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• Re: harbor freight rapid pump 1.5 ton ok for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 8 Jun 2018 20:03:17 -0700
  ...com > This aluminum racing jack is constructed with durable, aircraft aluminum > billet. A knurled steel handle ensures a steady grip while you quickly lift...
• Re: Fridge Insulation Redo?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:32:53 -0400
  ...Try to find some place that has cutoffs or scraps, as a billet of the stuff is probably $100 or better. To bend a...
• Re: New fuel line disintegrates
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 23:29:37 -0500
  ...Nearly half the cost is due to my thought to replace the plastic fuel "rails" with billet aluminum manifolds. I also included fittings to...
• Re: Table leg hole?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 3 May 2021 19:44:13 -0700
  ...Threads are lathe cut into the billet. I’d let it go to someone’s this list who wants it. Thirty bucks and shipping...
• Re: 16" Wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 20:34:18 -0500
  ...The adaptors are CNC machined from T6061 billet and use 10.9 grade hardware. The fit is excellet. The look is great. I have...
• Re: Cooling/fuel/exhaust System Overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Thu, 8 Jan 2015 15:48:58 -0500
  ...systems: > > > - RMW SS cooling pipes > - RMW SS coolant distribution tower > - GoWesty billet tstat housing (with new tstat) > - all new coolant hoses > > - fuel tank reseal...
• Re: Syncro coolant dist. Tower, was Re: WBX Plastic Coolant Pipe Inspection
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 20 May 2014 21:23:54 -0700
  ...I heard they might be prototyping a billet aluminum Vanagon replacement body.;-) >> >> >> BenT >> sent from my electronic leash >> >>> On May 20, 2014, at 6...
• Re: ML 320 benz wheels on a vanagon..
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:36:07 -0700
  ...They buy a set of quality billet spacers from Ebay for $150-$265. You get a nicely finished wheel package for a total price...
• Re: Misclassified NH Syncro on Samba
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:20:47 -0700
  ...If you consider this van be ready to have the trans rebuilt and add a decoupler w/ billet shaft or a new vc. my...
• Re: Curious Question (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:33:44 -0700
  ...The thermal qualities should be the same, the strength qualities should be radically different from the process of manipulating the billet in the rolling...
• Re: Looking for a brown window crank
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 25 Apr 2016 12:57:23 -0500
  ...an alternative. One that would clear a little bigger speakers, perhaps. Billet type maybe! John On Apr 25, 2016 12:25, "kenneth wilford (Van...
• Re: window crank handle recommendation
  Historical mailing list - J B
  Thu, 22 Aug 2013 19:40:42 -0400
  ...Not my favourite look but they shouldn't break http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-Aluminium-Car-Billet-Window-Winder-Crank-H= andle-Kit...
• Re: Some shift linkage mods
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 9 Aug 2021 08:18:13 -0700
  ...ago about another one I made, and yes you can buy “billet” ones. But nothing quite as good as this one :-) >> >> And a guide...
• Re: UNITE! (f)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 10:22:24 -0500
  ...ABS plastic welding rod and electrical taped it to the upright billet aluminum bar that stacks the yaks(damn that was a long sentence...
• Re: Table leg hole?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 4 May 2021 08:24:52 -0700
  ...Threads are lathe cut into the billet. I’d let it > go to someone’s this list who wants it. Thirty bucks and shipping...
• Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 11:23:00 -0400
  ...703-590-4144. '67 Beetle, very beautiful, white/black interior, Billett dashboard, lowered suspension, alloys, $4700 obo. 703-425-8012. '65 Beetle, 1200cc, 6...
• Re: Some shift linkage mods
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 9 Aug 2021 12:29:02 -0300
  ...ago about another one I made, and yes you can buy “billet” ones. But nothing quite as good as this one :-) >>> >>> And a guide...
• Re: Power for the (Syncro) Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Wed, 29 May 1996 12:34:51 -0400
  ...had two machineshop equipped volunteers ready to mill oilpans out of billet aluminium -or was it magnesium :-). Another concern on this topic, dear to...
• 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: 16" Wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 22:25:39 -0600
  ...The adaptors are CNC machined from T6061 billet and use 10.9 > grade > hardware. The fit is excellet. The look is great. I have...
• Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 12 Apr 1998 13:05:19 EDT
  ...301-469-8135 or 301-602-4151. '72 Type 1 Beetle, good running condition, full billet--w/ VDO gauges. New carb and intake system...
