Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 8+: 60 results shown for conversion.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Re: An engine transplant: ? (subie alterntaive) long post.
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:57:48 -0400
  ...The numbers and popularity of the conversion...I think.... speak for themselves. The Subaru conversion may not be the best choice for everybody...but...
• Re: AC Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 22:24:18 -0700
  ...AC Conversion Dear List... I recently ordered the R12-134a conversion kit from the Bus Depot. I then read that the conversion will fail...
• Re: Subaru engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Sun, 3 May 1998 11:20:22 -0700
  ...I'm glad to be able to talk to someone who has actually done the conversion. Will save your note for later conversation. In...
• Re: Breaking News - engine conversion from VWoA dealer!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 15:27:22 -0500
  ...Now you can have dealer support > > with the new inline 4 conversion (including installation). > > > woody > "keep on pushin'''
• Re: To All Tiico Owners: Tiico Conversion fiction
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 20:37:41 EST
  ...miles 1982 Doka 1.9td (Overland 50� conversion) 1982 Vanagon GL 50� 1.8 CIS-E (conversion by painter from Gandalf's Garage) 1982...
• Subbie SVX Conversion List;
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Sat, 6 May 2006 19:53:15 EDT
  > Hi All, > Is there a Subbie SVX Conversion List > For our Vanagons? > Just bought a 92. > thanks, > John C... > SLC, UT... > 85 Westy; Sitar...
• Re: blown head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Markov, Greg
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 09:30:46 -0700
  Have you considered the TIICO conversion? I have been doing some research, and I think I even like it better than the Subaru conversion...
• Re: blown head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 02:46:01 PDT
  ...yet. >Bill > > > Have you considered the TIICO conversion? I have been doing some >research, > > and I think I even like it better than the...
• VW approved engine conversion kit
  Historical mailing list - P.B.
  Mon, 10 May 1999 09:27:28 -0700
  I am in the process of converting an '87 Vanagon Wolfsburg with a VW factory approved engine conversion kit from South Africa. I have...
• vanagon conversions
  Historical mailing list - James Ballen
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 21:06:56 -0700
  what about the ASI/Riviera, Adventurewagen, and Country Homes Campers conversions that were all done here in the USA??? In some ways they are...
• Re: MPG in the Bostig Conversion ?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:52:13 -0700
  ...MPG in the Bostig Conversion ? It looks a bit pricey, but Nice !!! 13K for a turbo equipped conversion? ( & that's DIY !! ;o) How many...
• Westy conversion,,,Re: Is this you?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 18 May 2008 07:37:31 -0700
  Here is a link to his web page of the conversion. We had a stock Westy and another home conversion to look at during...
• e-Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:47:34 -0600
  In the past, there has been some discussion about possible power plant conversions with our beloved as a base.Came across this site that...
• Re: Backwards conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Berlett
  Wed, 13 May 1998 21:32:30 -0400
  ...Cianciolo wrote: > Has anyone ever done a conversion from gas to diesel? > Check the archives. There has been a lot of discussion this year...
• Eurospec conversion
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
  Sat, 11 Sep 1999 08:54:31 -0500
  Anyone on the list who has had the Eurospec conversion done to their Van, Please contact me on private e-mail . I would like...
• Server Pipe, Fallopian Tubing FS
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 18 Dec 2000 20:23:58 -0800
  Hi Volks, I have a full virgin spool of server pipe/fallopian tubing perhaps suitable for AUDI 5zyl conversions available. REF: Marshall and motor...
• vanagon conversion to mazda rotary engine
  Historical mailing list - Michel Bertin
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 14:21:42 -0400
  Is anyone aware of any conversion done with mazda's rotary engine. These engines I think are quite small and I wonder if they...
• Re: Engine Conversion and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Michael Gronski
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 15:57:19 -0400
  ...Engine Conversion and MPG > > > > I was a little surprised to hear some of the MPG quoted with engine mods > > and conversions. I believe one...
• Re: inline 4 vs Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:24:09 -0700
  ...IMO, even with a shop installed "turn key" conversion, the owner should be familiar with that conversion beyond just checking fluid levels, belts, et...
