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Re: Slam! that slider....can you not?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 5 Mar 2011 09:32:56 -0800
...No really Don, it does mean taking things part :) -make sure the lower roller is actually rolling in bottom track and that the L...
Re: Roof Racks
Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
Fri, 13 Nov 1998 08:03:07 -0500
...with two bikes mounted I definitely needed an assistant to raise/lower the roof. Never tried it with three bikes up there. In fact...
Re: Kumho 15" AT51 Tires?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 28 Nov 2016 17:24:38 -0800
...do same plus cut back clamshell at rear portion and lower rear end hinges with plate steel arms; I'd prefer keeping the OEM...
Re: Westy closet slider conversion?
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 9 Nov 2006 06:09:19 EST
...Has anyone on the list seen or done the Westy rear closet converted from the two hinged doors (front and side) to a large...
Re: Friday topic: what is your favorite low (or no) dollar modification?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 12 Aug 2005 09:26:53 -0700
...BTW, I believe that the total for all lumber and parts (hinge, latches) was under $20
How Can I Get Rear Hatch Off (Including Inside Panel Fasteners) '87 Wolfsburg GL
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Sat, 18 May 2002 18:36:51 +0200
...I am going to do some grinding, and POR-15 work on the lower edge, and would really like to do this on the...
Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:47:22 -0700
...Re the cone on the rear idea, to fill in that low pressure area, And thus reduce drag, I've always noticed that if...
Re: Poptop Raise Assists
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
Wed, 5 Mar 2008 00:29:15 -0500
...are >>>> mounted at the lower end. Are they attached to a metal plate that >>>> is >>> part >>>> of the poptop hinge? >>>> >>>> If anyone else has...
Re: Poptop Raise Assists
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 15:25:55 -0500
...are >> mounted at the lower end. Are they attached to a metal plate that >> is part >> of the poptop hinge? >> >> If anyone else has...
Re: Emailing: Suspect Bivalve 001 (2)
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sat, 25 Oct 2003 23:02:18 -0700
...If you look closely you will see that there is not a bivalve hinge structure; if held under a strong low-angle elgih, the...
Re: Poptop Raise Assists
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sat, 3 Feb 2007 21:57:49 -0500
...On the lower mounting point, the place chosen was just about as far forward as I could make it (it doesn't look very...
Mint westy for sale '87
Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
Sun, 16 Feb 2003 03:33:11 -0800
...Top was never popped until 1999 when I bought it from dad. (the hinges might wear out....) Includes Colgan bra and almost new Optima...
Re: Emailing: Suspect Bivalve 001 (2)
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 26 Oct 2003 17:43:13 +1300
...If you look closely you will see that there is not a bivalve hinge structure; if held under a strong low-angle elgih, the...
Re: My door fell off last night
Historical mailing list - Erin Daniels
Sun, 5 Apr 2020 17:39:10 -0700
...The door shuts now but it’s hanging a tiny bit low on the hinge side. I wonder if that’s related to the...
Re: truck nut plate
Historical mailing list - ed donnen
Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:16:09 -0400
or perhaps Lower Cargo Bay Door (LCBD)? Do I actually have an upper cargo bay?? ed- sent from my electronic government department of redundancy...
Re: Westy large battery capacity options
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Tue, 7 Aug 2007 14:17:39 -0700
...be mounted up under the floor, > on hinged access trays, with each bank able to be lowered separately. > The 4 battery per bank version...
Re: Anybody ever make a trailer out of a vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
Thu, 10 Jun 2004 18:28:23 -0600
...Then you could cut the entire window area out, and lower the roof (widening it somewhat), to sit atop the lower part. Cut out...
Re: Securing table
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:54:39 -0800
...Flat piece of stainless steel with hinged hook at lower end that would slip over table arm? I'm mostly kidding now, but maybe...
Re: Non-Family Hauler
Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
Tue, 15 Jun 2004 22:01:19 +0200
Mark wrote..... > The lap belt creates a natural hinge point for the body to >fold around, coupled with the force applied to the body...
Re: Frtidge Door Mod (Need feedback)
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Sat, 13 Nov 2004 14:53:32 -0800
...Then, affix this portion back to the lower with 2 small > hinges on the outside, so that it swings out and down. Last, put...
