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• fun stuff: shirts
  Historical mailing list - Henning, Eric
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 07:34:54 -0400
  For those of you who belong to AAA, check out the funky Hawiian style shirts featuring splitties and bugs in the merchandise catalog recently...
• Looking for a splittie 23 window with the SR
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 12:12:44 -0400
  I am in the market for a 'nice' but not necessarily perfect oldie, must have all the windows AND the cloth sunroof. Drivetrain can...
• Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:23:39 +1200
  ...Apart from the new roof and the engine/cooling system, they differ from German Bays in having Split-style linkpin front suspensions with disc...
• Re: parking brake adjustment frozen
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Thu, 26 May 2011 19:25:10 -0700
  ...Perhaps try a nut-splitter to remove the stuck nut. Run a re-threading die down the rod and install a new nut� Your...
• DC area split window bus--free!
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 14:09:28 -0400 (EDT)
  I saw a badly rusted but totally cool split window bus in the woods next to my sister's house. The owner seemed to...
• Re: Nvc-but maybe future vans-pretty please VW
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 18:41:30 +1300
  ...As are the Split & Bay... and the Bay was sold in the US until 1979, wasn't it? All Type 2s are Transporters; Caravelle...
• Re: Water tank cap
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 20:14:26 -0400
  ...As for the split, Jim Thompson was kind enough to post the info from the VW microfiche on where the break point is supposed...
• Roof Racks...
  Historical mailing list - Jon Hathaway
  Mon, 03 Jun 1996 19:10:54 -0400
  ...what is a full Splittie metal roof rack going for these days...?? JonR going back with cash in hand... ;->
• Re: Westy top hinge
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 15:20:09 -0400
  ...Reefer, stove and sink at the > opening of the side door (split and swinging) and the rear hinged top was > the first year for...
• Re: wtb westy fresh water tank drain
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:13:34 -0800
  ...They seem to split in `87 but even that can be misleading as our `87 Westy Syncro is in theory on one side of...
• Re: Help With Used Car Pirces Please/F
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Apr 1996 08:41:10 -0700
  That's SEXIST!!! James >I once saw a splitie with a Black Leather Bra and two Nipple Rings attached >to its headlights..... > >Ric Red...
• One-ton vans
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 19:43:39 -0600
  ...war canon half way across the country? I think he might have even done it in a splitty. Anybody remember? Joel? Bob 84 westy
• Re: The spirit of the Type II lives!
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton
  Sat, 31 May 1997 17:59:51 -0700
  ...I guess I agree with the hard-line split window purists on this one. Later, Cris. '91 Westie "Fafner" '66 Kombi '67 Deluxe (parts...
• FW: Whoopeee! New list split suggestion
  Historical mailing list - Anderson,Chuck
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 09:59:37 -0700
  ...Whoopeee! New list split suggestion I am so enjoying the recent prolific thread about domain names, corporate trademarks, and "how we can stick it...
• Re: Splittie Sells For $198K at Barrett Jackson Auction
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 1 Jul 2011 12:44:18 -0500
  ...Anyone interested in Vanagon futures? Jim On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 12:29 PM, Jake de Villiers < crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > That Split...
• Re: busses in Chile
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Nov 94 11:05:00 EST
  ...Don't know about splitties, though. She saw some that were used as > > school buses no less. The only pictures she brought back were...
• Re: Friday -- One Free Wet T shirt wash job if you buy my splittie.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 23:02:30 -0600
  ...Its like a late bus in a splittie skin. Its a real hot rod. Stan http://williamwareagency.com/forsale/stanvan/wet-t.jpg http...
• Tow Hitches any for sale or borrow? a little help?
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Mon, 5 May 2003 06:11:39 -0700
  Good Morning everyone, I'm purchasing a 65' Splitty and I need a tow hitch for my vanagon so I can tow it within...
• Re: Changing the propane regulator -#2
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 4 May 2011 12:47:38 -0700
  ...The 2 way splitter is now reversed from the way it was before (top & bottom lines) so the skid plate fwd hole does not...
• Re: Go with the split (NOT)
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Thu, 11 Jul 1996 13:29:37 -0400
  ...Of course this means that people who don't want the split will >get 160-180% of the current volume ;-( Hmmm... So what we...
