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• Re: stainless truss head screws for poptop
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 18 May 2005 23:19:40 -0700
  ...the top -- those are carriage heads and the holes in the hinges are square. Good job finding the metric stainless truss head bolts on...
• Re: Door locks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 12:22:35 -0500
  ...how to do a sano installation, all the other doors have hinges so this is not a problem. Is there slack in the wire...
• Re: Seat Modifications
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 21:11:42 -0500
  ...Seat Modifications > > > > Z-Line make hinges that that convert a Vanagon rear seat to a bed > - but > > I'd check the wrecking yards to...
• Re: Hatch identification
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:24:32 -0700
  ...No hinges. But window >> and internal cover all in very good shape. >> >> Color is faded to a lovely salmon color. >> >> I gave away many...
• Re: looking for a front reciever
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 11 Sep 2013 21:33:23 -0500
  ...Took my angle grinder and trimmed off the area straight across the back of the carrier right at the hinges. I used two U...
• Re: Another strut use, now SS stove lid prop
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Wed, 3 May 2017 14:18:39 -0700
  ...The one you show has two right > angle hinges, for lack of a better description. I could sent you a picture > of mine for...
• Re: Vanagon Middle Seats
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 28 May 2003 18:09:45 -0700
  ...It > > looks like the passenger side seat hinges forward to allow access to > > the back seats. Was this an option? Any idea what years...
• Re: Optima Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 15:59:24 -0800
  My Optima rests nicely under the driver's seat of my 90 Westy and the lid is still on its hinges. Put the Optima...
• More on Westy Interior changes, '68-'72
  Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
  Fri, 13 Jan 1995 01:05:09 -0500 (EST)
  ...The brace for the sink lid (when open) was eliminated in favor of offset hinges. About the same time the knife drawer was discontinued...
• Re: Front heater motor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 12 Mar 2017 21:50:50 -0400
  Does anyone have thoughts on repairing the hinges of the free-hanging flaps that bypass ram air around the blower? They pins on the...
• Re: For Sale Plastic coolant tubes that fit the 83.5 to 85 with a 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:46:45 -0400
  ...and vent wings,side slider windows,rear side windows,sliding door hinges and rollers. steering column cover(brown),various interior trim, igniton switch and...
• Re: Okay, now THIS is embarrassing!
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 17 May 2012 07:16:30 -0700
  ...Oh yeah, also two (2) little clippy >>>> things >>>> to keep the curvy metal arms from falling out of the hinges. >>>> >>>> Trouble is I can...
• Re: Part out or Sell now No Lowly Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:48:02 -0700
  ...Plus some clever extensions on the hinges. I think I have some info on that buried in my blog. cheers alistair On 2013-04...
• first road trip
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 21:31:05 -0400
  ...but I still ran a safety line thru the pop-top hinges and around the bikes in case a strap broke. Gave the bus...
• That closet door thing (was: Re: Fw: 2 small camper modification!!!
  Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Company
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 09:40:24 -1000
  ...I could never take a >>>saw to >>>> my Westy's closet door, though! I simply lift the door off its hinges to >>>access >>>> the...
• Re: PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 8 Mar 2015 17:44:36 -0700
  ...Of course, the top will be upside down on saw horses when you install the hinges! Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Restoring Westy cabinet edge pieces
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sun, 15 Jul 2012 10:10:21 -0700
  ...to remove the cabinet opening trim you have to unscrew the hinges and latches, which makes the job a PITA. A couple of these...
• Re: Propane fired airconditioning
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 13:45:50 -0500
  ...be replaced in the seventies with a new unit because the hinges wore out, not because it stopped making cold. You can make an...
• Re: converting gl to be more camp-able (FREE TOP)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 17:13:35 -0700
  ...No real holes, just some small slits where the stuff was > between the hinges, and some light mildew and discoloration to the fuzz. > What...
• Re: Another strut use, now SS stove lid prop
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 3 May 2017 21:46:00 +0000
  ...The one you show has two right >> angle hinges, for lack of a better description. I could sent you a picture >> of mine for...
• Re: Pop Top ...Stupid is as .....
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 20:43:10 -0700
  ...all the up and over, ripping the canvas, and destroying the hinges. Consider yourself lucky... very, very lucky. Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: Solar panel for top of Westy
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 02:18:56 -0500
  ...I have seen (home made) vehicle-top solar cell mounts that were essentially hinges between the cell and the roof on all four sides...
