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Subject:Re: VR6 Vanagon-Dreamers
From:Stan Wilder
Date:Sat, 6 Apr 2002 07:50:03 -0600

I just love to see all the Waser Boxer folks express their dreams of
conversions.
Seems that the  Air Cooled owners are just planning their next trip.
I hope everybody gets the engine of their dreams with great conversions.
I'll be looking for your posts at www.DreamVanagon.com

Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia

On Sat, 6 Apr 2002 15:12:38 +0200 Raimund Feussner <rfeussner@GMX.DE>
writes:
> turn the tranny upside down...
>
> I know of one guy here in Germany with a Audi V6 TDi and the Audi
> 6speed
> manual tranny.
>
> I am building an adapter at the moment to use my Audi 5speed with my
> V6 in
> my vanagon. An adapter with the bolt pattern of the V6 on one side,
> and the
> bolt pattern of the tranny turned around 180� on the other side.
>
> Raimund
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Grebneff" <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 11:47 AM
> Subject: Re: VR6 Vanagon
>
>
> > >Has anyone ever done a conversion like this.  Any pics?  Is there
> a
> > >conversion kit you can buy?
> >
> > The conversion is popular in der Vaterland. Usually with a Porsche
> > G50 trans. I imagine there are kits available there. I know of one
> > which uses the FWD V6 trans (I believe VW has dropped the R and
> now
> > just calls it V6). DON'Y ask me how the guy got the drive working,
> as
> > I doubt the diff can be flipped to reverse rotation to counter the
> > trans' 180-degree rotation for rear-engined placement.
> > --
> > Andrew Grebneff
> > 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
> > <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
> > Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
> >
>

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