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• VW Tattoos
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 09:02:59 -0400 (EDT)
  ...to get something a little better then just VW, maybe a splittie or something. just got my fourth tattoo...so i'm in the...
• Re: aerodynamics (Seriously...)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 09:41:47 -0400
  ...Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648@lenti.med.umn.edu writes: >this research? Does anyone ever shorten Vanagons, or is it only split- >windows...
• hotwheels van
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 14 Nov 1996 13:11:56 -0500
  http://www.hotwheels.com/store/index.html seems to be featuring an aircooled "internet car" which looks to me like a splitty with a...
• Bus sighting: Law & Order tonight
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 13:29:58 EST
  ...It may have been a bus with the split windshield. Jeff 83.5 Westy NYC
• Re: : Off roading in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Sun, 6 Aug 2000 00:00:18 -0400
  ...just as easily and might even work better on a Bay or Splittie. Tom and Dana Cates 83 Air-cooled Westfalia, 'Hammurabi' http://fullmoonbusclub/
• Re: round splittie
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 21:05:56 -0500
  You know you guys, that thing is a total fabrication of metal......some sort of art project AS you know there is no sheet...
• does anyone have a 85'ECU to try swapping and or purchase
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 15:08:11 -0800
  ...thanx, Tracy 85' "Ripple" (thats at the moment crippled) 65' Splitty
• Looking For Middle Seat
  Historical mailing list - Meridith
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:11:57 -0400
  ...bit to keep from paying shipping...;o) *��,�-:�:-Meridith-:�:-�,��* ~84' Vanagon ~78' Transporter *Zenith* ~74' Squareback ~74' Squareback ~70' Transporter ~70' Transporter ~67' Splittie *Herman*
• Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims"
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:35:07 -0500
  ...FWIW I got out of the split window world when I wanted something I could hang my arm out of.... That was my '71...
• Bus Spindles Needed
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:14:06 -0400
  Hi all Im in need of a set of Split window Bus spindles. A few years ago I borrowed a set from someone and...
• '81 Vanagon Seats Available
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 17:20:29 -0700
  ...Rear seat is fair; splits along the top of the seatback, otherwise intact. Middle seat might be rated as high as "good"; no splits...
• Re: wondering
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 12:28:42 -0500
  ...In fact, I prefer the > arrangement of the splitties (I had a '61 and '67) to > the breadloafs. > > On the other hand, the splitties...
• Re: Convincing my wife...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 08:22:35 -0600 (CST)
  ...Maybe this deal won't go down, >but with time I've convinced Sam that we need a splittie, so now all I have...
• Re: Can transmisson be rebuilt?
  Historical mailing list - DOUGLAS
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 00:15:59 -0700
  ...He says that a > > transmisson can be found if it is not a split case, but the gear boxes can > > not be found. He...
• Misc. Friday fodder
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Sep 1995 22:57:29 -0700
  ...Found an old article in the September *1962* Foreign Car Digest Magazine relating to the proper way to hack up your splitty's dash...
• Re: Seat Swap
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 4 Nov 2014 17:02:20 -0500
  > Any possibility 1982 Westy seats can be fitted into 1976 Westy without modifying > anything? As I recall, 1976 was a split year. Later '76...
• Re: '85 Oil Light/Thermostat Questions
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:08:55 -0500
  ...These I split up. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• Bus models
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 15 Sep 95 12:16:07 PDT
  Saw some splittie models at the local mall 2-3", doors that work inertia motors surfer colors ~$2.50 each or so. I can...
• Re: Large-ness /f
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
  Fri, 28 Jul 1995 10:53:20 -700 (PDT)
  Could it be the non-air-conditioned nature of splits and bricks? I personally favor the ventilation... On Fri, 28 Jul 1995, Dan Houg...
• Re: splitting californians
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 17 Nov 94 15:37:25 PST
  So Jan Allbright says: > > Actually there would be about 19 regions... > North Coast > South Coast > Santa Cruz (all by itself 8) ) > Sierra > High Desert...
