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Re: Would it be insane...
Historical mailing list - dave bowers
Thu, 15 Aug 2002 08:07:49 -0700
...the corner gas station too! Rather than low rider, you could be the first "high rider" thumpa thumpa thumpa, "POP!" (westy roof pops) Bandana...
Re: holes
Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:53:10 -0700
...It's almost (mailto:dug@dugbert.com) | impossible to ride a rock and roll (http://www.dugbert.com) | motorbike and stay on for three...
Re: Koni Reds - availability?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:19:03 -0700
...installed Go Westy springs and Koni shocks set at two turns. Rides wa-a-ay better than it did when new. Karl Wolz > Did...
Vanagons For Sale
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Sat, 25 Mar 2000 23:19:16 -0600
...Classifieds2000.com For those of you looking for a ride, there are some inexpensive units here. Terry 85 GL
Re: my NEW RIDE.... I'M SELLING THE FARM FOR THIS ONE
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Tue, 19 Oct 2004 15:37:43 -0600
Is that a Porsche Sypder in the 3rd and 4th pix sitting left of the Green Monster? What a beauty! Bob > http://cgi.ebay...
pics of Audi A4 Turbo V5 install
Historical mailing list - Todd Lund
Thu, 14 Jul 2005 13:24:25 -0700
...http://www.cardomain.com/ride/464035/1 All so there is a honorable mention to vanagon.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo...
Re: Front end advice
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Sat, 4 Mar 2006 11:10:08 -0500
...The ride you will get is very good. You can put on big brakes later.Larger wheels will fit(later too).
Does Anyone Have a Carfax Account Available?
Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
Thu, 4 Oct 2007 18:46:09 -0700
...Thanks in advance! Cary --------------------------------- Don't let your dream ride pass you by. Make it a reality with Yahoo! Autos.
FROM HANK TO HENDRIX?
Historical mailing list - John C...
Fri, 2 Jan 2009 16:27:54 +0000
...Can we get it together Can we still stand side by side Can we make it last Like a musical ride? From Marilyn to...
Re: Diesel Engine Upgrade
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 1 Sep 2011 17:42:48 -0700
...I did seriously suggest he try a ride in a standard diesel motored Vanagon....I was 'blown away' at the incredible slowness of the...
Purple Vanagon on CL in VA. Wowzer!
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Tue, 27 Aug 2013 11:58:22 -0700
...Great ride. It is at the french mechanic's place who did the engine. I have receipts and he can talk to you about...
Smooth ride in Robert's Vanagon
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Mon, 8 Mar 1999 09:13:30 -0500
The Wife & I got to ride in Robert's (vwvanman@excite.com) Vanagon this weekend... He has done a fabulous job of making the...
Re: Lot of Vanagon stuff on eBay!
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:39:45 -0800
Did your search get redirected to ebay.de ? David Marshall VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider http://www.hasenwerk.ca On Mon, December...
Koni Shock adjustment?
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Tue, 4 Jan 2011 12:48:44 -0500
...When I left them the Koni's I included a note asking set up for a slightly firm ride. When i got it back...
Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Wed, 10 Dec 2003 19:32:14 EST
...Kind of like when I used to ride dirt bikes down the Baja peninsula. During the ride, I often thought to myself "why the...
Re: vanagon Digest - 13 Dec 2007 to 14 Dec 2007 - Special issue (#2007-1348)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:25:53 -0800
...vanagon Digest - 13 Dec 2007 to 14 Dec 2007 - Special issue (#2007-1348) Segway? Don't get me started! Please ride a bike! Cheaper...
Re: Absolutely no vanagon content - Lionel trains
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 22 Sep 2012 01:27:51 -0400
At 11:50 PM 9/21/2012, Mike Miller wrote: >Garden Trains? British usage for train models, rideable or not, that live (or run...
Re: Sound
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:08:01 -0800
...I used to look for the ghost rider now and again, but I'm more used to it now.
Re: Things for Joel to Keep Track of....
Historical mailing list - Brent Applhead Jarvi
Tue, 12 Jul 1994 11:16:04 -0400
...Myself and 11 nice young ladies that got stranded in College Park and needed a ride to American University. How could I say no...
FW: TDI redline?
Historical mailing list - Dean-Veerman family
Tue, 13 Oct 1998 21:16:28 -0700
...Slocan Park, BC '86 Synchro GL (135kmi) '95 Golf GL TD (daily rider) ----------
vanagon sighting
Historical mailing list - jim&kim
Wed, 11 Oct 2000 22:15:31 -0700
I saw a 86+ vanagon today, it had five spoke Porsche wheels with 205/40 17`` tires! This thing must ride like a half...
