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Re: '81 westy rims / pop-top color
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 4 Dec 2001 10:18:38 -0600
87 up poptops were painted to match body color.. I was referring to 80-83 Westfalia, I know the later models had matching pop...
Body panel assembly/Help
Historical mailing list - The Skylight Guy
Wed, 2 Jun 2004 11:19:05 -0700
...So what I am looking for is a web sight that will show the entire body panel and how their attached to the van...
Re: Restoration - Part 3
Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
Sun, 13 Jun 2004 23:53:31 -0400
> Yesterday (Saturday, June 12) morning, I picked up my van from Harrison's Auto > Body after giving the owner, Ms. Kim Harrison my check...
50 Vanagons For Sale
Historical mailing list - Greg Childs
Mon, 6 Nov 2017 07:33:17 -0700
<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div><br></div><div><a href="https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/cto...
Wanted: Throttle body for a '91
Historical mailing list - David Greenland
Mon, 20 Dec 1999 17:06:10 -0800
Is anyone parting out a 2.1 engine ? My throttle body has started binding and now my van idles too high. I've already...
1990 vanagon gl FS
Historical mailing list - rob le duc
Sat, 13 Jan 2001 19:55:13 MST
...maroon body with gray lowercladding and alloy wheels .. power windows & locks .. cruise .. needs left body work and engine work ????? .. in southeastern mass. asking $2500...
Wanted: totally rust-free Syncro or Syncro Westy body shell
Historical mailing list - Westyman
Sun, 3 Aug 2003 00:34:13 -0700
...even the smallest bit of seam rust) Syncro or Syncro Westy body shell, preferably with suspension bits intact. Interior, drivetrain, wheels, tires, lights, etc...
Throttle body questions
Historical mailing list - lauterba
Sun, 28 Sep 2003 16:12:09 -0400
What are the symptoms of a bad throttle body? Does anyone sell these ready to go with everything on and aligned so all one...
'89 vanagon Carat for sale.... Re: WTB: Late Model Weekender
Historical mailing list
Sun, 14 Mar 2004 13:14:59 EST
...weekender interior, jumpseats, alloys, flip out table, power windows/mirrors/doorlocks, auto, a/c, alloys, full bodykit, burgundy w/ grey velour. nice body and...
WTB 85' throttle body unit....
Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
Sun, 7 Dec 2003 11:34:25 -0800
Hi, looking for an 85' 1.9L throttle body unit.....part number 025 133 067,,,attached to it are part numbers 506 4 A...
Where in the world is Dennis Hayes
Historical mailing list - UWanna Deal2
Tue, 8 Nov 2005 06:28:53 -0800
<html> <body> <FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> <P><BR>Dennis -</P> <P>Please contact me  or if anyone has...
Re: beauty spotted
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:38:24 -0500
My 91 Westy (syncro) did not have body colored mirrors....at least not until I added the ones I got from you. On Feb...
Re: Good auto transmission mechanic/parts?
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Fri, 9 Mar 2007 10:34:16 -0500
A slipping transmission can be a dirty valve body. Try seafoam trans tune from Advance Auto Parts.This is not a seal a conditioner...
Re: You've got it all figured out....and then this
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sat, 10 Feb 2024 14:03:49 -0500
Sounds like your Vanagon body guy found a body guy of his own. Ya just gotta feel good for him. Good luck to all...
Re: Body parts for Mellow Yellow [SOLVED]
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:51:22 -0700
...then they sawzall the appropiate body sections right off some vanagon .. usually more than you need ... and then your shop repairs. your van with...
86 GL for sale
Historical mailing list - Scott P Johnson
Sun, 8 Aug 1999 18:40:12 -0500
Seeing the wanted ad for a "body" reminded me that I should post my carcass on this list: 86 GL, leaking heads--215,000...
Re: Auto transmission valve body
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Mon, 26 Mar 2018 16:47:10 -0400
...wrote: > Anyone have a source and approximate cost of a valve body for an 91 Vanagon > automatic transmission? > > > > Thanks, Bob C > -- Thanks, Ken Wilford...
Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:14:02 -0400
Brendan Slevin wrote: > Maybe I'm missing it, but I don't see any switch at all on the t-body. > This is a...
Re: '69 VW Bus Body Needs Home
Historical mailing list
Thu, 20 Oct 1994 12:51:14 -0800
repost from ba.market.vehicles: > '69 VW Bus Body - has few dents but otherwise in good condition. > Pull-out bed, table, carpeting and hand...
