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• Re: 84 1.9 coolant plastic H-piece
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Wed, 5 Nov 2003 12:23:19 -0800
  ...My mechanic > was on the verge of trying to fabricate one when I found the used item. > > He had decided, for electrolysis reasons, to...
• Looking for early 80s green stripe upholstery fabric
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 28 Jun 2014 19:19:05 -0500
  Looking to buy or trade for the green/brown/tan stripe upholstery out of an early westy vanagon. I don't mind holes or...
• Re: Fabricated bumpers for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - DavidM
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 22:08:56 -0400
  David Marshall wrote: > > My 80 PU and my 78 Rabbit both have SOLID bumpers with no shock adsorbers. > My 85 Cabrio did have em...
• Re: Replacing pop top bug screen
  Historical mailing list - drc11
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 16:09:28 -0700
  ...or a not as nice solution would be to "weld" one in with fabric glue. If you modified yours you could add the two...
• Re: seat patterns/covers
  Historical mailing list - Charles Hokanson
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 23:02:08 EST
  ...does any one know of any online resources for > automotive specific fabrics/materials and custom interior supplies? try sewfineproducts.com -- never been there, don...
• Re: source for spring clamps for fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 08:17:50 -0700
  ...and fabricates lines that carry the propane. They have them. bob
• I-4 conversion: power steering lines
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 18:13:15 -0500
  ...Take your parts to a hydraulics shop ask them to fabricate one for you. I paid about 75$ to get mine done, works great...
• Re: FS: 4 TRAILER HITCHES
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:12:56 -0400
  ...John Reddick wrote: > We had some very heavy duty trailer hitches fabricated a few months > ago and > still have 4 left. They are similar...
• Re: Anyone making custom curtains?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:17:17 -0700
  ...very easy. > > I used pins to secure the new fabric onto the old fabric (with a hem folded over already). Then I just did...
• Re: Selling a 84Westy advice
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 21 Dec 2000 15:24:39 -0800
  ...Stove, refrig and water system works. > No major tears in the seat fabric. The tent fabric has one rip 3" long at > the back...
• Fwd: Steel rod sticking out of side of rear seat
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Sat, 20 Apr 2013 08:11:13 -0400
  ...The > fabric seams that run across the cushions are attached to those rods. That > is what holds the fabric depressions in their depressed state...
• BusDepot bus cover
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 2 Apr 2023 17:33:09 -0400
  ...tip. Don’t put on the cover when muffler is hot. Fabric or straps can melt leaving holes or damage. Ask me how I...
• Small Car's SVX conversion?.........not a good idea
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Fri, 6 Sep 2002 18:56:11 -0500
  ...conversion is having alot of problems poor gas mileage, breakage of fabricated parts....etc'........ Beware............ I had my conversion parts done by a guy...
• Re: weld-in roll cage?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Fri, 4 Jul 2003 07:45:05 -0400
  has anyone with a hi-po engine swap or otherwise thought about fabricating a full on rollcage for their vanagon above and beyond the...
• Re: glue on velour seats...how do you remove it? any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 00:29:05 EST
  ...any ideas on how to get it out without damaging the velour fabric? >> If it's hide glue, try steam. If it's PVA...
• Outdoor Car Covers; Weathershield
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 20:55:13 -0700
  ...I see that Weathershield and Noah fabrics are all over the place. Anyone tried these? Others to consider? - Kevin __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of...
• FS: 3 sets of westy curtains 80-86 westy.. windhield curtains, hatch screens etc
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Sep 2005 03:19:23 EDT
  ...some windshield curtains, hatch screens, slider door screens, spare 83-84 westy striped fabric, etc... email me if u need anything.. chris
• removing grease from seats
  Historical mailing list - thomas LaPointe
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:18:38 -0500
  ...the fabric is O.K., and we are looking for something that will not fade the material. -- 1985 Full Westy "Rustfalia" 1982 Full Westy...
• Rear anti-roll bar installed!
  Historical mailing list - Thomas J. LaLanne
  Fri, 31 May 2002 13:03:56 -0700
  ...However I don't have the skills to fabricate the "heavy steel carriers to attach the a/r bar pivots to the inner control...
• Other Vanagon items I hope someone can create
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 4 Feb 2020 13:17:14 -0500
  ...I’d love a Aluminum replacement that is the same shape and then I just need a screen and no more sun shield fabric...