Re: It's a girl!
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Thu, 14 Dec 2000 08:52:42 -0800
...but was her first ride in a Vanagon? Or at least a VW... -Matthew Matthew Pollard http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 Dept. of Chemistry...
Re: Thanks for roadside Help.
Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
Fri, 26 Jan 2001 11:46:05 -0500
>As for the clutch situation, I am going to let it ride. Thought you could slip that one by us, eh? Tony Anthony L...
Koni Rear Shock No's
Historical mailing list - Christopher Mundy
Thu, 18 Oct 2001 22:20:39 +1000
...Enjoy the Ride, Chris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Christopher W. Mundy 89 Caravelle GL Canberra, Australia Hm: +61 2 62419343 Wk: +61 2 62446749 Mb: +61 412239144 cwmundy...
Re: Share a picture of your ride
Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
Thu, 1 Jul 2004 11:13:26 -0500
My '85 Vanagon: http://www.mindspring.com/~onanov/picture37.htm My college '71 Bus (with me looking really "hip" for 1978): http://www.mindspring...
Re: New VW Commercials
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Wed, 8 Mar 2006 05:24:20 -0800
...New VW Commercials > >Anybody check out the new VW GTI commercials? > >Un pimp your ride....hilarious!
Re: is power steering fluid generic?
Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:57:35 -0700
...It's almost (mailto:dug@dugbert.com) | impossible to ride a rock and roll (http://www.dugbert.com) | motorbike and stay on for three...
WTB Seatbelts
Historical mailing list - Randy C. Nunes
Sun, 5 Aug 2007 20:31:39 -0400
Went to take the family for a short ride in the Mystery Van and when I went to put my son in the back...
Re: 84 Westy -- Shock Questions
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 2 Apr 2010 12:25:11 -0700
...drivers side then simply level things off? I suppose it would ride a tad high but maybe settle in. Or am I being too...
Re: Shock Absorbers for Vanagon (2WD)
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 2 Feb 2009 18:31:17 -0800
...They make anything ride like an empty dump truck and offer no real control at the wheel. YMMV, etc On Mon, Feb 2, 2009...
Re: Spring advice
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 22:49:08 -0500
...maintain the stock ride height. > > Go Westy is $328 and can either lower by 2 inches, maintain, or increase ride height by 1.5...
Re: GoWesty 2wd Lift Spring Installation
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:02:07 -0700
...I'm interested in how the ride compares. I'm about the > install Bilstein HDs on my 2wd Westy next week, and I've...
Re: archive assist on shocks
Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
Sun, 5 Oct 2003 12:45:48 -0400
Dave, There have been many strings on the merits of different types of shocks, and there are many differing opinions about the ride characteristics...
Door Plate Tire Pressures
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:08:23 -0700
...Now has very firm ride without body sway in turns." I can't find the original thread so I'm stuck starting a new...
Re: Cutting bumpstops on lowered 88 2wd Doka with H&R springs
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:11:53 -0400
...On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 12:58 AM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > We have all heard how harsh the ride is...
Re: Speaking of Vanagon Shocks
Historical mailing list
Mon, 8 May 1995 20:05:31 -0500
>I was thinking that new shocks may improve the ride/handling on my '87 >Vanagon GL. While browsing the Bentley manual the other day...
Re: Tires, Load Range and Pressure
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 20 May 2001 11:30:12 +1200
...But lately, just to >see what it would ride like I put 45 in all the way around. I was amazed at >the improvement...
Re: KYB Shocks
Historical mailing list - Brian Atkins
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 08:29:47 -0500
...The ride quality is a little harsh, but not nearly bone-shaking. They did seem to improve the driving response of the van a...
Re: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy?
Historical mailing list - Ben
Tue, 24 Feb 2015 21:19:22 -0800
...You could just say f*** it and ride around in an old Pinto,
Re: Friday NVC: Big Rig Drifting
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:19:10 -0700
...but it was on ice though!� ;-0 David Marshall VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider http://www.hasenwerk.ca On Fri, March 27...
