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RE: Volkswagen 'quality' /L
Historical mailing list - Mike White
Fri, 10 Nov 1995 09:39:24 MST
...Audi in conjunction with Alcoa, has that new A8 frame and body made of Aluminum. I'd imagine if they've improved it enough...
Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
Fri, 20 Mar 2015 12:15:34 -0600
...The bushing kit's aluminum flange fits perfectly into the washer ID, so nice call there fellers. I'm cleaning up, buffing the area...
Re: Part #/plans for front end skid plates?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 5 Jul 1995 10:36:19 -0400
...Then, use as many hockey pucks as neccessary between the aluminum alloy skid plates and the vehicle frame. ___________________________________ Derek Drew drew@interport.net (main...
Sliding Side Window Lock Repair
Historical mailing list - Bill
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 23:06:15 -0600
...The aluminum inside rail notches were all rounded over, so you could slide the window open easy just by lightly sliding it without pushing...
Re: syncro part
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 17 Oct 2015 22:23:44 -0700
Are you talking about the aluminum block, tall version in syncro, rather than the pressed steel retaining cap? If so, I saw mention of...
Re: Stripped threads
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 17 Feb 2015 13:26:03 -0600
...alternator frame for belt tensioning device is stripped and it > > won't hold, Alternator works fine, just the hole in the aluminum is gone...
Re: Spiffing up the sliding glass frames
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Wed, 18 May 2005 17:35:43 -0700
...Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > I'd like to spiff up the aluminum frames around the sliding glass > windows on Mellow Yellow. I am staring...
Re: Ceramic head coating obsolete?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
Wed, 13 Oct 1999 14:14:38 EDT
...This is an industry trade item not available to the public and apparently >> And aluminum wiring was going to replace copper wiring, and polybutylene...
Re: window trim strip substitute?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:45:10 -0500
...Similarly the aluminum frame of the slider windows stands out. What have other folks done? Did later models have black frames? Thanks, Gregory Smith...
Re: New Paulchen Rack (long!)
Historical mailing list - Dave
Mon, 21 Jun 1999 13:16:46 -0500
...I also have a mountain bike, this one with a metal matrix frame, similar to aluminum and about the same o.d. I didn...
Re: Luggage PV Panel?
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Fri, 17 Jun 2016 09:45:36 -0700
I like the idea of a flexible panel on aluminum supported by bungee net. I didn't mention the bungee net in my original...
Re: A good lube for sliders
Historical mailing list - BA
Wed, 8 Jun 2005 20:44:43 -0700
...My screens seem to be in an aluminum - not plastic - frame. There's a small plastic "guide" ... is that the plastic you're referring...
Re: window screens
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Wed, 18 Jul 2001 07:47:39 -0500
...get them to make the screen frame out of any color you would want also ( black, white, aluminum) Check it out---- Later, ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- 74...
Re: New cooktop for my kitchen mod
Historical mailing list - jbange
Thu, 10 Feb 2005 18:57:02 -0800
...building a lightweight removable cabinet out of extruded aluminum "angle iron" (for the frame) and Aluminum Composite Panelling like those guys did with that...
Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 21 Jan 2015 21:56:47 -0500
...The T3 kit includes an aluminum flange to guide the bushings. You can be creative and use 3 or 4 flat head screws to...
Re: Westy sliding windows.
Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:09:57 -0600
Edward, I removed the plastic screen frame to rebuild it with stock screen from Lowes. I cut the screen to fit the frame then...
Re: Stripped threads
Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
Tue, 17 Feb 2015 14:20:07 -0500
...alternator frame for belt tensioning device is stripped and it > won't hold, Alternator works fine, just the hole in the aluminum is gone...
Re: Power window switch frame replacement, '91 GL.
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Wed, 7 Jul 2010 11:25:28 -0700
...out of aluminum to replace the original designed pieces. > He fabricated these gems with a CNC Machine. New plastic switch > frames with their clip...
Re: Wasserboxer Horsepower Increase, an intellegent discussion
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Fri, 1 May 1998 10:47:19 -0700
...Now in "Frames" or "No Frames" format: Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/frames.html No Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/homenf.html ------------------------------------------- Sherwood Automotive...
Re: Leaking slider windows
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Mon, 20 Mar 2017 09:12:50 -0600
...In the process we found out that the leak appears to be occurring on th= > e anodized aluminum frame there the two ends meet...
