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• Trailer Hitch Solution!!! & BYE BYE!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shane
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 13:31:31 -0500
  ...The only cutting that needs to be done is for the side brackets to extend below the bumper. This can be done with a...
• =?UTF-8?Q?Re:_Another_thing_I_didn=E2=80=99t_know_about_my_van?=
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 13 Apr 2021 04:28:01 +0000
  ...The latch striker plate is adjustable as is the bracket that the hinges fit into . You can level the box and get it closing...
• Re: FS: parting out '87 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 15:06:36 PDT
  ...I was going to have to make brackets to hold it up, so you >probably won't want it. The rear bumper is dented...
• Fw: SS header
  Historical mailing list - Tony Mysyk
  Thu, 18 Sep 1997 23:30:26 -0600
  ...Would the tips clear the tow > >hook bumper hitch? > > > >Ed Henckel > >86 Westy > >72 Bug > >Mt Bethel, PA > > I thought that the Fuel Injection...
• CORRECTED FS: Vanagon engines, tires, tranny, interior parts
  Historical mailing list - Sean Solowiej
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 17:38:07 -0400
  ...Also a starter and flywheel, complete good clutch set, good chrome bumper, and 3 chrome VW hubcaps from an 83 air-cooled Westy. Someone...
• BBTA report (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 13:57:31 +0000
  ...Not even the plastic bumper guards appeared to be dislodged. Chalk up another one for the structural integrity of these vans. The event --------- We...
• FS: stuff in a local junkyard (Alabama, Tuscaloosa)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 16:13:38 -0600
  ...there's some very slight rust in some small cracks in the paint where the behind-the-bumper was fixed, and some later scrapes...
• Re: daily driver = RUST Re: Friday Ramblings, probably long, possibly pointless....
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 06:07:27 -0700
  ...the brackets that held the rear bumper endcaps on were gone.. completely rusted away.. this is why i dont drive my own vans in...
• Re: Vanagon Crash Pix
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:24:31 -0700
  ...I drove away, and did no repairs to this other than a new rear bumper, and new brackets that hold them. Andrew Grebneff <andrew...
• Re: a new list vendor (good one)
  Historical mailing list - AA Transaxle
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 09:19:00 -0800
  ...i dont > have the mounting brackets $ 40.00 > t-1 65-77 std. r/s doorseal $ 10.00 > t-2 73-79 A/T...
• Re: Muffler clamp question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 5 Jan 2011 16:40:29 -0800
  ...fit into the limited space between my crank pulley and the bumper, without losing any ground clearance. The Van Cafe mount is formed to...
• Re: Towing a Boat?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 15:40:56 -0600
  ...The hitch, which is not > yet installed, is a substantial unit that bolts permanently to the > bumper brackets. I don't have to use...
• Re: VW Porn, free speech, gray water tanks, air pollution, and cell phones while driving
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 16:44:59 -0700
  ...I am reminded of a bumper sticker that was designed to offend everyone who saw it. "Nuke the gay whales for Jesus." Happy father...
• Re: Stripping a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:02:17 -0700
  ...a straight rear bumper if it has one sliding door outside handle ! oh, this one for sure - the sliding door inside panel. ( there are...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 11:56:19 -0500
  ...get going, she could wire a replacement rad > to the front bumper and bypass the original. > > It wouldn't be particularly elegant, and the...
• oil in coolant... a strange event!
  Historical mailing list - chris Moyles
  Tue, 22 Nov 2005 17:50:34 -0500
  ...7/13/2001 2 bumper ends 8/6/2001 "79,768" Viscous Coupling "$1,396.50 " 8/6/2001 tires and spare 8/22...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re=3A_Another_thing_I_didn=E2=80=99t_know_about_my_van?=
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:03:54 -0400
  ...Now the right front has a rubber bumper and the latch is tight no more clunk. The lid or drain would clunk. The rubber...
• Re: How to adjust position of Sliding Door Rear Locking Pin
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 12 Feb 2023 15:15:20 -0800
  ...The bottom roller (the one at the end of the L shape bracket on the bottom right of the door). I used the black...
• Selling my stuff part 2...
  Historical mailing list - Herb Mooney
  Fri, 2 May 2003 05:59:12 -0700
  ...complete set of fiberglass lower trim with front and rear fiberglass > bumper and lower front black spoiler (needs some very minor fiberglass work) > $500...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 23 Jun 2021 06:43:35 -0500
  ...The switch sits on a metal bracket with a graphic of a westy side view. Throwing the switch in the front or rear direction...