• RE: Timing mark
  Historical mailing list - Chris Pittack
  Wed, 20 Nov 1996 08:41:04 -0800
  ...igintion is properly timed, timing mark 2 should advance to >case split when viewed by a strobelight." > >Chris P. Seattle, WA >'89 Oil Burning...
• vw bus one of Cartalk's top 10 WORST cars!!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 02:52:11 EDT
  did you AOL members see on your sign-on screen the picture of the vw split window bus? Car Talk nominates it in the...
• Re: Splitting Hairs on Adding Oil
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 31 May 2001 10:30:14 -0500
  Phaedra, Who was this Madman? It doesn't make one iota of a difference ! Even if you did overfill it by 1/2 of...
• Re: Friday: Vanagon Sound System? My Splittie IS a Sound System!!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 2 Apr 2004 07:10:53 -0500
  Your showing your age. Half of all the people on the net have no idea what a record is? ERic Chris Radcliffe wrote: >The...
• Re: westy Water tank drain cap - same as rear hatch washer bottle cap
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 22:16:29 EDT
  > > the split seems to happen in 1987 ok, that answers my question.. so the rear hatch washer bottle cap will work on all '80...
• Re: Need to really get away this winter?
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 5 Dec 2014 20:56:44 -0400
  That poor split. On 05-Dec-2014, at 01:35, Goetz Aust wrote: > For anyone looking for a change in scenery or a mobile...
• Re: VW rail-bus (with Link)
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:07:19 -0400
  Tim wrote: > Here is an interesting article on a split window rail bus from the LIRR > (Long Island Rail Road). > I remember back in...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 09:34:13 -0800
  ...If you're doing a complete rebuild of the engine, including splitting the case, then make sure the surrounding "through" bolts/studs/nuts are...
• Re: vanagon front door speaker upgrade - Bryn Mawr Stereo
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 16:30:54 -0400
  > while i was at Bryn Mawr stereo i noticed their catalog had a mid '60's > splitty on the cover.. did that have any...
• Split case to tunnel case conversion
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Fri, 18 Nov 1994 12:25:04 -0800 (PST)
  ...She didn't go through with the procedure, as she found a good split transaxle before she was able to. Another thing she warned...
• flashing to pass, spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 25 Aug 94 11:57:57 CDT
  ...they ARE more expensive, but not as much as split-fires and they look like they should work much better than one electrode that...
• weekly statz, splitted list
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Sat, 30 May 1998 21:16:03 +0200
  ...the lists, lets keep it a united list!! If we start splitting it I bet I�m gonna end up on a list where...
• Re: Trailer Fishtailing...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 18:52:20 +1200
  I had a similar problem towing my 57 Splittie with my 66 Splittie, using an adjustable (hinged V) towing frame. It developed a horrible...
• Re: Towing a Splittie with a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 13:54:23 -0600
  ...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: Needed: split pin for adjustable armrests
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 03:58:49 -0600
  ...The roll pin is designed to go in fairly snugly(the split is to provide tension to keep the pin in place. I'd...
• 2.1 gasket sets?
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:29:02 -0500
  ...What happened? Who has the best rates theses days? I'm not splitting the engine so I guess all I will need will be...
• Re: Re-installing distributer drive gear, T4
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 May 94 19:09:44 PDT
  ...drive-dog slot like in the picture, with correct attention to the big and little sides of the split. -- carl 73 camper, 74 bus
• Re: Looking for parts for a '67 Westfalia.
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 08:17:07 -0500
  > On Tue, 11 Jun 1996, Roy Nicholl wrote: > > > I am looking for the following parts for my '67 Westfalia [you > > remember Ras Bulli Split...
• disk brakes on a splitty. how?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Henricks
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 14:21:19 -0800 (PST)
  has anyone out there done this or know how to. i don't really want to buy bus boys sets. will any late model...
• RE: more bug o rama - BUSGIRL
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 05 Sep 1995 15:49:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >Anyway, there was a split bus with "BUSGIRL" plates. Did a double >take, and then a doule check, to make sure Martha wasn't...
