

| Subject: | Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX? |
| From: | Jeff Palmer |
| Date: | Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:31:51 -0600 |
group purchase anyone?? On 15-Feb-09, at 3:55 PM, Peter T. Owsianowski wrote: > Too Cool! > > That is one fine lookin' Type2! Makes my Vanagon jealous. > > Pete > '79 Westy "Aardvark" > '87 Westy "Joe's Van" > WWW.Busesbythebeach.com > > On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Jake de Villiers < > crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > >> The side view on the 50th anniversary poster shows the raised roof >> and the >> little bulge of the rad housing. >> >> http://www.vw.com.br/kombi50anos/ >> >> 80 hp at 4800 rpm on alcohol, 2200 pound load capacity, top speed >> ~78 mph - >> its funny they don't mention mileage. >> >> >> On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 5:38 AM, Peter T. Owsianowski < >> pnoceanwesty@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> Perhaps a more flattering view here: http://tinyurl.com/crc4c9 >>> >>> -- >>> Pete >>> '79 Westy "Aardvark" >>> '87 Westy "Joe's Van" >>> WWW.Busesbythebeach.com <http://www.busesbythebeach.com/> >>> >>> On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 12:39 AM, Jake de Villiers < >>> crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I think its cute! >>>> >>>> On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 7:32 AM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Doug, >>>>> >>>>> Abuse thine eyes with the monstrosity here: >>>>> >>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brazilian_Kombi_Diesel.jpg >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Happy Trails, >>>>> >>>>> Greg Potts >>>>> 1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato" >>>>> 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop >>>>> www.busesofthecorn.com >>>>> www.pottsfamily.ca >>>>> >>>>> Doug Alcock wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Anyone got a pic of the front mounted rad -- I've never seen >>>> one......... >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Doug >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 8:04 AM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> >>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi John, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The Mexican buses went out of production in the 90's. There are >>>>>>> watercooled buses in production today in Brazil. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am currently in the gathering stages of converting my >>>>>>> aircooled >>>>>>> westfakia to an inline 4 using a Mexican transmission and a >>>>>>> front-mounted rad. I don't plan to use the (IMO) ugly plastic >>>>>>> Mexican >>>>>>> radiator, instead I will covertly place the rad in a faux >>>>>>> spare tire. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Benny Boy currently has custody of the Mexi-trans, and there's a >>>> 1.6TD >>>>>>> engine allocated to the project once it comes out of the donor >>>> vehicle. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I expect it may be on the road in 2010. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> A crafty exporter could probably come up with a Brazilian >>>>>>> conversion >>>> kit >>>>>>> using all new parts, but AFAIK so far no-one has. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Happy Trails, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Greg Potts >>>>>>> 1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato" >>>>>>> 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop >>>>>>> www.busesofthecorn.com >>>>>>> www.pottsfamily.ca >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jake >>>> >>>> 1984 Vanagon GL >>>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" >>>> >>>> Crescent Beach, BC >>>> >>>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com >>>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Jake >> >> 1984 Vanagon GL >> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" >> >> Crescent Beach, BC >> >> www.crescentbeachguitar.com >> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 >> > > > > --
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