I am begging to believe from the response that
this '82 Vanagon is a former Diesel that someone
updated .
I have never seen someone go as far as change the
lower control arms, but someone went to a lot of
work on this one .

The VIN was not replaced- there is a Non-Cataylst
sticker on the door jamb just like on my 82
Diesel, and I noticed the third bolt hole for the
rear side carrier tube brackets.

The sad thing about this Westfalia is that it
wasn't wrecked, and someone used a sawzall to get
the fridge, water tank- just chopped up the
kitchen in pieces.

They went to a lot of work converting it to a
WBX, which I have not seen before.

Robert

1982 Westfalia

--- Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM> wrote:

> I wonder if the VIN is from the replaced dash
> or from the tag on the
> top of the wheelwell...
>
> Here in OR they're a LOT less picky about
> jacking up the dash and
> driving a new car under it. Had a customer with
> a '70 Type 1 that was
> in reality a '72.  Discovered the difference
> when I had to replace
> the turn signal switch. OR DMV wasn't really
> too concerned about it.
> Had it been in my home state of CA, they'd have
> seized it.
>
> Really sounds like a late model retitled as an
> 82.
>
> Jim
>
> On Feb 26, 2006, at 9:19 AM, David Marshall
> wrote:
>
> > The C in the VIN makes it a 1982.
> >
> > David Marshall
> >
> > Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
> > 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road
> > Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3
> >
> > Internet          http://www.fastforward.ca
> > Email     sales@fastforward.ca
> >
> > - Engine Conversions and Accessories for
> classic water-cooled
> > Volkswagens
> > - Electrical harness fabrication and
> customization
> >
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> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List
> [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> > Behalf Of
> > Robert Keezer
> > Sent: February 25, 2006 23:16
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Vanagon Anomaly?
> >
> > 1/82  WV27G0255CH070810
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- "Fast Forward Automotive Inc."
> > <sales@fastforward.ca> wrote:
> >
> >> What's the VIN?
> >>
> >> David Marshall
> >>
> >> Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
> >> 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road
> >> Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3
> >>
> >> Internet        http://www.fastforward.ca
> >> Email   sales@fastforward.ca
> >>
> >> - Engine Conversions and Accessories for
> >> classic water-cooled Volkswagens
> >> - Electrical harness fabrication and
> >> customization
> >>
> >> Due to the large quantity of email we
> receive,
> >> please include previous email
> >> correspondence when replying.  This will
> allow
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> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Vanagon Mailing List
> >> [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of
> >> Robert Keezer
> >> Sent: February 25, 2006 22:19
> >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >> Subject: Vanagon Anomaly?
> >>
> >> Hello-
> >>
> >> I was in a junkyard yesterday and am baffled
> by
> >> the Vanagon I saw there.
> >>
> >> First, it is a Westfalia and it is a peach
> >> color.
> >> It had a beige /tan interior.
> >>
> >> Then I looked at the engine- a 2.1 WBX.
> >> I looked at the door jamb and it it had a
> >> sticker
> >> that read Non-Catalyst, 1981 manufacture
> year.
> >> Hmmm, that made me think this was formerly a
> >> Diesel. I looked in the cab- sure enough, a
> >> Diesel floor duct between the seats.
> >>
> >> I looked in the engine compartment- there is
> no
> >> Diesel battery tray, and there is a factory
> air
> >> cleaner mount. There is no evidence that the
> >> tray
> >> was removed.
> >>
> >> Then I got in front of the van- rectanglular
> >> headlights. Big VW emblem grille.
> >>
> >> It also has power steering, and 84-later
> style
> >> cast front lower control arms.
> >>
> >> This is a 1981?? Do you know what this is?
> >> I have the VIN if that will help.
> >>
> >>
> >> Robert
> >>
> >> 1982 Westfalia
> >>
> >>
> >
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