not trying to blow you off, but there is a great yahoo group just for the
SVX conversion, very friendly and very helpful. I love the idea of a SVX
great motor , you could pull a small trailer. But you will need bigger
brakes , tires, a perfectly working coolant system. Check out the smallcar
performance website, they have plenty of SVX stuff. If I would/could do it
over I would go with the SVX. Just be known that you are on your own for
repairs, but a Vanagon owner should already know how that feels.

My 2 cents