• Re: R134 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 08:49:52 -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: Eurospec conversion installers in Utah?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 23:13:39 -0700
  Leif Paulsen wrote: > > Is Anyone aware of a shop(s) in Utah doing the Audi 5cyl conversion. Or any > shop owners who might be...
• Re: Random thought > Porsche Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - s2
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 10:25:00 -0800
  In Mountain View CA there is an outfit called Ellsworth Brothers that had done a couple of Porsche 911 into Vanagon conversions at the...
• Re: I4 conversion survey
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 20:41:09 -0400
  I am replying with information about a conversion that my friend did a while back. I am not still in touch with my friend...
• Re: Engine Conversion's Done (long)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 17:57:24 -0700
  ...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: FS 97 (?) vanagon Campers
  Historical mailing list - Ken and Charlotte Miller
  Wed, 4 Dec 1996 02:45:40 -0500
  ...I don't know how they could be selling 97 EV conversions. It's my understanding tht VW is only selling the Winnebago conversions...
• Re: Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 02:01:47 -0500
  For a "professional" to do a conversion, I always figure $60 and hour and 50 hours. Add in a fudge factor of 10 hours...
• Re: Engine Conversion and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 15:05:23 -0500
  ...Engine Conversion and MPG > > > > I was a little surprised to hear some of the MPG quoted with engine mods > > and conversions. I believe one...
• ENGINE PARTS AVAILABLE
  Historical mailing list - John Cooper
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 16:19:13 -0800
  ...Only the Eurospec conversion, and the KEP Subaru conversion will pass the emissions inspectors up here in Alaska. I looked into the Golf 2...
• Re: Any TiiCo Conversions in SoCal?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 9 May 2001 19:52:17 EDT
  ...A friend of mine here near San Francisco is selling an 84 with an inline conversion for $1,500. It's a very good...
• Re: 12 to 134a conversion:VW Dealer Quotes
  Historical mailing list - Joyce and Bruce
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 09:23:41 -0400
  ...He said they had >never done a conversion and there were no kits available from VW to do >this conversion. He recommended I bring...
• Re: A/C and P/C brackets, hoses for I-4 or Tiico conversion
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:19:18 -0400
  ...Greetings! I am contemplating the purchase of a used I-4 Golf engine conversion that's being offered for sale by Bostig. According to...
• 4 Cyl VR-6 Conversion
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 30 Nov 1999 18:55:39 -0600
  ...Is this a desirable conversion? Can it be mated to a standard 4 speed tranny. Is an adapter plate required.? Who makes one for...
• Re: Bostig, Zetex, Tiico - what do those names refer to?
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 13:22:57 -0400
  I do? For what reason? ;-) mark drillock wrote: > Bostig is a Vanagon conversion company in Boston who builds conversions > using Ford Zetec engines. You...
• Audi 5-cyl engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
  Sun, 16 May 1999 21:40:56 -0700
  Does anyone have any good pictures of their 5-cylinder conversion inside a Vanagon? Detlev? Ken? I would like to see what the fit...
• R134a Conversion kits in MN or ND?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 17:26:34 -0500
  ...Can you tell me if those r134a refresh/conversion kits are available in ND or MN? Thanks Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy "Iron Igloo" Founding...
• Adventurewagen information wanted
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 21:53:25 -0700
  Hi Everyone, We're thinking of searching for a late-model Adventurewagen conversion. Can anyone help us with pictures or other information on this...
• GULP! Syncro GL to Syncro Westy backyard conversion...I am not afraid!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Work
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 11:28:27 EST
  Seeking advice (positive and negative) and tips for a homegrown Syncro to Westy Syncro conversion from anyone who has perfomed this operation in the...
• Re: VW's 'new' van
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:14:22 -0400
  >> Who does the conversion if not Westfalia? << VW started doing their own conversions for the first time back with the T5 due to Westfalia...
• RE: FS 97 (?) vanagon Campers
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Wed, 4 Dec 1996 04:56:33 -0500 (EST)
  ken...my gues would be that they buy them from VW like a dealer does, then do their conversion on that...probably to a...