• Re: Things I have learned on taking out the cabinets
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 21:27:41 -0800
  ...The coat > closet door is also worth removing, together with > its hinges. > Third, watch out for the plastic parts, the water > inlet, the faucet...
• Re: WANTED: replacement interior
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 05:40:09 EDT
  ...The side hinges are very different. They also open way. To use this bench properly, you would need the rear side cabinets. Both bench...
• Re: Lubricant ?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:20:23 -0600
  ...Lubricant ? >>>>> >>>>> Think that I saw this subject previously..Wanted to know good >>>>> >> all-purpose >> >>>>> lubricant for seat sliders, hatch and door hinges, etc. >>>>> Thanks...
• Re: Clam shell mod for 15" wheel
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 19:23:35 -0700
  ...In a nut shell, after removing the clamshell, I sawed off the rear of the clamshell beyond the hinges with a sawsall and metal...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re:_Another_thing_I_didn=E2=80=99t_know_about_my_van?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 13 Apr 2021 22:11:01 -0700
  ...The latch striker plate is adjustable as is the bracket that the hinges fit into . You can level the box and get it closing...
• Filling the gap in the pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 14:42:37 -0600 (CST)
  ...It is attached to the roof near the front of the bus on hinges and lifts easily when one wants to unzip the rear...
• Re: Patch a small tear in the tent
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:42:10 -0400
  ...It looks as if the elastic is >designed to pull the tent inward from the hinges >during lowering of the top, but that's...
• Re: Z-bed, sofa bed, bench seat????
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:58:07 -0700
  ...For one thing, there are different versions of the Westy hinges. The standard common ones are for a less than full width bed. The...
• *$39* POPTOP SKYLIGHTS!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 01:56:55 -0100
  ...The slots are covered by the hinges once installed (and also could easily be siliconed, etc. if you wanted to be reallly safe) so...
• Door Rattle/Thanks All
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 19:00:31 -0800
  ...The door hinges sag over time and the latch can > be used to help support the door by nudging them up a bit). If...
• Re: Pop top weight
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 14:34:52 -0800
  ...This is the 2 fiberglass sections, legs, mounts, hinges, > > >>> canvas. > > >>> The total was close to 135 lbs. This did not include any upper > > >>> bed...
• Re: Silicone, silcone/latex caulking question (Has VC. Honest!)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:40:16 -0800
  ...see if air would flow as intended and it does (this hinges on install of fresh air ram flap. No pun intended) but when...
• Re: Rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 22 Sep 2021 11:29:12 -0700
  ...Rear hatch > >>> > >>> It sounds like the hinges are still binding. Might try loosening hinge > >>> bolts slightly either at the door jamb or on the...
• Re: Engine Repair or Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 12:06:38 EST
  ...have to modify the engine cover and change fold out bed hinges, I went with a TiiCo conversion kit and installed it myself. The...
• Re: Crazy pop-top modification idea
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 4 Jul 2011 15:39:07 -0700
  ...bed and raising it there, but keeping the sides, > front and hinges etc so it could still be raised up to create that > extra...
• Re: For my travel kit -- hinge oil? [NVC]
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 14 Jul 2014 11:50:01 -0500
  soap is commonly used to lubricate hinges, drawer glides, and the like. mcneely ---- Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote: > It's not your hinge...
• More Space found! (in a vanagon/westy at least)
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Wed, 3 Jun 1998 13:38:48 -0700
  ...I used a jig saw and cut a neat hatch out which I will put back with hinges and a magnetic cabinet clasp. This...
• Re: canvas or acrylic poptop tent
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 07:25:53 -0400
  ...The third form of failure for the canvas is simply not putting it down properly and cutting the canvas in the hinges. Please affix...
• Re: fiberglass repair on poptop
  Historical mailing list - B
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 19:57:40 -0700
  ...Really, the weight of the top and the friction of the hinges should overrule any "misplaced hole" effect. B&S '87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc...
• Re: Okay, now THIS is embarrassing!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 May 2012 22:50:17 -0700
  ...Oh yeah, also two (2) little clippy >>>>> things >>>>> to keep the curvy metal arms from falling out of the hinges. >>>>> >>>>> Trouble is I can...
