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• Re: Need a Propane Tank Regulator Protector Plate
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 14:14:50 -0700
  ...sloooowly) Personal mechanic for: '70 MGB GT (Daughter's) Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM): '72 MGB GT (Was daughter's, now son's...
• Re: Engine won't go in
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 8 May 2001 14:54:21 -0700
  ...sloooowly) Personal mechanic for: '70 MGB GT (Daughter's) Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM): '72 MGB GT (Was daughter's, now son's...
• Re: aftermarket gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 05:52:40 -0700
  ...says "POR-15 Fuel tank repair kit" its a 4 stage restoration system.... looks like it could work has anyone tried this? Phil***84...
• Re: Cal Look Vanagon (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 17 Apr 1995 09:26:16 -0500 (CDT)
  ...If you hear of one in in need of a good home/restoration, etc., let me know! previously owned: early '60's notchback (1500...
• Re: Cheap places to camp (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 17 Apr 1995 21:56:58 -0500 (CDT)
  ...you hear of one in in need of a good home/restoration, etc., let me know! [previously owned]: early '60's notchback (1500), '78...
• Re: rust pictures
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 01:38:54 -0600
  ...Full restoration of this Vanagon does not make economic sense. This is not a Bondo job. Drive it until it falls apart, then part...
• Re: Syncro Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 14:23:54 -0700
  ...sloooowly) Personal mechanic for: '70 MGB GT (Daughter's) Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM): '72 MGB GT (Was daughter's, now son's...
• Re: Any Bilstein users?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 23 May 2001 08:04:12 -0700
  ...sloooowly) Personal mechanic for: '70 MGB GT (Daughter's) Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM): '72 MGB GT (Was daughter's, now son's...
• Re: Bush Bars from South Afrika-Vendors?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 11:55:33 -0700
  ...fix!) Personal mechanic for: '70 MGB GT (Daughter's) Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM): '72 MGB GT (Was daughter's, now son's...
• Re: AW: Vanagon Virtues and Type 2 contrasts( was ahhh..
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 17:16:06 -0400
  Our 1976 bus, into which we poured roughly $10k in restoration was still in my humble opinion, a POS. We had replaced EVERY suspension...
• Re: Best Year Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Mosley
  Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:21:42 -0500
  ...GL's (one of >which doesn't count - it is a restoration project.) and in the long >haul, consider the '85 GL to have...
• Re: F/ engine swap candidates found at local scrapyard
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:32:20 -0800
  ...I cannot imagine that their worth as scrap is more than thier worth as parts for any of the historical Warbird restoration groups, or...
• Re: Duplicate postings - me or you?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Thu, 28 Sep 1995 10:04:53 -0700
  ...I've been seeing LOTS of duplicate posts, including to stuff I'm not remotely interested in, such as '56 restorations. (Sorry, Thom.) Ron...
• Dreams for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Tue, 14 May 1996 12:17:17 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I realize now that I *really* don't have the time (or money) to bring the dreams of Splitty restoration to fruition. Everything in...
• Re: Canadian rebuitl 2.0L engines, Good?
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 16:55:31 -0400
  ...have the oppurtunity to cut some of my cost in my restoration of my 1980 > Westy. I might buy a Canadian rebuilt engine (new...
• Re: Epoxy and Coolant temp tolerance
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 08:29:46 -0800
  ...Daily driver since 1969) '74 MGB GT (Restoring sloooowly) Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM): '72 MGB GT (Daughter's) '64 MGB (Son's...
• VLVC: Super Beetle TCO....
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Sat, 9 Sep 2006 10:23:03 -0400
  All, I am considering restoration of an early 70's Superbeetle a friend is wanting to offload... I have a couple old air cooled...
• Re: Shop press recomendations...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:45:56 -0500
  ...wrote: > Greetings, > > I am reparing for ball joint replacement/front end restoration. How big > should the press be? > > Is this too big: > > http://www...
• Re: Dynamat...
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:38:02 -0400
  ...I got the tip from a shop that does restorations. > > I'm not saying this is the right thing - only that I did it...
• Re: Seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
  Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:31:58 -0700
  ...However, if you don't plan on doing a >> full, proper repair, prep, and spray job (complete restoration of the area) >> and you just...
• FS: 1966 Type 221 MicroBus
  Historical mailing list - John T. Croteau
  Sat, 16 Sep 1995 19:10:14 -0500 (CDT)
  ...For Sale ~~~~~~~~ 1966 VW MicroBus - Standard Bus with 6 rear windows, stock 1500cc engine, perfect Bus for restoration while driving it around town. I...
