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• Re: Windshield Frame Rust
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:00:50 EDT
  ...The heat from welding just burned off all the paint and undercoating on the inside of the frame where you can't see. What...
• Removing internal window rubber
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:00:28 -0500
  ...Please note I'm NOT talking about the rubber that holds the window frames on the vehicle but rather the rubber WITHIN the window...
• Re: Grey Westy Refrigerator Door
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 28 Oct 2016 09:03:47 -0700
  ...You are probably missing the frame too. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jared Planter...
• HOW TO REMOVE WESTY SCREENS:Re: Westy Window Install
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Oct 2002 09:26:17 EDT
  ...It looks like there is two tabs on the bottom that > > must be pried out? I didn't want to break the frame--these...
• Re: seatbelts?? was Re: Child safety seats
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 10:30:31 -0800
  ...Basically, the stock belt just holds the bottom of the seat DOWN, and a strap ties the top of the seat to the frame...
• Can You make a syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Neptuno
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 07:08:09 -0800
  ...The front passenger CV's are making a crunchy sound and there seems to be an impacted creese at the center of the frame...
• Re: Pop Top Wood Frame Damage. PIC
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:42:43 -0600
  On 3/18/2013 9:26 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Hope I'm not abusing my list privileges posting so much! You are...
• VIN's
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Mar 1997 00:46:04 -0500 (EST)
  ...VIN's on a Vanagon? (besides the one on the dash, on the drivers doorjamb sticker, and on the front right frame "outrigger") chris
• Re: Kelley Park
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 18:15:31 -0800
  ...Now in "Frames" or "No Frames" format: Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/frames.html No Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/homenf.html ------------------------------------------- Sherwood Automotive...
• Tiico Concern regarding bending frame rail
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 14:53:57 -0700
  Hi there, a few of us have noticed that the left engine cradle is causing the vanagon frame rail to bend. This is seen...
• Re: REPOST Do all bumpers (especially projektzwo) fit all vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 11:03:48 -0500
  From what I've seen on my wrecking yard ranpages the 80-91 have the same frame. The later models sometimes have fiberglass bumpers...
• Re: seats
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 18:26:22 EDT
  Chris, The Subbie seat frame base, sits right on the Vanagon seat base frame. All I had to do was weld 1/2" welds...
• WTB multivan rear sofa-bed (like a westfalia but 3 seater, not like a carat)
  Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
  Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:18:26 -0700
  ...I already have a carat/passenger GL rear sofabed (metal frame and springs) in my van but want to change to the multivan one...
• Re: Van DMV registration cost
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 18:39:19 -0700
  ...Now in "Frames" or "No Frames" format: Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/frames.html No Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/homenf.html ------------------------------------------- Sherwood Automotive...
• Re: Child seat/jumpseat compatibility?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 05:57:37 EST
  ...A unibody vehicle uses part of the body as the frame as well. So say "bolted to the frame" technically speaking, just about everything...
• Re: syncro - shift linkage protective pipe
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:27:10 -0700
  ...is stronger frame rails. If you look up into those oval holes on the bottom of the frame .. their filled in ....like more metal...
• Re: My hats off to you do it yourselfers
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 1 May 2005 09:02:37 -0700
  ...Slide it up between the frame rail and the tank sender plate. Now the tank can be forced down without the fuel hose nipple...
• Re: FYI - Venting for mobile refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 10:23:09 -0700
  ...The frame is metal is cool to the touch, so air being drawn > > against it should get cooled down. > > I dunno about that -- the...
• Re: Blasphemy, tires, and handling.
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Apr 1995 08:12:02 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Notice I did not say frame....all the mini-shitbox is is a redesigned K-car...they took an ugly car and made it...
• FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Darrel
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 10:10:34 -0400
  ...35.00 1-black frame side sliding window drivers side missing latch 60.00 1-black frame just frame no glass passengers side 20...
