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 pi22api22a
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| posted on February 22nd, 2004 at 04:01 PM |
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Advice for 4wd Kombi,,,,,,
G'day all,,
Mate of mine wants to do some real modification to an old 72bay Kombi, and is after some advice/direction ect of anyone who has thought of or tried
this before.
He's thinking about cutting out the old floorpan and using something from an existing 4wd (no idea what) to keep the Kombi shape but to have 4wd
capability.
He also wants to remove the Vw engine and replace it with a big 6.
Never saiad I agreed with him (think he's nuts) but has anyone out there got some input ???
Much appreciated,,,
Dave,
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| posted on February 23rd, 2004 at 01:00 PM |
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The VW Syncro drivetrain is not going to be an option with a larger motor; it would be, at the least, expensive to maintain.
So, since he's not going to use a VW motor and he's not going to use a VW drivetrain and he's going to cut out the floorpam i.e.
he's not going to use a VW suspension, then I suggest he uses an Austin A40 Farina body instead, which would be ideal for the conversion;
lightweight, stylish (designed by Pininfarina's studios), abundant and easy to mount, it will top off his Landcruiser project admirably.
Oh, by the way, could he please return the Kombi, which is now spare, to the VW gene pool?
hth
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| posted on February 23rd, 2004 at 02:14 PM |
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you could always weld/glue/sticky tape two extra wheels to the sides of your existing rear wheels and have 4w drive - just with them all at the back
:P
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| posted on March 12th, 2004 at 11:24 AM |
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I have considered the possibility of extending the gearbox output shaft through the front of the gearbox housing with a seal and a yoke, to accept a
driveshaft running along where the existing heater tube goes to the front, with a front diff. I'm guessing that there would be a IFS 4x4 out
there somewhere that could donate some front hubs (balljoint to balljoint) which would turn the kombi into a four-wheel-drive.....
Only an idea so far, but I'd love to see somebody put one together. 
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| posted on March 12th, 2004 at 05:56 PM |
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I would have thought that fitting a complete chassis and suspension setup from another 4wd would be the go. I suppose it would be really hard to setup
the motor position though.
Are there any 4wd bays out there? 
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| posted on April 21st, 2004 at 10:00 PM |
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4wd kombi
this was off the kdf site I think
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| posted on April 21st, 2004 at 10:29 PM |
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The prototypes for the Syncro were 2 4x4 bay window vans.
One is in the Wolfsburg museum, the other lost, probably for ever.
I saw a beetle body stuck on top of a 4x4 chassi etc (probably a Landie) once, driving along the M4 towards Bristol (UK). I would love to have spoken
to the guy.
With enough thought, time effort and (often) money, anything is possible.
Andy.
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KruizinKombi
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| posted on April 23rd, 2004 at 03:45 PM |
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I suppose the question is: Do you want a 4x4 kombi, or do you want a 4x4 with a kombi shell on top?
Kruizin Kol
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| posted on April 23rd, 2004 at 04:10 PM |
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I have also thought about this - and AWD Beetle - in the past. Decided it was all too hard, even with an L Bug with Golf struts and an output shaft
running forward from the front of the pinion shaft in the gearbox, via an ex-Subie or Suzuki viscous coupling to a cut-down (diff only) IRS gearbox
installed up front...
Easy. Porsche. And buying a wrecked Porsche would probably be the cheapest part of the conversion!
Good point: does he want a 4WD KOmbi - or a 4WD with a Kombi on top?
Maybe he could get one of those South American VW 'Jeg' off roaders...
[Edited on 23-4-2004 by VWCOOL]
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| posted on April 23rd, 2004 at 05:25 PM |
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This might give him some ideas..
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| posted on April 23rd, 2004 at 05:26 PM |
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Or he could go thewhole kit and caboodle
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| posted on April 23rd, 2004 at 06:36 PM |
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Leave the Kombis alone....
Go the Austin A40 Farina 4WD...
hth
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| posted on April 24th, 2004 at 12:38 PM |
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tranny extension
thought abit about this myself. I reckon there are 2 options.
1/ use transfere case of say a hilux and then two IRS diffs off a toyota/nissan or similar. This also means using what ever engine you want. lot's of
people are putting holden V6s/auto in sierras with an adaptor for the transfere case. Also lots of crawler ratios are available for that tranfere case
Pick the right diffs and you also could get lockers. I haven't done any actual measuring though.
2/ Do what a guy in the states did to make a 4wd turbo rally bug. Involves a custom nosecone and longer drive shaft ala schwimwagen. Have a look on
the bajas and buggies page at,
http://www.sandrail.com
"Daves rally bug"
For overall performance I think the first option would be better and make it easier to get parts in the long run.
However, IRS + IFS means it will never beat a tough live axle car in serious 4wd territory.
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| posted on May 23rd, 2004 at 05:21 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Dubnut
This might give him some ideas..
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were did ya get the pic?
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| posted on May 23rd, 2004 at 06:11 PM |
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just seen this on the forums at http://www.volkszone.com
aparently it's on a land rover chassis....
kai
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