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Old 04-26-2013, 08:57 AM   #48 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
Well, I'm late to the thread, but let me tell you about my perfect truck. 1961 VW Type II panel van. 3/4 ton rear axle, stock brakes and torsion bars.
I'm also an enthusiast of the old Volkswagens. I've already seen some folks retrofitting water-cooled EA-827 engines on them, but a hatch to access the valve cover from the inside is required. The radiator can be side-mounted like in the original Austin Mini. I'm considering to get a Kombi, and eventually I'll get a water-cooled engine if I didn't find an air-cooled Diesel with a decent power-to-weight ratio.
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