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• Re: Vanagon Crash Test
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 22:22:17 -0400
  ...about the structural protection for frontal crashes hitting something above bumper height was reassuring. And that camper they rolled sure held up well. They...
• Re: Idaho Vanaru? Now Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 29 Dec 1999 13:35:54 -0800
  Ben, you must be looking at a different site, this one has pictures and states no increase in deck height, and even uses the...
• Re: auxilery battery
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 06:46:51 EST
  ...There's loads of room under there, no height restriction, and the seat mount makes for a good ground. Why the Diehard? I got...
• Re: 16" van suspension lift
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Jul 1997 14:45:36 -0700
  ...I, too, was told that the height was soley due to the larger wheels. malcolm
• Arm rests
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 08:04:02 -0500
  ...Again trying to get your attention concerning the size of the arm rests (trying to make an implant here); also the height where it...
• Re: conversion to Swivel chair
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 10 May 2002 14:43:34 -0700
  ...Chapman" wrote: > > Volks: > > Attempting to lower the height of a swivel seat mechanism in a > Vanagon has its complications; i.e., the swivel mechanism...
• Re: ride height adjustment? (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Sat, 18 Aug 2007 11:04:14 -0700
  ...If I understand you right, you don't want a ride height adjustment, but rather equalize contact force (diagonally) to maximize traction. In my...
• Re: G.W. 1.5" lift springs
  Historical mailing list - Todd Brown
  Thu, 13 Mar 2014 20:27:03 -0700
  The winner was a shot CV joint and axle (247K miles will do that.) I guess the new height really brought out the fault...
• Re: Saggy Westy Rear
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 05:02:50 -0700
  ...I > have noticed that my rear ride height is low on the drivers side. I have > read that this is 'normal' for a Westfalia...
• Lifting 2WD Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Wed, 14 Jul 2021 12:16:28 +0000
  ...On my '85, with the original springs in the front and 1.5" lift springs in the back, I get the following height from...
• Lift Pop Top With No Spring Assist?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 15:30:30 -0700
  Kinda subjective based upon ones height etc. I guess. I'm 6' 2" and of average strength. Anyone "made do" with 2 non functioning...
• 16 by 8 inch wheels for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 17 May 2001 20:58:29 -0500
  Do these fit regular 2WD? I have an 85' Westy with quite alot of ride height....almost looks like a syncro. I am looking...
• Re: tiico convert question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 09:24:26 -0700
  ...About the same as an inch-and-a-half in tire height, and well within the range of possibilities without opening up the tranny...
• Re: VW van count
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Mon, 9 Aug 2004 23:50:56 -0500
  ...DB --------------------------------------------- Donald Baxter 316 Ridgeview Avenue University Heights, Iowa 52246 http://www.mindspring.com/~onanov
• Vanagons in the Movies
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:20:01 -0500
  ...http://www3.ifcfilms.com/theedukators/ -- --------------------------------------------- Donald Baxter 316 Ridgeview Avenue University Heights, Iowa 52246 www.onanov.com
• Re: The "Real" a NEW Micro-bus, now Element with pop top
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:24:49 -0600
  Where is the kitchen? Tom B.-put 1 of those suckers on a regular height Sprinter & now you got a new generation camper? On...
• Re: retraction- carat/wolfsburg "lowering" springs
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 22 May 2006 19:44:10 -0700
  ...While I have no way to be certain that each has > it's original springs, they don't look different and the heights are...
• Re: syncro vs 2wd spring height
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 15 May 2007 06:01:43 EDT
  ...as my van is a lowly 2wd :) See my _Vanagon Ride Height Survey_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/survey2.htm) webpage for more info...
• Re: Air cooled head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Mar 2015 12:59:23 -0400
  ...Air cooled head gasket stuart' It wasn't the deck height it was the fact that the oil cooler was in front of cylinder...
• Addition to Westy Rear Table Mod + Slider Window Repair
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:17:30 -0700
  ...Changing table height is easy; grab arm near post, pull up and move pin. If holes on post are drilled straight, post is lined...