• Re: AC Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Wed, 3 Aug 2005 16:21:46 -0400
  ...The picture shows just the frame on one of my parts vans. The AC unit I use is at home so you'll just...
• Re: vent wing frame removal
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017 12:46:27 -0700
  ...had my van painted and I purchased better used vent wing frames that the > body shop installed. One of the wings was slightly bent...
• Best way to jack up whole front or back?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 11:01:51 -0600
  ...I've tried jacking up one side with the VW jack, putting a jackstand under the frame member and jacking up the other side...
• Re: how do you break into a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 23:17:46 EDT
  ...of the door window frame and the rain > gutter and pull it straight down. > This folds the window frame down against the door and...
• Re: Diff. between 1991 Multivan and Carat?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 17:13:24 -0700
  ...Also the bumper bracket (that bolts into van frame) are different on metal and carbon-fiber bumpers. But they all bolt into the frame...
• Engine brackets...
  Historical mailing list - Sylvain B�langer
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 17:58:51 -0400
  ...Can someone tell me where i can find brakets to fix the engine to the frame?
• chatroom
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 09:13:22 -0700
  Go to Vanagon.com and click on chat in the frame area. Type in your name and you're on. If someone else has...
• E code headlights
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 5 Jul 2006 22:20:51 -0700
  ...The high beam light on the right is upside down in the metal frame. Anyone know how to turn this thing over? Mike
• Pop Top Update
  Historical mailing list - J McCavitt
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 06:05:47 -0700
  ...A thin plywood or paneling ceiling is covered in the headliner material that you supply, and attached to the frame. The inner frame is...
• Great Side Tent Deal from Germany
  Historical mailing list - Thing Guy
  Wed, 20 May 1998 14:30:29 EDT
  ...at side walls) Aluminum frame. - much lighter than steel frames of other tents. Polyester fabric - lighter and stronger than many cotton tents, and takes...
• Re: Front Receiver Hitch
  Historical mailing list - Donald Welch
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 08:56:22 -0500
  ...one could drill the frame rails and bolt "T" plates to them rather than weld.. Never the less, I think that any good welding...
• Re: Gray (grey) water bladder?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 31 May 2007 01:45:30 +0000
  I have a reimo 11 gal mounted between the frame rails which I use for fresh water. But, I like the idea of using...
• Re: vent wing frame removal
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:45:38 -0700
  ...The unbent frame the body shop installed is working >>> perfect I'm so mad I didn't have my used parts guy ship me...
• Re: vent wing frame removal
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:20:55 -0700
  ...The wing vent frame is intact but has a fair amount of rust and one of the frame's connectors, where it is fastened...
• Re: 1987 "GetAway" Syncro Camper? (FS Vancouver BC) - VIN stuff
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 9 Jun 2013 15:53:19 -0700
  ...frame VIN did not have ZZZ in it. > > We got it with no dash, so it didn't have any dash VIN. > > the frame...
• Re: Gas Leak
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 22:42:17 -0500
  ...As far as I know, no gas lines run inside the frame beam. I speak from experience with my aircooled, van, but as far...
• Re: Right fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Jun 1995 10:16:11 -0400
  ...I left the old fuel pump bolted to my engine and mounted the electric fuel pump on the frame of my bus. It's...
• Re: red rock canyon
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Feb 95 10:51 CST
  ...I have a 58 Dlx (non-sunroof) that is so eaten up by rust you can see through parts of the frame. I want...
• Re: Jalousie windows for sale - easier way to do it
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 21:55:07 EDT
  ...what ron maxon did was to make a frame out of aluminum to set the bus jalousies in to take up the space (bus...
• Re: Las Vegas, NV camping(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 14:03:14 -0800
  ...It really saves on bike frames, passenger side mirrors, and vanagon back ends. Mark in AK " My old buddy Sally Edwards pulled into her...
• VWSA trailer hitch for sale or trade for Dennis Haynes style reciever hitch..
