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  • Re: From brown to Red....
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:36:54 -0500
    ...How did you sand or prep the interior areas where you can hardly reach?
  • Re: Is there a locksmith on our list
    Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
    Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:25:26 -0500
    Yes, we can cut all VW keys by code including the newer high-security keys. Seve Sandlin Steve's Lock Shoppe License B12682
  • Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:41:43 -0800
    ...My first notion was that perhaps the sandwich plate thermostat, > which is supposed to close the bypass hole at 180degF, was stuck and > was...
  • Re: best lube for sliding door
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Tue, 7 Jun 2011 08:46:53 -0400
    ...I have seen people at the beach kick their foot against the sill of the slider to get sand off before getting in the...
  • Re: What will remove "Rockguard"?
    Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
    Fri, 16 Mar 2001 05:45:20 -0600
    ...Sure,you could try sand blasting it off, if you have access to a good pressure feed unit, but this process is so darn...
  • Re: digitool with digijet
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
    Sat, 7 Jul 2001 08:44:04 EDT
    ...Steve Sandlin <vwcarlocks@HOTMAIL.COM> Subject: digitool with digijet on '84 The red wire coming out of the ribbon cable for the digitool connects...
  • Body Shop question
    Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
    Sat, 16 Mar 2002 18:40:23 -0600
    ...a shop, what should i expect to pay for a decent sandblasting and repaint all around the lower 1/4 of my van? There...
  • Re: Engine - Braided Hoses
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Thu, 10 Jul 2003 11:59:31 -0600
    Offroad performance parts outlets, that sell parts for sand rails, etc. always have a good selection of these. I have them on my recently...
  • Re: Steve's Lock Shoppe
    Historical mailing list - mike
    Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:37:50 -0700
    ...Mike On 7/25/07 4:23 PM, "Steve Sandlin" <vwcarlocks@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > Hi....I haven't posted it, but I've had...
  • Re: AMC heads (part 2)
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Wed, 1 Nov 2006 11:08:13 -0600
    ...One had to be very careful with the sandblasting that was done because the moving sand took off so much metal. Had to be...
  • Painting bumpers/grilles/mirrors with a spray can. wasRe:Fiberglass Bumper Color
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:51:44 -0500
    ...that's right folks..if you properly prep the surface (filling all chips/cracks and primer and sanding with sandpaper , gradually changing grit to...
  • Mary - the worldtour Syncro described here
    Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
    Mon, 7 Jun 2010 19:31:57 +0200
    http://vdubbed.wordpress.com/2010/06/06/from-mountains-to-sand-hills/ Read it and smile. (And yes, it is for sale now in...
  • head gaskets
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 8 Sep 1996 15:21:58 -0400
    ...Ive never heard of this before! A drawing indicated some sort of folded/sandwich construction (ref. panzerotto). Is this true?
  • Re: black handles repainted
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Sun, 11 Jun 2000 16:29:37 +0200
    Puzerewski wrote: > Sandblast them, and remove all the lock cylinders. I'd reccomend you'd reverse these two steps. It can save you a...
  • New stock of Vanagon logo keys in
    Historical mailing list - RTF_SSS
    Fri, 29 Sep 2000 12:20:49 -0500
    ...Enjoy the weekend! Steve Sandlin http://www.steveslockshop.com
  • Re: Never again, was: locked out
    Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
    Fri, 6 Sep 2002 03:40:26 +0000
    Hi, For any VW key work we should contact Steve Sandlin in Texas. Regards, John _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger...
  • Bear Attacks Camper NVC
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:56:56 -0600
    ...http://picasaweb.google.com/sandwichhead/BearAttack?authkey=qGobsHitGWo&feat=directlink -- Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT 'Gringo'
  • scraping glue in the sun
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 1 Aug 2011 17:46:39 -0700
    I've been out in the sun (here near Victoria BC) scraping and sanding off the old glue from the upper bunks plywood - oh...
  • westy stove front panel removal
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 3 Jun 2010 21:42:02 -0700
    ...all sanded and primed now. Funny thing is that the limited rust and paint chipping was more extensive that it looked. A lot of...
  • Crud in Collant hose
    Historical mailing list - Paulo
    Mon, 20 Apr 1998 13:45:11 -0700
    ...One hose was packed with a substance that looks just like sand, it could be sand but I fail to understand how that would...
  • Re: purchase advise for Eurovan
    Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
    Tue, 10 Sep 2002 16:26:45 -0400
    ...It was an expensive lesson, but hopefully cheaper than buying the van. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Sandlin" <vwcarlocks@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
  • Re: Pagining Sandlin was Re: replacing lock cylinders + ignitionswitch
    Historical mailing list - shawn luft
    Thu, 24 Apr 2003 13:30:40 -0400
    ...writes: > > << vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> > > Listee Jay pointed me toward Steve Sandlin and his website steveslockshop.com > > Does someone have steve's emial address...
