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• Re: Converting Vanagon to Audi 15" Rims
  Historical mailing list - Erik Lundberg
  Thu, 4 Feb 2010 21:08:38 -0800
  ...GoWesty looks to me selling South African steel wheels. I did > not look but they also used to sell 14" steel wheel centers welded...
• Re: Hose clamps..
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:19:39 -0500
  ...The real issue is not "is the clamp spot welded", but what series stainless steel is it made from? Good stainless steel clamps should...
• 1.9 stainsless steel muffler bracket
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:50:26 EST
  ...Go to my _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ (http://frankcondelli.com/exhaust.htm) webpage to see photos and pricing. Hope this helps those who...
• Re: 91 Carat Front Bumper
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 19 Dec 2004 12:18:01 -0800
  ...If that piece is not available, you can make up some steel supports out of stock steel from the local hardware store. Or go...
• Re: FS: 15" SA vanagon steelie
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 4 Mar 2010 12:25:29 -0800
  ...black steel 15 inch wheels with high-speed rated tires on them. ----- Original Message ----- From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent...
• Re: hanging second propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:45:06 -0700
  ...two bolts are real steel (in the back), two are plastic. welded nuts on the floor though. Would it be ok to just thread...
• Re: Rear wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 13 Mar 2014 05:01:51 -0700
  VW used the same rear studs for both steel and alloy. The shape of the nuts changed with the thicker alloys. The factory alloy...
• Re: 1968 in print and TV ads
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 09:47:16 -0400
  ...http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/03/business/media/03adco.html?ref=todayspaper Ian Steele wrote: > Todays NY Times (Section C, page 8) describes...
• Re: BRM wheels website
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 21:47:21 -0600
  ...And beats steel whell prices. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Joel Walker wrote: >>Try www.cip1.com and click on wheels, BRM for type...
• Re: Need a New Exhaust System, S&S Any Good?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 06:50:02 -0700
  ...Robert, may I suggest you consider using my Stainless Steel Exhaust system - _STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust System_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro...
• Re: At long last finally and looking at lots of little problems to come
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 15 Dec 2016 19:55:31 -0800
  First off we have all the Stainless Steel bolt kits you could ever want for your Vanagon right here: <https://www.frankcondelli.com/staging1...
• Re: sad engine fire victim, 88 Wolfy
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 3 May 2008 11:28:07 -0700
  ...Same with any steel lines on any import or american made vehicle, including and especially subie and toyota vehicles. Believe me, I'm not...
• Re: Hard water spots on Westy windows
  Historical mailing list - JD Foster
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 09:59:02 -0700
  ...Use a brand new pad of either the '0000' or '00''grades and you should be fine. '0000' steel wool was standard practice at...
• Re: VW "karma"
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 10:27:57 -0600
  DavidM wrote: > > A vehicle is a lump of steel, tin, aluminum and plastic without any > supernatural powers whatsoever. > That said, I do believe there...
• Re: Question about Mitsubishi 3000 Wheels - Again
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 22:00:49 EST
  ...maybe the steels arent as wide, i dont know. i tried mitsubishi 3000 GT alloys on the vanagon, and the alloys were ~way~ too...
• Re: Stebro Muffler installed
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 06:39:13 EDT
  Rick, I have updated the <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/reviews.htm">STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Muffler Reviews & Comments</A> webpage to...
• Re: Who in their right mind would pay $70 for an upper bunk step ?!?!?!?!?!?!?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 24 Aug 2002 07:58:22 EDT
  ...Checkplate step with a steel tube and what looks like a steel brace. Terry emailed me pics of the step before. Pmail me if...
• Re: brake pad replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 16:10:32 EST
  ...I just use a Ben T steel rod and leverage it against the steel backing plate of the friction material and it pushes the...
• Re: 2.1 rebuild - new nuts for case halves
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 4 May 2011 16:23:58 -0700
  ...but these are some of the properties that stainless steel has, generally speaking, compared to oridary steel.................... you can weld it very nicely, but...
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 May 2010 00:27:33 -0400
  ...The original 1.9l >> Vanagons >> > had plain steel pipes. The piston liners inside the engine are cast >> > iron >> > with steel studs holding the heads...