• Re: A little more on Cooling problems..inline vw in vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:39:02 -0400
  Don, Where do you get a billet aluminum fuel injector rail ? Don Hanson wrote: > Yesterday I went over my '92 Golf/Jetta/Rabbit gas...
• Re: window crank handle recommendation
  Historical mailing list - J B
  Thu, 22 Aug 2013 19:56:07 -0400
  ...Not my favourite look but they shouldn't break http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-Aluminium-Car-Billet-Window-Winder-Crank-H= andle-Kit...
• Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 07:36:47 -0700
  ...914 that accepts AN fittings and changed the fuel rails to billet with pressure gauges built in to monitor the pressure at each rail...
• Re: Misclassified NH Syncro on Samba
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:26:15 -0500
  ...If you consider this van be ready to have the trans >rebuilt and add a decoupler w/ billet shaft or a new vc. > >my...
• Re: Tranporting 4 Kayaks and gear with Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 9 Mar 2014 15:26:27 -0500
  ...My rack is 2x3" aluminum channel about 7' long wiht a billet aluminum mount that holds a solid aluminum 1" diameter shaft vertically and...
• Re: High Ratio Rockers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 07:27:18 EDT
  ...Look at their aluminum billet connecting rods. GB has a lot of good about engine design, but GB statements might apply more during his...
• Re: UNITE! (f)
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 09:22:17 -0700
  ...ABS plastic welding rod and electrical taped it to the upright > billet > aluminum bar that stacks the yaks(damn that was a long sentence...
• My 84 Westy Winter Project
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 25 Feb 2019 22:21:43 -0500
  ...Gear Shifter hard to find gears, replaced 3 bushings, shift linkage ball to new billet receptor, replaced boots, Union and sandblasted and treated shift...
• Re: Crummy Window Cranks!
  Historical mailing list - Dominic Provini Jr.
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 11:23:59 -0400
  ...sense to start barking those out one at a time from billets of plastic stock Currently researching way to utilize gas fired house furnace...
• Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 13 Jun 1999 13:20:23 -0400
  ...301-765-0812. '67 Beetle, very beautiful, white/black interior, Billett dashboard, lowered suspension, alloys, $4700 obo. 703-425-8012. Sean Bartnik Fairfax, VA...
• Re: Cooling/fuel/exhaust System Overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 8 Jan 2015 15:16:36 -0600
  ...systems: > > > > > > - RMW SS cooling pipes > > - RMW SS coolant distribution tower > > - GoWesty billet tstat housing (with new tstat) > > - all new coolant hoses > > > > - fuel tank reseal...
• Re: ML 320 benz wheels on a vanagon..
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:01:39 -0400
  ...They buy a set of quality billet >spacers from Ebay for $150-$265. You get a nicely finished wheel >package for a total price...
• Re: 5-seater Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Sat, 24 Sep 94 8:30:44 PDT
  ...some of the late Wolfsburg Edition Vanagons. > I believe there are billets for seat mounting bolts under the floor (that gray plasticky cover) in...
• Re: Center cap Audi rims
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 13:53:35 EST
  ...Another solution is to use billet aftermarket Porsche-style alloy caps which have three screws to hold them in place. The ywill require a...
• Re: Spring Loaded Pushrod Tubes Needed
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 17 May 2005 07:02:15 EDT
  ...The ones they sent me were made from billet aluminium not the tin as the previous ones. I did a Internet search for these...
• WAS: Engine Conversion Transmissions NOW: Wheel adapters
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 17:22:23 EST
  ...There are also a couple of online vendors who sell T-6061 billet adapters for $200-$220 plus shipping for a set of four...
• Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 13:15:52 -0400
  ...914 that accepts AN fittings and changed the fuel > rails to billet with pressure gauges built in to monitor the pressure at > each rail...
• Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 18:09:58 +0000
  ...914 that accepts AN fittings and changed the fuel rails to billet > with pressure gauges built in to monitor the pressure at each rail...
• Re: New to van ownership?..do the fuel lines..
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 13 May 2008 08:48:16 -0700
  ...lucky I'd been...Sheesh! I also have just found a billet > fuel rail to replace my plastic one..that will be done very...
• Re: My 84 Westy Winter Project
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Feb 2019 13:39:09 +0000
  ...to find gears, replaced 3 bushings, shift linkage ball to new billet receptor, replaced boots, Union and sandblasted and treated shift rod front to...
