IN A DILEMA WOT TO DO

gin23deluxe · Force Sensitive Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 17

Hi People my names Mark Hopley have a company called gingersbuses
www.gingersbuses.co.uk.
I am in a dilema have an old girl which i have some mad ideas for, my Barndoor panel... Ex KcW Silver Bullet. Been around awhile. Its a shitta to drive been straight axled, narrowed beam. Slammed, just not a pleasent driving experience, as should be.... to a degree.
To justify keeping her i need to transform her, to daily driver status, well its the plan.
So far i ve got top of the list, steering rack and clutch as its so narrow the shorter tie rod is so short and at such an angle its firstly interferes with the clutch cable badly, alsomits srubbed out 2 new 50 profile polenza tyres in less than 400 miles..
second job is IRS, have a complete rear sub frame of an lawn mower type 3 for that.....
So Iam thinking subaru conversion, kinda 2 ltr imprezza sport engine.
What Can I do people . Was thinkin cant do it to a barndoor, wont cut any bodywork, but no issues with running gear. I was an original lawn mower die hard, was going with a 2.4 fuel injected type 4, but lets look at the sensible reliable alternative, with an AT beetle box and others need to be sensible and keep cost down as much as possible any help please.
As the rest of the plans will get this bus talked about forever lol and me hung an be great to have a bit of reliable water in her too.
Any help and constructive ideas please, get me motivated to do it
All help will be gratefully recieved, not a person who takes all the credit
i tell of and where my inspiration has come from
cheers mark

gin23deluxe · Force Sensitive Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 17

pics of the victim

Fritzz · Wannabe Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 1 Location: Buckhaven

So that's where this Bus went. I've loved this motor since I first saw it on the KCW site. I'm 3 years into building my '60 panel with aircooled power. Me personaly, I couldn't bring myself to put a Scooby motor up the arse of this Bus, I found this site 'cos I'm putting a Pug motor up the end of my T25 daily driver panel a bit different, they're 10 a penny. Anyway no real opinion on what you should do, it's your Bus not mine. Just wanted to say that your motor is amazing! Good luck with whatever you decide to do to it.

13 window deluxe · Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 6:06 pm Post subject:

get a tdi in it if you dont like 150+ft/lbs of torque and 40 mpg you can put the aircooled back in
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1964 rat 13 window deluxe 1Z tdi,
1975 rhd twin slider tintop (TBA)
1991 golf 2 gti with tweaked AHU tdi,

previous tdi swaps: gone but not forgotten
1979 rhd twin slider tintop bay ahu 1.9tdi
1990 T25 1Z 1.9tdi
1993 suzuki samurai with 1Z 1.9tdi

rjes · Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 11:34 pm Post subject:

Hello Mark,
I had a good look in the engine bay of a barndoor at Stanford Hall, and took photo's. Now I'll know what you're talking about in therms of how much space you have where. Looks like lots everywhere basically!
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Richard,

R J Engineered Solutions
Quality Subaru Powered VW Components
www.rjes.com

richbaker78 · Teacher of Padawans Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 1298

enough for an audi V8 i reckon....... someones got to do it Grin

13 window deluxe · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 7:41 pm Post subject:

audi v6 tdi !!!! now theres a engine power and economy
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1964 rat 13 window deluxe 1Z tdi,
1975 rhd twin slider tintop (TBA)
1991 golf 2 gti with tweaked AHU tdi,

previous tdi swaps: gone but not forgotten
1979 rhd twin slider tintop bay ahu 1.9tdi
1990 T25 1Z 1.9tdi
1993 suzuki samurai with 1Z 1.9tdi

andymacdonald30 · Initiate Jedi Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 48

Has any one tried to fit a V10 VW diesel in to a bay yet? With the 4 motion system as well

Now that’s a challenge for someone

Andy
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2002 T4 2.5 tdi
1987 T25 1.9 D