Body Work
Historical mailing list - Alan S Gondry
Tue, 10 Mar 1998 11:49:15 EST
Has anyone attempted rear end body repair? (From the bumper to the engine.) If so email me. Alan _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy...
Throttle body needed
Historical mailing list - Dave Caston & Sherrie Payne
Mon, 1 Feb 1999 18:14:39 -0500
Hello there, I currently need a throttle body for my 1.9l '85 westy. Who has one and at what price? Soliciting all vendors...
Re: Welders in Denver?
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Tue, 20 Dec 2005 17:07:36 -0700
Hi Joe, My daughter and her husband own a body shop in Aurora and may be a good contact for advice about that: http...
Looking for a Known Good 1.9 Throttle Body
Historical mailing list - Blake Sartin
Fri, 10 Apr 2015 11:17:50 -0400
...In a continuing effort to make my Vanagon easier to drive, I am looking for a known good Throttle body. I don't really...
Re: Rust Spots/Touch up Paint
Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
Mon, 6 May 2002 15:33:25 -0700
Nobody has any tips for painting a van or having it painted? Good body workers in the bay area? On 5/6/02 12...
Re: Anyone else getting this???
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Mon, 26 Jan 2004 20:18:36 -0700
...Mail Delivery System > BODY: Test > ATTACHMENT: BODY.ZIP > This zip contains BODY.PIF which is going to be a > trojan or virus of some...
Re: dent pulling
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 9 Apr 1999 07:40:16 -0700
...I do a lot of body work, and I usually replace bent or dented panels, but here are some suggestions if you have not...
Re: Good auto transmission mechanic/parts?
Historical mailing list - Dennis
Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:17:25 -0400
There are no rubber seals in the valve body but the accumulator and the clutch pistons are all rubber seals. A stick governor or...
Re: bus wheels
Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
Sun, 11 Aug 2002 08:19:44 -0500
...Not all used 15" wheels even though the body was the same. Some classes changed body style and wheel size. All have different offset...
Re: Poptop Issues
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:07:45 -0700
...When I close it the back left > corner won't fully seat on the body. The back corner sits off the body > by about...
Re: Seam Rust
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 1 Aug 1998 21:44:26 CDT
...one after-market replacement is 3M Body Seam Sealer, part no. 08405. sold in a caulking gun tube, at most body-shop supply stores...
Re: my van quest: how low can I ask?
Historical mailing list - Richie Chunda
Wed, 17 Jul 2002 00:39:41 EDT
In a message dated 7/16/02 10:30:00 PM, lamusicamellama@JUNO.COM writes: << Body is nearly perfect. >> Les, If the body is...
Re: grey stripe
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Sat, 6 Mar 2004 00:56:40 -0500
...Many body shops have said a factory strip has to come from the factory. Otherwise aftermarket will only be close at best. Obviously VW...
Body work question
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sat, 29 Jan 2011 16:48:30 -0800
I know very little about bodywork but I'm going to learn. I just put a question and photo on TheSamba about a dent...
Repair of rust in body panel seams?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 29 Apr 1996 10:13:00 -0400 (EDT)
In a couple of spots on my 87 vanagon, there is rust developing in the vertical seams joining body panels. How deep are these...
Westy pop-top conversion
Historical mailing list - Sean R Meiborg
Wed, 17 Sep 1997 18:10:59 -0500
Does anyone in the Seattle/Pacific Northwest area know of a person/body shop/business that has successfully transferred a Westfalia pop-top to...
Re: Temp covering for body panel rust rot
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 3 May 2012 07:12:21 -0700
...You could still tell there was body damage, but not so much. Whatever this product is, it works really well in that the bodywork...
Re: where to get body panels in Canada for 85 ddcab
Historical mailing list - John Rodger
Mon, 25 Mar 2002 17:33:30 -0500
...My friend has >a body shop and asked me to find a source in Canada if >possible, to avoid duty. > >I saved her last...
Re: How to remove GL panels from bottoms of door and body
Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
Wed, 20 Nov 2019 14:33:26 -0800
...You will then be faced with removing the plastic vertical clips/holders that are riveted to the body. -john On 11/20/19 12...
for sale: vanagon bodykits/ground effects fiberglass bumpers/sideskirts
Historical mailing list
Fri, 12 Dec 2003 22:11:04 EST
...2 complete OEM factory wraparound bodykits (fiberglass bumpers, sideskirts, etc - like the vanagon carats) plus many misc front and rear fiberglass bumpers, and some...
