Anyone into Transporter Syncros?

[nesshead6]

One of my other vehicles is a T4 Caravelle Syncro, converted to a camper. Today I met up with a bunch of guys with T3 syncros (and an LT 4x4 ex German fire truck) in Aberfoyle, and we went for a drive over the Duke's Pass and round the 'three lochs forest drive'. For those of you interested here are some pics..

[Monkeymagic]

My brother in law has a t3 syncto, Good tool. The van not the bros in law

[rj scotty]

Got to love a good bus especially syncros

[Christophski]

A few of us here have T4's.... I would quite like a synchro for the fun.

[Monkeymagic]

Do a you tube search it's amazing what they are capable of.
I've watched them doing obstacle course at van fest too great fun.

[bluequattro]

Id love mine to be syncro but it probably wouldn't have the power to drive 4 wheels!

[Monkeymagic]

Well the diesel was a 1.6 td jx engine so pretty weak in that respect.
if you put front and rear diff locks on and put it in G gear it feels like it will drive up anything

[Quattron]

Love Syncro Buses especially the T3 because of the drivetrain layout and...there were some 5 pot ones
Here one from Poland with 3B engine swap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hg8NoXNLnM

[bluequattro]

My t4 is 2l petrol- feels like walking would be faster some days
Make my tdi 80 feel like an s2!

[nesshead6]

The army green and dark blue T3's are both ex 1.6td now fitted with 1.9td (AAZ). The silver one runs a VR6 and sounds awesome!

[Monkeymagic]

My bros in laws has a passat aaz in it but it's hardly powerful.
but it's not about that, still I bet the 5 cylinder and vr would be great

[riche164]

The best 4x4 van off road by far the haldex system is the best by far. I work for a utilities company that has 300 T5s never a problem with them an odd bushing but they go anywhere there asked to

[campbellWS]

Lovely. Might need to take us with the cars a time dude.....

[nesshead6]

Lovely. Might need to take us with the cars a time dude.....

That would definitely be fun.... 15mph speed limit, though I clocked about 45 in the van when I had to catch up with the others at one point..

[quattrostyle]

Two friends of mine drive these buses as well. One of them did the Orange trophy with it this year from NY to Rio http://www.oranjetrophy.nl/2014/teams.php

Another friend did an Euro trip this summer and just bought a shell he is planning to do an AEL swap into.

They are not my cuppa tea though, rotboxes