• Re: Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 17:26:25 -0800
  ...Engine Conversions To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com All of this talk about engine conversion options - Tiico, Jetta engines, inline 4's, Subaru engines - yet...
• Re: Westfalia DIVCO Conversion .
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 7 Sep 2001 23:09:41 EDT
  ...conversions, and today the Winnebago Eurovan, extravoganza, I have decided to trade in my GL for a top of the line Westfalia Divco conversion...
• Raised engine cover panel FS, great for Fast Fwd conversions
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 11:41:20 -0400
  ...the engine cover to clear any number of tall engine conversions or upright conversions like those offered at Fast Forward. It is a steel...
• Re: List of vanagon engine conversions that fit below the stock engine lid...
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 23:06:36 -0500
  Allen, I have posted my positive reactions to my Zetec conversion in detail several times on this list and the Syncro list. Check the...
• Re: Westy conversion,,,Re: Is this you?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 18 May 2008 10:06:31 -0600
  ...I actually have a pop-top and roof (from an 85 Westy) with all necessary parts to do this conversion, but have canceled the...
• Re: Was: Re: John Wessels Glori's --- Now: California Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 5 Sep 2008 12:52:29 -0700
  ...California Engine Conversions > My guess is that not too people doing engine conversions are Registered > Importers who have to get vehicles tested and certified...
• Conversion Thanks
  Historical mailing list - bryan duggan
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 00:20:36 -0800
  ...Thanks to all who have replied to my email about the Small Car subie conversion deal. Yes it is alot of cash, spend it...
• Re: The Non-Conversion Diesel Conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 21:55:30 EST
  The numbers I gave are for the 1.9lTD motor without the turbo. As far as compression ratios perhaps David Marshall has more data...
• Re: 85' GL to Westy conversion
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 22:44:00 EST
  ...See their conversion on the link below: <A HREF="http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/poptop">http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw /poptop</A...
• early inline 4 conversion for sale on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 04:00:05 EDT
  Since this was done in 1988 this must be the grandfather of the Eurospec and Tiico conversions. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...
• re. vanagon propane conversion
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 11:35:52 EST
  Gary offered: --Vanagon propane conversion http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/propane/propane.htm-- Looks good, Gary, but where is the propane tank...
• Power Window Conversion Kit?
  Historical mailing list - DB
  Tue, 11 Jan 2005 22:07:22 -0500
  Hi all, Is there a vendor who sells a decent power window conversion kit for a 1986 vanagon syncro front windows? Please reply if...
• engine conversions and subaru :)
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 4 Mar 2005 16:50:15 -0500
  with alls the friday talk of engine conversions and using subaru engines i thought some of you might find this site interesting if you...
• Re: Tiico conversion issues....
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 12:33:49 -0700
  Adam, far be it from me to judge anyone who decides to do a conversion! And i should have made my statement a query...
• Re: Winnebago or Westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 23:06:13 -0500
  As I was told by a Eurovan Winnebago owner, the Eurovan Westfalia conversion are not available. It this really true? ----- Original Message ----- From: Greg...
• Re: U.S high-top conversion?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 02:20:18 EST
  ...Does any one know about an > American High-top conversion? > Adventurewagen made a high top conversion for the vanagon. operative word is "made". i...
• Re: Tiico conversion issues....
  Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 16:34:08 EDT
  Well, as the proud owner of a Subie conversion- I have to say" its not for sale, and I wouldn't give it away...
• Re: inline 4 vs Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
  Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:09:00 -0400
  ...I'm told by some that the jetta > (inline4) conversion is best and by others that the subaru is better. I'd > like to...
• Re: SA 5-cylinder conversions and TDI conversions (was: Tiico conversion vs. other I4 conversions)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 19:56:07 +1200
  >YES! I announced this several weeks ago.....A company I am selling products >for is about to release a complete kit containing all of...
• Re: Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 15:50:16 -0700
  My subaru conversion came in at $1800. That is pushing it though, and using a free donor car. I have the reversed manifild, but...
• Re: Engine Conversion Eurospec vs. nonEurospec
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 21:12:56 -0800
  ...I do have a FastForward conversion setup, 2.0l CIS-E. First off, I have not had any electrical problems, hesitations or rough idle...