• Re: Towing a Splittie with a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 22:27:32 +1200
  ...The split-window bus would be towed on >its own wheels using a tow bar that hooks onto the front beam. The trip is...
• Re: Dormobile roof fit???
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Mar 96 18:51:27
  ...David (bill payer)Eccles - SSVC, Volkswagens etc '67 Split; '72 Bug
• Splittie Chassis Number Help
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Apr 1996 20:08:48 -0400
  >From the data plate on the vent box: 22-1308189 Anybody know what year this is? (I know about the plate behind the seat...
• Re: the cool lingo.......help!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Jul 1996 16:08:12 -0700
  Vargsman@aol.com was nice enough to ask: >what exactly is a "breadloaf" or a "splittie"? > VanBondo replies: >>Generally they are a pain in...
• dash oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - aj
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 19:41:39 -0400
  Does anyone know how to handle an oil pressure light that comes on for a split second after turning the ignition key ? It will...
• Re: 85' Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 19:56:25 -0500
  >>should i tell you that you'll *never* find a 68 splittie.... ever. -matthew Yeah, I probably got my years wrong. It's been...
• Re: hey howdy
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:39:32 -0600
  ...There is a hierarchy to owning a > Westy or VW Van. > At the top of the heap are the 'Splitties' then come the 'Vanagon...
• My bus parts Stolen!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 09 Jul 1996 08:36:48
  Just received word that 2 or more people gained access to where my 2 '63 parts busses were (along with several other splitties) and...
• Re: Internal Panels Replacing?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 14:21:09 -0700
  ...A little more pricey but If I had to redo my split > again, I would indulge in the extra cost for a better finish...
• Re: Brazilian buses
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 5 Sep 1994 10:46:21 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The Delux Microsbus > split-screen body with the bubble front window and doors. I'm confused how can it have both a split-screen...
• Re: Re: Grendel, Tuesday
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Sep 1995 17:07:38 -0600
  ...Even a rust bucket splittie is better than none, IMHO. By the same token, might it not be easier for us to buy/drive...
• Re: Split fires
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Sat, 15 Aug 1998 10:57:33 -0700
  At 01:21 PM 15/08/98 EDT, you wrote: >for those who's had em; are split fire plugs a waste or do...
• Re: oil pump removal
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 11:09:39 MST
  ...If this does not work can I just split the case and remove it from whatever side it sticks too? Sean >From: "Tom Young...
• FW: gas leak
  Historical mailing list - coyote
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 13:25:07 -0700
  ...Each time I've replace the seal, I notice the seal is split in the same place - the lower "hemisphere". The way I would...
• Re: middle seats as living room furniture
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:15:12 -0600
  ...might become like split window >bus middles seats that can sell for $1000's? > >Tom-then there are the split nose clips that have...
• Re: More HP Stories?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Aug 1994 07:22:45 -0400 (EDT)
  ...send it to me!!!! There IS no difference between regular plugs and Split Fire plugs...what the commercials don't tell you is the...
• Re: '48 Bug
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Thu, 23 May 1996 14:46:55 MST
  > Any split window bug experts out there? I've found the mortal remains of a > '48 and it *may* have some good body panels...
• Re: [T1] A journey of sight and sound, inside the rear hubs...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 96 19:43 CST
  ...You didn't take it out of the package, right? (Can Hooper draw ASCII art in Eudora? We shall see!) \ ______________ \__ The rubber splits and...
• Going Nomail/Splittie Campers
  Historical mailing list - Geosh Fathauer
  Mon, 1 Dec 1997 10:49:08 -0500
  ...And as for Deluxe Splittie Campers- the one I've been trying to free from a junkyard for some time now is a Deluxe...
• Re: Splitting the ventilation housing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 17 Sep 2017 18:05:08 -0400
  > > I was referring to the air bow up front under the dash. The Felder > Indistries hammer and putty knife suggestion worked quite well for...
• Splitting the ventilation housing
  Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 12:16:51 -0700
  Any suggestions on how to separate the two halves of the housing. Mine is glued. Did you use an exacto knife or a dremel...
• Frame first then interior trim....
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ham '64 Type ][
  Mon, 8 Apr 1996 06:40:52 -0700 (PDT)
  ...and trim... ^^^^^ > >Seriously, production began in 1950 and eneded in 1967. > >Thom >-- - http://www.wolfenet.com/~hoomon The man in the 11 window Split!
