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• My first 09 subi conversion and some body work stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:39:11 -0400
  ...http://www.benplace.com/bertrand_subi1.htm On the same page I just added some pretty cool body work stuff, we now have a...
• Re: End of Diesel Vanagon Saga
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 14 Jan 2005 16:25:23 -0800
  ...better, to fix a good >> body/interior van with new hardware rather than to do body and interior >> work >> on a good mechanical van...
• Re: More Woe is me !!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 13:40:24 -0700
  ...I have a little experience doing body work - bondo stuff - and own most tools, but I've never done anything this major before. My...
• Water Pumper Head Corrosion (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 8 May 96 13:33:52 EDT
  Actually, I've heard of this approach being used also to stop body rust on cars. Could be of interest to us folks. I...
• Re: Air Lift
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 12:37:12 -0500
  You,can also use an old CV body(be sure to take out the ball bearings or it won't fit) to lift the...
• $500 in free service for 86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Helge Weissig
  Sat, 7 Jan 2017 07:01:22 -0800
  ...I do think my master cylinder needs replacement, but otherwise, it's most body work and maybe a new muffler b/c the last...
• Re: "Car Computer" in your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Verry
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:07:57 -0500
  ...developed a very simple tray to hold the computer while driving. Works better than the passenger seat, especially when the wife is along. Thought...
• Wasserboxer or Aircooled?
  Historical mailing list - CAP'N HOOK, THE SOFTWARE PIRATE
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 13:52:17 PST
  So my old 78 is getting tired body-wise, and I'm not inclined to do the work on it. Mechanically it's excellent...
• Re: lug nuts--broke a socket--socket strength investigations...
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 02:11:51 EDT
  ...Takes about 10 minutes and > gives me a nice, quick upper-body workout as a bonus. I use a 1/2" drive > Craftsman socket...
• 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - The Davis Family
  Mon, 31 May 1999 16:44:20 -0700
  ...of ten overall. Work: New rad, new ball joints, new muffler, reasonable tires, new paint, no visible rust or bodywork. The only down side...
• FS: 85 Vanagon Westfalia in Maryland
  Historical mailing list - James W Wagner
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:56:34 -0400
  ...All camping appliances are in good working order. Includes both front and rear table, and center single seat. New tire, brake shoes & pads, drums...
• Re: Burnt Wires!!-Please look and advise
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:13:48 -0500
  ...If that switch totally quit working, you'd likely never know it. Mike ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to...
• Pure Sine Wave Inverter
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:49:29 -0800
  I looked at the archives, but its not working right now. There aren't any reviews online that I can find regarding pure sine...
• FS 1980 Full Westy Project Van
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:20:28 -0400
  ...her! Yes, it needs a lot of work, but has 94K original miles, and the body is not that bad (see Samba ad). http...
• Re: model makers - mod. new beetle into van
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:53:35 -0800
  ...increasing cider > production at work), but this article came my way > > http://www.korkutvarol.com/Microbus1.html Very nice work... VW should talk to...
• OT FS: 88 Jetta GLi
  Historical mailing list - Chris
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:40:39 -0500
  ...the body sucks...car was rearended before I owned it and the body work done on it wouldn't win any awards, ditto for...
• My `70 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Jack Bradley
  Sun, 31 Mar 96 20:57 WET
  ...I finally finshed all the body work today and got to primer it. It is such a feeling when all the work I put...
• Re: No Headlights or Turnsignals but Markers OK Update 4
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:54:05 -0700
  ...Earlier, I made a passenger side common bodywork ground for headlight/turnsignal/flasher. They are all working perfectly. Do the same combined ground on...
• Re: mounting a laptop in vanagon The answer!!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:16:54 +0000
  ...So why wouldn't working on the computer, or reading the newspaper be any different?? I do draw the line with makeup....I have...
• Re: Vanagon body panels
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Fri, 14 Nov 2014 20:05:50 -0500
  ...with a lot of work. See link to photos of my 84 Vanagon restore project. We blasted the entire body, replaced and filled, then...
• Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:14:58 -0500
  ...The early throttle body and switch will work. However, the throttle bore is smaller which will reduce the 2.1L output. Oh wait! You...
• Re: Rust Bubbles WAS: POR15 question.
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Mon, 7 May 2007 14:03:29 -0400
  ...i got my start in body work with this book and still refer to it from time to time. it is a little out...
• air conditioner thank you!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 23:30:12 -0400
  I worked on the A/C tonight, 3 hours work including the 1 hour stay at Home Depot, trying to find stuff. The leaking...
• Wife backed my van into a guard rail :-(
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Smith
  Thu, 16 Oct 1997 10:52:21 EST
  ...Any suggestions? I have an extra end cap for that side, what about the bumper? And - any ideas/experience with the body work + painting...
• Re: more Rust solutions...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 13:08:07 EDT
  ...the paraffin type "waxoil" spray on stuff works best, if you have to use any undercoating at all. . thinner is better. fyi, if you...
• 86 Vanagon FS (Guelph/ON/Canada)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 May 2002 19:48:47 -0400
  ...I can't really afford the gas/insurance while my wife isn't working. Here's the details 175,000 kms 7 passanger. 2...
• Re: '85 Westy paint Color
  Historical mailing list - scmills
  Tue, 2 Jul 2002 15:35:44 -0500
  Go to any professional auto body supply store. Any store can mix any color, and any store can put it in a can if...
• Winter (Westy Sleep Time)
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 18:54:37 -0400
  ...to have access to the van so that I can do body work and stuff. Any good ideas on how to find a garage...
• Vacuum hose & throttle assembly
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 07:28:24 -0800
  ...work the bugs out of an engine rebuild. This weekend I noticed that there are 2 vacuum hose connections to the throttle body--one...
• Re: set 4 of hubcaps on ebay...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 4 Jan 2008 21:58:37 -0500
  ...ebay works :<) ya gotta make yer money somehow > :<P > > > ************** > Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > > http://body.aol.com...
• Re: Source for Westfalia left-hand mudguard?
  Historical mailing list - Todd P. Last
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 10:13:46 -0800
  ...They do work well. I've had a set on my '89 Westy for years and years and they still look great. - Ron Salmon...
• Re: window removal -- bad news
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 29 Oct 2003 14:27:44 EST
  ...Well, I haven't done any body work in a few years, guess I need the practice. One clue I overlooked in all this...
• Re: [Syncro] When is a Syncro too rusty to Restore?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:09:58 -0700
  Max, Where are you located? I currently have two Syncro rolling chassis that need small amounts of body work to make very presentable. I...
• interested?
  Historical mailing list - tonyd
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 09:24:31 +0000
  ...body 60k on new factory engine new brakes (rear 9/27/98 front 6/98) power mirrors rear wiper captains chairs led clock works...
• Re: Material to fill the seams
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 21 May 2010 06:40:39 EDT
  ...The right stuff is Auto Body Seam Sealer available from any good auto body supply shops BUT, I prefer not to fill the seams...
• '59 Pickup Windshield Rubber Installation!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Sep 1994 23:28:04 -0700
  ...as he could against it while I worked hard to pull the rubber lip over the body. Finally, once a certain amount of the...
• 74 Bus FS in WI
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Jul 1996 06:55:35 -0500
  ...We decided to get the newer bus because I don't have the time right now to do the body work on the old...
• June HMN ads
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 05 Jun 1996 23:36:26 -0400
  ...CA '61 van, $700 (914)336-7927 NY '61 camper, solid body, strong engine, best offer (717)458-6013 PA '62 pickup, rusty, $500...
• to rebuild or not to rebuild
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jul 1995 01:05:30 -0400
  ...Does any body have any advice for me. At this point my decision is between getting a long block or by the parts and...
• Re: Conspiracy Theory - The Skye is Phalling!!!!
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 12:38:45 -0700
  ...and that > meant unbolting the body from the frame and lifting up the body to get > the fuel tank out!!! took many hours per...
