An ok. --- :^)
I'll be posting what I can about the conversion either here:

http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/

or here:

http://web.mac.com/tubaneil/iWeb/Site%205/Welcome.html

Safe travels to ya!

Neil.

On Dec 8, 2007 4:51 PM, Jonathan Poole <jfpoolio@gmail.com> wrote:

> I think that I didn't understand your post and I didn't realize you were
> doing a conversion.  Traveling in Mexico has made it hard for me to read all
> of the posts and I just spot read the digest.  I am now glad to understand
> where you are coming from.  I look forward to learning more about how your
> conversion goes because after my new engine wears out I may put a more
> modern engine in my van??
>
> Jonathan Poole
> '83 ac westy
>
>
> On Dec 8, 2007 1:20 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hopefully I'm not misunderstanding your post. :^)
> >
> > For the record everyone, I started this thread as an attempt at Friday
> > humour.
> >
> > I love my air cooled Westy, (though it is underpowered). Why else would
> > I be going to all this trouble to convert it?
> >
> > :^)
> >
> > I started my driving life with the old Beetles. A 58' in fact. Loved
> > that car. And I really enjoy the sound of an air cooled engine.
> >
> > True my 15 degree conversion site contains a "warning" of sorts, but
> > that's only in an effort to help other people really think about what
> > they're getting into. i.e. I *strongly* suggest that one should think
> > twice about doing this conversion **unless** their air cooled van is cherry
> > and rust free.
> >
> > But that's just my .02 --- :^)
> >
> > I'm totally "into it" and I'm posting what I can to help others if they
> > choose to go this route. Thinking about it now, for the "handy" people on
> > this list, an air cooled bus might be a really economical way to go in terms
> > of an engine conversion. Pick up a rust free with a blown motor for a
> > "song".....
> >
> > Not sure if you are referring to the quoted text below, but as for
> > "chiseling" I'm pretty sure Robert was being literal. I ended up chiseling
> > the top rad mount bracket out because 6 or so of the spot welds were only
> > visible from the top in area behind dash. Drilling would have been really
> > tough due angle, so I found that the chisel went through the metal easily.
> > If I did it again, I'd just drill a few "starter" holes and chisel around
> > the welds, and remove the extra metal on the bench.
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> >
> > Robert wrote:
> >
> > I converted a 1980 Westfalia to a water-cooled
> > inline -four and I don't understand what all the
> > chiseling is about.
> >
> >  The two holes for the two top ten mm bolts are
> > already in place- all you need to do is make a
> > grille template from a water-cooled Vanagon,
> > trace it onto the air-cooled and cut the lower
> > radiator grille opening  .
> >
> > The top mounts are there from the factory in the
> > air-cooeld models. The bottom has two brackets
> > that bolt to the frame and the radiator.
> > Assuming that the Canadian model is identical up
> > front to the American one..
> >
> > Robert
> >
> >
> >
> > On Dec 8, 2007 7:31 AM, Jonathan Poole < jfpoolio@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I am with you Robert.  It seems to me that on this list of all places
> > > folks
> > > would be open to the idea of such projects.  Also I don't think you
> > > even
> > > need to cut the lower grill opening as it is for air conditioning and
> > > the
> > > top opening allows for plentiful airflow to the radiator so that makes
> > > it
> > > even easier.
> > >
> > > I am guessing that the anti early vanagon/air-cooled (conversion and
> > > otherwise) folks are in the minority but I don't understand why they
> > > are so
> > > against the early vanagons?
> > >
> > > Jonathan Poole
> > > '83 ac westy
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia -
"Jaco"  (Bustorius) http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

Engine swap beginings: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/