Re: Stripped threads
Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
Tue, 17 Feb 2015 14:27:03 -0500
...alternator frame for belt tensioning device is stripped and it > > won't hold, Alternator works fine, just the hole in the aluminum > is gone...
Re: Rear heater in '84 Westy
Historical mailing list - Earl J.Smith
Mon, 31 Mar 1997 11:50:38 -0800 (PST)
...Mine is leaking where the aluminum tubes come through the steel end frame opposite the in-out fittings. I have pried the end off...
Auxillary Solenoid going Bad?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Fri, 5 Oct 2001 20:39:11 -0500
...Since I shot aluminum pop rivets to a frame bracket above the starter to mount the solenoid, does the solenoid rely on this mounting...
Re: screens
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Thu, 11 May 2006 08:03:40 -0600
...The bottom fits into the window groove and the strips allow the glass and the frame to hold the screen in. These are very...
Re: HELP! Sliding window removal
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Sun, 5 May 2002 00:01:44 -0500
...I'm getting a set with black frames and replacing my >shiny >aluminum frames. I'll post those for sale soon. > >Thanks >TJ >87...
Re: New scrapers on old vans
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Mon, 15 Dec 2014 21:46:40 -0800
...scraper should fit on the > old van that has the metal frame around the window. > I’m not sure if they would really fit...
Curtains
Historical mailing list - suunytoday7
Fri, 8 Sep 2006 14:03:57 -0700
...I went to Home Depot and bought lengths of the aluminum material for making window screens. It's inexpensive, is easily worked, and it...
Re: Running Hot
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Fri, 3 Apr 1998 09:14:56 -0800
...Now in "Frames" or "No Frames" format: Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/frames.html No Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/homenf.html ------------------------------------------- Sherwood Automotive...
Re: Corvair Engines
Historical mailing list
Tue, 30 Apr 1996 20:13:08 -0500
...Actually later Bells had covered frame tail struts as well giving a monocoque appearance, this was the first chopper to really make it due...
Re: Not for the squeamish..
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:12:40 -0800
...our survivors are > appreciating frame by frame ! =(:D) mike > > > -- 1989 Swedish Tristar with Aluminum gates and Atiwe 16" Wheels. Oldest son is an Eagle...
Re: Jalousie BUS window tip
Historical mailing list
Fri, 15 Sep 1995 10:13:56 -0400
my friend craig glass bed blasted hsi window frames on his 66' westy. the frames look like new. he also replaced all the glass...
Re: spacer dimensions in saggy butt story
Historical mailing list - TC
Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:52:24 -0800
...should have used some kitchen cutter board to sanwich the aluminumn bewteen the frame seat and the rubber gasket that sits at the top...
Re: Size of Westy side window opening vs. Tintop
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Wed, 4 Sep 2019 18:09:47 -0700
I have a 1990 tintop with similar side screens as you described, aluminum frame, metallic screen, screwed on the outside, on top of the...
Re: adjusting sliding door height
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 1 Sep 2019 11:49:16 -0700
...and also front bottom roller assembly (the aluminum piece w. 2 roller one vertical and one horizontal) rubs against the frame near the end...
Re: start of a rear bumper build
Historical mailing list - brady
Thu, 1 Aug 2013 13:37:24 -0700
...What fasteners would you use? SS?� Any real risk of a reaction between the Vanagon steel frame and an aluminum bumper? (not to be...
Re: extra underbody protection plate finished
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Thu, 21 Nov 2013 07:46:25 -0700
...It screws up to the bottom of the frame members and has some access holes, although I can't figure out what they are...
Re: Friday: Bus Windows
Historical mailing list
Fri, 5 May 2017 01:59:35 -0400
...these jalousies better be framed in platinum instead of aluminum :) but hey more power to ya...whoever thought split window buses would be selling...
Re: Tail lights?
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Fri, 27 Aug 1999 14:24:42 -0400
...I have found a few "kewl, cast billet" aluminum framed models at various sited on the 'net, but they all want about $70!!! Thanks...
Re: Third Tail light
Historical mailing list
Thu, 23 Aug 2001 11:52:52 EDT
...What I am loking > for is a license plate frame with a built-in brakelight. > > I have seem some custom aluminum ones on the...
