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• Re: All This Talk About Inline VWConversions...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 15 May 2013 12:10:52 -0700
  ...Cal is one source of bars and mounts. scott www.turbovans.com On 5/15/2013 11:47 AM, J Stewart wrote: > Had me...
• Re: Fwd: 81 Air cooled... Engine conversion options??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:02:17 -0800
  ...all Diesel Vanagon parts ....( btw, 83 with solid-end engine coversion bars and larger rubber mounts are singificantly better than the one-year-only...
• Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:32:50 -0700
  ...To use Bars Leaks or not..... > > In a message dated 9/16/2009 4:29:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > mbucchino@CHARTER.NET...
• P22 basemodel westy interior Re: westfalia interiors
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:03:15 EDT
  ...the interior consists of a full size > folding bed with flat foam cushions covered is a colorful patterns of > horizontal little bars with rounded...
• Re: Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:16:16 -0700
  ...Courtney > I buy tools from Harbor Freight (the store, not the catalog) and > usually find nothing wrong with them, my breaker bars for the...
• Re: Westy's vs Other Configurations for Camping
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 08:08:25 -0700
  ...Over the front seats is an aftermarket sunroof and I have 3 Yakima rack cross bars on the roof for carrying bikes, kayaks, and...
• Re: 70 Bus - Too Tall In The Saddle
  Historical mailing list - John_K_Hopp
  Mon, 17 Jul 1995 13:27:03 -0600 (MDT)
  ...I had planned to have the rear torsion bars adjusted to remove the slight sag. However, this weekend I replaced the shocks (front/back...
• westfalia restoration articles from HOT VWs (1968-1979 buses)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 10 May 94 17:54:16 CDT
  ...Suspension (sway bars, shocks) Apr 1991, Project Westfalia update and some semi-related articles: Aug 1990, Minimizing Engine oil temperature Mar 1991, Bus bumper...
• Re: Anyone running a Porsche 6?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 19:53:32 +1200
  ...He runs MSDS in Glendale which offers engine conversions, big >brakes, winches, and bull bars fof Vanagons. That's Marty Schneider. He normally sells...
• Re: brush guard/bull bars for vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 7 Oct 2006 23:34:24 -0400
  Not right away I can't. Too many things in the way....(vehicle is in the garage and buried behind a lot of other...
• Re: Upon seeing bostig's handiwork
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:02:44 -0400
  ...It will locate much further > back, is beefier, single bar chromoly, and can have rock bars that > attach and tie in to upgraded driveshaft...
• Re: ABA 2.0L 15 degrees
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:26:50 -0800
  ...Make some tack welds. >> > Support the engine >> again and remove the carrier bars. Weld stuff up >> > right. >> Replace carrier bars and you should be...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:07:42 -0400
  ...Thanks for the bandwidth, Doug in CT Robert Stewart wrote: > I agree on all fronts. > > I was thinking of using these Bars Stop leaks...
• Re: propex heater problems
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:16:07 -0700
  ...what I assume is > minimal heat (very short bars on the dial) to hottest (long bars on the > dial). > > When I switch it left...
• Re: Shims Swaybars CVs and Steve's Spings
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 21:18:53 -0800
  ...Shims Swaybars CVs and Steve's Spings > > Derrek, > > Could you tell me where you bought the sway bars for you Vanagon, and any > other...
• Re: $75,000 syncro SVX Westy
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:24:17 -0500
  ...2015, at 8:55 PM, JordanVw@aol.com wrote: > >> > >> interesting brush bars and fill port outlet deletes (why?) > >> > >> _TheSamba.com :: VW Classifieds - 1987 SVX...
• Fwd: Re: Roof top Racks
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:29:06 -0500
  ...72" bars are the way to go but they are hard to find. I think 48" is the bare minimum but I can double...
• Re: Carrier Bars?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 21:13:50 -0800
  ABS + Duct tape should work. Heh, heh, heh. Steel? Yah! And please do better than this! < kidding .... kind of > http://sites.google.com/site...
• Re: MORE ROOF RACKS
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Jan 1995 11:13:31 -0500
  ...This presents a much more compact design and keeps the cross bars near the roof. Maximum strength on the fiberglass is made by mounting...
• seatupholstery removal tip request
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 26 Mar 2017 13:35:38 -0400
  ...Also not sure how to deal with the metal rings and metal bars in the seat bottom. So some tips on the best way...
• Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:38:38 -0700
  I'm with Mr. McNeely. If you can swell the head gaskets AND they are only in the seep stage, that's fine. However...
• Replace Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Thu, 2 Jan 1997 15:11:22 -0700 (MST)
  ...1) AlumaSeal/Bars Leak 2) Repair heads/Replace Gaskets (J.B. Weld) 3) Replace the heads/Gaskets 4) Replace engine The main contingency is...
• ??? Time for Head gasket ?????
  Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
  Mon, 11 Aug 1997 10:22:07 -0400
  ...Over flow tank is over flowing. Coolent system Bleed numerous times. Bars leak added. New expansion tank cap. 2. Over heats and spews coolent...
• HELP with EVC kayak racks
  Historical mailing list - j
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 18:28:48 -0400
  ...I have a set of old Yakima bars that I used on the Westy, and was planning on going with towers on the EVC...
• Re: PRICE OF Cigaretttes
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 08:50:40 -0800
  ...That and > > the segragating of smokers in bars and restaurants (MA) and > > elimination of > > smokers in both in CA... it is actually quite nice...
• Re: full width blue Zbed in Oakland PNP
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:56:25 EST
  ...ONLY found in 1984 Wolfy > passenger model. > > I see the jail bars were still there in the photo. Hope you grabbed them. > > the jailbars...
• Re: Head gasket leaking. Bummer.
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:52:02 -0500
  ...In the archives somewhere (or someone can chime in) are instructions for adding the Bars stuff to the coolant and doing so while the...
• Re: All This Talk About Inline VWConversions...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 15 May 2013 11:53:22 -0700
  ...Mark J Stewart wrote: > Had me wondering, just where DO you get these diesel carrier bars-other than a wrecked/junked diesel Vanagon of...
• Fwd: High top
  Historical mailing list - Gregoire Blachon
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 10:04:21 -0600
  ...Height sucks in europe you have a lot of 2meter height bars limit. 2/ high consumption due to aerodynamic. 3/ wind sensitive with stock...
• Re: canoe rack - no drilling required !!
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux
  Sat, 13 Jun 1998 06:26:28 -0400
  ...I carry my old town on it as well as two bikes !! ( i got > three bars, two over the luggage rack for the bikes...
• Re: Aluma Seal, Bar's Leak, Blah, Blah, Blah.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 10:40:10 EST
  Terry; Personally, if I was buying a vehicle and found out the owner takes "short-cuts" like using Bars Leak, I would RUN not...
• Re: Winkler 22.5 fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 22 May 2002 06:21:41 -0400
  ...I am no expert but I recall that one of the left to right bars in the frame has to be moved further back...
• Re: Getting a Handle on the Handling of the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 21:48:00 EDT
  ...Changing the springs was a comprise to me getting the sway bars. Another factor was I put my 15" rims on with Argils 205...
• Re: roof racks
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 12:30:17 -0500
  ...I bought 2x3" aluminum channel and made 7 1/2 foot long bars to carry all my kayaks and canoes. 4 outrigger pieces at...
• Re: Tire pressure '86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:15:38 -0400
  ...path when cornering or lane control? So called sway bars are really anti-roll bars. They reduce side to side leaning and the only...
• Re: Friday bird AKICIV (All Knowledge is Contained in Vandom)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:20:55 -0500
  At 03:51 PM 11/20/2009, Dave Mcneely wrote: >Winter goldfinch is something I thought of, but David did not mention >wing bars...
• Re: Rubber meets the metal
  Historical mailing list - Toby Basiliko
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 18:36:12 -0700
  ...Suspension components I am > talking about here, sway bars, bushings, etc. > wherever rubber meets the metal. > > > - Jeff > Iwanna21/23windowsunroofDeluxe! > '80 Westi '67 Sqbk '64...
• Re: Yakima racks web site on back hatch of Westy
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 08:44:54 -0700
  Robert, Perhaps you could give us a side view so we could see what components attach the bike to the bars (and how). Also...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 16:38:43 -0600
  ...lock) >- a window ice scraper >- an emergency sleeping bag >- some chocolate bars or Christmas cake (for energy) >Larry Johnson in Ontario, Canada > >Hans Brouwer...
• Rear Trailing Arm trivia
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Sun, 1 Sep 2002 07:14:35 -0700
  ...it cant be for traction bars thats for sure!:) Can I cut them off?? reason Im asking is becouse it looks as though it...
