Thomas Hann to Give TDI Conversion Workshop at Syncro de Mayo

Thomas Hann, of HA-PROJEKT, will be flying in from Germany to attend Syncro de Mayo, and to conduct a TDI conversion workshop on Friday. Detlev Hanschke and possibly one other TDI conversion specialist will also be participating in the TDI portion of the workshop.  Subaru conversions will also be covered.  Test drive opportunities will be available.  Stay tuned for additional details.

Thomas Hann working on the wiring harness of a 140 HP TDI going into a syncro.

For those of you who do not know Thomas, he is a pioneer in TDI conversions into vanagons, and is thought to be the first person to do a TDI conversion in Europe. He has been doing TDI conversions since their introduction in 1994. Additionally, out of the same crazed love of the T3 we share, Thomas has devoted his entire 25 year career primarily to the VW transporter. Currently, about 75% of his work is devoted to Vanagons (T3), and 25% to T4s and T5s.

He has installed or participated in approximately 25 6cyl TDI conversions into vanagons, and many, many more 4 and 5 cylinder conversions. In addition to the TDI, Thomas has extensive experience building specialized gearboxes for TDI equipped Syncros and Vanagons, and has been rebuilding Vanagon and Syncro transaxles for over 20 years. And of course he has many other sub-specialties with all of his experience.

Thomas and Detlev are developing a "plug & play" TDI conversion package that includes the diesel clutch input shaft, the Dual Mass TDI flywheel, custom built transmission and cruise control.