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• Re: the 5th seat
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:29:14 -0700
  See this part of the post you quoted. "floor tracks that can be fitted to any year van using the threaded holes always present...
• heater flap foam
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 00:26:09 -0400
  A couple of weeks ago Rico mentioned something about heater flap foam being some sort of a flooring product. Any more information on what...
• Re: jumpseat brackets
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 May 2004 23:06:48 EDT
  ...the cups in the floor are 1/4" deep at best, loose fitting, and weather theyre steel welded to the floor or brass or...
• Re: Friday Question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:07:39 -0400
  So my question for you - Does anyone have experience with a good method? of keeping the oil/fluids off of the floor? I was...
• Hole in floor
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 10:58:40 -0800
  When I ripped the carpet off the floor of my van, I found someone had screwed down a tin cover into the plywood. When...
• Re: WTB 83 diesel heater cover
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:41:20 -0800
  ...I suspect, but have no proof, that that plastic floor duct acts like a bit of a noise resonator. I will remove mine ( i...
• Re: Bottle Jack vs. Floor Jack
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 20 Aug 2024 19:06:50 +0000
  ...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: Alternative Floors?
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 14 Oct 2006 13:53:18 -0700
  Dr.Chris wrote: > It is time to start putting my interior back in, and I'm contemplating > changing my floor. To something perhaps in...
• Vanagon Floor Mats
  Historical mailing list - Tony Schiebel
  Wed, 8 May 1996 08:48:09 -0600 (MDT)
  Hi There, Does anyone have a good source for rubber Vanagon Floor Mats? I checked the Parts Place Catalog and there are some for...
• Re: Table for table (85 Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 15:26:10 EDT
  ...My van has the 'hole' bracket in the floor, but has never had a table. If anyone out there is selling, please drop me...
• Re: Help Please, Lost Brakes :-(
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 6 Jun 2012 22:59:15 -0400
  ...floor. > > Sometimes the pedal will drop to the floor without any resistance and > other times there will be some resistance before hitting the floor...
• Re: jumpseat brackets
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 19 May 2004 00:56:57 -0400
  ...the jumpseat isnt latched to the > floor..it just sits in those cups loosely, by gravity or > the weight of the > person in the...
• Re: SAM's Floor Jacks
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 9 Aug 2013 21:36:13 +0000
  ...Looked > a > whole bunch more stable than a floor jack with 2X4 lumber holding an > engine or tranny for balance. > Just wondering if anyone...
• hanging second propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:41:43 -0700
  Others may have a different story, but on my '90 Westy, those bolts hanging under the floor on the right side were NYLON, not...
• Re: Sliding door threshold
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Tue, 8 Sep 2015 11:13:45 -0400
  Are the metal ones made for the Westfalia floor? Maybe you can send me a pic to see if they are the same shape...
• Vanagon Floormats (was: front mat ?)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 09:46:12 -0800
  > > >Does Wolfburg West produce Vanagon floormats? If so, could I get contact info? > >Other suggestions? I'd also like to cover the carpet between...
• Replacement floor suggestions for Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 16:43:09 EDT
  Folks - My Westy came with what looks to me like some type of plastic composite floor material (like a sheet of plastic plywood) that...
• Re: Hardwood (pergo)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 16:36:44 -0700
  ...http://camping.elliott.googlepages.com/flooring -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74...
• Re: shrunken kitchen floor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:34:48 -0500
  I don't use elephant bark, but a similar cut-to-fit rubber flooring. When removing my fridge over the weekend, I was reminded...
• Re: floor mats
  Historical mailing list - Scott Harvey
  Mon, 29 Aug 94 15:46 PDT
  ...Buy what you need, get out the scissors, and cut to fit. -Scott. '81 'falia > Mail*Link(r) SMTP floor mats > Hi, everyone > > Someone...
• westy middle seats for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 12:23:44 EDT
  westy middle seats for sale w/ floor rails. have integrated seatbelts, and fit 2 people. slide in, and out. have armrests. fit in the...
• FS: westy 2 person middle seat, grey, with floor tracks
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 21:25:47 EST
  ...slides in and out easily on floor tracks (provided) mounts in any vanagon westy or pass van. grey. nice shape. pmail if interested chris...
