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• Reinforcing Skid Plate Frame Rails
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 19 May 1997 16:00:52 -0400
  ...What you do is bolt these two pieces onto the frame rails about half way between the front and back of this skid plate...
• Front Skid Plate Design
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 09:48:05 -0400
  ...I like this idea of having a capability to ram/skid/rise-up-on-skid-plates quite a lot, and having just typed the...
• Replacing Propane tank on 1987 Vanagon Westfalia: new regulator
  Historical mailing list - Leonard Sitongia
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 17:08:42 -0600
  ...The old tank has a black plastic box rivetted to the skid plate to protect the regulator, but the new does not. I don...
• Re: engine conversion experiences (long)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 07:41:31 -0800
  ...The engine skid plate is retained at its previous height and > >the engine lid also (with a small bulge). The broad smooth power band...
• Re: Big battery installed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 25 May 2015 14:43:08 -0700
  ...But the skid plate is made from 3/8" 5052 (I think that's the right alloy number) plate. It is full welded to...
• Re: Rattle in the Syncro
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 07:11:53 -0500
  ...In mine, my skid plate was touching the front exhaust head pipe, only when the motor was used for braking the vehicle. Check to...
• Re: syncro transmission bash plate project finished
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:20:43 -0700
  ...I assume the skid plate is usually steel? Why add more weight right? Looks skookum! Neil. On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 6:48...
• Re: Westy propane tank skidplate prototype
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 2 Dec 2016 10:32:04 -0800
  ...securing the front plate. For folks driving their Westy on/off ferries, would creating a valve access hole on the front plate be feasible...
• Skid plates [again!]
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Wed, 5 Jul 1995 10:51:44 -0700 (PDT)
  Sorry for the bandwidth. My s-mail address, for those who care, is: Tobin Copley #304 - 1075 Jervis St. Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2C2...
• Propane tanks
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 00:22:37 +0100
  ...Is this a standard fit, are there cautionary issues etc? What capacity do they have? How thick/strong is the skid plate that I...
• Re: Garden Edging Front Spoiler
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:23:43 -0800
  must be *tuff*, eh? :) vanagon content - the front spoiler subject always reminds me to work on more skid plates for the van. The lower...
• Re: SYNCRO AUX FUEL TANK
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 10 Nov 1997 08:50:26 +0200
  >Peeking around the skid plate from the right front fender I >could see that indeed the tank does not straddle the front axle but...
• Re: Adventurwagon and Syncro info needed!
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Tue, 25 May 1999 19:02:40 EDT
  ...And there is also the extra labor of removing the skid plate for that job. I mentioned it because the original poster said Syncro...
• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 27 May 2017 14:02:29 -0400
  ...shift linkage fix I mentioned on the list a few weeks ago. > Oil change, skid plate mod, shift linkage mod. > > https://shufti.blog/ > > > Alistair
• Re: 87 syncro: replacing exhaust components
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 15 May 1997 14:35:03 -0400
  ...What Bently also doesn't tell >>you is that you have to drop the skid plates to get the old pipe off and the...
• Re: Diesel heatshield; how necessary?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 21:25:12 EDT
  ...It;s steel plate of some kind welded to the skid bars. I tried to view the pics on that website posted earlier but...
• Re: BMW Donut Tank Images
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 14 Mar 2014 08:31:08 -0700
  ...Yet some Tristars and other Doka's have been ordered with the option and they received a heavier front skid plate up front than...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:08:56 -0800
  ...as the bolts at the back end of the skid plate are captured by the muffler. On all syncro's the muffler or skid...
• Re: extra underbody protection plate finished
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 21 Nov 2013 07:46:25 -0700
  ...his prop shaft protector bars and across the transaxle and engine, more or less like a skid plate, drilling 1" holes for drainage. bob
• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 27 May 2017 14:38:51 -0600
  ...I mentioned on the list a few weeks ago. > Oil change, skid plate mod, shift linkage mod. > > https://shufti.blog/ > > > Alistair Years ago I...