• party reminder
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Feb 1996 19:47:39 -0800
  ...m and the van... '74 Thing/Acalpulco (REAL puke-y - undergoing restoration) type 181* '79 Bug 'vert (triple white) type 115 ***************************************************************************** _____ /____o\___ * Have or...
• update low milage '83 Westy FS
  Historical mailing list - jim ellis
  Sun, 28 Sep 1997 22:12:16 -0700
  I spent this weekend redoing the headliner and wall panels with the same Baltic Birch wood that was used in the restoration of the...
• Re: '81 Vanagon: 12V source in engine compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 08:47:04 -0700
  ...leewood@stanford.edu > **************************************************************** -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle '84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1 '65 MGB (Driven since 1969) '74 MGB GT (Restoring) Assisting on Restoration...
• Re: Ball Joints
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 5 Dec 2001 13:26:36 -0600
  ...After I get the rear bearings replaced I'm going to consider the restoration complete. If you had the copies of my parts bills...
• Re: 68-71 Total Restoration
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 21:06:14 -0700 (PDT)
  PWIES@loyola.edu writes: > > I found a VW Factory in Calif. that restores 68-71 campers/vans. > They say 100% guar. so I gave...
• Re: Cost of Hobbies
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 23:41:26 -0400
  Rodney asks if anyone can punch holes in his theory of depreciating restoration costs as a way of rationalizing absurd expenditures. As one who...
• Re: 6 mils of lash...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 02:37:51 -0500
  At 19:15 1/7/00 , John wrote: >I have an '86 Syncro that during a complete powertrain restoration, >I installed a VW factory...
• FW: Current Studded Snow Tire options
  Historical mailing list - Anderson,Chuck
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:10:39 -0700
  ...Anyone found another? -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle '84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1 '65 MGB (Driven since 1969) '74 MGB GT (Restoring) Assisting on Restoration...
• Re: What is a Firestone F-570
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 2 May 2001 07:57:55 -0700
  ...sloooowly) Personal mechanic for: '70 MGB GT (Daughter's) Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM): '72 MGB GT (Was daughter's, now son's...
• Re: Bummer
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 3 Jul 2007 18:03:52 -0700
  ...http://www.gowesty.com/images/cms/sized/sized_4e818fa0ea11ed4cbb9ce7b1828880c9.jpg I'm very disappointed of their restoration work! Grey on red! Ben Sam Conant...
• Re: Rust and interior restoration.
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 01:46:48 -0500
  ...panels.) Also I found a guy that is specialized in boat restoration. This weekend he will restore the inside of my van (all the...
• Go Westy no longer selling restored Vans
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 14 Sep 2017 11:54:02 -0400
  ...Going from a repair shop/parts store, to a restoration shop/parts store (where we are now), to an accessories developer/parts store (they...
• Re: philosoph.advice
  Historical mailing list - william killian
  Thu, 13 Apr 1995 00:41:10 -0400 (EDT)
  ...old vehicle on the road. > I would like to hear some opinions regarding the restoration of such a > vehicle (the guy who sold it...
• Re: Total restoration cost!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 2 Feb 2007 13:43:56 +0000
  ...not good investments. Especially if the goal is to use them. Restorations usually are for the pride of ownership. Most restored vehicles are used...
• Re: Restoration Week 6
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 5 Apr 2016 11:16:08 +0000
  Probably, I never read the word but only heard it pronounced by metal fab guys back in the 80s when it was popular. Sounds...
• Re: Electric Powered auxiliaries
  Historical mailing list - James
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 21:57:54 -0400
  ...window! It had exactly one upgrade in its otherwise completely authentic restoration - in front of the radiator was a modern pusher radiator fan from...
• Re: 12 volt battery rejuvination/restoration
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 26 Dec 2013 10:45:45 -0800
  This is what I was thinking. Plus..... Does one have to dispose of the old acid/water mix? This would vary depending on where...
• Transporter Camper camping equipment supplies info needed
  Historical mailing list - Thaddeus Konar
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 14:11:56 -0700
  ...I just purchased 1973 VW Bus camper (not Westfalia but AST (ATS?)) which went through a major restoration by the previous owner. The only...
• new trip proposal!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Apr 1995 10:14:20 -0700
  ...you hear of one in in need of a good home/restoration, etc., let me know! [previously owned]: early '60's notchback (1500), '78...
• Re: WESTFALIA PARTS FOR SALE!
