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