I believe that the Bostig guys are looking at (or did?) a conversion
that uses both the Zetec engine and tranny, not sure where they are with
that.

Allan
--
1991 Vanagon GL

"Gerry Lepage" <vanagonstretch@AOL.COM> said:
> There was talk on the list of converting to a buick 3.8. Kep makes the
> adapter. Someone had mentioned the possibility of swapping out both
> engine and transmission and getting custom axles built with buick at one
> end?and VW at the other. Has anyone actually done this? How about any
> other conversion using both the engine and transmission? I know that VW
> makes a good transaxle but geared too low to keep a bigger engine at
> proper RPMs. I also know that a taller 3rd & 4th could be installed to
> fix problem but a lot could be said in keeping both engine and
> transmission mated. I've searched quite a while on the Internet and
> haven't found anyone who's done it. Can anyone point me in the right
> direction if this is possible.
>
>
> Cheers, Gerry
> www.vanalong.com
>
>
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