Re: Re[2]: Y'know what I saw that was funny?

[skerocdriver@juno.com (SHAWN C MEZE)]

On Fri, 29 Aug 1997 20:28:44 -0500 (CDT) ChuckKuecker <ckuecker@mcs.net>
writes:
>At 17:32 8/29/97 -0400, you wrote:
>>
>>The Dodge Omni IS a VW Rabbit!  They bought the chassis from VW. That 
>means they have the same chassis as the Scirocco - I bet every one gets
a 
>warm feeling thinking of that... sz
>>
>Are you sure? The early models used VW engines, but the body panels 
>are all different, and the car seems a bit wider than the VW. This was
when VW 
>was building Rabbits here. After VW shut that plant down, the later
models 
>used someone else's motor, far as I know. I would be real surprised if
any 
>of the chassis parts fit VW's, except for the long block.
>
>Chuck Kuecker
>
>ckuecker@mcs.net


All of the omni blocks are German made for Chrysler and have the markings
"1.7" on the back of the Chrysler made blocks and the German blocks have
"H" on the back. The omni blocks don't have the drilled and tapped pads
for the A/C bracket. (FYI info from Greg Raven's book. I knew I had read
that somewhere...) They were also all carbureted, FWIW.
Anyways, that's the only thing that was used by Chrysler was the motor.


              Shawn Meze
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