• Re: cutting hole in van floor
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 13:11:11 -0800
  ...cutting hole in van floor > I need to cut a 50mm (slightly less than 2") hole in the floor of my '90 Westy to...
• Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 21:39:25 EST
  ...The floor brackets fit together on opposite sides of the van floor. I got all this info from carefully reproducing the exploded parts diagram...
• Engine stands
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 19:59:28 -0800
  I have both a cheapie floor universal stand and a VW specific bench mount stand. I switch between MG engines and VW engines easily...
• Re: JT's Magic Bus Update Part Deux!
  Historical mailing list - John T. Croteau
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 21:45:45 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Is this the one that's getting its > cargo floor sections replaced? Yes, this is the same Bus that is getting the new cargo...
• Re: Vanagon Floor Pads Available?
  Historical mailing list - Barry & Margarita
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 09:42:41 -0500
  scr wrote: > > Anyone know if it's possible to buy new replacement floor pads for an > '85? I'm referring to the composite, cork...
• westy middle seats, and how to install floor tracks/rails
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Jun 2004 12:29:57 EDT
  FYI, i have the middle seats and floor tracks/rails for sale. install is relatively simple. every vanagon made is equipped with threaded welded...
• Make your own floor mats
  Historical mailing list - Ron Schlamp
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 19:45:21 -0600
  Hello, A while back there was a discussion on how to make your own floor mats for an '81 Westy. I am wondering if...
• Floor jack question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 10:53:17 -0700
  I have my floor jack to my brother-in-law years ago. It was a $40 unit with a vertical lift of about a...
• Re: Wet Front Floor Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 18:22:50 -0700
  ...It turned out that when I sprayed around the left headlight it would flood the floor. She took off for Arizona before I could...
• Re: Load in Van?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 23:32:40 -0400
  will it be loaded with the tires on the floor? 400lbs distributed over two tire contact patches is probably less pressure than a 200lb...
• Re: [vanagon] vanagon trivia..who can answer this???
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 13 May 2005 10:32:42 -0700
  ...the automatic vanagons dont have a kickdown switch on the floor. any > other guesses? > Gotta give him a little credit for his answer in...
• Re: harbor freight rapid pump 1.5 ton ok for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - S DaRoota
  Fri, 8 Jun 2018 08:41:33 -0700
  ...com/15-ton-aluminum-racing-floor-jack-with-rapid-pump-60569.html > > > > 1.5 Ton Aluminum Racing Floor Jack with Rapid Pump®< > https://www...
• Re: harbor freight rapid pump 1.5 ton ok for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 8 Jun 2018 20:03:17 -0700
  ...com/15-ton-aluminum-racing-floor-jack-with-rapid-pump-60569.html > > > > 1.5 Ton Aluminum Racing Floor Jack with Rapid Pump®< > https://www...
• Re: Floor Board Rustout
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 27 May 2012 08:46:19 -0500
  ...The floor repair is towards the end of the photo selections. > > http://picasaweb.google.com/112511052076571953009/VanagonBodyRepairBobRoach?authkey=NNlkgqphqx8&gsessionid=prRAee20EcwIWc3479DljQ > > > On 2012-05...
• Re: Hole in floor
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 19:06:37 -0800
  ...Hole in floor > When I ripped the carpet off the floor of my van, I found someone had > screwed down a tin cover into...
• Re: Sears floor jack on sale/fits in bus
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Otter
  Thu, 15 May 2003 09:40:24 -0400
  I just bought a Sears Craftsman 3-ton floor jack that is specifically rated for SUV's with high clearance. Even so, I think...
• Re: Middle Seat for 87 Vanagon GL Westphalia Camper
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Apr 1997 14:37:26 -0700
  I'd be surprised if the threaded inserts are missing from the floor on the camper -- they are there on my kombi, and I...
• Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
  Historical mailing list - tim vb-o'brien
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 23:10:13 -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: jumpseat cylinder housings
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 11:33:42 -0800
  ...Also pictures of the >>5th seat in a westfalia. >>I don't have a picture of the metal bracket under the floor however. >> >> >>>http...
