Larry:

If I'm not mistaken, the early FJ-40 Landcruiser drivetrain is largely based
on a Chevrolet 10-bolt design.  The engine is based on the 258 cu I-6 Chevy
engine as well.  (I used to have a '72 and the rear end really looks like a
shortened 10-bolt Chevy)  The engine is a dead ringer for the 258 (other
than the oil filter mount, I think)

Never a simple answer, is there...  :-)

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Larry Hamm
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 1:45 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: BusDepot Fuel Tank, have you installed one?
>
>
> David Beierl wrote:
>
> > At 01:03 5/10/2000, Ray Hunnam wrote:
> >
> > ps -- I freely admit that my dream of heaven would be that
> VW built a
> > prototype Vanagon without power, took it to Toyota and said "Make us
> > something that looks and behaves exactly like this.  You
> figure out how to
> > make it go.  A boxer would be nice, but it's up to you.  Do
> not under any
> > circumstances put pinstripes or belts of chrome on, that's our
> > department.  You build the thing, we'll decorate it if we
> feel like it.  Do
> > not reduce the tare weight more than 20 per cent, and do
> not reduce the
> > gross weight at all -- increase it if you can.
>
> David,
> Would you have them throw Landcruiser 4WD drivetrain
> components underneath
> while they're at it?
> Thanks,
> Larry
>

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