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Hi there. I am new to this forum, but have had a keen interest in Syncros for many years. I briefly owned a 16 inch Double Cab last year, however, it didn't fit the bill of being a good all-rounder. I presently have a T25 Westy and a badly rusted out Syncro panel van (beyond resto, trust me!). I am thinking of putting all of the Syncro running gear on to the Westy so that I can do some serious surf trips: Morocco etc.

Any advice, do's and don'ts would be greatly appreciated. I have my own workshop and am time-served mechanic so spannering, welding, fabrication aren't a problem. Cheers!

Someone has just done this over on the Brickyard

Have a look here
http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/birth ... 40672.html

Get some pics up....before / after.
As said, been done before, I just hope you live up to your name! You're going to need it!

Thanks guys! The link on Brickyard is very useful. Quite detailed and informative. Reckon it could well be a go in the near future!

What is the engine to be used, and what are the Syncro box and diff ratios... ?

You can definitely sort this out later, but worth reflecting on before you start.

Same with engine under-run protection (petrol/diesel different)

Just looked at the conversion on Brickyard. Now I'm confused. Congratulations but I thought Syncro's had beefed up frame etc etc and the 16" went beefeer again, so how is this possible? Or am I missing something??

Correct me if I'm wrong but i think the extra beefing up in the 16" is all in the body, the frame is the same on all bodies.