• Re: You're Invited! Herbie & Friends Cruise Across America (A Little Long)
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Thu, 5 May 2005 17:36:12 -0400
  ...The main route will be east on I-10 to I-15 north to the > first lunch stop (about noon) in Barstow, CA, afterwhich...
• Re: Vanagon seat replacements?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 22:40:54 +0000
  ...All:  I have Routan seats as our front seats.  Just remove the tracks from your original chairs.  Then fabricate some bars to attach the...
• An idea for Replacing Pop Top Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 2 May 2014 10:54:02 -0400
  ...Lift up the rear of the top 2 feet or so, so that the top actually pivots on the bars that hold up the...
• Westy roof rack for two kayaks?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Freshley
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:03:44 -0700
  ...The separation between the bars and the 8' height of the van with crossbars makes the Hullavator a two person operation and precarious at...
• Re: lug nut torque?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 9 Jul 2005 05:39:02 -0500
  ...Cheater bars? Whats that? This is 2005 , not 1905 Right?
• It is indeed Friday ...
  Historical mailing list - Brian Tipsword
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:49:06 -0700
  ...Why I hear that even has .22 long rifle rounds as fuses too (color coded of course) ~ the jail bars are from the county...
• Re: another victim - pop top lifting assembly weak spot
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:22:43 -0400
  ...lowering of the top as much as it does from the bars/lift assemblies vibration/movement while driving. I'm not totally sure of...
• Re: 1981 Rialta-Welcome Me Back
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 4 Mar 2015 16:48:56 -0800
  ...Not the half, and front bars for the sleeper, roof. > Take a look into my Twitter, for Photos. @acbutlerDANDY The seats, and top, look...
• Speed
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 14:27:29 -0800
  ...My buses all have or had; tight steering, gas shocks, heavy-duty anti-sway bars (5/8") front & rear, good tires, pressure checked. My...
• SURVEY - I need a metal fab. project
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 17:53:45 -0700
  ...simple front bike rack (mentioned recently), simple rear bike hangers, nerf bars, and air intake heat shields. What I'd really like to hear...
• jumpseats, sliding side windows, complete blue interior 4 sale in Seattle.
  Historical mailing list - Roade Kampe
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 13:16:05 -0800
  ...2 jumpseats, both with mounting bars, ONE with seat belts. $200 and $250. full blue cloth interior from a 85 GL $250 orig. michelin...
• Re: Opinions wanted! - Vanagon Side Bar prototype
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 11:20:50 -0400
  ...would also be in order of price as >well. > >These side bars are very light weight and bolt securely to the frame of the...
• Re: Thicker anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 25 Apr 2017 12:59:28 -0500
  ...I installed Addco sway bars front and rear and the change was amazing, and made the van much safer. > > The Vanagon could no doubt...
• Re: Vendor reputation
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 20:06:34 -0500
  Thought I seen a post a while back about a fellow selling parts for a diesel engine bars and bellhousing Velma 82 1.9L...
• Re: Stuff wanted 'n stuff available
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 1 Sep 2003 20:28:25 -0600
  ...tranny, mounting bars, engine mounts, oil pan, > hoses, etc. > - vanagon stuff: front doors free for pickup, good shape > - quantum starter, worked fine when pulled...
• Momo shift knob - guilty pleasure
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Fri, 1 Jul 2005 09:55:11 -0700
  ...Peace, Ry '89 Westfalia 2wd, 5spd, inline4, big brakes, sway bars, and tons of other pimpy junk.
• Re: Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 14:55:41 -0500
  Jeff if you find a link to that auction, even if it is ended, please post it. Chris On 12/11/05, Jeff Oxroad...
• Re: [WetWesties] VW Campers and Kayaks
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 10:46:30 -0800
  I use Thule bars, the tall foot kind, mounted on the rain gutters and are high enough to clear the pop-top. I have...
• Re: three blind mice
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 21 Nov 2016 07:07:03 -0400
  I just use a pen knife … two bars of irish spring sliced-up and distributed along with half-a-dozen smelly fabric softener sheets...
• Re: 86 Westy Camper Awning
  Historical mailing list - Leonard Sitongia
  Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:37:38 -0700
  ...It's a bit difficult to restore after deploying it (getting the spring-loaded bars back into the housing), but that's okay. I...