I have done one of these conversions with a friend, and it is a neat
conversion, but after rebuilding my own 2.1 there is not that much
difference.  PERIOD.  As a matter of fact, when my friend drives my rebuild,
he will fell like he got a little ripped off.  Especially with all the parts
that are missing in the kit, the lack of a good instruction manual ( that
manual they give you is a piece of shit) The real lack of support from
TIICO,

Main thing is you open up the box, look at the manual, and say HUH?  I can
see how questions could come up.  A lot of questions.

The TIICO video people ask about, I have seen, and it has it s highs and
lows.  But, mainly it really shows how some stuff such as the weird little
brackets go on the motor.  It is a must if doing it yourself, unless you
have another conversion to look at to see how it all goes together.

We did ours on a lift in a shop, and most of our downtime was due to
figuring out the stuff the manual and site never mentioned, and waiting on
stuff that was omitted from the kit.
Adam P

81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick)
70 Single Cab "Whitey"
74 Beetle "Ol Yeller"
73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop)
1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg
Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rico Sapolich" <JKrevnov@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 9:36 PM
Subject: The problem with TIICO problems

> I am getting tired of seeing requests for help from TiiCo devotees.  I
went
> to the TiiCo website to refresh my memory regarding what is offered by
them.
> I found this:
>
> "This complete kit is approved by Volkswagen of South Africa."
>
> Now, correct me if I am mistaken.  If "complete" means having all
necessary
> parts, elements or steps, why is it necessary for the purchasers of this
> package to come to the list for help?  Since this kit meets with their
> approval, another question which comes to mind is how far down the
liability
> chain is that rather large purse which is slung over the shoulder of VWSA?
>
> Rich
>