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• [68-91] limited slip diff
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Apr 96 21:41 CDT
  ...sells LockRite auto-locking rear diffs for buses, 1968-1991 for >IRS bus or vanagons. 2 models, #1310/1311, for 2 or 4 spider...
• Re: self-adjusting brakes?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Dec 1996 06:08:35 -0500
  ...adjusters to being so? imean, we have people putting t-3 irs into everything from ghias and bugs, to buggys, so why not v...
• Re: What's in your tape deck?
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Sat, 5 Jan 2002 12:28:06 -0500
  ...Volume 1...from the box set Alligator Records 25th Anniversary, (a collection) disc 2 of 2 These People Are Nuts! 1989 IRS sampler Loud...
• RE: coil over springs for busses with sagging rear ends?
  Historical mailing list - JOHNSON THOMAS H
  Thu, 21 Dec 1995 11:09:39 -0900 (AKST)
  ...ever heard of this? > > Finally, has anyone out there ever actually adjusted the rear torsion > bars on an IRS-type breadloaf? I've done...
• LAWFULLY pay NO IncomeTaxes Ever Again!!!!!!! 2453
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 17 Feb 2001 19:56:45 -0700
  Judges, Lawyers, Accountants and IRS Agents absoulutely concur- You can LAWFULLY and LEGALLY not pay income taxes for the rest of your LIFE!!! PLUS...
• Re: If you've replaced your CV joints--please read
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 12:17:14 -0500 (EST)
  ...Now one side is marked 5/79. > > This is true at least of all OEM Bus/Vanagon IRS CV's and all FWD VW...
• [subaruvanagon] Re: new member\cooling system bleeding\mufflers\etc.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 21:27:21 +1200
  ...Get rid of the swingaxle IRS and replace it with a CV setup, with an aftermarket rear-disc kit. This is my dream vehicle...
• Re: ?? SA Engine Conversion ??
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 20:57:32 +1200
  ...Drivetrains and suspensions were unique to Holden until the Opel IRS was recently introduced. Commodores are sold in South Africa and Saudi Arabia with...
• Re: Rear wheel bearing spacer, replacement always necessary?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:11:06 -0800
  ...I have never had to replace the spacer sleeve on any IRS-based VW (Bug, Bus, Vanagon), because I've never encountered any damaged...
• VW content galore
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 09:31:08 -0800
  ...64 MGB, 57 MGA, 65 Triumph TR4A IRS, 69 Triumph GT6+, 64 Triumph Spitfire, 71 Cadillac Eldorado, 71 Ford Pinto hatchback, 72 Ford Pinto...
• Advice Needed
  Historical mailing list - John T. Croteau
  Fri, 8 Sep 1995 15:26:50 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Hot Rod it! Cal look, lower it, 1835cc with IRS conversion, custom paint job, etc.. Option 1, after doing all the history search on...
• Re: for those of you who are into Sprinter vans...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 22:03:44 +1200
  ...Unsophisticated (where's the IRS? Heck, Mercedes only just discovered IFS for vans!). And just how reliable will it be? -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New...
• Re: Westy tax write off?
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 17:56:42 -0500
  ...That last > part is tricky - not sure it the IRS means washing facilities or an > actual lavatory. I wonder if a porta potty would...
• Re: Spitfires and Joe Lucas
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:06:58 -0700
  Closest I came to a Spit, was a TR4A-IRS and almost bought a Triumph Stag while in England. But the astronomical price of...
• Dictionary terms
  Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
  Wed, 4 Jan 1995 21:31:13 -0500 (EST)
  ...the outer end swings up and down? Don't you mean IRS? Gawd, I hope I'm right, or I'm gonna have to...
• A question from a clueless person...
  Historical mailing list - No Quarter
  Wed, 1 May 1996 21:08:09 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I wanted to know about the deal with swingaxle to IRS conversions. The conversions I have read about remove the gear boxes and I...
• Friday humor
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 22:32:16 -0700
  ...man, "What do you do for a living? Are you a lumberjack, a weightlifter, or what?" The man replied, "I work for the IRS."
• Re: If you've replaced your CV joints--please read
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Feb 1997 21:24:44 +0000
  ...This is true at least of all OEM Bus/Vanagon IRS CV's and all FWD VW CV's I have seen. Showed this...
• Re: Rear wheels lean inward
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Jul 1995 14:33:50 -0400
  ...still be within the specs of the tires? Roland Wilhelmy 65 bus plus rear suspension from '71 (waiting for BusBoys' new IRS conversion kit)
• Re: Duals??
