Westfalia, Type II, Bus, Vanagon, and all air cools!

**Meadow Skipper** · 12-21-2022, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by grinch

Im thinking the low weight will have some needed benefits too. Better handling and even better traction than the already outstanding.

That’s kind of an amazing thought - improved traction for a v-dub van. Hmmm…

**grinch** · 12-21-2022, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper

That’s kind of an amazing thought - improved traction for a v-dub van. Hmmm…

You still have yours? Early 70's if i remember

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**Meadow Skipper** · 12-21-2022, 03:50 PM

Originally Posted by grinch

You still have yours? Early 70's if i remember

Nope, it’s been a long time. I had a 70 and a 67.

**grinch** · 12-21-2022, 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper

Nope, it’s been a long time. I had a 70 and a 67.

Oh ok. Im not a tesla guy but i was super impressed with how my buddies sticked to a snow covered road. Alot of that can be chalked up to the extra weght. I guess the vw and tesla could be put in the posi drive category as well.
I worked with poma putting in "goats eye" quad chair at sunshine village. The 4x4 work trucks and my old microbus were the only vehicles that could make it up the ski out after the first fall snow storm. Staff couldnt believe it. They wouldve been more amazed that i made it down if they knew how poor the brakes were

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**Meadow Skipper** · 12-21-2022, 06:07 PM

There were some popular stories back in the day about hunters or firewood seekers struggling up really steep, rocky or boggy boondocks legend roads in their hi-powered V8 4wd monster trucks only to get the meadow at the end and finding a bunch of hippies there in a VW van smoking dope.

**grinch** · 12-24-2022, 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper

There were some popular stories back in the day about hunters or firewood seekers struggling up really steep, rocky or boggy boondocks legend roads in their hi-powered V8 4wd monster trucks only to get the meadow at the end and finding a bunch of hippies there in a VW van smoking dope.

Thatd be a viral vid these days. Too funny

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**Svengali** · 12-24-2022, 02:06 PM

**grinch** · 12-24-2022, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by Svengali

Rad!

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**MagnificentUnicorn** · 12-24-2022, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper

There were some popular stories back in the day about hunters or firewood seekers struggling up really steep, rocky or boggy boondocks legend roads in their hi-powered V8 4wd monster trucks only to get the meadow at the end and finding a bunch of hippies there in a VW van smoking dope.

I drove my 65 up some Jeep road to a dispersed camping area north of Tahoe in the early’90s. There were guys in 4x4 trucks and Jeeps that stopped and “scouted” the line, it was totally unnecessary

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**MakersTeleMark** · 12-24-2022, 10:26 PM

Is a wrx westie synchro a possibility, or has my random dream vehicle for the last 20 years been a figment of my imagination?

For serious.

**climberevan** · 12-25-2022, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by MakersTeleMark

Is a wrx westie synchro a possibility, or has my random dream vehicle for the last 20 years been a figment of my imagination?

For serious.

It's been done, but for a vehicle like the Vanagon, especially the heavy version with Westy stuff, IMO a better swap would be something with more displacement, like the Subaru SVX 3.3L engine. Or just put a 911 engine in. Pretty much anything is possible with enough $. Or just embrace the fact that it's a slow ride.

http://www.vwrx.com/

http://davidsclassiccars.com/volkswa...er-engine.html

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**MagnificentUnicorn** · 12-25-2022, 10:49 AM

https://youtu.be/GcCNcgoyG_0

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**Svengali** · 12-25-2022, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by climberevan

It's been done, but for a vehicle like the Vanagon, especially the heavy version with Westy stuff, IMO a better swap would be something with more displacement, like the Subaru SVX 3.3L engine. Or just put a 911 engine in. Pretty much anything is possible with enough $. Or just embrace the fact that it's a slow ride.

http://www.vwrx.com/

http://davidsclassiccars.com/volkswa...er-engine.html

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WRX torque curve all wrong for heavy Syncro Westy. Other options including modern diesel conversion sound sexy, but will destroy the very very expensive and somewhat fragile transaxle. This is definitely your best and most realistic option IMHO. https://thedubshop.com/mansispeed-va...bo-conversion/. It's on my to-do list!