

| Subject: | Re: parts to use from 88 GL parts van on 82 diesel? |
| From: | Buffalo 66 |
| Date: | Thu, 9 Nov 2006 09:19:24 -0800 |
Awesome.. I was going to swap the mirrors, didn't think about the whole door- good Idea.. keep 'em coming! Percy. --- Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote: > You might take a look at the rollers on the sliding > door. I do not > know if they are interchangable, but if they are, > you should be able > to improve the sliding door on your 82. You'll have > to pull both > doors, of course to swap rollers. > > Does your 82 have power mirrors? If not, you might > want to swap front > doors. The power mirrors are mounted using 3 bolts, > while the manual > mirrors only use 2. That will also make switching > the body kit easier > as the 88's doors will already have the skirts, and > you won't have to > put holes in your 82's doors. > > > > > On Nov 9, 2006, at 11:43 AM, Buffalo 66 wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I know there have been quite a few changes over > the > > years from 82-88 vanagons, and I'm in the process > of > > building my 82 into a 1.9l TDi. It's getting > > completely stripped down, repainted, and upgraded. > > > > I have a complete 88 GL parts van, and will be > > swapping out all the goodies like the body kit, > the > > interior (weekender) the brakes, suspension > (actually > > going to lower it w/ H&R springs and Koni shocks) > > it's gettign 16" mercedes rims, etc etc, > > > > I'm wondering, other than the obvious, what else > > should I take from my 88 and install into my 82? > > > > I wish the sliding door would work- the 88 works > so > > much nicer..! > > > > thanks! >
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