• Re: Welding near fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - LarsP
  Tue, 26 Dec 2023 12:51:29 -0700
  ...bodyshop guy is extremely experienced in Vanagons.&nbsp; Yet, he has made no mention of removing fuel tank and stuff before beginning work.</p...
• Re: Need Painter
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:10:23 -0600
  ...David Allen Body Shop did some great work for me many years ago but I don't know if he still has the same...
• Re: Idle Control System Explanation, please?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Fri, 13 Mar 2015 20:46:53 -0500
  ...So far, anyway, but I've also found a Subaru donor car. > > Install the new throttle body and work down the list from there...
• Re: Dented passenger door, broken heart
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 18 May 2004 18:04:32 -0500
  ...I've done some body work > before but my heart just sunk when I saw the damage. I'll have to drill out > the...
• <4WD VW/AUDI> interview with VW chairman Ferdinand Piech in >auto,motor & sport <
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Niksch
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 18:28:30 UT
  ...It it is said to become the second alluminium-body vehicel after the "three-liter" vehicele? [see also vanagon.com - news] Piech: No, it...
• Re: Grill fix glue?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:29:11 -0700
  ...professional grade body shop supplies store, not just a FLAPS. It's for filling smal dents, is sandable, etc. but works on grills too...
• 84 Westy for sale San Francisco Bay area $600 ono
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lofting
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 16:08:01 -0800
  ...Maintenance history for last 2 years and official workshop manuals. Been daily commuter for 2 years. Clutch lever and stick shift linkage just gave...
• Dometic problems
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:15:49 -0800
  Hi all, My dometic works or doesn't work randomly. Sometimes it sparks once and is started. Sometimes it will go out quickly. Sometimes...
• Ah, spring... (Actual Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 14:48:10 -0600
  ...me for the good work they do. The place where I bought my bus uses them to do misc. bodywork on the VW's...
• Re: WTB: 85 Engine Harness
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 12 May 2010 08:52:59 -0400
  ...wrote: > Need a good working one. It must be from an 85 with the single switch on the throttle body and the two timing...
• '71 Campmobile FS
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 01:55:25 -0500
  ...1600 engine from '70 beetle needs carb work, has good body, sink & fridge, nice interior, lots of new parts asking $2000 (sounds like he...
• fs 1980 westfalia pop-up
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Oct 1996 21:35:41 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Body rough but solid ( fiberglass work done by previous owner) 149,000 miles (engine replaced at 120,000 with used engine Manual transmission Pop...
• 91 Vanagon for sale
  Historical mailing list - EThom2726
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 21:44:10 EST
  ...White with grey interior,body looks very good. A/C works.Sameowner last five years. Call Barry 616-459-7635.asking $9700.00 I...
• [Fwd: [Fwd: Habanero antifreeze?]]
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
  Sat, 17 Apr 1999 07:22:27 -0500
  ...Alexander" wrote: > Unca - You got a point, but just a very dilute wiping of Nouc Mam sauce > on the body work will keep one...
• Re: unsubscribing
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 22:21:17 -0700
  On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, Kintz, Roger wrote: > I have tried repeatedly to send the message: "unsubscribe vanagon" both as > subject and body of...
• Re: seat options for Multivan?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 17:57:50 EST
  ...any middle seat from a pass van will work in there, just get the floor tracks. the body already has threaded holes in the...
• FS: 1986 Adventurewagen
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 23:13:41 -0400
  ...Needs minor body and paint work, tires, rear bumper. Teak interior, optional indoor shower option, huge skylight, parquet wood floor, slide-out upper bunk...
• video: Making of a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Mon, 1 Dec 2008 07:16:40 -0500
  ...Ed in CT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWMSlgelgpI&feature=related _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Hotmail now works up to 70% faster. http://windowslive.com...
• Re: READ!! your van is rusting and you dont even know it!!!.....
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 22:00:54 EDT
  ...Auto manufacturers use a compound called body cavity wax to seal inside panels to protect against rust. Great stuff, it's semi fluid and...
• Re: Westy LuggageRack Noise
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 19 Dec 2023 23:33:33 -0800
  <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> </head> <body> I've had this happen when air...