Re: convertible westy?
Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
Mon, 22 Jan 2001 21:21:25 -0600
...Once the windows are lowered the top half of the vehicle, minus the windshield, is gone. The difference between this and a sunroof is...
Re: Audi Parts in a Vanagon (Frankensteinagon?)
Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
Thu, 5 Mar 1998 09:18:33 +0200
...But it is significant lower than the boxer engines. First suggestion are 15 cm on an unloaded vehicle. Change your hinges of the rear...
Re: Poptop Raise Assists
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 22:00:12 -0500
...are > >>> mounted at the lower end. Are they attached to a metal plate that > >>> is > >> part > >>> of the poptop hinge? > >>> > >>> If anyone else has...
Re: another victim - pop top lifting assembly weak spot
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:14:20 -0700
...In my opinion/observation the wear through the cross bar comes not from the lifting/lowering of the top as much as it does...
Re: truck nut plate
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:54:09 -0700
...By "tool panel" do you mean the 'lower cargo door" (aka the treasure chest door)? BenT S. Pine sent from my electronic surprise On...
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - Pat
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 12:11:14 -0400
Will a late model door fit on a 1982? My son buggered up my door when someone parked in a low car to his...
Re: tiico conversion vs. other I4 conversions
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Wed, 2 Jan 2002 11:27:24 EST
...He cuts and welds the intake manifold to lower it's profile. He also sells the kits to install the Audi 5000 inline-5...
Re: List energy needed
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 12:13:56 -0400
...He sent me the >> lower and the upper. I’m told my current upper one is now cracked and >> thanks to Jim I’ve...
Re: Pedal foolery
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Tue, 6 Sep 2016 18:31:54 -0300
...I find all the pedals in the LT to be undersized … I think it is the tapered edges (the lower 1/3 to 1...
Comments on plastic repair system/cup holder repair
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 7 Feb 2007 10:08:05 -0600
...would the repair withstand being forced over the protruding hinge pins? It did. I put a little silicon lube in the joints and on...
Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 23 Sep 2012 13:31:20 -0700
don't forget to adjust the screw stops on either lower side of hatch opening as well as doing the striker. alistair On 2012...
removing rear cabinets: westy/weekender
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 5 Aug 2001 08:12:44 -0400
...To lower the upper cabinet, I used 2 ropes running (front to rear) from the rear hatch hinges up to some S hooks I...
Re: My door fell off last night
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 5 Apr 2020 19:51:06 -0700
...The door shuts now but it’s hanging a tiny bit low on the hinge side. I wonder if that’s related to the...
Sliding Door Rear latch nut repair
Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
Thu, 4 Jun 2020 09:07:44 -0700
...I can see the lower bolt spinning, and like one previous poster indicates, can likely get a wrench on it. BUT I'm not...
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 09:15:58 -0700
...Both the >>> hinge and striker bolt on the van get adjusted. >>> >>> Dennis >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
Re: changing pop-top canvas
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:02:34 -0800
...Yet low enough that you have a little slack, to manage the canvas. > This will be a little higher than when the hinges are...
Re: Grey Westy Refrigerator Door
Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
Fri, 28 Oct 2016 22:45:37 +0000
...and have been searching high and low for a grey > >> refrigerator door + the wooden frame it hinges to. Can anyone point me > in > >> the...
Re: US Plastic was
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Thu, 9 Aug 2012 10:20:21 -0600
...and hinged lids. Don't know if they'd stow under a Westy seat (my White Star seat/bed is definitely lower than the...
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 16:48:17 -0600
...I used it on the entire contact face on both the upper and lower tracks that the door rides on. Behind the removed body...
Re: glove box removal
Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
Fri, 28 Jul 2000 11:41:40 -0400
...Then when the slots in the "hinge" line up, slide it to the LEFT and it will pop right out. Cheers, MJS At 10...
Re: Frtidge Door Mod (Need feedback)
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 13 Nov 2004 18:18:50 -0700
...Then, affix this portion back to the lower with 2 small > hinges on the outside, so that it swings out and down. Last, put...
