What did he do - remove the rear seat and make it a mid engine design.

There is a fellow in Germany who has a six speed tip-tronic transmission and
the Audi V6 to match the transmission in his Double Cab.  The under-bed
storage chest was made into an engine compartment and the engine compartment
was made into an under-bed storage compartment!  More cutting and welding
than I want to do!

David Marshall

Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road
Quesnel BC Canada  V2J 6Z3

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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Shawn Wright
Sent: February 9, 2003 7:51 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Westy with 4.3L V6 and Audi 5k trans in Victoria..

Ran into an interesting Westy at the Victoria Home Depot this morning. I
noticed dual straight exhaust, and had to go have a look... Peering
beneath I noticed not an engine, but a transmission at the rear! A moment
later, the owner came out, and I spoke with him about his transplant - a
Chev 4.3 V6 and an Audi 5000 trans. I had heard of both of these used in
Vanagons before, but not together.
The van was about an '85 I'd say, blue with black touch ups, and a very
nice tubular steel front bumper with front hitch, for those locals who may
have seen this one around...

Shawn Wright, I.T. Manager
Shawnigan Lake School
swright@SLS.bc.ca
http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
http://www.sls.bc.ca