• Re: Fridge Insulation Redo?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:23:52 -0700
  ...to find some place that has cutoffs or scraps, as a billet of > the stuff is probably $100 or better. > > To bend a board...
• Re: Door handles and pedal pads
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 10 Dec 2023 16:10:32 -0800
  ...Especially as I’m not a fan of billet aluminum ( hate using the word billet) stuff that you’ll be grabbing. Made an aluminum...
• Re: Converting Vanagon to Audi 15" Rims
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 4 Feb 2010 17:51:58 -0800
  ...If you use spacers up front, I have access to Wolfsburg billet caps for those wheels. Pmail me. Cheers, -- BenT
• Re: Cooling/fuel/exhaust System Overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Thu, 8 Jan 2015 15:24:59 -0600
  ...systems: > > > > > > > > > - RMW SS cooling pipes > > > - RMW SS coolant distribution tower > > > - GoWesty billet tstat housing (with new tstat) > > > - all new coolant hoses > > > > > > - fuel tank reseal...
• Re: Porsche wheels advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 11:28:45 -0600
  ...They are CNC machined out of T6061 billet aluminum and use 10.9 grade hardware. They are really nice items. You didn't mention...
• Re: ML 320 benz wheels on a vanagon..
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:50:33 -0600
  ...They buy a set of quality billet >> spacers from Ebay for $150-$265. You get a nicely finished wheel >> package for a total price...
• Re: has anyone fabbed up 316-stainless fuel lines?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:05:53 -0700
  ...I use 914 Porsche billet�fuel rails that accept -AN fittings and an adjustable fuel pressure regulator. The retail cost is roughly ten times...
• Re: Cooling/fuel/exhaust System Overhaul
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 9 Jan 2015 09:58:57 -0700
  ...systems: >>>> >>>> >>>> - RMW SS cooling pipes >>>> - RMW SS coolant distribution tower >>>> - GoWesty billet tstat housing (with new tstat) >>>> - all new coolant hoses >>>> >>>> - fuel tank reseal...
• New to van ownership?..do the fuel lines..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 12 May 2008 21:37:38 -0700
  ...lucky I'd been...Sheesh! I also have just found a billet fuel rail to replace my plastic one..that will be done very...
• Re: Window Crank Door Speaker Handle "FIX"?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:25:59 -0500
  Hi Neil I looked into making them out of Billet or a Hard Cast plastic. Both Options cost more then what they already make...
• Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 11:04:56 -0700
  ...914 that accepts AN fittings and changed the fuel > rails to billet with pressure gauges built in to monitor the pressure at > each rail...
• Re: Curious Question (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 22:23:56 +1200
  ...cleavage planes; if they do, there is another level of weakness. Billet aluminum is processed differently, and lacks the crystals... or is perhaps microcrystalline...
• Re: My 84 Westy Winter Project
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 26 Feb 2019 09:21:00 -0500
  ...Gear Shifter hard to find gears, replaced 3 bushings, shift > linkage ball to new billet receptor, replaced boots, Union and sandblasted > and treated shift...
• Re: Cooling/fuel/exhaust System Overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 9 Jan 2015 14:49:42 -0500
  ...systems: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> - RMW SS cooling pipes > >>>> - RMW SS coolant distribution tower > >>>> - GoWesty billet tstat housing (with new tstat) > >>>> - all new coolant hoses > >>>> > >>>> - fuel tank reseal...
• Re: Original Carat Alloys in 15 inch size
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 15:19:50 -0800
  ...My adaptors are CNC machined from T6061 billet. The studs are 10.9 grade. Quality, materials, precision and craftsmanship are all top notch. I...
• Vanagon 1600 cases?? WAS: Q: More on buying bus 82 1.6 vs 2
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Mar 1997 22:29:44 +0000
  ...a pop, considering a replacement is going $350 and a Scat billet case is over $1000. Considering $350 + $250 + $100 for a new case...
• Re: Center cap Audi rims
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 17:22:05 -0500
  ...Very nice effect. > > Another solution is to use billet aftermarket Porsche-style alloy caps which > have three screws to hold them in place. The...
• Re: sad engine fire victim, 88 Wolfy
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 2 May 2008 12:58:32 -0400
  Thank you for the lead to that Bahnbrenner site for the billet fuel rail. I just ordered one to go onto the 92 Digifant...
• Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 11:20:08 -0700
  ...914 that accepts AN fittings and changed the fuel rails to billet > with pressure gauges built in to monitor the pressure at each rail...