>Ever wonder what's up with our snail chaser Andrew G. in New Zealand. When I
>first read his postings related to outlandish powerplants for his Vanagon
>(RVC), my assumption was he was some young whippersnapper. I figured he must
>have gotten bitten by the Bus Bug (no pun intended) recently. Well, I was
>very wrong.

DAMN. Caught...

>I was in the process of cataloging some old VW & Porsche magazines today and
>happen to read the letters to the editor. This was in Volume 22, No 1,
>January 1991-February 1991. On page 12 there was a letter that read:
>
><<SIX CHANGE
>It's good to see that Type 4 engines are finally starting to receive
>attention as a bigger, but more expensive alternative to the Type 1 engine.
>However, there is another option which I've only seen a couple of times in VW
>literature and that is the Veedub's close cousin. the Porsche six. I plan on
>doing a 911 engine/trans swap into my 75 bus, which, as standard, is a
>twin-carb 1800. The engine alone won't be enough and I want decently high
>gearing.

wound up with a 3.6-liter Toytota V8 instead, and the job was so
botched that it ruined the van.

>I'm sure there are quite a few "volks" out there who would like to do a 911
>repower on their Buses, so how about doing a tech article? Preferably engine
>and trans, with details also on how to fit a 911 engine to the bus trans, for
>those who don't want taller gearing. This could be a whole new trend!
>
>Andrew Grebneff
>Dunedin, New Zealand >>
>
>It's nice to know that the Vanagon List did not infect Andrew with his
>outlandish power mad ideas. He was infected all along. I for one know now
>that he's been a bus whacko for more than a decade. Careful what you write
>out there.

I've been a Bus wacko since 1978 or so, when I got my 57 Panel
complete with 36hp engine. That van taught me all about mechanicals
and I loved it. Drove it HARD (70-80mph, with split-case trans!...
no, the 36hp wouldn't do 80, it topped out at 70) and (once I fitted
a single-port 1600) it was really reliable, cost me next to nothing
to maintain for 10 years or so.

>BTW, it's interesting to note that the response from VW & Porsche is quite
>similar to how most people see Subaru conversions.

Dorks.
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Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut