http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/pts/769941485.html
Primo candidate for a Subaru swap. Willing to go look for anyone interested.
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July 28, 2008 11:26 p.m. VWguyBruce Reader
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July 29, 2008 1:48 p.m. SVreX SuperDork
I got your motor sitting in my shop. 2.0LT or an SVX 6 cyl.
Care to take a look??
Call me if you get a minute.
-P
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July 29, 2008 3:45 p.m. Nashco Dork
I saw a Vanagon drive by the other day with a really loud BOV, figured it must have been Subie powered. That would be a decent ride, I think. We used a Westy pop top Vanagon in Hawaii for a week or so and it was a perfect car for that, but could have used a bit more power. Of course, after you gave it a bit more power it could probably use a reworked suspension and brakes, but that's besides the point.
Bryce
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July 29, 2008 7:44 p.m. SVreX SuperDork
VW Vanagon: 67 tired little ponies.
230 hp of fire breathing Subie goodness- PRICELESS!
Ever seen a breadbox do wheelies??
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July 30, 2008 7:38 a.m. spitfirebill HalfDork
Well it made 155k miles on Vdub power. No mention of rust.
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July 30, 2008 8:11 a.m. Xceler8x Reader
Not really a bread box but as close as I could get...
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They had this car in a book about dragsters in my 3rd grade class. I kept it in my desk for months...
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July 30, 2008 11:56 a.m. integraguy Reader
A loooong tme ago, a magazine (European Cars, I think it was called) has a short article on a Porsche powered Vanagon. It was a 3 liter Porsche and since the Vanagon was already a water-cooled model, the conversion was fairly straight-forward. I imagine, tho, that a Subie conversion might be cheaper.
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July 30, 2008 1:04 p.m. 914Driver HalfDork
Did they make a 4WD Vanagon? I remember seeing one with a 911 engine, 4WD. Cool even without the four wheel peel.
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July 30, 2008 1:22 p.m. Nashco Dork
Yup, the "Syncro" was the AWD Vanagon. When I was a teenager the Hot VW's magazine had a SBC powered Syncro pickup Vanagon. It gave me naughty dreams.
Bryce
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Aug. 3, 2008 6:20 p.m. VWguyBruce Reader
Porsche motored but you see the potential...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWLFGPl1Kdk&feature=related
Type I bus here but it cracks me up. There are a bunch of hill climb videos of this one too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJM9rQvrkaQ&feature=related
It looks like it sold while I was out of town. I will keep my CraigsHelper search dialed in if it pops back up.
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Aug. 3, 2008 6:29 p.m. SVreX SuperDork
VWguyBruce wrote:
Porsche motored but you see the potential...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWLFGPl1Kdk&feature=related
Type I bus here but it cracks me up. There are a bunch of hill climb videos of this one too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJM9rQvrkaQ&feature=related
It looks like it sold while I was out of town. I will keep my CraigsHelper search dialed in if it pops back up.
I think you mean Gen 1. Type 1 is a Beetle.
I love that 911 video. Isn't that an Aston Martin he tears up in addition to the Porsche? Anyone read German??
I've seen footage (I think of the same event) from inside the Bus.
Keep your eyes open. I'd especially like to have a Gen 1 Bus (That was my first car).
Thanks!
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Aug. 3, 2008 7:07 p.m. VWguyBruce Reader
Yep, didn't mean to trip anyone up. The Germans have further diluted the Transporter designation with Type I, II, III, and IV as well.
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Aug. 4, 2008 10:49 a.m. jrw1621 Reader
What ever happen to the guys that used to visit here who were building up a VW Van?
I think the were in somewhere in Scandinavia?
White bus with 6 Recarro seats and a cage.