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 11:50:46 EST
  ...mounts way up into frame.. not on the tow loops...rated at 1.5 tons.. pics are: http://tiico.com/DSC00022.jpg and http...
• Different Vanagon gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Scot Douglas
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 17:06:34 -0500
  ...http://www.headgasket.com/frames/frmain.htm -- Scot Douglas Powertrain Performance Engineer, Mitsubishi Motors R&D of America Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Re: seat removal help
  Historical mailing list - Chasteen, Jonathan M. MM3 (CVN69)
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:59:57 -0400
  On the bottom of the seat frame against the floor there should be 4 bolts. Remove these 4 bolts and pull the seat straight...
• Re: Motor Scooter hung off backside?
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sun, 4 Jun 2006 00:16:54 -0400
  ...Mounts pretty deep into the frame and is rock solid. john
• Re: On I4 Engine Vibration/ hard mount of carrier
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 11:45:07 EDT
  ...As it comes, it can float between the frame of the van and the engine. This is because is has rubber mounts at both...
• '54 RHD Deluxe Update
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 02 May 1996 21:20:51 -0700
  ...I think they were designed as repair sections , and not a direct replacement for the whole frame. Where I'm running into a problem...
• 3 Dometic Fridges: FREE. You Pick Up. Vancouver BC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 24 May 2013 11:10:46 -0700
  ...Between all 3, only one door frame is complete but all doors are present. I will keep the grey door frame. Colours: wood grain...
• Re: VW factory tent repair
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 25 Jun 2012 22:52:01 -0400
  ...One of the > > metal corner frame pieces is cracked. Does anyone know of a company > > that either repairs tent frames or can make replica...
• Re: AT spark
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Oct 1996 01:36:23 -0400
  ...Once the door is firmly pressed against the 2X4, push hard on the top of the door frame until you feel some movement. Pull...
• Re: nice pics
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 11:48:14 -0700
  Kim, The 404 error is most likely due to the fact that the web page was built with framesets. Basically the problem is that...
• Re: Rear-Ended !! / Tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 15:23:41 -0400
  ...I'd rather replace the bumper than have to deal with a bent frame. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si
• Re: Pop Up window screen replacement
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 23:48:46 -0500
  ...Pin the new screen onto the "frame" of the old one, without removing the ripped stuff. Be careful to keep the frame nice and...
• Re: extra underbody protection plate finished
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 22 Nov 2013 08:29:00 -0800
  ...I had my race car suspension shop build some tube frame members to carry the suspension pick up points and she continued to drive...
• Re: Supporting the pop top to remove the frame
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 25 Aug 2015 15:59:24 +0000
  ...Supporting the pop top to remove the frame > > Is there anything holding the bar in there besides a screw on either side? > I > was...
• Re: 6-ply tires???
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Oct 1994 13:46:22 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Whatever it says on the door frame > is the VW recommedation for tires that meet VW's specification for > your vehicle. > > EXCEEDING the tire...
• Re: What is that strip?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Wood
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 13:05:10 -0400
  ...It was amazing how much rust, including a few perforations, was found sitting in the window frames. On the front windshield, I ground/blasted...
• Re: Frame mounted receiver hitch wanted
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 5 Aug 2010 06:13:35 EDT
  ...Sure looks like the Dennis Haynes hitch is the only frame mounted class II ~ class III receiver hitch out there. Well, maybe not, there...
• Anyone see the grey Westy on "The Mentalist" last night?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:30:42 -0800
  It drove through the frame in the background of a campground scene behind Jane and Hightower when they were walking to a character's...
• Re: Wanted
  Historical mailing list - John Andersen
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 13:27:17 -0800
  ...One of them even had a VolksCafe license plate frame. John Socal
• Re: front brush guard/bull bars? who makes them for fiberglass bumper
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 09:23:14 EST
  Peter B at Tiico sells them, they bolt on under the bumper, on the frame. www.tiico.com/prod02.htm Bill Marshall 85 GL