> > Has anyone converted a Vanagon from auto trans to
> manual trans?  I'm finding
> > auto vans are available, but I just can't see
> myself owning an automatic.
> > A friend of mine once converted his car from auto
> to manual, and it was
> > relatively easy, but that doesn't mean anything
> for the vans.  Has anyone
> > done this on a Vanagon?

I have helped a dude up in CT do this to his vanagon.
VERY EASY
parts you will need:

manual tranny <--incl clutch/pilot
bearing/flywheel/etc.
manual tranny mount
manual tranny cvs/cv half-shafts
brake/clutch combo master cylinder booster
shift linkage
hydraulic line to the rear for clutch

that is all i can think of.. the hardest part was
taking the dash off to replace master cylinder
boosters

if i am missing anything please add.

thanks, and good luck with the swap.

-sudhir

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Sudhir Desai
desa4622@kettering.edu   desa4622@yahoo.com
1984 Vanagon Z34(soon to be S4) & 1996 Jetta Trek
icq# 8255956 -- AOL: rawsuds -- yahoopager: desa4622

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