Re: Removing A/C in '85 Westy?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:09:25 EDT
...I can pay cash or trade for parts (A/C or > other).... > > well im sure you are aware that it will significantly lower the...
Re: Westfalia-Yakima rack questions
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Mon, 22 Sep 2003 13:40:36 -0700
...Mark in AK 87 Westy Syncro Hey all, I use the gutter mounts adapters in the rear attached to the bolts for the hinges...
Update - Problem with Seller on thesamba - skylight parts now needed.
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:30:03 -0400
...name? thing with rotary nob for raising and lowering skylight) so I need the hinges, nuts, bolts, washers, etc. I plan to buy a...
Re: Grey Westy Refrigerator Door
Historical mailing list - BenT
Fri, 28 Oct 2016 16:00:29 -0700
...and have been searching high and low for a grey >>> refrigerator door + the wooden frame it hinges to. Can anyone point me in >>> the...
Front Speaker Recommendation
Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
Tue, 30 Jul 2002 11:37:13 -0700
...I also had to remove the plastic "box" that covers the lower door hinge inside the door, in order to make room for the...
Re: Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
Historical mailing list - David Etter
Wed, 7 Feb 2007 19:54:36 -0700
...How about a low tech approach. An 8 ft. rod or pole (approximately) hinged in the middle. (work with me here now - use your...
Re: Solar Power
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Fri, 28 Jun 2013 13:18:29 -0700
...2 40W panels hinged together, in their own carry case that will fit into the Westy Luggage box, but I removed the bedding in...
Re: poptop raise assist
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Thu, 8 Feb 2007 09:56:15 -0800
I have seen many a canvas, including one of mine, that got ripped up by the hinges and got all sorts of black marks...
Re: Things that make you go "Hmmmm"
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Apr 1995 10:55:12 -0400
...Not a fun moment feeling your seatbelt ...giveway at the wrong moment! Sliding Door track (upper & lower) most BUSSES ...A most critical area as...
Re: Friday topic: what is your favorite low (or no) dollar modification?
Historical mailing list - bueses
Fri, 12 Aug 2005 11:03:33 -0600
...BTW, I believe that the total for all lumber and parts (hinge, > latches) was under $20 Cool! Thanks for the info. I guess the...
Re: Westy closet slider conversion?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Thu, 9 Nov 2006 06:58:20 -0800
...seen or done the Westy rear > closet converted from the two hinged doors (front > and > side) to a large slider on the side? This...
Funky interior in '85 Vgon
Historical mailing list
Fri, 17 Jul 1998 19:22:37 EDT
...The middle seat had a hinged back. This allowed you to move the back of the seat so that you could sit facing the...
Re: changing pop-top canvas
Historical mailing list - John C...
Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:11:37 +0000
...Yet low enough that you have a little slack, to manage the canvas. > > This will be a little higher than when the hinges are...
Re: Emailing: Suspect Bivalve 001 (2)
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sun, 26 Oct 2003 06:15:10 -0800
...will see that there is not a bivalve hinge > structure; if held under a strong low-angle elgih, the muscle scars > will be nonmolluscan...
Re: truck nut plate
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sat, 16 Jul 2011 12:06:37 -0700
...By "tool panel" do you mean the 'lower cargo door" (aka the treasure chest door)? > > > BenT S. Pine > > sent from my electronic surprise > > On...
Re: List energy needed
Historical mailing list
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 12:58:50 +0000
...So, lets see if I can get Alistair to create a welcome home item for my van, Rear light hinge? Worlds best window crank...
Re: closing slider quietly
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 2 Aug 2020 11:23:30 -0400
...This little bumper not only dampens the hit of the roller hinge, it also effects the alignment of the hinge where the door swings...
Re: truck nut plate
Historical mailing list - ed donnen
Sat, 16 Jul 2011 13:39:59 -0400
OH yeah, the nut plates are cradled in the body arch opening for the tool panel door hinge. If you get really uncomfortable and...
Re: Installing a pop-top on a non-pop top EASY ??? IN ONE WEEDEND ??
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Thu, 21 Oct 2004 13:04:25 -0700
...the rear hinge is the roof skin itself you are asking for trouble. Any movement of the top, raising and lowering, wind / snow loads...