  • Re: SA van
    Historical mailing list - Brenton Tait
    Tue, 12 May 2009 08:14:47 +0200
    ...27 82 410 3030 100 Grayston Drive, Sandown, Sandton, 2196, South Africa PO Box 785700, Sandton, 2146, South Africa www.investec.com -----Original Message...
  • Re: Carbon-Fiber Shifter Console w/ VDO Gauges
    Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
    Fri, 27 Sep 2002 17:44:01 -0700
    ...of foam...skinned with Bondo...sanded to Hell and back...refined...sanded to Hell again...Primer-ed...sanded...primer-ed... Good thing I did...
  • Re: Tailgate lock
    Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
    Mon, 13 Sep 2021 21:23:40 -0700
    ...Stacy On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 9:20 PM Steve Sandlin <vwcarlocks@hotmail.com> wrote: > The lock shown in the photo does not...
  • filling in sanded surface/touch up paint
    Historical mailing list - Deanna Scoggin Torra
    Sun, 27 Oct 2002 08:27:11 -0800
    In the process of painting part of my 1990 Pastel White Vanagon with red primer, I spazzed and sanded areas that I am not...
  • Re: '84 Hub cap problem
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
    Thu, 8 Jul 2010 09:20:25 EDT
    hello Rob Take the hubcap and find a solf place, sand works best. take a ball peen hammer and bang the center section out...
  • Re: [vanagon] sand in my bra
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Wed, 19 Feb 2003 17:36:41 -0800
    that is exactly why i am reluctant to wear a bra anymore. I guess it is a balance between rock chips and scuffed clear...
  • van/bus on Craig's list
    Historical mailing list - azsun99
    Wed, 2 Jan 2008 12:57:49 -0700
    ...I think I will think about it over lunch, probably a baloney sandwich. Jerry
  • Junk Yard Excursion Pics
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Thu, 4 Sep 2008 15:05:23 -0500
    ...http://picasaweb.google.com/sandwichhead/Junkyard09042008# -- Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT 'Gringo'
  • Keys, locks and Steve Sandlin the Locksmith Guy
    Historical mailing list - Kw
    Sat, 28 Oct 2000 10:47:55 -0700
    Hi everyone, I just wanted say that I used Steve Sandlin to make a couple of keys for my van using the Logo key...
  • Re: Bit o' stopped Rust
    Historical mailing list - Roland
    Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:12:00 -0700
    ...If you then sand on this combination the places that are still high and low really reveal themselves because you are sanding through 2...
  • Re: Baja Syncro Chronicles vol 113, long
    Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
    Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:56:05 -0700
    ...For some reason I've gotten stuck in the sand everytime I have camped in Mexico. In fact, you might remember meeting me at...
  • Re: T2 rear window install, anyone?
    Historical mailing list - Jon VO
    Wed, 22 Apr 2015 20:24:44 -0600
    ...On 4/22/2015 8:15 PM, Walking Boss wrote: > Any sanding or stripping should/ 'MUST" Washed down with wax and grease > remover. To...
  • Re: Outside magazine article Vanagon/Sprinter content
    Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
    Tue, 21 Apr 2015 07:40:31 -0700
    ...http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/4959450186.html than this: http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/4985218983.html Vanagons offer somethings that nothing else...
  • Re: VC-Advance Auto Parts Referral Program
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:21:47 -0500
    ...Please refrain in future!!!! > > Jason > > > > On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 8:37 PM, Michael Sullivan > <sandwichhead@gmail.com> wrote: > > It says that friends...
  • Re: Dashboard lights
    Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
    Sun, 16 Nov 2014 07:16:35 -0400
    ...tell me the odds! | ipv6 mesh networks [ > ] Michael Richardson, Sandelman Software Works | network architect [ > ] mcr@sandelman.ca http://www.sandelman.ca/ | ruby on rails [ >
  • Anyone in the Sandusky, OH area
    Historical mailing list - Michael Korsak
    Tue, 13 Jun 2000 22:57:35 -0400
    ...I'm in the process of buying my very first westy (first vanagon, period!), and I've located one in Sandusky, Ohio. It is...
  • (NVC) BusDepot.Com Beta Test
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
    Wed, 11 Jun 2003 06:09:51 -0700
    ...At 4 I was wandering around the house looking for my Tonka toy cars and trucks to go play in the sandbox. I cannot...
  • A/C compressor core
    Historical mailing list - Pierce, John D
    Fri, 11 Sep 1998 09:03:43 -0400
    I have an A/C compressor core (Sanden 508) out of a 1985 Vanagon for sale. The price is free providing the buyer pays...
