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• Re: How Can I Get Rear Hatch Off (Including Inside Panel Fasteners) '87 Wolfsburg GL
  Historical mailing list - Josh Saylor
  Sat, 18 May 2002 15:35:10 -0700
  ...I have no problem with the struts or the hinges... > it is the wires, window washer tube, and interior panel (especially this > damn panel...
• Re: NVC Splittie coming my way: what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Orr
  Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:42:44 -0400
  ...The van will probably have to be dragged on to a >>>flatbed. >>> >>>Are these problems, like completely rusted hinges and floor panels, >>>resolvable? I...
• Re: Slider Hinge
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Wed, 3 Mar 2021 12:51:24 -0700
  ...this task.  Actually, you should consider having people send you the hinges and doing a exchange. Rebuild the old ones and send a person...
• Re: 86 cabinet cad
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Sun, 11 Jan 2015 17:52:57 -0800
  ...You could remove the cabinets and resurface them with new laminate and >reuse/repaint the hinges etc. > >3. You could design a while new...
• Re: 2 meter antenna installation
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Oct 1999 09:46:16 +0300
  ...The frame rail going down beside the windshield does have two holes, one will end inside the dashboard, just behind the door hinges, the...
• Re: Awning Fiamma F45 Review
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 00:10:46 -0400
  ...All moving hinges, etc.are made from aluminum cast. 2). The rain gutter brackets, specially designed for vw buses and vanagons, are very strong...
• For Sale 85 Transporter/Camper
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Fri, 6 Mar 1998 07:18:12 -0500
  ...This kit includes the fibreglass parts, with canvas attached, hold down strips to attach the canvas, hold down hardware (latch), hinges, and the bed...
• Re: VW Camper dreams
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:44:31 -0700
  ...unbolt the westy top, bolt on the new top in its place using the same hinges and such. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: New van Style
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 14:58:20 +1100
  ...The whole radiator hinges forward out of the way and you can access what you like. Simple...and since the spark plugs only need...
• Re: Another strut use, now SS stove lid prop
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 3 May 2017 20:12:52 +0000
  ...wilford (Van-Again) < >> kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> > We are selling those hinges as well. They just suddenly became >> available >> > after all of these years...
• Re: putting a poptop on a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David M Luddy
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 15:10:30 -0400
  ...This 12" steel bar mates with the rear hinges and will really ease the fastening of the bugger down. Ideally, if you didn't...
• Re: noisy hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 29 Aug 2023 10:52:57 -0400
  ...Lubricate hinges to make sure that isn’t it. Change the struts left to right to see if that makes a difference. Change the...
• Re: NVC Splittie coming my way: what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:51:34 -0700
  ...The van will probably have to be dragged on to a > flatbed. > > Are these problems, like completely rusted hinges and floor panels, > resolvable? I...
• Re: Retractable luggage cover/Carpet
  Historical mailing list - kathy jacobs
  Tue, 2 May 2000 11:21:41 -0400
  ...He did through place hinges in the middle, then placed carpet on top. Looks great! You can't see whats undernanth unless you have...
• Re: A sad day, Scott Foss has left this realm
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 26 Dec 2023 18:37:07 +0000
  ...van had never been lubed, it was horrible! Door latches tight, >>> hinges tight, locks difficult, sliding door handle and rollers so >>> incredibly tight that...
• Re: storage box
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 11:09:18 -0600
  ...The final version will run me that PLUS the additional cost of trim, laminate, hinges, latches etc. Once I finalize the box I plan...
• Re: Camper Top Transplant
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 31 Dec 1995 15:18:14 -0400
  ...You will need a substantial drilled and tapped backing plate, preferably curved to fit the non-Westy corners to bolt the hinges too. The...
• Picture: changing pop-top canvas
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:18:27 +0000
  ...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: Speedometer ticking noise
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:33:12 -0700
  ...might as well hit those hinges and latches on the driver's door while your there. so sad to see those get trashed when...
