At 11:39 AM 5/13/01 -0700, Michael Ramer wrote:
>I had an opportunity to ride in an early 80's Westfalia Vanagon recently
>in which the owner had installed a Porsche (3.2l w/G50 5-speed I believe).
>Lots of mods necessary to get it right, but this guy was an ex Porsche/VW
>mechanic, so he had the resourcs. He got the 911 engine from a [new]
>wrecked 911. Needless to say, this thing moved! While stopped at a light,
>some kids in an lowered import were overheard commenting: "Why would
>anyone would put such nice wheels (17" Ronals) on such a POS?"  It was
>quite entertaining to leave them and their respective jaws in the dust!
>They tried to keep up with the Vanagon, but no dice! The owner did mention
>that the front end tends to get very light and unstable at around 110+ but
>runs just fine at 85mph all day. He has taken it to Cabo several times
>with few problems. This was his current daily driver until his Syncro
>engine was ready (another custom 2400cc Porsche/VW hot rod). Supposedly,
>this Vanag! on was to be featured in one of the VW mags soon. All it takes
>is $$$.

And inspiration.  I wonder if this van belonged to the famed Marty
Schneider.  msds.com
The guy rules.
hk