Throttle body shaft leaks and repairing
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:36:13 -0700
...I've not done a VW throttle body so I cant comment on any actual issues encoutered, but if you've got the right...
q about common vanagon body parts
Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
Wed, 05 Mar 97 11:40:00 PST
Hello All, I am searching for some body parts for my 1987 Vanagon Westy. My question is: Which model years on used vanagons have...
worn throttle body?
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Mon, 23 Dec 2002 15:39:51 -0800
...So what is a new throttle body worth from vw? How about $565.00? I think I can live with a little idle instability...
Re: Will someone please go KISS this guy!!!
Historical mailing list - Matthew
Thu, 16 Oct 2003 09:51:38 -0700
...just the body so > someone could easily drop an body, perhaps a Westy! onto the frame and have > an awesome syncro/westy :) >
Re: Lever on Throttle Body
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 15 Jun 2014 00:19:56 -0400
...Lever on Throttle Body I've been working a a idle problem with my 1985 1.9L for some time. I was looking at...
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Historical mailing list - Christoph Boltze
Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:59:56 +0200
...0.3em"><html><body>Am 20.04.20, 14:25 schrieb Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@IP-SOLUTIONS.NET>:</body></html><blockquote class="gmail...
1991 Vanagon Body/Shell FS
Historical mailing list - David O'Bryan
Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:25:32 -0500
...What is left is the body/shell only. This body is really in great shape. It has never been in an accident. There is...
Re: Body & Fender Resource Needed
Historical mailing list
Mon, 5 Dec 2005 10:31:40 EST
...ANY time you disturb the original seam/body integrity you will never get it back to the tolerances and body integrity the van was...
FS: 82 Diesel Vanagon Body, KC
Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
Mon, 15 Dec 1997 14:20:38 -0600
Hi All, Due to some Vanagon project consolidation, I will most likely have an 82 Diesel Vanagon Body available very soon. It is a...
Re: full paint job prices
Historical mailing list - Ron 'Coyote' Lussier
Tue, 21 Mar 2000 10:21:06 -0800
> I would like to know what people have been quoted for paint jobs on their > Vanagons, inlcuding body work. We are starting to get...
Lousy automatic shifting
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Wed, 18 May 2022 21:05:59 -0500
On another note, from what I can tell by reading the archives, the valve body in my 85 automatic needs a cleaning. I am...
Re: Won't stay running below 2,500 RPM - Need Throttle Body Idle Screw
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:18:03 -0700
...top of the screw... - search for a used one on Samba - get e rebuilt one here -> http://www.van-cafe.com/rebuilt-throttle-body
Syncro body for sale
Historical mailing list - Karl M
Tue, 7 Mar 2000 23:31:10 -0500
Still have a Syncro body FS, no drivetrain, headlights, mirrors, etc. Looking to get $500 or so for it. Location, western MD. Check out...
Re: Westfalia top color...
Historical mailing list - Giroux, Eric
Wed, 10 May 2000 11:59:06 -0400
...White - purposeful Body-colored - sissy GO AWAY! > My own strictly personal opinion, the white tops look > purposeful and the > body-colored tops look sissy...
Re: Throttle Body Question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 18 Jun 2011 14:38:38 -0700
...Throttle Body Question > I have an '88GL, 2.1L WBX, manual tranny. The fuel system is Digifant. > > The throttle body lays transverse over the...
Re: estimate on repairing right side of van
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sat, 1 Dec 2007 22:50:14 -0800
You're miles ahead with another vanagon body, and swap everything over. Upgrade to a newer version while you're at it. -----Original Message...
Re: Body Shop in Seattle
Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
Tue, 3 Jan 2006 14:51:00 -0800
I had excellent results with Holman's body shop when I was in a minor accident last summer: *Holman's Body* & Fender (206) 522...
Re: prospective '82 diesel -good mechanicals, so-so body
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:48:33 -0500
Edward Duntz <eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM> writes: > How about opinions on rebuilt engine with rusty body vs. older > engine and good body? Well, I always...
Inside panel removal & insulation?
Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
Tue, 29 Feb 2000 18:59:56 -0500
...The body shop would like to spray a graphite based oil on the inside body panel (black sticky stuff)? Would this be a good...
85 Westy - Throttle Valve Switch??
Historical mailing list - MMunn
Mon, 6 Jan 2003 20:10:38 -0800
My '85 westy does not have a throttle valve switch (TVS) or control unit (CU) on "top" of the throttle body. So, I understand...
Re: no VW sports cars?
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Fri, 28 May 2004 21:42:04 -0400
...This "914" variant had huge flared fenders, a fixed roof to keep the body from flexing. The reason why the body flexed is that...