• Re: REPLACE YOUR POP TOP SEAL FOR ABOUT $30 BUCKS
  Historical mailing list - ghamburg
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 12:24:26 -0800
  ...it seats properly when closed. >>The slots are covered by the hinges once installed (and also could easily >>be siliconed, etc. if you wanted...
• Interesting 57 Single Cab--California
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Fri, 10 Nov 1995 09:43:22 -0600 (CST)
  ...And the only rust on the whole vehicle is located on the gates, at the hinges. However, as clean and presentable as this truck...
• Re: Vanagon iPhone dock ideas
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 6 Feb 2011 19:36:47 -0800
  ...The key is to turn your ashtray around so the door hinges toward the >> driver. >> This allows the wires to access the dock from...
• Re: Black Bears vs Westy Canvas?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:20:32 -0700
  ...seen TV reports where the bears just rip doors off the hinges to get > at > a bag of potato chips (They have name brand...
• Re: Pop top -- catch this before it's too late.
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:35:24 -0700
  ...I found that > the rope slipped in between arm and hinge making removal a small PITA) > Removed fasteners on upper hinges. Removed pins from...
• Re: Roof Rack Questions
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Sun, 2 Jun 2002 22:12:29 -0400
  ...Yakima has one that hinges off to the side). If you have tandems or recumbents, Draftmaster makes a rack that uses fork mounts and...
• Re: noisy hatch struts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Aug 2023 12:35:35 +0000
  ...Lubricate hinges to make sure that isn’t it.Change the struts left to right to see if that makes a difference. Change the...
• Re: Another strut use, now SS stove lid prop
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 3 May 2017 16:14:37 -0400
  ...wilford (Van-Again) < > >> kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote: > >> > >> > We are selling those hinges as well. They just suddenly became > >> available > >> > after all of these years...
• Re: Restoring Westy cabinet edge pieces
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:38:46 -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: Is There Internal Difference between SD-508 and SD-709 compressor?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 00:49:18 -0400
  ...Of course this all hinges on the 709 and 508 being physically interchangeable on the various vanagon motors(1.9, 2.1). > -----Original Message...
• Re: storage box
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 09:40:07 -0800
  ...The final version will run me that PLUS the additional cost of > trim, laminate, hinges, latches etc. > > Once I finalize the box I plan...
• Re: Seat/Bed Swap
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:39:11 -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...
• Report on Rear Hatch Tent from Campmore
  Historical mailing list - Jos� Rafael Moscoso
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 23:34:41 -0400
  ...First, I hook and trimmed the bungee cords to the rear pop-top hinges (obviously the poptop was popped and the tent ceiling was...
• Vanagon or Dodge Ram Conversion Van (longish)!
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 09:34:03 -0700
  ...The double side doors open outward on hinges, not as good as the Vanagon sliding door. The a/c was converted to R134 (cost...
• Re: Vanagon iPhone dock ideas
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Mon, 7 Feb 2011 10:51:41 -0600
  ...The key is to turn your ashtray around so the door hinges toward the driver. This allows the wires to access the dock from...
• Re: Picture: changing pop-top canvas
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:14:56 -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: 90+ Fox engine @ 54 degrees
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 23:32:41 -0700
  ...if you have a bed back > there as you can get hinges that lift the seat when it is in the bed > position so...
• Re: Driving Lights Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 10:38:39 +0200
  ...thus being able to take the box out of it�s hinges . Then I attached the relays upside down on top of the protective...
• Re: retro-fitting retractable rear seatbelts, '86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 11:58:06 -0700
  ...I got some heavy door hinges and opened the holes on a drill press to match the diameter of the headrest mounts. The screws...
• Re: storage box
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 10:40:21 -0800
  ...The final version will run me that PLUS the additional cost of > trim, laminate, hinges, latches etc. > > Once I finalize the box I plan...
• Re: Best Awning and why
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Fri, 1 Jul 2016 11:14:40 -0700
  This is very clever and simple! I was sourcing hinges for extenders and thinking of bearings in the ends of a 2" aluminum tube...
