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Subject:Re: Building a Vanagon stretch
From:Mike Miller
Date:Fri, 1 Apr 2011 15:50:31 -0700

Bored, nothing to do, not enough projects lying around undone?

Buy the $2500 van and trick it out instead. You could, uh, wash it. Yeah
that's the ticket. Keep you busy for weeks.

Mike

On 4/1/11 3:19 PM, "BenT Syncro" <syncro@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Just want to take this opportunity to announce that we have embarked on a
> project to build a stretch. It's a great way to cut your registration and
> insurance bills in half.
>
> The front half will be my 1984 Vanagon GL which has the later model front
> suspension with PS and turbo Subie behind an auto trans. Had to redo the
> engine conversion anyway to replace all the homemade brackets, engine carrier
> and exhaust. Instead of putting them back here, the engine and trans just goes
> into the rear half.
>
> Undecided about the front half. It will be either an 85 Westy Weekender which
> was smashed in front or an undamaged 85 Sunroof van with a blown headgasket.
> Both are 4-speeds w/o no PS. Plus on the Weekender because it's not
> economically impractical to repair and it's already the same color as the
> front donor. It would be cool to have a sunroof in back limo-style. That works
> better for me than the poptop.
>
> Thoughts?
>
>
> BenT
>
> sent from my electronic leash