical mailing list - Shaggy
  Sun, 10 Jun 2012 14:49:04 -0700
  Hey folks, I miss having a Westy, so I am selling my 1975 Porsche 911S project to buy a Westy that my wife and...
• Re: Longer Rear Wheel Studs
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 08:32:29 EDT
  ...I can't even find a listing for Porsche 911 rear studs,...>> $4.50-$11.98 each at the local Porsche aftermarket suppliers. $20...
• delete test
  Historical mailing list - vw4x4
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 11:46:41 -0500
  ...Full Porsche instruments > >nicely fitted into Vanagon binnacle. > > > >Warren C. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join...
• Re: Porscheagon on samba
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 13:04:07 -0700
  ...Porscheagon on samba > Porsche 911 powered vanagon... interesting.. not mine.. go for it > > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=207034
• Re: Valves seats.. for those who care
  Historical mailing list - Richard Green
  Wed, 10 May 2006 23:10:18 -0500
  ...Real common in 2.0l air cooled buses and Porsche 914 2.0l engines with the 3 bolt heads. I have one of the...
• Re: LVC I'm driving a Porsche 911 from Toronto to Phoenix starting
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 22:07:54 -0700
  I never saw or heard of a Porsche with a bench seat in front, kind of a platform in back though. Mike On 10...
• Re: porsche engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:42:54 +0000
  ...Its possibly useful to someone who might be > > > interested in a porsche conversion, assuming people do these? Subarus > > > are > > > great, but PORSCHE..... > > > -Craig > > > '85GL...
• Its Friday here in Texas
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 23 May 2003 01:18:51 -0700
  ...I'm open to private and public comments about this particular model of Porsche. My nephew had a 78, 911 Porsche and he always...
• Re: 4-wheel Porsche di$c brake for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 7 May 2002 13:21:40 -0500
  ...4-wheel Porsche di$c brake for Vanagon >> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> > >> >From Jens Hansen in Germany, maker of kits to fit Porsche...
• Re: CV joint repair american way.
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 17:27:10 +0100
  Per Lindgren wrote: > > Why replace the bolts with Porsche bolts, when the Beetle and Type3 uses > 12-point bolts that fit very well? > What...
• Re: Bus passes up a Porsche GT3
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 12:22:17 -0800
  ...Here I was thinking of putting a fiberglass copy of the Vanagon body on a Porsche chassis when the chassis sounds like it may...
• Re: Armorall or Zymol Seal?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 13:21:20 -0600
  For what it's worth (probably quite a bit....) John Paterek, the authority on interior restoration of Porsches, recommends cleaning vinyl with a dilute...
• Re: nvc: anyone had/have a Porsche 944?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 17:17:58 EDT
  In a message dated 8/21/02 12:52:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time, sstones@IDIRECT.COM writes: << The Porsche 914 had a flat...
• Re: Q: Porsche 914 engine compatibility with Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - stan wilder
  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 12:34:17 -0500
  ...I'll pass it along. > > I've been told that the Porsche equivalent of the ETKA is the PAT. Does any > one have a...
• Re: PORSCHE Engine
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Sun, 15 Oct 2000 10:12:26 -0700
  Rennie wrote: > Andrew Grebneff wrote: > > > > Could someone tell me if it is possible to put a PORSCHE engine into my > > >83 Westy air-cooled...
• Re: Porsche 6 in late bus
  Historical mailing list - Dean Paul Karpowicz
  Wed, 11 Jan 1995 17:57:03 -0600 (CST)
  Does the Porsche implementation of the bosch CIS have a throttle sensor??? I've never seen one on any other car with CIS, they...
• Re: 911-Drivetrain in 66 Micro??
  Historical mailing list
  9 Feb 96 11:31
  >I was thinking about putting a Porsche-6 and maybe trans in my Micro. >I know that it can be done in a vanagon...
• Re[2]: 911 motor in a VW transporter
  Historical mailing list
  5 Apr 95 15:03
  ...Everything else you need >is either Porsche (e.g. oil tank), or homebrew (e.g. engine tin). If >you have specific questions, let me...
• Re: Porsche mailing group?
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 14 Jun 1996 13:06:35 -0700 (PDT)
  And Edward Wilson thus wrote: > > Does anyone know if there is a Porsche (specifically, I'm looking for a 911) > mailing group similar to...