• Re: Source for Vacuum hoses/tubing?????
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 19:13:14 -0600
  ...air-cooled Vanagons are: > > N 020 353 5 which is the fabric-covered sleeve and > N 020 139 1 which is the plastic tubing...
• Re: Cockpit of a C-141, was: Fabricating a radiator fan on indicator light, with surprise ending!
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Sun, 27 May 2007 18:45:47 -0400
  ...5:33 PM Subject: Re: Cockpit of a C-141, was: Fabricating a radiator fan on indicator light, with surprise ending! > That's a...
• WTB: crappy condition jump seat
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sun, 28 Dec 2014 15:34:31 -0500
  ...Seat / fabric / foam condition is unimportant. I'll be in Fairfax, then going north towards Allentown so ideally I could meet someone along the...
• Re: VW Inline 4 motor 'revise and re-install' update, (long)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:44:49 -0700
  ...Jeff On Jun 15, 2010, at 10:02 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > I found this site for my "to be fabricated later" exhaust...
• rear seat cusion cover for westy
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 19:22:37 -0600
  ...What I need is the fabric cover. If anyone has one of these or knows where I can find one, please pmail me and...
• OXS light
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Aug 1996 12:26:51 -0400
  ...at Busboys and he keeps promising to send some info and fabric samples but I haven't seen anything yet and it has been...
• Re: Sticking sliding door
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Apr 1997 08:33:33 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Figure I'll figure a way to re-fasten the rear edge of the inside panel (the fabric panel) and stop that sticking. (Greg...
• Rear Mattress for '90 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Kirk Swezey
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 09:40:00 +0000
  ...It is the coarse multi-colored tweed fabric that came in the Syncros built in the 1990's. The dealers say it is a...
• FS: Blue Front Seats with Armrests
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Mon, 8 May 2006 00:33:27 +0000
  ...They are in very good condition with no holes in the fabric and plenty of cushioning. Don't know if I could handle shipping...
• FS gray/blue rear facing jump seat, repairable front fiberglass bumper $50 ea.
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Sat, 18 Sep 2010 12:55:58 -0700
  ...Otherwise fabric is good==no rips or tears, no worn fabric, but it is used. I can send pictures via Pmail. I'm selling...
• Re: where can I get south african parts - I HAVE 'EM
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 10:51:38 -0500
  ...Designed to clip on but easy to fabricate a bracket for a more permanent attatchment. Part number 6881, $94.95 for the set of...
• Re: cleaning westy matress covers
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Mon, 25 Jul 2005 10:14:34 -0700
  ...Most of the interior of the vanagon is a polyester type fabric like the curtains It does not really want to hold moisture. Careful...
• Re: [Fwd: I be a needin']
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 7 Aug 2008 15:27:03 -0400
  ...I'd love to find a bit of the fabric .. >> like maybe the cover off of the over-the-engine-bay cushion. >> >> tia >> >> jdd...
• Middle seat headrests
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:07:39 -0800
  ...I can feel the depressions under the fabric, but I don't think there are attachment tubes under the upholstery. Can anyone confirm either...
• What was that Clip on Awning?
  Historical mailing list - KKALnSF
  Tue, 3 Apr 2012 16:48:57 -0700
  ...From what we recall, it has two poles that extend out from the rain gutter which had nylon fabric drapped between the two poles...
• Re: 81 steering wheel height
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 19:39:45 EST
  ...The rest of the holder supporting the ignition switch bolts to the dash support, so again an adapter could be fabricated. Because of liability...
• Re: Pop-top screen replacement
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 3 Sep 2003 09:35:42 -0400
  ...Can someone please advise if >there are ways to do this without removing the whole fabric section off the >roof? > >Thanks, >Shawn. Hi Shawn...
• Re: New Guy needs info
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 20:38:11 EDT
  ...2) If Wolfsburg Editions have the highest quality fabrics you guys with the non-Wolfies must be riding on springs -- the '85 Wolfies came...
• Re: Source for RED Plaid fabric?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:21:58 -0500
  ...Collins <tonycollin@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Anyone have a source for plaid fabric that can be used to re-uplster some >>> seats? This was the...
• Re: exhaust brace how to:
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sun, 9 Jan 2000 14:16:56 EST
  ...I have used 316 stainless steel, 1/2 X .065 tubing whenever I have needed to fabricate a replacement exhaust bracket. The .065 wall...