• Sahara Crossing
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 31 May 2000 15:40:40 -0700
  There are now some photos of Peter Seikel's trip across the Sahara in 1973 in a splittie on his web page, the one...
• Re: If Only.....
  Historical mailing list - David
  Fri, 22 Dec 2000 16:34:11 +1100
  When I sign up can I have a cherry 65 Split window Kombi? Doesn't even have to be a 23 window... Can I...
• Re: [un-vanagon] gee,that shore is awful purdy! (21-window splitty for sale)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 22:01:46 +1200
  >Man, i wish they made a 21 window Vanagon(a westy >would be cool) or did they? Er...it just wouldn't be the...
• How bad is replacing the heater blower motor?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 19:24:46 -0500
  ...like the dash has to come out and I need to split the seam-welded heater box. True? Model is an 84 GL. Thanks...
• Interesting Vanagon Print on eBay
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 13:36:44 -0800
  Anyone else see this V-gon/Splittie print for sale on eBay? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6609852475 Kinda cool...
• Re: Exhausting work.... Advice solicited.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:26:17 -0400
  ...that's like Split-window bus speed. Surely God didn't give us 90hp to go that slow? Just kidding around, Frank. :-) What is...
• Re: was, dropping the engine, latex gloves
  Historical mailing list - Thor Svenson
  Sun, 1 Jul 2007 01:06:23 -0400
  ...ones split wide open and the slightest sharp edge. Anthony Egeln wrote: > Harbor Freight has the purple nitril ones pretty cheap.
• Re: Where to start?
  Historical mailing list - David Gunning
  Thu, 25 May 2006 06:24:32 -0400
  ...While it is may be technically accurate to suggest that the old "Splitties" are not vanagons, a longer view might encompass the realization that...
• Re: GNATT East!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Apr 1995 14:30:22 -0400
  ...What is it about splits? I think the border people must have watched too many Cheech and Chong movies and get a mental pic...
• Re: [[un-vanagon] gee,that shore is awful purdy! (21-window splitty for sale)]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Wed, 28 Feb 2001 16:05:30 MST
  wow splitty, hey I can see the ground in my 66 bug :) John Dagastino <themisanthropicmeanie@YAHOO.COM> wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw...
• Old splitty camper
  Historical mailing list - Jacob Shaun Dustin
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 13:13:21 MST
  This is for all you split window folks--I'm looking at an old splittie, and I'd kind of like to know what...
• Any 1.9 wasserleaker engines available in the North East?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:49:41 -0700
  ...is monkey poo yellow.� Seems like the valve spring retainer cup split in half allowing�one valve to really bang up against the piston...
• Re: Bushings
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 May 1996 22:29:38 -0700
  ...They snap around the middle of the case bolts so they don't fall out of the case when you split it. At least...
• Re: Westy Speaker
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 20:52:07 -0500
  ...This was the case for both speakers, with both of the passenger speaker wires being split. Replacing the speaker wire on the right hand...
• Re: Chasing the Unknowns Again (groan) ...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 May 1995 08:40:32 GMT0BST
  >1967 Split Screen - Canterbury Pitt Conversion Joel asked...... >is that a camper version? Yes it was one of the many various conversions that were...
• Re: Barndoors, Splitters, Breadloafs, etc
  Historical mailing list - Renee Norris
  Wed, 22 May 1996 16:25:12 -0500
  Here: gopher://halfdan.med.umn.edu:70/11/Miscellaneous/Vanagon/Files -- ********************************************************************* _________________ | | Gary Norris: (|_________________|) '86 Volvo DL |\ \ | / /| '86 Cabriolet | \ \ | / / | '73 Thing | - \___________/ - | '87 Syncro Westy | 0...
• FS: '59 Westy in Seattle Times, $2500
  Historical mailing list - J. Stutsman
  Thu, 11 Jul 1996 08:37:23 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Good Luck to the wanna-splits. johnny Stutsman
• Re: Mouse Milk?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Sep 1996 06:54:05 -0500 (EST)
  ...a name given to any "useless" liquid (or petroleum) automotive product....sort of the liquid equivilent of Splitfire plugs. Did I miss something? RIc