Yup, that's how Dixie came back from Oregon the first time - Ford Cube Van
and car trailer from U-Haul.   :)

I wouldn't have described her as 'Powered by Ford' but........

On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 4:57 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> I didn't think my comment would post.
> and while we don't actualy know for sure, I'd say it's very unlikely
> someone
> could do a V-8 Ford engien conversion to a vanagon in two days., no matter
> how cobbled and fast they wanted to do it, unless they had everything all
> 'right there' - he must've meant a U-Hual truck and trailer.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 1:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Bad sounds update!
>
>
>  Yuppers
>>
>> I mean really. I'd heard of V6's but a V8? What was I thinkin? --- ;^)
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 1:01 PM, Scott Daniel  - Turbovans
>> <sottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>>
>>> that's code for rented a U-Hual truck and trailer.
>>> most likely.
>>> scott
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
>>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 10:11 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Bad sounds update!
>>>
>>>
>>>  V8?
>>>>
>>>> Really? --- :^)
>>>>
>>>> Neil.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 8:41 AM, Jon Rizzo <the_rizzos@mac.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry we have been away from an internet connection for sometime. We
>>>>> are 600 miles from home and should be there tonight. To make a long
>>>>> story short our Vanagon is now Ford V8 powered. I will post later with
>>>>> more details and all the appopriate thank you's. As a fairly new
>>>>> member of this community I am impressed at the response to our post.
>>>>> Thank you
>>>>>
>>>>> Jon, Nancy, and Kate
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Neil Nicholson '81 JettaWesty "Jaco
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>>>> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>>>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Neil Nicholson '81 JettaWesty "Jaco
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>>
>

--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27