• sliding door not sitting flush
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 14 Mar 2017 16:04:33 -0700
  ...the front side is OK, door height is correct all a round... I followed the Bentley (58.17) to the letter but no deal...
• Re: Syncro Springs List Purchase Homework Assignment
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 14:18:01 -0400
  ...road handling abilities while restoring the van to its original ride height. thanks Sudhir H. Desai 1984 VW Vanagon 3.4 liter Chevy V...
• RV: Suburu/Golf or a transverse engine anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 02:11:43 -0500
  My thinking goes to a Toyota 2,8 TD, but the height is the problem, I`ve seen one conversion on a vanagon but...
• Re: Front Spring questions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 7 Feb 2009 10:39:03 -0800
  On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 11:18 PM, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Again, you should check Frank's Spring Height...
• Re: Westy Weighed... Setting Corner Spring Rates
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:16:15 -0500
  ...you change suspension heights....you move things just > half as far as they are 'out'...I am mixing metaphors...height weight up > down heavy...
• Re: 15 inch wheels: tire size
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:57:09 -0500
  ...A 205/70 will give you another 1/2" height and raise the load index to 95-96. A 215/65-15 will give...
• Re: Portable toilet
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 5 Jan 2017 19:03:38 +0000
  ...13 inches height as I recall. Jim On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 1:01 PM Don Thomas <donster692@gmail.com> wrote: > Can anyone...
• Re: 81 steering wheel height
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 19:39:45 EST
  I would think that the splined segment at the base of the column driving the steering box through the flexible rubber coupling could be...
• Re: vw1.8T adapter kit for vanagon? is it possible?
  Historical mailing list - R Blake
  Sun, 16 Jun 2002 00:22:03 -0700
  ...The obvious issues I could think of would be deck height after install and the necessary wiring/plumbing required. Rich Blake
• Re: 80 westie height
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 13 Aug 2003 01:00:34 -0400
  SYNCRO Westies (with stock alloy wheels and 27x8.5R14 tires) are just under 6'8". Other Westies (aka 2wd) should be shorter. On Tuesday...
• Six cylinders no waiting
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 20:56:03 EST
  ...the engine rear-hanger height to allow use of the stock Porsche exhaust (which the stock VW crank-center height does not permit.) The...
• RE: 6 cyl. Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Nov 94 16:08:12 AST
  ...The 90 - 94 2.2l Loyale/Legacy? Turbo put out much HP, 160 I think, and required about 2" of extra deck height. These...
• Re: Advice needed on Thule Roof Rack Install
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 22:37:43 +0000
  ...My van is an 81, so maybe old age is affecting > it, (or is it old age affecting me) or my height (6'2...
• 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: fuel mileage
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Nov 1994 11:39:56 -0800
  ...Rowland High School Rowland Heights, California
• Vanagon rear speakers (in the AC unit)
  Historical mailing list - Ervolina, Thomas R. (Tom)
  Tue, 19 Dec 95 10:46:52 EST
  ...Tom Tom Ervolina Production, Distribution and Transportation Research IBM Research Yorktown Heights, NY
• Re: Pop Top Sports Rack
  Historical mailing list - Jim Huskins
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 14:06:29 -0500
  ...I use Yakima wide body brackets and standard height gutter towers. I sometimes carry six bikes, including a couple of tandems. Ranger Jim
• Largest diameter wheel.
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 31 Oct 2004 11:06:57 -0700
  ...the diameter or tire sizes and I will compute the diameter. Height not treadwidth. Thanks ���������������������������������������� jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember that sanity is...
• Shipping a dometic
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:32:02 -0800
  ...It sure would be nice to be able to remove the exhaust hoses to cut down on the overall height and the potential damage...
• Subaru Boxer Turbo Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Ron Johnson
  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 06:40:41 +0000
  ...to be too tall for a conversion w/o deck lid height adjustment? Comments welcome (when the drool stops!) Ron Johnson Portland, OR '91...
• Another Rear Closet Door option
  Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
  Sun, 25 Feb 2007 15:25:56 -0800
  ...If I did it again I would make it larger to match the height of the rear door. http://tinyurl.com/ysz24j http://tinyurl...
