

| Subject: | Re: Vanagon on Steroids |
| From: | David Marshall |
| Date: | Fri, 7 Dec 2007 21:12:19 -0800 |
The engine (2.4L straight six turbo Diesel, stock is 90hp, 155ft.lbs) sits between the front seats. That's *my* LT, so I guess I could be the guy on the list who has one! :-) David Marshall http://www.hasenwerk.ca http://www.fastforward.ca Box 4153, Quesnel BC, Canada V2J 3J2 On Fri, December 7, 2007 20:54, craig cowan wrote: > Where'd they put the engines in these bad boys? And.....what kind of > engines? This vehicle is far to big for a little 86hp 1.9L or worse, > aircooled. But then again, a 1980 vanagon seems WAY to big and heavy for a > 68(?)hp aircooled engine......so its all relative. It is a VW, so they may > have used something COMPLETELY rediculous (i know of Craftsman engines > that > put out a heck of a bit more pony-power than the earliest > beetles/busses!). > > Just curious. Doesnt someone on the list have one of these too? > > -Craig > '85gl barefoot > > On Dec 7, 2007 10:46 PM, David Marshall <mailinglist@fastforward.ca> > wrote: > >> Only an LT 2 ? only 2WD? - 'tis yet but tiny! >> >> What you need is >> the 4x4 version of that with a 5500kg GVW! >> >> http://hasenwerk.ca/lt45doka/volkswagenlt4x4.jpg >> >> Now that's a Vanagon on Steroids... no wait, I take that >> back. A Vanagon is a mini-Van really - just a glorified car that's >> been beefed up... the LT... that's a truck! >> >> David >> Marshall >> >> http://www.hasenwerk.ca >> http://www.fastforward.ca >> >> Box 4153, Quesnel BC, Canada V2J >> 3J2 >> >> On Fri, December 7, 2007 17:01, Loren Busch wrote: >> > For those of you that have never seen one, here is a Westfalia made >> camper >> > on a VW LT 29 body, the 'Florida" model. As seen in >> Oregon last week: >> > >> > >> http://picasaweb.google.com/starwagen/LT28Florida >> > >> >
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