• cb installation (try # 2)
  Historical mailing list - Linda J. Bartnik
  16 Jun 96 23:12:11 EDT
  ...I was going to mount it on the rear bumper, but the bumper is not exactly flat, and the antenna pointed to the back...
• FS: all kinds of parts from an 87 7-passenger van
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Wed, 14 May 2003 18:11:36 +0000
  ...Some are mounted to the headlight bracket, but many of the adjusters are broken. I have two brand-new low-beam adjusters (inner corners...
• Re: Towing a Boat?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 17:43:19 -0400
  ...The hitch, which is not yet installed, is a substantial unit that bolts permanently to the bumper brackets. I don't have to use...
• Re: FS: stuff in a local junkyard (Alabama, Tuscaloosa)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 18:48:39 -0600
  ...there's some very slight rust in some small cracks in the paint > where the behind-the-bumper was fixed, and some later scrapes...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Jun 2021 07:41:45 -0500
  ...The > switch sits on a metal bracket with a graphic of a westy side view. > Throwing the switch in the front or rear direction...
• LiMBO's Bimbos: Buses for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 13 Feb 95 12:24:03 CST
  ...be modified to fit earlier models); other misc. '73-79 parts, bumpers, etc. also '65 sunroof bug for sale. Chris (610) 395-2106 PA...
• Re: Driving lights on a 1991 GL (suggestions)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 19:39:25 EDT
  ...Driving lights mounted as high as the headlights as opposed to down on the bumper which should be an advantage on hilly roads IMHO...
• Re: TIICO... It's Alive!!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 15:16:06 +1000
  ...bit of bending of the >rear valence near the passenger side bumper bracket. Oh well, when I was >putting it in I noticed the...
• Re: oil in coolant... a strange event!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Nov 2005 19:34:17 -0500
  ...7/13/2001 2 bumper ends 8/6/2001 "79,768" Viscous Coupling "$1,396.50 " 8/6/2001 tires and spare 8/22...
• Re: V-belt replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:44:21 -0700
  ...Jerry REMOVAL, REPLACEMENT & ADJUSTMENT OF VANAGON DRIVE (V)-BELTS Location of belts, back (back is back) to front, or closest to bumper to closest...
• Re: Trailer hitch, other Parts For Sale...
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 10:00:12 -1000
  ...2.1 crossover pipes and collector, muffler brackets, tailpipe. Chrome front bumper Good radiator and cooling fan Late model 4 spd. transmission; bad ring...
• '67 Westy Resto Update (VL) (F)
  Historical mailing list - rusty vanbondo
  Thu, 9 May 1996 20:58:15 -0700 (MST)
  ...I cut small appropriately sized pieces of thin sheet rubber and placed them between the splash pans and mounting brackets of the rear bumper...
• Re: FRIGGIN INSANE.!!!.. Re: specific features of 86 GL Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 14:32:15 -0500
  ...I spent the day looking at the car and noticed that the bumper was popped loose from it's bracket - 30 second fix, a...
• Re: Help, I dropped my vanagon and I can't get up
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 11:31:35 -0700
  ...Don't ask me about how I attached a towbar to the rear bumper brackets of my Vanagon, locked the steering straight ahead, and...
• Re: I4 Happenings in turbovans land
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:55:19 -0700
  ...I added a magnaflow muffler across the back of the motor just ahead of the bumper, hanging that on a flexible mount to the...
• Mudflaps, oil pressure, etc. - medium-long post
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 May 1997 08:09 -0600 (MDT)
  ...hanger bracket that is meant to attach to the lower edge of the sheet metal (which is also obstructed by the bumper). There must...
• Re: Towing a Boat?
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 17:00:47 -0700
  ...The hitch, which is not yet installed, is a > substantial unit that bolts permanently to the bumper brackets. I don't > have to use...
• Apology and Safety
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Apr 96 11:25 CDT
  ...made it obvious that the tow bar connections to the bus' bumper brackets were failing and about to go. Two hours later the bus...
• Re: TIICO... It's Alive!!
  Historical mailing list - John Klun
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 16:06:07 -0600
  ...bit of bending of the > >rear valence near the passenger side bumper bracket. Oh well, when I was > >putting it in I noticed the...
• Re: differences between '86, to '89 westfalias???
