

| Subject: | Re: Vanagon w/ Olds V8 in VW Trends |
| From: | Benjamin Tan |
| Date: | Wed, 21 Feb 2001 22:41:53 EST |
In a message dated 2/21/01 6:08:13 PM Pacific Standard Time, pokey@vanagon.org writes: << Is this different from the SB Chevy that Martin Schneider (www.msdsinc.com) does? >> There were no details in the article. I suspect they used the Oldsmobile Toronado/Cadillac Eldorado automatic (FWD) transaxle. This is was a very common swap in the 70's. There was an outfit called Mid-Engineering who sold a universal frame for installing install a 425ci-455ci Oldsmobile big block V8 in virtually any car. The one engine tiny engine compartment PIC in the magazine article looked like a mid-engine installation with a 423ci (?) IIRC. MSDS installation is Chevy 350 ci in the rear -engine configuration. BenT
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