This would be very interesting?  What bellhousing/clutch did they
use?  Is it at 15 deg?  How did they support the engine? The
exhaust would be a perfect bolt on, for the inline swap? Worth looking
into!!! vendors could sell thes e part and make a killing!

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          86-SS Syncro
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
                                   92-Jetta GWC
            www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm

On Fri, 7 Mar 2003, JonR wrote:

> Dana Morphew wrote:
>
> > I'd like to know a little more about them myself.  I know I'd like to have one.
> >
> > Dana
> >
> > John Rodgers wrote:
> >
> > > Has anyone ever looked closely at the inline 4-banger installation in
> > > the Mexican built watercooled version of the TYPE II??? I encountered
> > > one of these in Whitehorse some years ago, but at the time was not that
> > > into the vans enough to seek more technical info.
>
> A fellow over in VT has one of these Busses...  It is supposedly a '90 or '91 Panel
> Bus with a carburetted inline 4 1.6L...  He got it from a customer who drove it up
> here from someplace in Central/South America...  He bought it from her when she
> realized she couldn't get it titled or registered without alot of BS paperwork (it
> doesn't have a 17 digit VIN)...
>
> I've been trying to buy it for a couple years, but he keeps putting me off... He
> keeps saying he is going to drop a F/I 1.8L in it and drive it around with his
> dealer plates...
>
> It is kinda interesting...  Has a 4"-5" raised roof, a 1/3-2/3 nicely fabric
> upholstered front bench seat, and a funky looking plastic radiator grill on a
> Baywindow nose...
>
> One of these days I'll get some pics of this thing and post 'em to the 'Net...
>
>
>                 JonR
>
>     NH area LiMBO rep
>