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 16:04:46 CDT
  ...fuel filler is moved to the rear right corner; extra weight from additional 4wd mechanical parts and some reinforcement brackets/shields/etc. underneath). so...
• Re: 87 Westy Engine/Trans removal Day 1 - or Boy, do I miss my 67 Westy!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:16:09 -0700
  ...Remove rear bumper and engine compartment apron 2. Disconnect battery neg cable, throttle cable, heater cables and connecting tubes 3. remove leads from generator...
• Re: Trailer hitch, other Parts For Sale...
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 12:01:37 -1000
  ...convertor,tailpipe. > 2.1 crossover pipes and collector, muffler brackets, tailpipe. > > Chrome front bumper > > Good radiator and cooling fan > > Late model 4 spd. transmission...
• How did you install power in your van?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 10 Apr 1998 08:45:42 -0400
  ...The biggest pain was chiselling out the bracket that holds the power lock inside the sliding door. In hindsight, it would have been a...
• Re: Something only a Vanagon owner could come up with
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 11 Aug 2005 07:40:13 -0500
  ...adjustment bracket., repair AC compressor case, overhaul and service AC system, replace power steering rack and boots. Repair crack in front fiberglas bumper. Prep...
• Re: FRIGGIN INSANE ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! (lots of exclamation points RULE)
  Historical mailing list - John Dagastino
  Sat, 29 Jun 2002 01:00:10 -0700
  ...I spent the day > looking at the car and > noticed that the bumper was popped loose from it's > bracket - 30 second fix, > a...
• Re: Towing a Boat?
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO)
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 13:58:19 -0400
  ...The hitch, which is not yet installed, is a > substantial unit that bolts permanently to the bumper brackets. I = don't > have to use...
• Re: 1.9 muffler orientation
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 15:27:03 -0700
  ...I can rotate the whole muffler a little to get that 'just right' 1.5 inches below the rear bumper at the end of...
• 87 syncro may be for sale, interested to hear offers
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:54:25 -0700
  ...normal seat with arm rests on other side gowesty plate steel bumpers with integrated 2" new shurflo faucet and pump with gowesty foot pedal...
• Tools defined (it's a Fryedaye thing...)
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 4 Nov 2005 13:36:08 -0800
  ...A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part...
• '84 TIICO westy for sale on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Tom Wayne
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 03:18:21 +0000
  ...Since the engine conversion was completed in August of 2000, I have added a new muffler, a cat converter and brackets, a new alternator...
• Good VW guy in SC <long story>
  Historical mailing list - Anton J. Elmquist
  Wed, 06 Mar 1996 15:05:08 -0500
  ...The bumper had to come off anyways, so I took the opportunity to put on my new passenger side bracket. The seal fit nicely...
• No Vanagon Content, yet
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 09:04:57 -0700
  ...Used for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have installed your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper...
• Re: 1.9 muffler orientation
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 19:02:17 -0400
  ...I can > rotate the whole muffler a little to get that 'just right' 1.5 inches below > the rear bumper at the end of...
• Re: 87 syncro may be for sale, interested to hear offers
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:58:12 -0700
  ...normal seat with arm rests on > other side > > gowesty plate steel bumpers with integrated 2" > > new shurflo faucet and pump with gowesty foot pedal...
• Re: Tools defined (it's a Fryedaye thing...)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 4 Nov 2005 14:22:17 -0800
  ...A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or > bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part...
• To All Tiico Owners: Solutions To Every Tiico Conversion Question
  Historical mailing list - Jon
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 00:25:56 -0500
  ...if the van was hit hard enough to stuff the bumper into the rear vallance, then your frame where the brackets bolt may be...
• Re: I4 Happenings in turbovans land
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:00:10 -0700
  ...muffler across the back of the motor just ahead of > the > bumper, hanging that on a flexible mount to the frame. I drove it...
• Re: To All Tiico Owners: Solutions To Every Tiico Conversion Question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 08:13:47 -0500
  ...if the van was hit hard enough to stuff the bumper > into the rear vallance, then your frame where the brackets bolt may be...
• Re: Tools defined (it's a Fryedaye thing...)
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 4 Nov 2005 14:40:39 -0800
  ...A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or > bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part...
• Re: To All Tiico Owners: Solutions To Every Tiico Conversion Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 11:06:44 -0800
  ...if the van was hit hard enough to stuff the bumper into the rear vallance, then your frame where the brackets bolt may be...