• Re: Block heater question
  Historical mailing list - madsen
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 16:46:27 -0500
  ...fit under the skid plate > on my Syncro. >> > > Alan - It'll fit - and no need to drop the skid plate at all. > At least...
• Westy propane tank repair advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 15:59:56 -0700
  ...I smeared the wimpy little propane tank skid plate quite badly, the also smunched the plumbing outside the tank itself. I now have a...
• Re: Which VW engine fit in the Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Tue, 18 May 1999 00:01:28 EDT
  ...There is no loss of ground clearance, and I can keep the skid plate. I like the extra low end torque of the 5...
• Re: European-only front crash guard?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:59:54 -0700
  ...looks > like something fairly easy to duplicate. > > Karl That looks like Tristar skidplate plate/tire carrier that Eric Abercrombie was looking to replicate. BenT
• Some blog updates
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 30 Oct 2013 20:51:42 -0700
  ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/10/30/vanagon-propshaft-skid-plate-of-sorts/ Alistair
• Ugly Driveshaft Noise: Solved
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:07:44 -0600
  ...of the skid plate which is fastened between the main skid plate rails, immediately above the rear U-joint. This small plate was not...
• Re: Diesel mounts
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 4 May 1998 17:33:30 -0700
  ...I have been driving two days on this setup and it is fantastic! I have my Syncro skid plates and there is about 3cm...
• Re: 87 syncro: replacing exhaust components
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 May 1997 05:30:02 GMT
  ...What Bently also doesn't tell >you is that you have to drop the skid plates to get the old pipe off and the...
• Parts price question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:01:07 -0900
  ...I am parting one out and have someone interested the engine/trans skid plate and the front suspension subframe with A-arms. All parts...
• Re: Westy propane tank skidplate prototype
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 2 Dec 2016 10:16:58 -0800
  ...But I have posted a very short bit on an aluminum skid plate for > the westy tank. > > What's shown is actually the second...
• SYNCRO AUX FUEL TANK
  Historical mailing list - adam grove
  Mon, 3 Nov 1997 10:46:48 PST
  ...Peeking around the skid plate from the right front fender I could see that indeed the tank does not straddle the front axle but...
• Re: camping accessories?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 6 Oct 2006 00:42:00 -0600
  ...I tuck it in the hole on the front of the propane tank skid plate, and while down there, turn off the propane. If...
• Re: Diesel heatshield; how necessary?
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 21:56:07 -0600
  ...It;s steel plate of some kind welded to > the skid bars. > > I tried to view the pics on that website posted earlier but...
• Re: Small tranny leak in front end
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 01:43:17 EDT
  ...Just remove driveline, skid plate & fnt mount bolts and lower the trans enough to get at the 6 bolts. It pops right off - reseal...
• Re: Custom license plate
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 11:12:06 -0400
  ...Custom license plate > I personally like mine, so if you are in Washington you cant have it ;-) > > BUNKBED > > 91 Westy > Skidad. . . > > > I am trying...
• Re: Engine Transplant Homework
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Nov 1995 20:53:14 -0400
  ...Don't know about the deck height/Syncro skid plate probs, likely severe. As far as $1500 goes, grab it!! at 9K miles it...
• Re: Update, vibration source found
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 09:09:06 -0400
  ...way to get it to work)? I plan to redesign the skid plate assembly, this time attaching it at the rear to the ' frame...
• Looking for directions oil cooler gasket on syncro
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:11:04 -0800
  ...the coolant lines attached? Do I have to pull the syncro skid plate? I'd rather leave it on if possible. PS. I may...
• Diesel mounts
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Mon, 4 May 1998 10:03:28 -0700
  Hello- For a while now, I have been trying to figure out how to retain my syncro skid plate if I change the engine...
• Re: Syncro Transmission Oil Drain Under Skid Plate
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 18:26:02 -0700
  From memory ---- My mechanic got to the drain plug by having a cut off allen key that he then put a spanner on to...