• Re: Air-cooled Vanagon history
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 22:59:06 +1000
  ...Tatra continued making its big T700 air-cooled V8 rear-engined sedans right up until March 1999 which was after Porsche ceased production of...
• Re: Porsche up to 18.5 percent
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 8 Oct 2005 11:35:43 -0600
  ...The rest of the board says that Piech goes when Porsche picks its 2 seats on the board. Porsche has stayed totally silent on...
• Re: Porsche 914 heads on Vanagon motor...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 21:52:18 -0700
  ...Will the Porsche 914 2.0L heads work on a Vanagon engine? I = know the Porsche 2.0L heads have only 3 bolts on...
• Re: six cylinder vanagons
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 09:30:55 -0400
  ...Alexander wrote: > > Have you, uh, priced a rebuild on a Porsche 6cyl lately? Oh, I'm not saying that Porsche prices aren't scary...
• 411 & 412: 911 of vans?, mullets, was: Porsche 6 cyl
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 17:43:43 -0500
  ...Porsche 6 cyl Bulley wrote: > Well, that's the first I've heard of the "911 of Vans" comment, but I know > that some...
• Re: Sad News: MSDS is no longer offering the Porsche engine swaps
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 11:36:40 +1200
  ...Or half of that if you're not in USA... >Equivalent Porsche motor will cost 3 to 5 times >that. You can likely have...
• Re: VW Minivan Concept story
  Historical mailing list - Scott & Barb Stothers
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 07:23:39 -0500
  Rather have that "retro" '66 Deluxe with the complete Porsche drivetrain custom built for appprox $125,000 that I have seen fleeting pictures of...
• Re: no VW sports cars?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 28 May 2004 15:59:12 -0400
  ...The 914 is a Porsche. Try telling that to the owner of a 911. They'll disavow any connection to the 914. ;) I've...
• Re: Ultimate tool box?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 14:57:05 -0500
  Actually, I sold a Porsche 911 L to a fellow a few years back (well, actually like 15 years ago?), it all worked out...
• Re: '83 AIR-COOLED VANAGON; NEED AN ODOMETER GEAR
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:21:18 -0700
  ...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_371_146/odometer_fix.html It describes the common problem with VW/Porsche odometers. You can...
• Re: Bigger brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Wed, 13 May 1998 05:39:40 -0700
  ...He sells cross-drilled rotors and possibly Porsche rotors for Vanagons. He also has cool brush guards and kits for putting Porsche engines into...
• Re: Porsche 4.0
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 12:11:38 +1300
  ...Porsche engine....Is that possible? > Again, how can I tell? >> Back in the 1970s & 1980s Porsche made the 928, initially with a 4liter V8...
• Re: VW writeup in Newsweek...and about the next vw van for the US
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 23:26:26 -0600
  ...VW provides parts and design work for Porsche. Porsche provides design work and parts for VW and Daimler. Porsche now owns 19 percent of...
• 6cyl Vanagon Update
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 31 Oct 94 12:39:25 EST
  A quick update since several on both lists (Porschephiles, Vanagon list) have aided and abetted: My 81 Vanagon is back on the road, now...
• Re: Porsche engine mounting ring work on waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 16:01:47 -0800
  ...Porsche engine mounting ring work on waterboxer? > > > > Does anyone know if this rather sturdy looking engine mount ring for a > > universal engine stand will...
• Re: Wasserboxer and Porsche 914?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 16:40:13 -0700
  ...Wasserboxer and Porsche 914? > Can the erudite members of the list help me with a dilemma. Been a member > of the list and a...
• Re: nvc: anyone had/have a Porsche 944?
  Historical mailing list - ian Butler
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 10:29:31 -0400
  On Wed, 21 Aug 2002, Dan Barrett wrote: > Folks, > A buddy of mine is looking at an '89 Porsche 944S2. Anyone had one of...
• Re: Q: Porsche 914 engine compatibility with Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 08:16:53 -0400
  ...I've been told that the Porsche equivalent of the ETKA is the PAT. Does any one have a copy of PAT that they...
• MSDS: MArtin Schneider Designs
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Wed, 7 Oct 1998 11:01:29 -0300
  Hi All, just an FYI on this guy, stuffed a 230HP Porsche 6 into a Syncro, reviewed a couple of years back in VW...