• Re: Reassembly has begun
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 18 Jul 2016 07:05:15 -0700
  ...turbowesty@GMAIL.COM> > wrote: > > > > I posted a query about bench/bed hinges earlier and mentioned that my > > camper is coming back together now. Here...
• Re: Restoring Westy cabinet edge pieces
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:50:42 -0500
  ...to remove the cabinet opening trim you have to unscrew > the hinges and latches, which makes the job a PITA. > > > > A couple of these...
• Vanagon Maint. Schedule
  Historical mailing list - Richard Angelini
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 15:24:30 -0700
  ...do ALL the 3000 mile stuff PLUS - lubricate door hinges and sliding door mounting points - check ignition timing - check CO2 (fuel mixture) - check front...
• Re: That closet door thing (was: Re: Fw: 2 small camper modification!!!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 12:43:34 -0700
  ...I could never >>>>> take a >>>> saw to >>>>> my Westy's closet door, though! I simply lift the door off its >>>>> hinges to >>>> access >>>>> the...
• Re: That closet door thing (was: Re: Fw: 2 small camper modification!!!
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 19:47:36 -0700
  ...I could >>>>> never take a >>>> >>>> saw to >>>> >>>>> my Westy's closet door, though! I simply lift the door off its >>>>> hinges to >>>> >>>> access >>>> >>>>> the...
• Re: changing pop-top canvas
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:02:34 -0800
  ...the canvas. > This will be a little higher than when the hinges are attached. > I am using two 2inch wide straps around the top...
• Re: Another strut use, now SS stove lid prop
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 3 May 2017 15:41:05 -0400
  We are selling those hinges as well. They just suddenly became available after all of these years. Ken On Wed, May 3, 2017 at...
• Re: cupholders
  Historical mailing list - Ivan Boyd
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 15:59:59 -0700
  ...Its > >back rests on the dashboard (just in front of the defroster vents), > >and > >its front has hinges that are attached to the front...
• Re: WTB: door for westy above-bed storage
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 14 Dec 2002 08:12:53 -0600
  ...If I was going to "make do" with a fabricated > solution, I would fabricate the door, hinges, latch too. Maybe > some > melamine material from...
• Carson pick-n-pull report
  Historical mailing list - Will Anderson
  Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:46:13 -0800
  ...the bed)&nbsp; all the suspension and brakes intact.&nbsp; poptop hinges there but poptop gone.&nbsp; <br> <br> Also a '79 passenger bus...
• Re: Is it possible to "remodel" the stove top?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 07:44:23 -0500
  ...Failing that - both hinges are the same - so see if you can get a left one from somewhere. When you place the pan to...
• Re: WTB: door for westy above-bed storage
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Sat, 14 Dec 2002 22:35:37 -0800
  ...If I was going to "make do" with a fabricated >solution, I would fabricate the door, hinges, latch too. Maybe some >melamine material from...
• Re: Pop-top canvas replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 07:48:31 -0400
  ...They should last forever if > you keep your seals in good order and avoid cutting the thing in the hinges, > etc. I have installed...
• Re: Okay, now THIS is embarrassing!
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 17 May 2012 12:58:45 -0700
  ...Oh yeah, also two (2) little clippy >>>>> things >>>>> to keep the curvy metal arms from falling out of the hinges. >>>>> >>>>> Trouble is I can...
• Re: Seat/Bed Swap
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:37:20 -0700
  ...No hinges at all > actually. Just places things pivot on pins. > > maybe we're talking about different things. > I just looked at my 85...
• Re: Audi Parts in a Vanagon (Frankensteinagon?)
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Thu, 5 Mar 1998 09:18:33 +0200
  ...Change your hinges of the rear seat, this will rise the surface of the bed by 3 to 4 inches. That gives you space...
• New fridge installed! Yippee!
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 00:14:02 -0700
  ...I removed the cabinet front where the original's door hinged, and removed all hinges, latches, and the plastic inner trim, then slightly enlarged...
• Re: Dometic question. (yes did search archives.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 03:25:46 -0400
  ...It > is separately switched and does blow hot air, so I > guess it does help. > - tightened up all screws of hinges and latch. > - bright...