• Re: Clunk
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:21:03 -0400
  ...But, FAS had a Syncro skid plate for sale some years ago on their web site. Heck, I don’t even really know what...
• Re: junkyard tales, change those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 05:49:29 -0700
  ...The butchers that got the kitchen stuff somehow left behind part of the exhaust from the propane fridge as well as the skid plate...
• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 27 May 2017 11:37:00 -0700
  ...shift linkage fix I mentioned on the list a few weeks ago. >> Oil change, skid plate mod, shift linkage mod. >> >> https://shufti.blog/ >> >> >> Alistair
• Re: beemer van
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 26 May 2006 07:17:28 -0700
  ...That shot of the exhaust and skid plate. You can see a bit of the "custom engine mount" there. What is that, like 4...
• EXTRA GAS TANK INFO?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:10:10 +0000
  ...for fuel, but maybe no? It would need a bullet proof skid plate, for sure. But, looks like it would hold a lot of...
• Re: Exhaust Pipes 2.1 86and up!
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:20:38 -0600
  ...It needs to hug the motor a little closer so as to cleat the skid bars/plates/etc. The pipe for #2 and 4...
• Re: Vibrations: the usual suspects
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 21:21:38 -0700
  Take your rear skid plate off and see of the problem goes asway. I had a horrible vibration at about 3000 RPM when I...
• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 27 May 2017 14:06:17 -0400
  ...shift linkage fix I mentioned on the list a few weeks ago. >> Oil change, skid plate mod, shift linkage mod. >> >> https://shufti.blog/ >> >> >> Alistair
• Re: pics of Audi A4 Turbo V5 install
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 16:43:48 -0400
  ...I'm a little bit concerned by the skid plate/carrier(?) attached to the eyebolt tow hitch. On Jul 14, 2005, at 4:24...
• maxiwesty -- I've seen one
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:35:41 -0700
  ...From what I could see the install was pretty sanitary & the sump had a skid plate too. Brian from Salem, Or
• Vanagon Sightings in New York State
  Historical mailing list - Jason Yasment
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 16:19:22 -0800
  ...86+ with unknown plates. Both were of questionable condition and probably owned by students at the local college (affectionately called Skiddies). Any listmembers? ===== Jason...
• Re: Tranny bearing
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 1995 17:13:01 -0300
  ...No room for more than an open end wrench if you leave the Syncro skid plate on, hence the cheap fix I used. Fill...
• Re: Westy propane tank skidplate prototype
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 2 Dec 2016 18:39:29 -0800
  ...But I have posted a very short bit on an aluminum skid plate for the westy tank. >> >> What's shown is actually the second...
• Re: Trans Fluid Change questions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 09:15:17 -0800
  ...The drain plug is at the bottom back end of the tranny and is obscured by some of the syncro's skid plate. Use...
• Re: Engine Transplant Homework
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Fri, 3 Nov 95 15:06:39 EST
  ...deck, no re- duced ground clearance, no elimination of the engine skid plate, heck you prob'ly still want the exhaust to come out...
• Re: Clunk
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:32:56 +0000
  ...But, FAS had a Syncro skid plate for sale some years ago on their web site. Heck, I don’t even really know what...
• Re: Which VW engine fit in the Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
  Mon, 17 May 1999 21:18:49 -0700
  ...There is no loss of ground >clearance, and I can keep the skid plate. I like the extra low end torque of >the 5...
• Re: 85 westi engine questions
  Historical mailing list - John H. Fleming
  Mon, 29 Sep 1997 21:09:56 -0400
  ...I am thinking about a skid plate if it's too low. John Fleming 85 Westy
• Which VW engine fit in the Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Mon, 17 May 1999 13:23:06 -0400
  ...these reduce clearance? Will any of these interfere with the Syncro skid plate? My preference is still the Subaru but the loss of clearance...
• Re: Propane tanks
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 22:54:50 EDT
  ...etc? What capacity do > they have? How thick/strong is the skid plate that I think I see in the > piccies? > > > what the heck...