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• Rubber front floor rubber mat
  Historical mailing list - Gilles Turmel
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 20:37:22 -0400
  Hi, I have an 89 Westy Syncro and I'm looking for two front floor rubber mats. Any suggestions out there? Best regards. Gilles...
• Re: Clutch pedal won't go to floor
  Historical mailing list - John Morris
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:14:45 -0400
  ...Clutch pedal won't go to floor Hi to all, As you see on the headline, the pedal won't go to the floor...
• Re: Middle Seat for 87 Vanagon GL Westphalia Camper
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Ellis
  Thu, 17 Apr 1997 15:29:21 -0700
  A perfect description of my floor! So, off with the silver rail to see what's below (still hard to imagine that there's...
• Re: Washington Post Classifieds {56 oval}
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ham
  Sun, 22 Sep 1996 11:26:43 -0700
  > '56 Beetle, solid floors, won't last, $1150, 540-364-3960. I wonder what won't last, the floors? or the car at that...
• Re: Floormats and carpet
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 12:55:19 -0800
  Ken, Check out www.gowesty.com, they have lots of customized flooring options and appear top quality and reasonable. Joel 89 Syncro Westy --- Ken...
• Re: JT's Magic Bus Project Update
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 14:52:30 -0400
  JT writes: >In response to all the replies I received yesterday in regards to the >cargo floor sections in my '66 MicroBus.. >I did...
• Re: mystery floor attatchment
  Historical mailing list - Peter Young
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 21:37:23 -0400
  ...Here are the layers of my floor: Metal body, then the OEM plywood, then the Ikea flooring. That's all there is to it...
• Re: Alternative Floors?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 14 Oct 2006 18:52:56 -0700
  ...I wanted to use cork flooring, but didn't get around to it. The rubber mat on top is a very good thing. Easy...
• Rubber Floor Mat
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 21:37:35 -0200
  All this talk about the rubber front floor mats lately leads me to post this. Now, this is an observation I've made of...
• Re: removing floor in '86 weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:58:58 EST
  ...the floor out? > Thanks. > youll have to remove rear rear sofabed and other fixed jumpseat if you want to get the floor out..(basically...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Westy Interior Swap- Rear Seat bolts without welding?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:35:34 -0400
  ...I don't use the stock > under cabinet floor pieces but cut my own from luan, a soft thin plywood. > The rear bed hinge...
• Re: clutch pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 10 Jun 2019 08:21:35 -0700
  hi Dean, - as I push down the clutch pedal, near the Beginning/Top - as I let the pedal up from the floor the clutch...
• Re: Middle seat in a Westy and First Campout Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 21:13:26 EDT
  ...It appears that I will need to remove the floor board to install the rails for the seat? If this is the case does...
• Clutch pedal won't go to floor
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:23:18 -0700
  Hi to all, As you see on the headline, the pedal won't go to the floor. This is not my van. I't...
• Re: test of VC
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Sat, 18 Oct 1997 00:06:00 -0400
  ...With a properly functioning VC, power should be transfered to the front wheels and the van will move forward draging the floor jack with...
• Re: Fw: Deep Cycle Batts.. A Journey
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 17:11:21 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 Gl driver Michael Townsend wrote: > I thought that "never store a battery on a concrete floor" thing was an > urban legend...
• Re: Harbor Freight Floor Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:01:39 -0700
  ...Anyone tried the HF floor jacks? > > Thanks. > > John > > -- > John Rodgers > Clayartist and Moldmaker > 88'GL VW Bus Driver > Chelsea, AL > Http://www.moldhaus.com
• Fw: Deep Cycle Batts.. A Journey
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 09:56:42 -0500
  I thought that "never store a battery on a concrete floor" thing was an urban legend that everyone followed just "in case!" What is...
• Re: AW Warning
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:51:58 -0700
  Oops, continuing....The warning here is to take a good look at what you have beneath that floor. The battery vent holes were a...
• Wet Floor may not be water, break fluid removal
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 06:28:40 -0800
  ...This flooring is surprisingly flexible. Good opportunity to check and deal with floor rust. Thorough rinsing of the carpet and flooring with water will...