• Re: Warning! Do not use...
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:34:01 -0500
  I actually have already replaced most of the exhaust hardware on my Westie ('85 1.9L) with stainless steel, and have been able to...
• Re: Broken Stebro Muffler Bracket / Malcolm's trip
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 9 Aug 2005 09:27:16 -0700
  I'm using the steel gasket at the CAT. like the stebro more then stock and its lasted longer then stock no lie, but...
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal?
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:28:22 -0500
  ...This socket is competitive in price to the crude stamped steel "axle nut hammer wrench" and is available and stocked at NAPA stores (Cat...
• Re: ISO upper and lower cupped steel washers for bottom sway bar mount
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 18 Jul 2017 01:54:16 +0000
  ...com/suspension-and-drivetrain/vanagon-suspension/front-suspension-parts/hardware/stainless-steel-endlink-hardware-kit.html > > > > On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 8:30...
• Re: new list member, Syncro info?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Sun, 18 Oct 1998 12:24:23 -0700
  ...These tires work best on the 6" wide alloy rims as the 5.5" wide steel rims are a little narrow for most brands...
• Original logo keys for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 23:41:46 -0500
  ...These keys are made of steel. If you get one from the local dealer, be aware that they cannot be successfully cut on a...
• Re: WTB muffler strap for 85 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 21:08:23 EDT
  ...Fkc43/stebro.htm">STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel 1.9 Muffler</A> comes with it's own stainless steel integral support and does not need...
• Re: Winters in the van... MAKE YOUR OWN 'SAFE' HEATER
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 18:13:15 -0500
  ...You'll need a supply of natural gas (not yourself, silly, but a 5-gal bottle), a plat-cat heating element, a steel box...
• Re: Secret $15 steel wheel source
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:48:26 -0800
  ...Click on >> the 'Steel Wheels' tab in the search results. Yeah - $15! It's >> Christmas, baby! >> >> This has been discussed on the Samba, so...
• motormount bolts
  Historical mailing list - Michael Delessio
  Mon, 27 Oct 1997 14:09:38 -0500
  ...The question here is do these bolts need to be of a certain grade or stainless steel? The only replacement bolts I have found...
• Re: 15" steel wheels with tires for my 85 westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 19:00:10 +0200
  ...if any of you wheel\tire gurus know if these 15" steel wheels will bolt onto my 85 westfalia? They should, but I have...
• Looking for Gary Buettner
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 06:58:23 EDT
  Gary, I'm trying to get in touch with you to find out if you received the STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Muffler you ordered...
• Re: 85 westy front table
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 5 May 2002 19:07:34 -0600
  The rear table dimensions: steel pipe is 26" long to the top of it's bend where it supports the table. Table top is...
• Re: Alloy wheels for sale, just curious
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 22:57:05 -0400
  On Wed, 11 Sep 2002, Ben McCafferty wrote: > He rents westies out of Redwood City, and always puts steel wheels on them. > I believe...
• gas tank construction
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 1 Feb 2021 09:42:43 -0800
  Are Vanagon gas tanks made from plastic or steel? Is it the same with syncros? Regards, Mark '87 Syncro
• Re: rolling haiku
  Historical mailing list - Joel Danke
  Fri, 23 Sep 94 02:12 CDT
  Brown bus girded by Detroit steel, a precious egg In a nettle nest. J. David jdanke@macc.wisc.edu
• Have a winner on the free pipes!
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sun, 12 Nov 2000 15:27:12 -0500
  Volks I have gotten a taker on the steel coolant pipes. thanks Joe [text/html]
• Re: Give Your Partner Endless Orgasms . . . . .. . ... . . . .. 29689
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 06:28:03 -0400
  Why would my Vanagon need Viagra....doesn't it have a forged steel CRANK??? Ric
• Re: I ACCIDENTLY DELETED A REQUEST FOR STAINLESS STEEL SCREWS
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:07:56 -0400
  Thats nice coming from a vendor.Just dont callme late for dinner.