  • new owner - Thanks!
    Historical mailing list - Jim Sandahl
    Tue, 8 Sep 1998 15:38:53 -0700
    ...question about the washer fluid location, and very rapidly! I am looking forward to being a member of the list! Best Regards, Jim Sandahl
  • Napa hose cross
    Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
    Thu, 30 Dec 1999 21:03:28 -0600
    ...http://scribers.midwest.net/Midwesty/vw/Vanagon/VWtoNapaHoses/ Steve Sandlin '84 Wolfsburg Westy '79 Transporter '00 New Beetle
  • Re: Looking for Steve Sandin
    Historical mailing list - mike and shari
    Wed, 21 Mar 2001 10:46:42 -0800
    Ooooooo Steve........Bu-u-u-sted!! Walt Spak wrote: > Will Steve, the locksmith from Texas please e-mail me privately. Walt > Spak > Pittsburgh, PA...
  • Chris@Jordan VW-need email address
    Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
    Thu, 19 Apr 2001 18:29:06 -0500
    ...Anybody got an email address? Thanks, Steve Sandlin Steve's Lock Shoppe '84 Wolfsburg Westy '79 Transporter '00 New Beetle
  • Paging Tom Shiels
    Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
    Mon, 22 May 2006 21:17:37 -0500
    ...steve@steveslockshop.com Thanks, Steve Sandlin Steve's Lock Shoppe
  • compressor
    Historical mailing list - Mark C
    Tue, 25 Jul 2006 12:37:27 -0700
    I've read comments that favor sanden compressors, a wobble type compressor... What type of compressor was in the 1991 carat.... I've had...
  • Re: ?Polisher/Buffer or Sander/Polisher?
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sat, 20 Mar 2004 20:13:46 -0600
    ...Re: ?Polisher/Buffer or Sander/Polisher? http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog.jsp?&SKU=10625 This system is praised by many Porsche owners with $5000...
  • Maaco paint job done
    Historical mailing list - Yetter, Bryan
    Thu, 27 Apr 2000 14:46:57 -0700
    ...The panels that I sanded myself look great, but anything that I left expecting them to sand, was untouched. So if you are thinking...
  • Re: Repairing the piting in WBX heads.
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:51:18 -0500
    ...As far as removing aluminum ,other than in the pits, how critical is this for new gasket mating? I will sand flat, and I...
  • Re: [NVC] Create electricity-free cooler
    Historical mailing list - Vanagon
    Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:52:24 -0700
    ...or refrigerator, but does have two terra-cotta flower pots, some sand, >> some water, and a towel. A fairly unlikely scenario, sure, but hey...
  • Re: seat back organizer
    Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
    Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:08:09 -0800
    ...John --- On Sat, 11/13/10, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com> wrote: From: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com> Subject: Re: seat back organizer To...
  • Re: Hi-Lift Adapter Measurements
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Thu, 3 Jun 2010 21:17:20 -0500
    ...http://picasaweb.google.com/sandwichhead/HiLiftAdapter?feat=directlink If anyone wants, I can fwd the PDF with the measurements. Michael in San Antonio 91GL...
  • Re: Headlight improvements IMHO
    Historical mailing list - James S. Cohen
    Mon, 30 Oct 2000 11:45:33 -0500
    ...In CO where >> it's illegal to use salt, they use a lot of sand and gravel. > >I live and drive in the mountains...
  • Re: Removing Rhino Lining
    Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
    Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:56:05 -0700
    ...Lots of scraping, and sanding and repainting. There may be better ways, but it will come off. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Jeff...
  • Re: Tune Up or Not?
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:43:05 -0700
    ...Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM> Subject: Tune Up or Not? To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Sunday, September 14, 2008, 5:01 PM Kinda...
  • Re: Minimum tire pressure?
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Tue, 5 Jul 2011 06:53:35 -0700
    ...If > going in sandy areas is part of your routine besides really needing a > Syncro you should at least re-evaluate your tire and...
  • Re: Those ramps
    Historical mailing list - T Collins
    Tue, 8 Feb 2011 11:21:21 -0500
    ...I believe that holds true cross winds, Im sure that also in sand and snow, but do not know which way. IIRC the 5...
  • Re: is primer/sealer weathertight?
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:31:19 -0700
    ...Then a complete re-sand and some sprayed-on epoxy primer. Another re-sand and some linear polyurethane two part primer...After almost 3...
  • Re: Today somebody got into my van and rifled through it
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
    Sun, 1 May 2011 20:20:21 -0700
    ...They however would not have found sandwiches as I would not have considered making any for those who would want to bust into my...
  • Re: Final Drive Allen Size
    Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
    Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:40:10 -0600
    ...Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM> >> Reply-To: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM> >> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:36:19 -0500 >> >> >Can anyone tell...