My Westy Project...

[JK9K]

You can fairly easily swap a inline gas engine into these particular vans. As they share so many parts with the diesel.

I did a little google-fu and found a few 16v swapped Vanagons, and other interesting stuff along those lines. Cool stuff!

[ScottyK]

If I remember correctly it is simply a different oil pan and oil pump pickup.
You can fairly easily swap a inline gas engine into these particular vans. As they share so many parts with the diesel.

Scotty what is the top speed of this beast?
I have always believed these to be the slowest VW ever produced.
I had a non westy 82 diesel and that would barely touch 55 on level ground.

I went 60 to 65 most of the way home... 60 seemed to be a comfortable cruising speed. I went 70 once in a while, but it seemed to be pushing the engine. Without having it in for service and looked through thoroughly, I didn't want to push my luck. So I stayed close to 60. Not sure on the top speed... Maybe 75 or 80?

[1FastB5]

so....you sold the saab, and want to sell the 6 for a newer car...

and you got a westy???

sorry i gotta give ya shit, but it does baffle me. car a.d.d. much?

[VAGatHeart]

Glws.

[ScottyK]

so....you sold the saab, and want to sell the 6 for a newer car...

and you got a westy???

sorry i gotta give ya shit, but it does baffle me. car a.d.d. much?

Yes. as most ppl on here are aware of, I do have car a.d.d. not sure what to do about it or why I am the way I am... But car a.d.d. is a good way of describing it.

[ScottyK]

Glws.

Hahahahaha. Nice.

[Topher]

You buy some weird shit. But this is probably the coolest. Are you S7en's dad?

[hamradio]

so you don't like merging, I see.

[ScottyK]

so you don't like merging, I see.

You lost me on that one...

[boardrider247]

I went 60 to 65 most of the way home... 60 seemed to be a comfortable cruising speed. I went 70 once in a while, but it seemed to be pushing the engine. Without having it in for service and looked through thoroughly, I didn't want to push my luck. So I stayed close to 60. Not sure on the top speed... Maybe 75 or 80?

WOW!! this amazes me. I would have to guess that engine has had some type of work/mods done to it in it's life. I've talked to a couple diesel westy owners and they all said they could get 45 maybe 50 out of their vans.

Anyways that's pretty cool.

[JK9K]

so you don't like merging, I see.

You lost me on that one...

You bought a vehicle that does 0-60 in 'maybe.'

Merging correctly requires a person to match the speed of traffic with which they are merging. Your vehicle would make such a feat...more challenging. Hence, you must not like merging.

It was a joke about Vanagons being slower than frozen molasses.

[hamradio]

^right.

For as bad as an NA diesel mk1 is, I couldn't imagine driving something with the same engine that weighs considerably more and cuts through the air like a brick.

[20V'er]

I remeber merging in my old 1.9L Westy Vanagon a few times at about 40 mph and I was ringing the crap out of it to get to 40. Short ramps and short merge lanes are not a friend to Vanagons.

[ScottyK]

You bought a vehicle that does 0-60 in 'maybe.'

Merging correctly requires a person to match the speed of traffic with which they are merging. Your vehicle would make such a feat...more challenging. Hence, you must not like merging.

It was a joke about Vanagons being slower than frozen molasses.

Apparently I'm also slower than frozen molasses on picking up on that one...

I see now. Maybe mine has had some work done to it at some point in its life... I didn't find it to be terribly slow. Like I said, 60 was a comfortable cruising pace. The civic hybrid i owned was way worse than driving this. Hated how sluggish that car was. Ugh. Anywho.. i didn't buy the westy for speed anyways, I bought it for camping at yellowstone, redwood forest, grand canyon, trip to NYC, etc. Plus the 34mpg is tough to beat in this versitle of a vehicle.

She's in the shop getting the fuel filter done, oil change, shifter Bushings and some other stuff. Once thats all done, I'll be ordering bulk from c1p1 replacement body parts for the rust spots, matching front and rear bumpers, lowering springs, and some other various parts and get to work! Plus the interior is ready for some new panels and paint. Ill post pics as I go..

[JK9K]

I remeber merging in my old 1.9L Westy Vanagon a few times at about 40 mph and I was ringing the crap out of it to get to 40. Short ramps and short merge lanes are not a friend to Vanagons.

JATO. These need JATO. Or, maybe it would be JAM.