• Re: 15" Steel Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:47:06 -0500
  but Tiico is out of stock now and have been frequently, if not regularly -- Sam Walters Baltimore, MD
• Re: FS: Aircooled.net Tube Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 18:58:57 -0600
  I don't find $1200 anywhere in this ad Miguel: *GoWesty Plate Steel Bumpers for Vanagon* If you are tired of flimsy factory bumpers...
• 15" steel wheels
  Historical mailing list - G. Jetson
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 13:41:13 -0800
  Hi List, I too am looking for 15" steel wheels. I am running 15x7 Benz rims that are impossible to find in the US...
• Which Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:39:53 -0400
  ...I thought that I was a steel wheel purists and have never even mounted the bbs wheels but when I put the alloys on...
• Re: Wheels (reprise)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 02:30:33 EDT
  In a message dated 98-08-14 01:50:07 EDT, vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG writes: > Factory 16" wheels (steel) are 5.5" wide with...
• STEBRO/Vanagon SS header pipes
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 07:59:35 EST
  If anyone has any more comments on the construction of the stainless steel header pipes and collector pipe for all water-cooled, boxer engined...
• Re: Diesel heatshield; how necessary?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 21:25:12 EDT
  I wonder if that protection plate is the same steel box that I see enclosing my engine in my 16" w/ the 1.6td...
• Re: Painting of steel silver OEM wheels
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 11:55:42 -0600
  I had the steel wheels of my '81 blasted and powdercoated--in black, not silver, but they have a rainbow of colors to choose...
• Re: Lug wench, steel nuts
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 12:53:06 -0800
  ...Lug wench, steel nuts Lemme say this about that. The REAL macho dudes who have shiny black studs at their disposal get a 3...
• 5000 trouble free miles on EJ22 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 11:36:53 -0800
  Had to go to the local steel emporium this morning and pick up some cold rolled flat bar. Gotta love a vehicle that will...
• Re: poptop Stainless Steel Screws
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 4 Jun 2006 11:43:38 -0400
  ...Chris On 6/3/06, karen d <yosemite333@hotmail.com> wrote: > Where can I get stainless steel screws (sloted) for poptop. I see they...
• Re: Syncro vs. 2WD Wheels - interchangeable?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:26:32 -0800
  ...The nuts and bolts that hold alloys on are different than the ones for steel. Also Syncros use only nuts front and rear while...
• Re: Plastic VS steel engine covers
  Historical mailing list - stephen de la salle
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 08:02:36 -0400
  ...Plastic VS steel engine covers > I'm bringing a steel lid in with my G50 trans from Germany. This is, as > Chris says, a...
• Re: Used Shifter out there?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 15 May 2004 05:57:40 EDT
  ...If allowed to cool naturally, welding high carbon steel is like cooking spaghetti. The biggest problem in welding something like this is identifying the...
• Re: Missing bolt!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 11 Jan 2017 13:07:50 +0000
  John, I can get this in steel from Johnsons or I may have a few myself if I can find them. You don't...
• Re: Lug Bolts / Nuts for Alloys The Same?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 12:31:08 EDT
  ...The steel rims have a round seat and so if you use steel hardware with the alloy rims instead of having an even distribution...
• Re: Hose Clamps for coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 11 Apr 2017 21:41:21 -0700
  ...I need the 30-45mm ones in stainless steel. > > The PO had some, but the type with the disintegrating non stainless steel > screws.....It...
• Re: 1.6 litre diesel heads - regular vs
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Dec 1996 12:25:59 +0200
  ...The steel caps you requested are not available as spare parts, only as already built-in into the heads. Exchange heads (TD) will cost...
• Re: exhaust nuts and bolts
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 18:07:43 -0500
  Tom; Check out www.autotech.com/engnew.htm Stainless steel exaust studs! Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com
• Re: Any clever nicknames?
  Historical mailing list - alan barber
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 21:29:34 -0400
  69 bay with sliding steel sunroof - Vincent (Van Go) 78 Westy - Bedbug 01 Weekender - Motel 6 Az -- AH#56
• Re: Bettin on "The Bus" and the Steel Curtain
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:45:51 -0500
  Bus depot 21 Go Westy 6 ( I think Ined to place an order soon).