Hey there.
Wondering if someone might give me some advice.
Have a 87 Westy (2.1i, 4 speed ACW box) which is mechanically
sound but really does guzzle the petrol. My plan is to convert her
to diesel and avail of the associated savings. I know it would be easier to go the
gas conversion route, but over here in Ireland, LPG is only marginally cheaper than petrol, so no savings to
be had. Plus I think there are only 2 or 3 stations in all of
Dublin that distribute the stuff. So it has to be diesel.
I purchased a crashed 95 Vento 1.9td with 50k on the clock and
therefore have a lovely AAZ under the bonnet waiting to go. So
that is the engine out of the way, but as we all know there are more
parts needed than just that.
Rather than try and collect all the parts individually, my thoughts are to find a donor 1.6d van and do the conversion on this
first; get all the bugs worked out etc. and then swap it all over to
the Camper. I have sourced an 89 panel van, 1.6td, 5 speed.
It runs, but not greatly
. Engine is on the way out I feel, but it does have all the necessary pieces and I think it will get me home.
So to my questions and your thoughts hopefully:
Has anyone tried this approach? Work on a donor van first and get the bugs out there.
Is the panel van I have found a suitable donor to work with ? (Don't know what the gearbox code is though)
Is my gearbox suitable for the AAZ ratio wise, or should I be looking to modify it or find another?
Any other thoughts or suggestions that you might have gratefully appreciated.
Take care and thanks for reading.
Edited by sirivor