I'm afraid that lower grille isn't just for air conditioning.  Even the
diesels have that lower grill ... and are't suitable for air
conditioning units.

Some have put bras on the wasserboxers that were made for aircooled vans
(no lower opening) and found overheating to be a result.

Mike

Jonathan Poole 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
>