V8 Transporter

[gordy2au]

starting work on v8 conversion into my 99 t4 van. have a ls2 v8 and 5 speed looking at nine inch diff as well, itll humm
done most measuring and cutting welding in subframe and x members as well. will post pics soon.

[buzuki]

nice

[Sunny43.5]

Isn,t it a shame the days of big engine brute powered vans has past , the throb and absolute pull of a V8 would be amazing , silly question is the van for road use as I would imagine you would have to address some pretty strict safety and engineering regs to get it road legal . In saying that back in the early seventies I had a Toyota HiAce 1600 cc van and I shoehorned a Holden 186 6 cyl with a powerglide auto and holden diff into it ,an that sucker absolutley hauled ass , {admits here did the whole thing myself and I am not a mechanic and never changed the rego just drove it sedatly when the cops were nearby } Good luck with the conversion love to see some photos along the way .

[ColeX]

starting work on v8 conversion into my 99 t4 van. have a ls2 v8 and 5 speed looking at nine inch diff as well, itll humm
done most measuring and cutting welding in subframe and x members as well. will post pics soon.

Do you have any pictures? Or any measurements to share?

I'd consider the same type of thing here in the USA. LS parts and axle parts are common, but T4 parts are rare!

[joe jackson]

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[Mrmopar1969]

[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]Hi there I've just registered to this site as I thought it was just me who wanted to beef up my VW T4 1.9 TD year 2000 till I sean your add! [/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]am due to get the van to have a full respray in a Saturn Black with red and white pinstripe in areas and hoping to have a V8 mopar 440 block as I love mopar and early american muscle and thought why not merge both my love for VW and Mopar and hot rods. Hope all is going well with your conversion do you have any photos of your project so far that you are willing to share and to give me some pointers as am a new V Dubber. [/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]Many Thanks [/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]David[/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]david.burke01@mac.com[/COLOR]

[02mick]

that sounds like a wild bus !!

[Tonz]

after 18 months?

[toolman]

t4 with aV8! sounds like a lot of fun. my old man had a 253 in his 3 tonne Mazda truck and I used to smoke up the rears in second gear off the light. Scared a few guys trying to go up the inside lane many a time!

[GoLfMan]

haha nice mate, get some photos of this sucker! Sounds like a sweet conversion