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Subject:Re: Parts needed... Looking for some diesel bits or a cheap WBX in southern Ontario
From:Roger Whittaker
Date:Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:45:18 -0700

dear convertor
i have something that will be useful for you
but i will not have it in my hands til after september
it is the main dash speedo and tach with centre gauges
it is from my 1989  OEM td
you interested
regards

On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 8:01 AM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:

> Hi Volks,
>
> Back on Sunday my wife's 88 wolfsburg weekender put a rod through the
> top of the case. I have to get this dealt with ASAP.
>
> I have two options... I can replace it with another waterboxer or I can
> use the diesel conversion parts and engine that I had been planning to
> install into my own bus later this summer.
>
> To replace the WBX simply requires a 1.9 or 2.1 longblock with good
> compression. I have all the cooling and FI components required.
>
> To complete the parts list for the conversion I don't need much, just a
> diesel starter and exhaust hanger brackets.
>
> If anyone has these for sale, please let me know.
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> Toronto, Ontario Canada
> 197x Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
> 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop (ND Graphics graphics wrap)
> 1988 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop (Colleen's ride)
> Engine conversion blog: http://www.pottsfamily.ca/wordpress/
> www.pottsfamily.ca
>
> BUSES OF THE CORN - AUGUST 12-14th, 2011
> www.busesofthecorn.ca
>

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