• Re: [NVC] Best fabrics for hot humid weather?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Gibson
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:14:31 -0700
  ...Anyone know of a resource that > > lists fabrics and how nice they feel in hot, humid, lounging about > > conditions? > > > > -- > > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott...
• Re: Engine Removal. Van Height Double Check Please
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 13:48:49 -0400
  > > fabricating new engine mount brackets for the diesel carrier bars so > once I align the engine with the body, I want as little body...
• Re: Seat change
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 18 Aug 2013 18:20:43 -0700
  ...gray leather captains from second row of 2012 Routan (still Dodge). Fabricating a frame. This will be plush!! > > Sent from my electronic leash! > Geneva...
• Vanagon Tow Bar
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Thu, 23 Feb 1995 06:52:02 -0500 (EST)
  ...Has anyone made a tow bar for a Vanagon? Any pointers for fabricating one? Any ideas for a commercially available tow bar? Thanks in...
• Re: can you put adj armrests on seats that originally had the non-adj.ones?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 21:08:40 -0500
  ...Saddle Vinyl sides, kinda gold fabric you mignt need to recover them. They have the bolts with them. Feel free to call, maybe you...
• Westy Tables
  Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
  Thu, 9 May 2002 12:45:21 -0600
  ...tubing diameter, length to bend, etc) so I can start fabricating my own. Thanks Michael '81 Westy 'Daisy'
• Re: mounting fog lamps on a Carat/fiberglass bumper?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 15:42:46 EDT
  In a message dated 8/18/02 2:13:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, carat90@LYCOS.COM writes: > Any easy solution short of fabricating...
• Re: 1.9 Cooling System "H" Piece
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 13:56:17 -0500
  ...I'm chatting with a plastic fabricator about reproducing them and a pic I ain't got. Thx. Jim
• Re: weld-in roll cage?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 17:13:15 EDT
  ...anyone with a hi-po engine swap or otherwise thought about fabricating > a > full on rollcage for their vanagon above and beyond the marginal...
• Re: Outdoor Car Covers; Weathershield
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 20:51:21 -0400
  > I'm contemplating a car cover for my Westy. > I see that Weathershield and Noah fabrics are all over > the place. Anyone tried these...
• WTB early 80s striped westy fabric
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 12:56:43 -0600
  If anyone has, say, a rear mattress cover with one side ruined but the other side OK, in the striped brown pattern used in...
• Third annual request for 83 westy fabric
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 19:16:10 -0500
  Somebody's eventually going to have this. I have an 83 westy that's beginning to show wear on the driver's seat cloth...
• Interior Panel Needed
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 23:17:17 -0400
  ...Does anybody have a decent one in the Philly area OR have some suggestions of fixing up the old one (like gluing some fabric...
• Re: Go Westy ArcHaus Side Tent
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:38:49 -0500
  ...I did have a fabric for Years called triton. It was a 6.5 oz boat cover fabric with a 3 year warranty on...
• Re: color change at inside poptop
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 13 Oct 2013 09:06:10 -0700
  ...An option is to line the roof with boat hull liner fabric. It comes in a range of colours. I know of two vanagon...
• Re: quick review - shady boy awning
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:53:02 -0700
  ...Its was > the silver fabric model, didn't buy the down draught poles (I have > poles if needed), was about 280 Canadian. > > Installation requires...
• Re: '82-'84 Westy brown/blue striped front seat cheap on CL
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 7 Jan 2014 23:52:58 -0500
  Speaking of this, I now have brand new replacement seat covers and fabric-by-the-yard, in all three of the commonly found original...
• Re: curtain hooks- Westfalia van
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Davis
  Tue, 7 Jul 1998 16:47:52 -0700
  ...Where can I get > replacements ? Looks like a european system...Thanks >> > > Check out fabric stores in your neighbourhood. I've seen 'em at (I...
• Panel Fabric(?) for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 19:23:44 -0500
  Hey there, Starting to clean out the new van (still waiting for some engine stuff) and the white vinyl like stuff that covers most...
• Re: Westy Hatch Screen
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 12 Oct 2003 20:09:24 -0700
  ...I was inspired by this list to fabricate a "shower cap" designed rear bug screen that is 100% effective against ALL bugs. My post...