  Historical mailing list - charles fladger
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 17:33:29 -0700
  ...james b morris - Dallas, TX 69 Bug - Daily Driver 73 Bus - Restoration under way 87 Vanagon - The Family Limo _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your...
• Re: Gas Tank Sealant
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 14:40:04 -0500
  ...or aftermarket), > I > would take a look at one of the restoration kits such as the one > from > Eastwood. Eastwood has a great reputation...
• Re: friday chevy airstream
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 13 May 2011 15:51:59 -0700
  ...But then, if Go Westie gets close to $75k for Vanagon-based restorations....the Wealthy aren't really giving a crap about spending to...
• Re: PS High Pressure ling w/Banjo Fitting Needed
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:09:20 -0700
  ...PS High Pressure ling w/Banjo Fitting Needed | | Got ready to install a new PS pump on my '88GL restoration |project and discovered the...
• Re: Interstates
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Sat, 13 Nov 1999 12:05:21 -0800
  ...Doktor Tim Maintenance Repair and Restoration of European Vehicles San Juan Island, WA
• Re: Rough Cost of Engine Rebuild??
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 08:14:09 -0800
  ...Daily driver since 1969) '74 MGB GT (Restoring sloooowly) Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM): '72 MGB GT (Daughter's) '64 MGB (Son's...
• Re: fuel pressure gauge--Sears
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 11:14:23 -0800
  ...Daily driver since 1969) '74 MGB GT (Restoring sloooowly) Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM): '72 MGB GT (Daughter's) '64 MGB (Son's...
• Re: VDO Gauge Mounting
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 23 May 2001 09:41:28 -0700
  ...sloooowly) Personal mechanic for: '70 MGB GT (Daughter's) Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM): '72 MGB GT (Was daughter's, now son's...
• Re: rear hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 19:56:29 -0500
  ...sloooowly) > > Personal mechanic for: > '70 MGB GT (Daughter's) > > Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM): > '72 MGB GT (Was daughter's, now son's...
• My 87'ISCU was restored.
  Historical mailing list - Yosh
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 19:21:59 +0900
  ...When I meet him, I will know the details of the ISCU restoration. He keeps testing ISCU until Saturday/18. I wish ISCU does...
• Salvage title
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Mon, 13 Oct 2003 22:45:18 -0700
  ...I grew up in a restoration shop and the fact is in most cases you are buying something that someone wants to make a...
• Wanted. Brown sliding door panel & brackets support for Fiamma F45i awning
  Historical mailing list - JP
  Sun, 12 Mar 2006 19:08:29 -0500
  ...If you want to see some nice pictures of the all restoration process of my westy go here : http://www.benplace.com/83westy.htm...
• Re: This GoWesty is really starting to annoy me....
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:33:35 -0400
  ...Was watching the Barrett-Jackson auction the other day and saw many cars selling for perhaps 1/4 of what their restorations had cost...
• Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 5 Jul 1998 16:53:12 PDT
  ...202-238-6459. '73 Beetle, European model, complete frame-up restoration, unbelievable condition, $9000. 301-656-2489. '68 Beetle, sunroof, great condition, must see...
• Re: More on rods and bolts
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 08:51:23 -0700
  ...65 MGB (Driven since 1969) '74 MGB GT (Restoring) Assisting on Restoration: '72 MGB GT (Daughter's) '64 MGB (Son's) Parts cars: '68...
• Re: Manual or Automatic? Which is the One True Tranny...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 07:58:37 -0800
  ...Daily driver since 1969) '74 MGB GT (Restoring sloooowly) Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM): '72 MGB GT (Daughter's) '64 MGB (Son's...
• Re: poptop canvas installation
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 08:01:23 -0800
  ...65 MGB (Driven since 1969) '74 MGB GT (Restoring) Assisting on Restoration: '72 MGB GT (Daughter's) '64 MGB (Son's) Parts cars: '68...
• Re: Westy height ?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 14:53:02 -0800
  ...Daily driver since 1969) '74 MGB GT (Restoring sloooowly) Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM): '72 MGB GT (Daughter's) '64 MGB (Son's...
• Re: Can a used gas tank be safely welded
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 09:21:12 -0700
  ...fix!) Personal mechanic for: '70 MGB GT (Daughter's) Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM): '72 MGB GT (Was daughter's, now son's...
• Need to sale!
  Historical mailing list - Kathy Jacobs
  Fri, 6 Sep 2002 11:00:40 -0700
  ...rid of some of our VW fleet and focus on some restoration jobs. It is a 87 Vanagon GL and has been with us...