• whoops! the split, etc...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Jul 96 10:52:58 EDT
  Well, my computer is acting up|! The message sent was not finished...it was a draft. I think though, that my point was made...
• air-cooled list?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew L. Dekker
  Tue, 1 Apr 1997 17:32:12 -0800
  Hello everyone, After the lists air and water lists split, I dropped the air-cooled list. In trying to resubscribe, it looks like my...
• Re: Japanese style vans! for info
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 10 Sep 2005 14:13:04 -0700
  ...They were selling such a kit to make Toyota and Subaru vans look like old split windscreen VW buses. > -- > BenT
• Re: paper bus
  Historical mailing list - Ahlgrim, Kevin
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 08:34:21 -0400
  Never fails, After sending my last email I went back to the site and found the VW buses, no vanagon's or splitties though...
• Re: Needed: split pin for adjustable armrests
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 00:18:25 EST
  In a message dated 3/6/07 11:38:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, jrunberg@MAC.COM writes: > Where can I find one of...
• Vehicle names
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 21:07:18 -0600
  ...She's kind of a split-personality. Maggie
• The Value of Splits in Time
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Nov 95 08:39 CST
  Splitters, Splitterettes and Speculators: There have been a couple of *value* questions onlist in the last few weeks. Insurance companies, sellers, buyers and wonderers...
• Re: hey howdy
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:11:44 -0300
  ...At the top of the heap are the 'Splitties' then come the 'Vanagon' models (arguments with the 'Bays' still arise here) then the 'Bay...
• Aerodynamics
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 08:23:22 +1000
  ...The front of the car looked a lot like a more streamlined splittie with about 6 split and angled panels on the front. The...
• Re: broken skylight lifter
  Historical mailing list - The Skylight Guy
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 18:47:32 -0700
  ...Trevor Reid The Skylight Guy's site mentions super gluing small buttons on or clamping a split washer on the spot. I've never...
• Re: stay out of New Mexico - NVC
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 1 Mar 2005 10:59:30 -0700
  ...Martian > Desert??? > > Vanagon content-Loafs & Vanagons show up at their own risk-splitties rule > > Tom Buese-takes the 63 DC to Jerome for PC...
• Re: hidden Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 10:01:51 -0600
  ...Jim On Feb 3, 2006, at 9:15 AM, Mike Collum wrote: > I used to have a '58 splittie (bus) and later a '64...
• Re: Reason for Saddle-shaped gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:03:48 -0700
  I bet your splits are in better shape than mine ever were! We wore lots of wool and left the windows open to keep...
• Re: middle seats as living room furniture
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 21:30:23 -0500
  ...might become like split window > >bus middles seats that can sell for $1000's? > > > >Tom-then there are the split nose clips that have...
• Possible split oval find!!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 May 1996 08:53:11 -0700
  ...and I scribble a quick sketch of the shape of a split oval rear window. "Yup, looks just like that!" We tell the guy...
• Re: VW selling New Old Microbus
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:33:19 -0500
  ...I like the original splitties, and the Vanagons. On Nov 15, 2011, at 9:00 AM, Harold Teer wrote: > For everyone wanting a new...
• Re: Interesting Bus conversions
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Dec 94 16:06:44 PST
  ...Everything from the windows up was chopped (except the split windshield). It was lowered, too. <cringe> "All a friend can say is, 'aint it...
• Re: <E28> '87 535 Fuel Deliver [F]
  Historical mailing list
  12 Jul 1996 20:50:52 GMT
  ...re a member of?...shucks, now I'm glad the list split so I can determine if my "bus" is air or water-cooled...
• re: List Split Announcement [IMPORTANT]
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 13:02:30 -0400
  gerry wrote: > AirrCooled bus owners will end up on the new list (called type2@primenet.com), Watercooled owners will stay on the Vanagon list...
• bye for christmas
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Dec 1995 11:12:07 -0500
  ...i will be joining vanagon.lenti again on jan 3 have a safe and happy christmas vsions of split screens dancing in my head...