• Porsche engine mounting ring work on waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 14:46:42 -0800
  ...com/enginecomponents.htm#enginestand The description says it will work on Porsche 911/356 and VW air-cooled. Are the mounting studs for the...
• Re: Porsche's SUV
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 18:47:46 -0600
  ...http://www.geocities.com/exoticars08874/PORSCHESP.html ...check out this beauty ;>) Bob "I'd have to put it in the real sports car category...
• Re: VR-6; German disc-brake conversions
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 11:51:22 +1200
  ...These Brakes are perfect for use with Porsche-wheels. "All Kits include new Porsche-calipers, new Porsche-rotors, new Porsche-brakepads, a set of...
• Re: Eurovans future (now-vw does not make sportscars)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 17:16:03 -0400
  There was a time in the early '70s when VW and Porsche jointly produced a two seater sports car. The Porsche variant was the...
• Re: Wasserboxer and Porsche 914?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 20:59:16 EST
  ...I understand though, that rust is an ever present problem in 914's.>> > and most other 30 year old vw's and porsche's...
• Re: Hog Rings - the mystery
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 15:23:13 -0800 (PST)
  ...Thom Fitzpatrick tfab@netcom.com - ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/tf/tfab/home.html '56 VW Sunroof Kombi FS: '72 Porsche 911T Targa - ftp...
• Re: Porsche 944 Motor & transmission in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 15:49:54 -0600
  I can vouch for the expensive part for any Porsche parts. Although I'm still not finished installing my Porsche 3.2 Carrera motor...
• Re: Porsche 914 engine compatibility with Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 19:12:50 -0500
  ...Porsche 914 engine compatibility with Vanagon I have a friend with a Porsche 914 with 2.0 L installed and a spare 1.8...
• Re: WBX motor rather than ....
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 20:16:28 -0700
  Well Gee, according to the 911 guys, I didn't have a REAL Porsche.. I wasn't talking about my "bloated Dentist's Wife...
• Re: NVC Might be of interest to some Porsche for sale not mine
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:24:10 -0500
  ...Wife >> said >> no :( >> >> >> 1977 PORSCHE 924 >> >> PORSCHE FOR SALE. YELLOW IN COLOR FAIR CONT, 4 SPEED TRANS NEEDS WORK >> ASKING >> $550.00 (814) 410...
• Re: will Porsche 914 alloys with 5 lug fit the 85' Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 09:50:16 EST
  ...These models hvae a 914 body shell asssembled by Porsche instead of VW. They had 911T engines, brakes and 911 5-lug wheels. I...
• Re: Will Porsche transaxle fit in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 16:36:14 EDT
  ...ORG writes: << Martin Schneider Designed Systems uses the G50 with its Porsche engine kits for Vanagons. You can also get your big brake kit...
• Re: gutless AND unreliable...(C'mon Volkswagen!!)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 19:29:41 +1200
  ...replace trans with Porsche 915 or preferably G50 (Syncro? Fit Carrera 4 G50 & front diff)... replace engine, most logically with Subaru boxer or Porsche...
• Re: Optima battery for $129? The right one?
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
  Fri, 26 May 2000 08:56:11 -0700
  I put an Optima in my Porsche and one in a friends Porsche. Paid about $130.00 both times. Both times I bought Optima...
• Is a Porsche 911 engine too powerful for a Vanagon and/or Syncro Drivetrain?
  Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 11 May 2001 16:16:28 -0700
  I am intrigued with the Porsche 911 engine swap that MSDS offers at: http://www.msdsinc.com/ I'm wondering if anyone has any...
• Re: Anyone running a Porsche 6?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 20:00:16 +0000
  Andrew, After working on VW's for over 30 years and owning both VW's and Porsche for about 16 I feel you are...
• Re: 1980 Vanagon FS
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 22 Aug 1999 04:23:38 +0200
  ...with 2.L Porsche engine. > I couldn't get a straight story on why he calls it a Porsche engine or where he > got...
• Re: Porsche 911 Engine
  Historical mailing list - Carl Cobb
  Sun, 13 May 2001 20:53:51 -0700
  ...Porsche 911 Engine > At 11:39 AM 5/13/01 -0700, Michael Ramer wrote: > >I had an opportunity to ride in an early 80...