The diesel mounting points are there on all of them, at least from 82
on. The diesel also had a small reinforcing plate for the mounting
points on each side of the license plate door. The 2 threaded holes are
always there on each side but the plate welds over them to add another
thickness of metal so that area does not deform over time. You can bolt
the carriers right in without the plates but long term there would
likely be a problem. The plates also add the third, top hole, on each side.

Mark

Bill MacLachlan wrote:

>Hi volks......
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>Short questions here:
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>Do all vanagons have the body mounting points for stock diesel motor
>carriers, or is it only vans built as diesels?
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>If a van does NOT have the mounting points, how hard is it to add them? Has
>anyone done this?
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>Thanks all
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>Bill M
>'82 GL I4
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