Road trip: NC to Utah
Historical mailing list - Morris H. Arthur
Mon, 11 Dec 1995 09:10:33 -0500
Is anyone interested in a ride ? I'll probably make a winter trek to see my girlfriend... NC-Memphis-St.Louis-Denver-Wyoming-SLC...
plane crash
Historical mailing list
Sun, 18 Sep 1994 18:51:51 +0800
...do you know WHO was the fourth member of the tour that lost the coin toss and did NOT ride the plane to his...
Re: Precision Suspension Technology??
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Sat, 10 Aug 1996 08:16:26 CST6CDT
...the ride will be just as 'firm' and it will probably last as long. but i'm not biased against KYB. -dan
vanagon suspension
Historical mailing list - Larry Bissell
Thu, 6 Apr 2000 03:56:46 -0400
...It rides a little rough on the city streets here in San Luis Obispo...is this normal? At what mileage do the shocks and...
Re: wbx reliabilty
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Sun, 17 Feb 2002 10:48:09 -0600
...blast to one of his tootsies dumps, and blow it up? He at least could get a ride back home !!! ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- "Zoom, Zoom, Zoom" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dead VW Design Radio
Historical mailing list - All of Us
Fri, 23 Aug 2002 17:49:14 -0500
...I just got the new CV's installed and went for a ride. Now the radio has bit the big one. It never ends...
Re: Catalytic Converter Choice
Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:46:00 -0700
...It's almost (mailto:dug@dugbert.com) | impossible to ride a rock and roll (http://www.dugbert.com) | motorbike and stay on for three...
Re: AW FS in Vancouver/Sunshine Coast
Historical mailing list - TC
Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:36:16 -0700
> Well it's a drive *and* a ferry ride. FYI I emailed this guy he sent these http://members.shaw.ca/trclark/images/advan...
Re: [NVC] Engineers: quick and cheerful vibration analysis?
Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
Fri, 8 Aug 2008 21:05:32 -0700
...Say you wanted to determine the optimum pressure of ride >>>> vs >>>> tire squishiness but were unable to find a small boy to ride in...
Re: [Syncro] Ride to Syncro De Mayo
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:40:06 -0700
...Wetwesties; Syncro group; Vanagon Subject: [Syncro] Ride to Syncro De Mayo Anyone in the Portland area want to ride with me to SDM and...
Re: Where to put the better tires?
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Fri, 24 Jan 2003 08:27:52 -0700
...In the MSF course (basic motorcycle safety) they used to have the students lock the rear wheel and ride it out, so they'd...
Re: Crash Safety? Was Re: Clamshell toolbox
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Sun, 7 Jan 2018 12:13:23 -0800
...ride.. > > my daughter (27) and my son (25) both have their own vanagon and both are > very conservative drivers and taking of their ride...
Re: Tire thread - my mechanic disagrees
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Mon, 19 Apr 1999 12:26:59 -0600
...If the stronger tires ride somewhat harsher, it's still better to have their superior control and margin of safety. Your Westy is a...
First ride was in a VW and a name...
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Tue, 4 Dec 2001 12:53:22 EST
Well, my son had his first ride in my 1973 VW Bus (for sale now, diaper costs are starting to mounting...) Not in my...
Re: roadside memorials/ No vanagon content
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 20 Jul 2004 11:05:53 -0500
...The first roadside memorials I saw in Texas back as far as 1952 were for Harley riders that got killed. Then again (I hear...
Re: Haka CS
Historical mailing list - Mark C
Fri, 9 Jun 2006 00:09:10 -0700
...incredibly better ride and side wind stablity and > the assurance that cruising at 70mph has the RPM below 4K! If you ride the > freeway...
Re: Tire Questions re: Steve's response
Historical mailing list - John_K_Hopp
Fri, 28 Jul 1995 07:34:52 -0600 (MDT)
...They're pretty stiff, and combined with the new heavy-duty gas shocks, the ride is fairly firm. Now, that's the way I...
Re: Shocks
Historical mailing list - Dean S
Tue, 9 Jun 2015 19:40:12 -0400
...I’d like the > most stable conditions in the wind and don’t mind a stiffer ride. > > What shocks have the range needed for...
Re: 12 inch vanagon-compatible charcoal grills cheap
Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
Wed, 4 Jul 2007 15:18:21 -0400
...I have used > one identical to these two for several years because it rides > vertically under the westy seat (between your bulky stuff and...
Re: east coast caravan this summer
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Thu, 2 Jan 2003 09:44:54 -0400
...Then a > short ferry ride from Goose Bay to the coast town of Cartwright then > drive down the coast of Labrador from Cartwright to...