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captainpartytime
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Joined: December 04, 2005
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Location: Mission Viejo, CA
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 Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:49 am Post subject: Possible engine conversion? Audi V12 TDI 493HP!!! |
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WOW!!! Is it possible? |
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noza
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Joined: January 30, 2006
Posts: 97
Location: walla walla, wa
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lovedavdubs
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Joined: April 30, 2004
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Location: New York, NY.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:30 am Post subject: |
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Might need a little of sound deadening material  
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82 Air-cooled Westy (Lola)...My other vehicle is a subway. |
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Raggamuffin
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Joined: July 18, 2006
Posts: 789
Location: GA
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:17 am Post subject: |
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I think it's completely possible. I heard of this guy in AZ who put a JATO engine into a '67 Chevy once...
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dr. no
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Joined: August 06, 2004
Posts: 579
Location: Santa Fe
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:00 am Post subject: |
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....you might need to modify the decklid....
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'83.5 Westy s/p 1.6td JX and 4sp DK transplant
'09 Jetta SportWagen TDI
'06 MB Sprinter
'86 Iltis
'89 Isuzu Trooper
PAST VWs:
'82 NA diesel Vanagon
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CdnVWJunkie 
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Joined: February 01, 2004
Posts: 1130
Location: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:04 am Post subject: |
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| Forget the HP what's that bad boy put out for torque?? |
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noza
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Joined: January 30, 2006
Posts: 97
Location: walla walla, wa
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:23 am Post subject: |
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somebody should do that swap with a doka singlecab
imagine, a 10 second vanagon! |
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klucz
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Joined: February 14, 2006
Posts: 1062
Location: Chicago, IL
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| 737 ft/lbs@3000rpm |
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Glenn
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Joined: December 25, 2001
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Location: Sneaking up behind you
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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| noza wrote: |
| imagine, a 10 second vanagon! |
Remember this?
It has a Vanagon chassis.
Porsche twin turbo
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74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
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noza
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Joined: January 30, 2006
Posts: 97
Location: walla walla, wa
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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so it does.
that thing is BADASS |
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CF
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Joined: February 17, 2005
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where is the fridge????? |
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McVanagon
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Joined: February 19, 2007
Posts: 1684
Location: Northern part of the Virginia
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where is the fridge????? |
Whatever happened with this project?
~Mike |
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lovedavdubs
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Joined: April 30, 2004
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Location: New York, NY.
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where is the fridge????? |
It flew out the rear hatch along with the rest of the interior when they dropped the hammer on the test run.
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tencentlife
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Location: Abiquiu, NM, USA
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:29 am Post subject: |
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| It's an ice chest now, laid on its back where the engine used to live. |
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vwjedi
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Joined: November 29, 2005
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Location: G-ville, FL - hopefully on a trail.
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Best video ever. 
Link
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taigagreen
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Location: Norway
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| McVanagon wrote: |
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where is the fridge????? |
Whatever happened with this project?
~Mike |
Its getting very near completion
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Zeitgeist 13
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Location: Port Manteau
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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Holy sheepshank!!!
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'89 Bluestar ALH w/12mm Waldo pump, PP764 and GT2052
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taigagreen
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| Zeitgeist 13 wrote: |
| Holy sheepshank!!! |
I agree completely.
1104 Hk, 1311 NM....
The whole story here: http://www.vwbus.no/forum/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=17552
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JPrato
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Location: Livonia, NY
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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sick, that guy is terminal!
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87 Syncro Tin Top project
84 Westy, 2.5L Subaru power
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Williamtaylor33
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Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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I wonder what the 150-0 stop time is?
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