• Re: jumpseat cylinder housings
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 14:52:43 -0800
  ...The plate gets welded to the > floor. Now if you are putting these guys on a Westy, your floor covering is > too thick to...
• Re: RUBBERS!! who has rubber front vanagon floormats? vendors?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 01:12:23 EST
  ...any one out there know where you can get rubber floormats for the vanagon? all the vendors offer the Lloyd style carpet floormats, but...
• Re: Looking For Front Floor Mats
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 06:56:46 -0400
  ...Looking For Front Floor Mats Hi: I'm looking for a quality set of front (rubber) floor mats for my '82 Westy. I recall...
• Re: shrunken kitchen floor
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:44:43 -0600
  I removed mine and put a laminate floor in,looks good and easy clean up! I removed my bench seat and the sub floor...
• Re: jumpseat cylinder housings
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 20:57:34 -0700
  << the plywood subfloor in a westy is substantial enough to do the job without all the extra work of ripping up the floor and...
• rubber vanagon floormats on ebay say "VANAGON"
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Nov 2002 06:08:44 EST
  rare "vanagon" rubber floormats on ebay..NEW.. NOT MINE got for it heres the link http://cgi.aol.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...
• Re: Harbor Freight Floor Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Casey H
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 06:26:18 -0400
  I bought one of the beefier HF floor jacks. It was on sale. Bright yellow body, black wheels, white handle. Weight-rated for I...
• Re: That composite floor padding...
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 15:40:41 -0700
  ...That composite floor padding... >Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 14:53:06 -0600 > >Well, not exactly padding...it seems to have minimal padding function...
• Re: Floor Board Rustout
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 27 May 2012 06:07:00 -0400
  ...The floor repair is towards the end of the photo selections. http://picasaweb.google.com/112511052076571953009/VanagonBodyRepairBobRoach?authkey=NNlkgqphqx8&gsessionid=prRAee20EcwIWc3479DljQ On 2012-05...
• wanted:FLOOR MATS
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 13:47:49 -0500
  Hi Folks,I am looking for a set of 1981 rubber floor mats,They were used instead of the carpet in some early Vanagons...
• Re: Flooring in back
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 8 Jun 2013 12:41:56 -0600
  ...However I would not do this > as the flooring is very susceptible to water damage. Instead I would use a > hardwood or bamboo flooring...
• What's wrong with my brakes?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 14:32:05 -0800
  I can push the brake pedal to the floor and nothing happens. My TriStar sat for about 3 years and when I went to...
• Clutch Pedal Going To Floor
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 07:54:32 -0500
  About 2 months ago my clutch pedal in my 83.5 would have to be depressed all the way to the floor to shift...
• rubber floor mats?
  Historical mailing list - D. Gentle
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 18:53:50 -0500
  We're approaching "slush" season here in Wisconsin, which on a farm, means mud AND slush! We always use the deeply grooved rubber floor...
• Whoever you are, do you still have my floor tracks?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 22:41:48 -0500
  Back in March, I struck a deal with a listmember near Baltimore for a set of the white floor tracks that the black rails...
• Vanagon Jump Seats
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 13:07:34 EST
  ...You don't anchor the > legs to the wooden floor, you cut the floor away anchor through the > metal floor. On the other hand...
• foam footing found for 'falia floor
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 08:52:08 -0800
  ...But the floor has held up very well as-is, except that the old carpet, recycled from the original floor, tended to slip on...
• Re: Side Tents for $399!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 23:26:56 EDT
  ...However, once you've gone floorless, you'll never go back. If you want a side tent that you can sleep in, then you...
• Re: clutch pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 10 Jun 2019 09:13:56 -0600
  ...Near Floor of the Stroke & as You let the Pedal Up from the floor does the Clutch "Grab" close to the Bottom/Floor or...
• Re: WTB metal floor track covers
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 08:20:06 -0400
  The metal floor tracks covers are unique to the Westys. I'm missing the section for where the seat goes myself. Hard to come...