• Vanagon camper height (was: camper shipping cost)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Thu, 10 Jul 2014 22:00:40 -0400
  ...72.6" 1.84 meters Height: 80.9" 2.05 meters Ground clearance: 7.5" 16 cm Turning circle: (curb-to-curb) 35.8...
• Re: queston on H4 55/60w bulb to fit stock bulb socket
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:39:39 -0800
  ...The reflectors have an optimum above the roadway height so that both beams are correctly aimed. The headlight position oo the vanagon is above...
• Re: Speaking of Vanagon Shocks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 May 95 13:06:15 -0700
  ...They seem to have about a fist worth of height between the front tire and the exterior wheel well. I seem to have about...
• Re: List of vanagon engine conversions that fit below the stock engine lid...
  Historical mailing list - William B
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:11:19 -0500
  ...m > > --- JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > > > > so far i know of: > > > > -Tiico (inline vw 2.0 motor) -specs? ground height?? > > -subaru 2.2, 2.5...
• Re: The "Real" a NEW Micro-bus, now Element with pop top
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:55:56 -0600
  ...If I recall, he mounted it at cab-height, not bed-rail height, so he had room in the bed for even sleeping if...
• fuel tanks
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Sat, 28 Nov 1998 23:27:29 PST
  ...Cutting the hole and adding the filler seems easy enough, but I dont know if I have enough height above the transaxel. Awaiting replies...
• Re: Preferred Springs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:38:39 -0700
  ...wanted was slightly stiffer springs with little or no > increase in height" this is what most people really would want actually, I think. It...
• Re: [Syncro] Ever wonder what the height difference between a Syncro 16 and 2wd? Well here's a couple of PICS
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:37:02 -0700
  I reckon they hang from the movable dash pod/steering cluster, otherwise what's the point... > What about the pedals? > >> pull a release and...
• Re: Lowering a Vanagon - new (?) perspective
  Historical mailing list - Heath Vogt
  Sat, 14 Oct 2000 21:26:49 EDT
  ...Certain Range Rovers have bags in the rear, if you get high centered (afterall ride height is somewhat less than topped out) going over...
• Re: Eurovan seats into Vanagon Westy?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:22:37 -0700
  ...So the height of the turn table isn't such a factor for that side. And my Significant Rider Spends a lot of travel...
• Re: Z-bed ???
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 07:16:13 -0500
  ...They make a platform that goes >over the engine, at the sam height of the existing seat, when folded >forward. Under this deck you...
• Re: Totally OT Siren Sound In Firefox
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 21 May 2010 23:35:54 -0700
  ...black;" target="_blank">Arcade sound bites</a></div><img alt="Pac-ManDie sound bite" border="0" height="0" src=" http://www.entertonement.com/widgets...
• Re: high lift jack? P/N for 16" Syncro jack extension cup
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 08:44:54 EST
  ...251 011 261 It turns out to be only an inch added height. Though my Syncro came with another lift enhancer, a one inch...
• Re: Spring question - help needed
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 07:22:30 EST
  ...I will put-on my chest-wadders and slosh out to my Van and measure my wheel heights for your list. As a suggestion...
• Re: Tire Choice Question - Garage Height
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:55:59 -0400
  The standard Garage entrance height in the US, is 7.0 / 84" ft with trim, you may loose an inch or so. If you...
• Re: expedient engine removal?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 12:49:12 -0600
  ...I normally put the vehicle up on a set of short ramps to give it a little height to slide the engine out. I...
• Re: Vanagon spring height differences?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:06:00 -0500
  Tony, I think it is not only the Carat but Wolfsburg Weekender models as well. I could be wrong on that but I do...
• Vernagon Sighting in Bend
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 13:25:01 -0700
  ...White, male, medium height, asked if I was Rocket J Squirrel, introduced himself as the famous Vern from Bend. Said the item that he...
• Vanagon safety statistics
  Historical mailing list - Ervolina, Thomas R. (Tom)
  Thu, 4 Jan 96 09:49:24 EST
  ...this? Vehicle deaths per mile? Or Insurance company type of data? Tom Tom Ervolina Production, Distribution and Transportation Research IBM Research Yorktown Heights, NY