Here is the latest project to arrive. This is a nice 1988 2WD Westy that first spent some time in Pahrump, NV waiting for a conversion, then had to be retrieved with the help of the gendarmes when nothing was being done to it. Then, it spent a long period at a well-known 'conversion shop' in Georgia. The m-TDI conversion was done there, neat and tidy, however the way it was set up is just all wrong and it runs with very little power. We will be changing the exhaust and turbo setup, air intake system, modifying the intercooler system for better cooling, and rebuilding the m-TDI pump to straighten out what mess the previous injection shop made of that. The owner is in his 80's and just can't wait any longer to go fishing...so he brought it to the real m_TDI guru to straighten out this mess.

 

Here is a conversion we did back in 2003: A beautiful 1987 Syncro Westfalia 1.9TD AAZ turbo-diesel conversion, new engine, suspension and brake upgrades. This camper came back to our shop for an all-over paint job, new tires, and a thorough check-up in mid-2007, and here are the results.

Custom oak interior, full roof-top solar panel setup, larger wheels and brakes, very custom! 

       



Next, is a TDI conversion we just finished for a customer in his Syncro Westy in early 2007.

This one received a donor 1Z TDI from a '96 Passat, utilizing one of my m-TDI 11mm pumps with kermatdi.com's Sprint 520 injectors. Unreal pulling power in the low- and mid- rpm ranges, and just a blast to drive! It is coming back now, in 2008, for it's tranny re-gearing.

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Here is a custom six-gauge panel I built for my personal Syncro TDI:

From left to right: EGT, 30-psi boost, oil pressure, oil temp, coolant temp, volts.


The Overland 2.6i Audi five-cylinder conversion, as installed in a 2WD Westy a few years ago. This was the first one delivered from Overland to a shop. We installed it totally under the stock engine lid. Smooth and powerful, totally transforms these vans. This one even got a factory-new SA 5-speed!


 

My 'first' m-TDI conversion, shown here in my personal Syncro Westy 'test-rig'. This van started it's life with a lowly waterboxer for the first 265,000 km, then got a 1.9 TD AAZ for the next few years before the m-TDI AHU was installed in 2005.

Now over 570,000 km on the rig and 110,000 on the m-TDI conversion.

Running kermatdi.com Powerplus 764 injectors and 12mm mechanical pump, 26 psi boost, Saab 900 intercooler. Watch for more upgrades in the near future, including a custom liquid-cooled intercooler system!