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v6 holden into 89'kombi
scootas - September 10th, 2007 at 06:59 PM

doe anyne have any info on this conversion?? Has anybody done on of these before? i would be grateful for some help

11CAB - September 10th, 2007 at 07:01 PM

I've only seen a Ford Capri V6 into the Square shaped kombi's. It was a south african conversion and had a specially made bellhousing that bolted to the gearbox so there was no need for adaptor plates, and the ford clutch and pressure plate can be used.

scootas - September 10th, 2007 at 07:13 PM

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Originally posted by 11CAB
I've only seen a Ford Capri V6 into the Square shaped kombi's. It was a south african conversion and had a specially made bellhousing that bolted to the gearbox so there was no need for adaptor plates, and the ford clutch and pressure plate can be used.


thanks for that ive got vn v6 & a 89 transporter with a harmonic balacer bolt that had come loose & now ruined thread now & connot remove bolt from crank with out nearly braking crank......moves back & forth freelly slightly then locks up

LukeV85 - September 11th, 2007 at 06:17 PM

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Originally posted by scootas
doe anyne have any info on this conversion?? Has anybody done on of these before? i would be grateful for some help


I have heard its been done and it goes hard from what im told. Ill speak the the guy who did the conversion and ill let u know

vwtyp2 - September 12th, 2007 at 07:02 AM

I've had one in a Bay Kombi

scootas - September 14th, 2007 at 08:14 PM

hi hey sorry no reply til now whole family has been crook... just signed on again today and found your reply .... photo is very interesting am interested in talking to you more about your conversion.. have you got more photos especially closer up?? i am a mechanic / Boilermaker and have done other conversions before but not on a Kombi... i own a 89" transporter which is my work vecihle and would like to do this conversion by myself..

greedy53 - September 14th, 2007 at 08:59 PM

call bugs and busses they do all sorts of conversions in penrith nsw and they run a mean drag bug
they do v6 subaro etc

Twokombies - September 15th, 2007 at 12:25 AM

Indian Automotive in Penrith knows about this sort of thing as well.
There was a bloke on another forum http://www.vanagon.com  who lived in NZ and he had done it. All I can remeber is he said it went like stink, but understeered like nothing he had ever known.

Iwish4aSynchro - September 15th, 2007 at 11:45 AM

Trying to picture block and box.
Would there not be some kind of drive issue here.
Manual or Auto?

Go the subi option, closest thing to a WBX engine and minimal mods needed to complete fitout.

vwtyp2 - September 15th, 2007 at 12:21 PM

don't know much about fitting the V6 into a T3.
My T3 had an EJ20t encine.

Iwish4aSynchro - September 15th, 2007 at 09:52 PM

Neat fit; modify the frewall or what is the firewall? How much clearence on the underside of things

I still say if VW or someone in Oz could manufacture a 2.5+ltr WBX motor for same cost as 2 - 3.3ltr subi option i would go the WBX i would go that way, but as subi costs much less and is as close as it gets it makes sense.
I was morally against heart transplant VW2Subi but it makes sense. you can buy a whole subi for the price of a re produced WBX engine.
If my T3Syncro engine(when i start it for the first time) is up the shit i aint rebuilding the VW block.

[ Edited on 15-9-2007 by Iwish4aSynchro ]

scootas - September 15th, 2007 at 10:10 PM

looks heaps better than a heavy v6! and it has a turbo... just how good does it go? thanks for the photo..

scootas - September 15th, 2007 at 10:14 PM

can you give me a photo of the underneath with good lighting/ much appreciated:smilegrin:

vwtyp2 - September 16th, 2007 at 08:15 PM

sorry buddy, have sold the car.
here's some pics for you thought.