Re: Source for Slider Window Screen
Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
Thu, 7 Apr 2005 10:22:32 -0400
...they are an aluminum framed screen that covers the open half of a 50/50 window.. screen is easily replaceable if damaged at ANY...
painting aluminum trim on side windows
Historical mailing list - nirav patel
Mon, 14 Jul 2014 17:25:14 -0500
...like to have paint the aluminum black. Second, in the second picture you can see where the frame is coming off the glass a...
Re: Luggage PV Panel?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 17 Jun 2016 09:01:11 -0700
I too had considered doing that but maybe with a flexible panel mounted on an aluminum sheet. Design front hinge to double as a...
Re: Stripped threads
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 17 Feb 2015 13:28:33 -0600
...alternator frame for belt tensioning device is stripped and it > > won't hold, Alternator works fine, just the hole in the aluminum is gone...
Re: How do I separate the windows from the frames?
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:12:03 -0400
...I am talking about getting the glass out of the aluminum FRAME. Thanks, Chris
Re: Aux gas tank go boom
Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 10:46:24 -0800
And what happens in a side impact? Wasn't it chevy trucks in the early 70's have tanks outside the frame that could...
Jalousie Windows
Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
Fri, 25 Jul 1997 21:12:19 -0400
...Yes, the 70's window frames are smaller than the Vanagon openings. Yes, you have to build up the frames to make them fit...
pop-top seals
Historical mailing list - Steven Manning
Tue, 3 Mar 1998 17:29:25 -0800
Anybody have an opinion om pop-top seals from JC Whitney? They seem to have aluminum instead of steel running through them to prevent...
Re: Westy sliding windows.
Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:27:28 -0500
I still have the aluminum screen set up on my 82. Thinking about the rain deflectors though On Wed, Jun 20, 2018, 2:20...
Re: window trim strip substitute?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:27:29 -0800
...Similarly the aluminum frame of the slider windows stands out. What have other folks done? Did later models have black frames? Thanks, Gregory Smith...
Removing the sliding window from its track and disassembly of side window (long)
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Tue, 7 Sep 2004 00:34:28 -0700
...was able to slide it out from between the glass and aluminum frame, now the window will lift out. I think this would be...
Re: Prototype rear bumper painted.
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:27:38 -0700
...the frame rails by 2 m8 bolts. I did same , but added some blocks ( look like rubber bumpers but they are aluminum) to spread...
Re: Jalousie/louvres
Historical mailing list
Wed, 23 Jul 1997 16:08:04 -0400
...list - has taken 68-79 westy jalosies, and retroffited them into his '83.5 westy, with a aluminum frame.... looks and works great... chris
Re: window trim strip substitute?
Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:55:06 -0800
...Painting seems like a temporary measure but one I > might > consider. > > Similarly the aluminum frame of the slider windows stands out. What > have other...
Re: Jalousies Windows for a Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Sun, 13 Oct 2002 01:10:58 EDT
...that way you can keep the stock vanagon window seal and aluminum frame. chris
Carrying a Scooter
Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:16:03 +0000
...For everyone worried about weight, the bumper mounts (C shape) extend far into the frame of the Vanagon and uses extra bolts to mount...
Re: HELP! Sliding window removal
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Sun, 5 May 2002 15:40:29 -0700
...I'm getting a set with black frames and replacing my > >shiny > >aluminum frames. I'll post those for sale soon. > > > >Thanks > >TJ > >87...
Re: Westy sliding windows.
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 20 Jun 2018 18:57:00 -0700
...And, the part which folk complain about screeching on the glass, the rear part of the screen frame, well the gaps there allows the...
Re: syncro part
Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
Sun, 18 Oct 2015 10:01:27 -0400
...Rick Koller On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 1:23 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > Are you talking about the aluminum block...
Re: 1700 Type IV head gaskets & Aluminum cars
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Mon, 13 Nov 95 11:15:03 PST
...or a trunk is aluminum> uses aluminum body panels, but the vehicles structural strength comes from a robust, STEEL frame. Since most modern automobiles...
Re: start of a rear bumper build
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 1 Aug 2013 19:17:17 -0700
...Any real risk of a reaction between > the Vanagon steel frame and an aluminum bumper? > > (not to be a wet rag or anything. ;) ) > > > On...