I’m surprised that no one has mentioned the Vanistan oil cooler that perfectly fills the space we’re talking about. 
Mike M
1990 2.1 WBX 

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> On Feb 23, 2020, at 6:54 AM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
> 
> For some of us, that is where the battery is located.
> 
>> On 22-Feb-2020, at 20:23, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> 
>> yes... it's where the battery's located in my Doka...
>> 
>>> On Sat, Feb 22, 2020 at 4:10 PM vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> VW didn't quite miss it. Starting in late 81 models they used it for the
>>> battery location in diesel engine T3 with about 600,000 built that way.
>>> These made up about half of the total production of T3 vehicles from
>>> that point.
>>> 
>>> Mark
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Dennis Haynes wrote:
>>>> One of those VW missed opportunities. This could have been a place for a
>>> battery.
>>>> 
>>>> Dennis
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>