• Re: cheap vanagon skylights
  Historical mailing list - Trevor
  Tue, 3 Jan 2012 09:18:35 -0800
  ...skylights and we warranty them! Our skylight fit to the OEM hinges and assembly kits too. We feel confident in saying we make the...
• '72 Westy update (was Re: '71 single cab pickup?)
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 14:40:03 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Replaced both hinges that hold the engine hatch on. Replaced seal with a good used one from the junkyard. Replaced sliding door seal with...
• Westy large battery capacity options
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 13:43:36 -0700
  ...The 4 battery per bank version might be so tight as to require short wire straps as suspension hinges since there may be not...
• Re: Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help??
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 16:45:53 -0400
  ...the one closest to the hinges of the box is the fuel >>>>pump relay ... it powers the pump itself. the other one powers the...
• box for luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Thu, 10 Jul 1997 22:36:42 -0700 (PDT)
  ...It has 2 big clasps attached with metal pins and the hinges are 6" wide with metal pins. Color: light blue. There is a...
• Re: Front door adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 18 Feb 2015 20:05:21 -0800
  ...The hinges rarely wear out. I've been able to fix most of these with a floor jack and a 4x4 under the flat...
• Re: Other Vanagon items I hope someone can create
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 5 Feb 2020 12:55:55 -0500
  ...which still works, but I replaced the rubber seals at the hinges which had died & started to leak. The lumber yard items were about...
• Re: POPTOP YOUR RIDE.. Re: Installing a pop-top on a non-pop top EASY
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 13:29:38 -0700
  ...the outside reinforcement bracket can be cut so it makes the hinges sit straight - but it really isnt a big issue as the hinges...
• Re: PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Sat, 7 Mar 2015 10:09:37 -0500
  ...I wouldn't try to remove the rear hinges from the poptop > itself. > > Marc Perdue > >> On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 4:50 PM...
• Re: PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 7 Mar 2015 09:14:39 -0800
  ...I wouldn't try to remove the rear hinges from the poptop >> itself. >> >> Marc Perdue >> >>> On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 4:50 PM...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re=3A_Another_thing_I_didn=E2=80=99t_know_about_my_van?=
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 12 Apr 2021 23:33:07 -0400
  ...The latch striker plate is adjustable as is the bracket that the hinges fit into . You can level the box and get it closing...
• Re: putting a poptop on a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 14:39:05 -0700
  ...This > 12" > steel bar mates with the rear hinges and will really ease the fastening > of > the bugger down. > Ideally, if you didn't...
• Re: Removing the Westy Top and Installing a Temporary Top
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 20:54:51 EST
  ...then take all but one bolt out of the hinges at the rear - leave the middle bolt on each side.. now is when you...
• Re: roof top storage / leveling blocks .ramp / fuse block cover / 3rd battery
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Thu, 10 May 2018 18:00:29 -0700
  ...I’d love is a cap for the roof rack on hinges. > > Say a inch or two tall rim attached to the carriage loops...
• Re: Other Vanagon items I hope someone can create
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 5 Feb 2020 00:28:18 +0000
  ...is one of two areas.  Either some ingress at where the hinges are.  Or, the molded acrylic panel itself.  Here is an idea, although...
• Drooling over Alistair's work: was:Jim's voice
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 14:32:24 -0400
  ...When I have my hands on a set of the rear light hinges I’ll finally be able to have a van with something...
• Re: Silicone, silcone/latex caulking question (Has VC. Honest!)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:43:45 -0700
  ...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: pics of the infamous pick n pull van!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 3 Apr 2008 11:57:28 -0800
  ...I am using the water tank and bed hinges from a full Westy but nothing else. The water tank is low enough that the...
• Re: Powering a 110V A/C
  Historical mailing list - Steven Cu
  Sat, 11 Apr 1998 18:14:13 +0800
  ...it only when the door is closed to aavoid straining the hinges and locks. How cold does it get? Well after a few hours...
• New Bus!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Jun 1995 07:49:12 -0700 (PDT)
  ...only 1) I pull the lid open (a bit stiff - the hinges are kinda crusty) and there is the hand crank laying on the...