• Re: Sound insulation -the easy way?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 22:02:08 -0500
  At 05:35 PM 1/8/2007, Nathaniel Poole wrote... >rapping on the floor from underneath with your >head stuck in the footwell, the...
• Re: Westy Stove parts Needed;
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 26 Oct 2008 09:49:46 -0700
  ...John C... <trvlr2001@comcast.net> wrote: > Hi All, > > I need some stove & fridge parts. > > > Sink Drain Hose Floor Attachment. (that screws to the floor) > > >
• Re: carpet alternatives
  Historical mailing list - B
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 19:01:51 -0700
  Hi, Here's a glimpse at our passenger-area flooring: http://www.sdmcriders.org/Oddstray/westy/screen/lower1.html There are nine sections of...
• Jumpseat measurments
  Historical mailing list - Scott Harrison
  Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:38:52 -0400
  ...What I have not been able to find in the list is a precise location where I should drill through the plywood/plastic floor...
• Re: Westfalia sink drain hose
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 17 Jul 2014 12:29:47 -0500
  ...I kept > the "p-trap" and took the opportunity to re-do the floor and > get more flat usable space. > > Two pix: > http://jones...
• Fwd: Middle Seat for 87 Vanagon GL Westphalia Camper
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Apr 1997 18:02:44 -0400 (EDT)
  ...97-04-21 13:24:24 EDT >I was wondering if other listmembers could go and check under your cargo floor mats and letsee...
• Re: Harbor Freight Floor Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:17:03 -0700
  +1 After my good floor jack was stolen I picked one up from Costco - My '69 C10 is gone, the '70 Nova is gone...
• Re: floor mats
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 20:35:30 -0600
  ...The real killer is the rear floor mats are made for a sedan that has the two wells in the rear. So you get...
• Re: Rubber floor mats?
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 07:11:19 -0400
  ...I have been looking for rubber front floor coverage for a long time. Bob East Haddam, CT
• Re: carpet alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 17:07:32 -0700
  ...Keeping it woulda made the floor much higher. I too, noticed a big diff without the factory sound dampening material but after laying down...
• Re: the 5th seat
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:58:33 -0500
  ...Thanks Mark > > > Mark > > > mcneely4@cox.net wrote: > > ---- mark drillock<mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > >> See this part of the post you quoted. > >> > >> "floor tracks that...
• Re: Info Wanted: '66 Bus Cargo Floors
  Historical mailing list - John T. Croteau
  Wed, 6 Sep 1995 07:05:23 -0500 (CDT)
  ...However, I do need to buy two > >new floor sections (about $220.00 from Wolfsburg West). > > wow, $220!!! the repair sections (the corregated sheets...
• Re: Looking For Front Floor Mats
  Historical mailing list - Filcoff, David M.
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 12:10:04 -0500
  ...Looking For Front Floor Mats Hi: I'm looking for a quality set of front (rubber) floor mats for my '82 Westy. I recall...
• brakes emergency
  Historical mailing list - Mervyn Readman
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 18:38:31 -0400
  ...Pedal going slowly almost to the floor. Became worse within a day and would go almost to the floor but had a slight grab...
• Re: unique Westy floor covering?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Thu, 9 May 2002 12:27:19 -0400
  Since Pergo is a composite laminate flooring material, splintering would not be an issue. It does require a vapor barrier and a foam underlayment...
• Re: Hardwood (pergo)
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 19:02:00 -0700
  ...I felt it made the floor look bigger and it was less cutting. Now that I've done it I guess I could do...
• Re: Vanagon trivia
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:40:31 -0700
  ...has the hump in the floor at the gear shift boot Do you mean that raised section on the floor? IIRC it is a...
• Re: rubber floor mats?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 22:07:42 -0600
  My '81 came without carpeting and just rubber floor mats--covers whole width. Center section is two-piece, lift-out; driver area is on...
• Hanging a propane tank ~ for sans tank vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brian Tipsword
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 17:49:19 -0800
  ...I just pulled out my interior and flooring to find out all there is to know about the floor of the van. It appears...