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 15 Jan 2005 15:42:37 +1300
  ...With an IRS setup I doubt "ordinary" dual wheels will work well. If these vans have any camber change over the length of wheel...
• Re: If you've replaced your CV joints--please read
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Mon, 17 Feb 1997 20:07:22 -0800
  > This is true at least of all OEM Bus/Vanagon IRS CV's and all FWD VW > CV's I have seen. Showed this...
• Re: [Not voting for stickers]
  Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 18:56:35 -0600
  ...Foolishness! I vote we table this and direct > the IRS to audit him! > > > ANOTHER SUGGESTION: Ouch! How about > > this: a hand signal. If the...
• Re: main bearing torque
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 08:10:20 -0500
  ...appreciate >>it. >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Tax headache? MSN Money provides relief with tax tips, tools, IRS forms and >>more! http://moneycentral.msn.com/tax/workshop/welcome.asp >> >> >> > > >
• Re: BZ Shelf Arrived
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Sat, 7 Jun 2008 14:05:23 -0600
  ...Use your IRS stimulus check & order now. YMMV, Mr. BZ > > > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow...
• Re: vendor discount
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 28 Mar 2014 20:04:27 -0700
  ...vendor discount You must be one of those guys who put 'zero' in your IRS W-9 so you can get a bigger tax...
• Re: Corvair-powered Bay on Virginia CL
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:50:02 -0500
  ...First off, the book was published in '65, the same year GM finally redesigned the new IRS rear suspension, so the handling problems were...
• OT: Will Americans buy an Australian "Pontiac GTO"??
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 21:33:57 +1200
  ...car's rear-end-induced oversteer, caused by the trailing-arm IRS (though this is a trait held by all Commodores including the first...
• Re: Spitfires and Joe Lucas
  Historical mailing list - Don
  Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:48:32 -0600
  ...Spitfires and Joe Lucas > > Closest I came to a Spit, was a TR4A-IRS and almost bought a Triumph > Stag > while in England. But...
• Re: RV insurance on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 May 2003 23:18:29 -0400
  ...The Westy does not qualify as an RV per the IRS code mostly because it does not have permanently installed toilet and shower facilities...
• Re: Mercedes 5cyl 300TD in vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Thu, 19 Dec 2002 23:58:47 -0800
  ...The first Datsun overhead cam with IRS came to the USA a year or two after the BMW 1600. Lots of similarities. Of course...
• Re: Front Wheel Bearing Source
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:03:23 -0800
  ...It is also used on the IRS differential output shafts (1 each side) on Beetles, Ghias and Type 3s I have repros on my...
• Re: Seat Belts
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 19:56:07 +1200
  ...I too intend to put IRs in the back; Japanese vans have 'em in back. I suggest you try a wrecker; belts from a...
• Re: "Favorite Vanagon Features" (& least-favorite)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 14 May 2005 22:28:19 +1200
  ...have those) Slider locks in open position Rear-mounted engine layout IRS Handling Forward-control design Ultrastrong body design at BOTH ends Appearance (very...
• Re: CV Joint Bolts
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 16:28:35 -0700
  ...the wheel? > > Also would anyone know offhand if the Type 1 IRS CV > bolt fit the Vanagon? > They have a 12? spline fitting in...
• Re: Mercedes 5cyl 300TD in vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 19:43:03 +1300
  ...the late-60s Datsun Bluebirds had a good name too, and had IRS. My 1970 Toyota Crown coupe was a heavy solid car, with...
• 1985 and 1986 vanagons
  Historical mailing list - alan seeley
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 20:33:32 -0500
  ...want to donate them as i risk the scrutiny of the irs if i donate a van every year. I was asking $800 for...
• Re: ?? SA Engine Conversion ??
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 10:32:30 -0500
  ...that VW should have kept the rear-engine/IRS layout (or done >a midengine/IRS job) for the T4, but used a NEW DOHC...
• FYI Australian Caravelle specs
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 22:14:15 +1300
  ...They thought the IRS Previa outhandled it, if I remember rightly. Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand VW & mollusc nut 1969 Kombi with Corvair 2...
• Re: vw type I, type II, type III and type IV
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 10:06:22 EDT
  ...They did had the IRS tranaxle but retained the VW wide 5 wheels long after they disappeared from the Beetle. Chuck '85 Wolfsburg Westy...
• weakly stats ... he's after the Unknowns again!!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 21 Apr 95 09:10:06 CDT
  ...those Unknowns!!!! :) or i might just send that list to the IRS. who knows what they would do with it! so, anyway, if you...
• Re: '80 Vanagon H2O, need transmission guidance.
