Vanagon love

[riverfever]

volkswagon + van = ghey

Totally respect that opinion. I'm sure there are loads that might think that installing a turbo on an XJ is equally ghey. :cheers:

 

[YELLAHEEP]

I bet he macks on the Betty's.

Yeah, these Bettys......... uke:

 

[JohnJohn]

I'd like to a VW van with this much braking power...

http://www.traildriven.com/showthread.php?t=376

 

[planefixer]

This clean 84 Westy belongs to Neil Shirley. He's a pro for the Jittery Joes cycling team. Man....a guy that likes bicycles and Vanagons. He's got game. :loveu:

Damn dude, talk like that will make Heather jealous.

 

[YELLAHEEP]

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I bet it's even got a "La Cucharacha" horn too!

 

[YELLAHEEP]

Simply secksy.........

 

[YELLAHEEP]

Apparently there were more than one of these odd-balls made....... (after reading the link - about 2000, and only 15 known to still be roadworthy)

http://www.vwt2oc.com/View/kemperink.aspx

 

[YELLAHEEP]

Check out the hippy-fab! Rear hatch added to the side! :thumbup:

Groovy interior!

I always liked this link. If you can't find that perfect Westy, but still gotta have a VW...........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56XL0TysIn0

 

[riverfever]

River........ are you sitting down?

Yeah.....that's the same thing as a Vanagon. I feel like I'm talking to my Aunt Sylvia. :twak:

 

[YELLAHEEP]

Yeah.....that's the same thing as a Vanagon. I feel like I'm talking to my Aunt Sylvia. :twak:

How so? Please do elaborate!

 

[YELLAHEEP]

River, ever heard of this place? This will have you sportin' a woody......

http://vwpoptopcampers.com/

What's really interesting is to see the high dollar cars traded in to them.... Porche's, BMW's, Vettes.......... :dunno: I don't get it.

 

[ColoradoRaptor]

River, ever heard of this place? This will have you sportin' a woody......

http://vwpoptopcampers.com/

What's really interesting is to see the high dollar cars traded in to them.... Porche's, BMW's, Vettes.......... :dunno: I don't get it.

The previous owners of the high dollar cars suffered some drain bammage!! :gee:

 

[Handlebars]

River, ever heard of this place? This will have you sportin' a woody......

http://vwpoptopcampers.com/

What's really interesting is to see the high dollar cars traded in to them.... Porche's, BMW's, Vettes.......... :dunno: I don't get it.

It's a Vanagon thing... you wouldn't understand.

 

[DaJudge]

It's a Vanagon thing... you wouldn't understand.

HHHmmmm....? That about covers it!

 

[riverfever]

It's getting mighty hard to see the love through all the mediocrity. I'll be taking care of that a little later on with something extra special for you Troy (although you wont understand).

You'll be happy to know that I turned down a van the other day as a trade (after much deliberation).

However...Heather is now 100% focused/supportive of my efforts at selling the Jeep and securing a suitable van. I'm waiting for CO to transfer my MO title and then it'll just be a matter of time.

 

[riverfever]

Tell ya what...this 91 MV is really nice.

http://vwpoptopcampers.com/vw-camper-eurovan-vanagon-westfalia.html?page=show_ad&adid=10&catid=1

 

[riverfever]

Those that need to appreciate this will. This is an extensive Tristar project that's being finished up by a guy over in Sweden. There's so much that went on here but here's the final project pretty much. Those back doors were actually grafted in.

The vehicle is on air bags. This is not a Syncro model.

The motor was replaced with a 1.8 turbo from a 2003 Audi. However the trans from the Audi would not fit and few do. A Porsche 996 trans does fit though so the guy used that. About half the bolt holes lined up but the big problem was the Porsche starter is mounted on the block and the Audi starter is on the trans. So this was his solution:

He cut the bolt holes and the starter area out of the Audi trans and then welded them into the 6 speed. Pretty impressive.

Even if you don't like VW's or vans, hopefully you can admit that there is some real work in this thing.

 

[YELLAHEEP]

Meh....... He should try installing a set of drop brackets..... with a hang nail on his wrenchin' hand. THAT takes skills and patience......

Plus, even I can cut up a bellhousing and bolt it to a steel plate. Sheesh.



All kidding aside though...... I don't get the "performance" side of the build. Tiny tires up front - smaller than the rear........ put that thing through a high-speed corner and it looks like it'd roll the tire off the rim and the entire vehicle balance is all skewed.

I bet it does a wicked nose-stand when braking though! :laugh3:

What woulda been cool is to have built that with the bed and platform extended to make a car hauler out of it! Tow rig for an SCCA or Ralley Golf/Ghia/Corrado/Jetta! :thumbup:

 

[riverfever]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCO4I4Am8x4

Whew.....almost ended up on page 3. Here's a nice example with an SVX transplant. :wave:

 

[YELLAHEEP]

Here's one with a Volvo engine transplant......