• Re: floor mats
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 30 Aug 94 9:01:00 PDT
  martha rubin writes: > > Why not rip out old flooring in westies and replace it with > something more cleanable, like linoleum, or even hardwood > floors...
• Re: WTB: Rubber Diamond floor plate for Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 13:06:07 -0600
  ...I would like to cover the floor of my van with it. I haul stuff and it would save my floor. Thanks, John Rodgers...
• A mod to make Felder's eyes bleed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 26 Mar 2015 15:09:36 -0700
  I know I'm going to get some flack for this flooring mod, already taken some from friends. https://shufti.wordpress.com/2015/03...
• Floormats for Diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Charles Bennett
  Fri, 29 Dec 2000 17:11:18 -0500
  Does anyone know where I can find the original type floormats for an 82 diesel vanagon? New or good used. I think they covered...
• Re: Alternative Floors?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 00:07:31 EDT
  ...PM Eastern Daylight Time, gronski@GMAIL.COM writes: > Any good links or pictures of alternative Vanagon flooring? > > Pergo...seen it done.. looks nice.. chris
• Re: floor tracks for single captain's chair
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 12:12:50 EDT
  ...writes: > 1) If it seems that the bolts in your plywood floor > are in the same places as the tracks would be, how > about...
• Re: Removing the floor in a late model Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Ralphs
  Sun, 25 May 2003 18:04:10 -0700
  ...Removing the floor in a late model Westy >> Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 17:58:32 -0700 >> >> Hi brent, >> Just pulled all of the...
• Rust hole through the floor - how do I best repair?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:42:46 -0500
  Went to pullout fromt he driveway, and the gas pedal came loose from the floor. I first thought it was the connection to the...
• Re: Make your own floor mats
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 23:12:01 -0600
  I just took regular sheets of 8.5 x 11 paper and taped them together to form a perfect template directly on the floorboard...
• Floormats and carpet
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 12:52:27 EST
  I need to put some floormats in my 82 Westy. Does anyone have a recommendation for a supplier. This also got me thinking about...
• For Sale: rubber front Floormats that say VANAGON
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 06:07:18 EDT
  i have 2 pairs of rubber front floormats that say VANAGON. they are contoured to fit the front drivers and passenger's footwells. p...
• EV Jumpseat Question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Dec 1995 11:15:29 -0500
  ...It appears that the two (2) extensions that stick into the floor have to enter the floor behind (toward the rear of the vehicle...
• Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 07:51:29 -0800
  ...You don't anchor the > legs to the wooden floor, you cut the floor away anchor through the > metal floor. On the other hand...
• Re: jump seat for camper
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:11:28 -0800
  ...Some people just drill into the wood floor and call it good. Others build brackets and bolt or weld them on to the floor...
• Re: Bottle Jack vs. Floor Jack
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 20 Aug 2024 11:24:52 -0700
  Although easier to position and move around than floor jacks, bottle jacks also require a lever that is several feet long. Also they have...
• Re: clutch pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 10 Jun 2019 09:40:10 -0700
  ...Near Floor of the Stroke & as You let >> the Pedal Up from the floor does >> >> the Clutch "Grab" close to the Bottom/Floor or...
• Re: Mrs. Squirrel gets nice floors in Mellow Yellow.
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 16 Jun 2005 07:53:25 -0700
  Costco has about 4 different wood grain colors of laminate flooring of very good quality for about $1.57 per sq./ft. At that...
• Re: Floormat Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Sun, 16 Mar 1997 09:30:49 -0800
  At 10:55 AM 3/16/97 -0600, you wrote: > I am looking for some floormats for my 1988 Westfailia. Can anyone >provide me...
• floor tracks for single captain's chair
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 09:27:41 -0700
  ...we have that nice 3/8" plywood sheet as a floor of our westy, which i assume i have to drill through in either...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Westy Interior Swap- Rear Seat bolts without welding?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:09:20 -0700
  You can install all the interior items to the floor with just bolts and nuts. I have done so several times. I use locknuts...