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Tue, 15 Oct 1996 09:46:44 -0500 (CDT)
  ...They have all the used parts for converting an older Bus IRS to the newer style. It'll just cost you a phone call...
• Re: Clipped by a Camaro/ Insurance finale
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Sat, 3 Mar 2001 15:59:27 EST
  ...Now take the IRS (a Delaware Corporation),or HMOs...but it's not Friday. Ken Hunter 82 Westy 1.9D 84 Jetta 1.5D
• Re: Subaru WRX ... front-engined Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 2 May 2003 18:35:42 +1200
  ...Fit an IRS diff and keep the suspension stock. Could even do a 4WD, using (lowered) Syncro front hubs/suspension. Shifter? Use a cable...
• Re: no VW sports cars? Brakes!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 30 May 2004 23:27:13 +1200
  ...Like all rear-engined VWs, it had IRS. But I'm not sure how well that renault swingaxle worked... perhaps this was that particular...
• 85 vanagon-takes gas, klacks like a diesel
  Historical mailing list - Charlie Callahan
  Sat, 30 Mar 1996 23:43:41 +0000
  ...BTW, is $600 reasonable for a motor? That's if all else fails... :( ..and just about what the IRS owes me. :) Charlie "fiddle fix...
• Re: Bus Boys comes thru Pt 2
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 May 1996 01:36:31 -0400
  ...butts off 6 days a week building beams, swing axle kits, irs kits, safari windows (80 sets 2/3ds the way finished), steering boxes...
• CV Joint Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dan Stevens
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 20:59:52 -0400
  ...the wheel? Also would anyone know offhand if the Type 1 IRS CV bolt fit the Vanagon? They have a 12? spline fitting in...
• approx price for tranny upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 19:45:57 -0500
  ...also, about the irs, is there any way to get stronger halfshafts so that i don't have to worry about twisting them up...
• Re: Porshe Alloy Wheels on a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 27 Feb 2000 22:11:55 EST
  ...Had a 71 balljoint/disk brake frontend (same bolt pattern as Vanagon) and a Bus Boys IRS rear with Type 3 4-bolt drums...
• Re: main bearing torque
  Historical mailing list - Doug in CA
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 21:42:53 -0700
  ...appreciate > > it. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Tax headache? MSN Money provides relief with tax tips, tools, IRS forms and > > more! http://moneycentral.msn.com/tax/workshop/welcome.asp > >
• Fw: 1985 and 1986 vanagons
  Historical mailing list - alan seeley
  Sun, 12 Aug 2001 21:19:36 -0500
  ...want to donate them as i risk the scrutiny of the irs if i donate a van every year. I was asking $800 for...
• Re: Subject: Re: 16" wheels from other makes?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 23:45:02 -0700
  ...Ian Anderson <irsa76@OPTUSNET.COM.AU> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Dorm" <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM> VW make 16" alloys for the T4. They also...
• Re: Westy tax write off?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 18:37:01 -0500
  ...That last > > part is tricky - not sure it the IRS means washing facilities or an > > actual lavatory. I wonder if a porta potty would...
• Re: self-adjusting brakes?
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Mon, 2 Dec 1996 13:47:28 -0500 (EST)
  ...adjusters to being so? > > imean, we have people putting t-3 irs into everything from ghias and > bugs, to buggys, so why not v...
• Re: vanagon heaven in trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:35:58 -0500
  Why would they go to the crusher? IRS usually takes property and sells it off. At least that's what happened to my cousin...
• Vanagon Dirvability
  Historical mailing list - Jeff & Jean-Marie Diebolt
  Thu, 10 Oct 1996 16:13:55 -0400
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• Revell model info, another lead!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Dec 1994 12:50:08 -0800
  ...a $2K single cab, with 12V from the factory, shoulder belts, irs, dual circuit brakes. Oh yeah, comes with a 71 front axle he...
• Re: [subaruvanagon] 79 or earlier Transporter (was RE: Engine swap help)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 20:37:02 +1200
  ...Even swingaxle-IRS vans (Splits) can be punted hard. I know... I did it for years, and always got stuck behind slower traffic. Admittedly...
• Re: Advice about setting up Vanagon.com as a 501c3 Non-Profit
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 1 Apr 2017 13:29:17 +0000
  ...I don't want the IRS showing > up at some point and shutting things down, etc. If you can give me some > advice or...
• Re: My Cat is empty
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Sat, 9 Nov 2002 13:18:23 -0500
  ...make you wonder if the same person cheats the IRS and drives on the right hand shoulder in traffic jams... Bringing ideas to life...