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  • Re: trip report/photos, Syncro Safari 2001, Baja California
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
    Wed, 12 Dec 2001 18:53:46 -0500
    Richard; Great photos, keep 'em coming. Looks like you had a great time. Good Luck and Drive Safely Ken Lewis 86 Crewcab,60 356...
  • I need a wiper arm for my '66
    Historical mailing list - Rafi Greenberg
    Sun, 23 Jun 1996 18:21:53 -0400
    Well, I was fixing up the Safari windows in my '66, but I'm stuck now. = One of the wiper arms that I have...
  • Re: Off topic request for advice..time sensitive so friday .
    Historical mailing list - Jason
    Wed, 7 May 2014 19:38:47 -0400
    ...That's their version of the List. > > I've looked at AWD Safari's a few times. Problems seem to be primarily be > around...
  • I just found a napkin with this and I had written VW friendly place
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Sat, 27 Dec 2014 15:25:25 -0800
    ...But putting golden fair campgrounds in Safari brings us to- http://jeffco.us/parks/fairgrounds/rv-and-tent-camping/ Regards There must be a...
  • Re: Safari windows for Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 16 May 2012 22:47:14 -0400
    In a message dated 5/16/2012 10:35:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, syncro@GMAIL.COM writes: Whadayouthunk? Real or parts van...
  • Auxiallary Brake Lights - Was Carrying Scooter
    Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
    Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:46:15 +0000
    ...http://picasaweb.google.com/imdlwilhite/VanagonAuxillaryBrakeLights?feat=directlink The lights are LED and I got them off of Chevy/GMC Astor/Safari vans, where...
  • RE: '54 RHD Deluxe Progress
    Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
    Thu, 13 Jun 1996 08:22:00 -0700 (PDT)
    ...Turns out I had a broken sprinkler - which >proceeded to shoot water at umpteen GPM straight thru the open safari >windows on the '56...
  • sirius antenna
    Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
    Fri, 23 Apr 2004 23:20:54 -0500
    ...meant to be a "luggage" rack !<< I'll use that fancy safari basket I bought from Gary in Alberta! But that Sirius antenna is...
  • Re: Fri: If not a vanagon - What kind of van
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Fri, 12 Aug 2005 23:15:23 EDT
    In a message dated 8/12/05 10:08:17 PM, emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US writes: << The Chevy Astro van aka GMC safari...
  • Re: Fw: Re: Safari type window?
    Historical mailing list - K W
    Sat, 21 Aug 1999 09:34:07 -0700
    Hi vanagonauts, I met a guy last fall at the Jerome Jamboree in Arizona who makes these and sells them for 10 dollars or...
  • Re: OT Fri. more on my Poor Man's Syncro (Astro/Safari) a sort of review..long
    Historical mailing list - James
    Mon, 9 Jun 2014 14:48:33 -0400
    ...more on my Poor Man's Syncro (Astro/Safari) a sort of review..long > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Starting in the '90s NHSTA...
  • Re: Outside magazine article Vanagon/Sprinter content
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Tue, 21 Apr 2015 06:55:12 -0700
    ...impressive than either, are the older mid-size GM vans like Safari and Astro, which match performance with the Collector Syncro and the Gucci...
  • Re: Almost a vanagon - Phoenix
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Tue, 6 Oct 2009 15:56:58 -0600
    ...This was taken at Syncro Safari '09, Mt. St. Helens. bob On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Roger VanTill <motelvw@gmail...
  • Re: Coolant leak - it was bound to happen
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sat, 1 Aug 2015 09:39:50 -0500
    ...to change the > sparkplugs on my poor man's syncro (GM Safari AWD) this weekend and I am > going to need to do that...
  • Re: Five Year Dream Car Pick
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 2 Oct 1994 22:42:36 +0800
    I'd like a VW THING (Safari) - turbo diesel, four-door convertible, with collapsing front wind-shield, limited-slip differential, push- buttom (i.e...
  • Re: Chat and ?Avatar?
    Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
    Wed, 20 Aug 1997 13:42:34 +1000
    ...Jack Newton Sydney Australia 89 Transporter Safari Camper
  • Re: New Syncro ... Email List
    Historical mailing list - Tom Niksch
    Wed, 20 Jan 1999 04:44:04 EST
    ...Hi Jim/all, I don't know how big the safari list is, can we take a quick vote to see if we need...
  • Re: Craigshelper. Really useful!
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:22:28 -0700
    ...On my Mac, I'm finding it works better in FireFox than Safari. > Using another browser may help on other OS's. > > -- Casey '87...
  • Re: one person brake bleeder
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Thu, 6 Aug 2009 12:17:58 -0400
    ...In Safari, those >links are blocked as the site is claiming I am not accepting cookies >(but I am). In Camino, that web site...
  • Re: That IS strange!
    Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
    Wed, 7 Jun 1995 07:41:10 -0700 (PDT)
    ...camper mounted on the wall, complete with 1/2 of a safari window and > > > 1/2 of a surfboard. This place is the watering...
  • OT Fri. more on my Poor Man's Syncro (Astro/Safari) a sort of review..long
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Fri, 6 Jun 2014 06:02:12 -0700
    This past week I've been going through my new to me '97 Safari AWD van, checking stuff and getting familiar with it. Some...
  • Re: Bus Depot site acting weird to you?
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:26:56 -0400
    Possibly the version of JavaScript interpreter Jim has on his Safari instance. On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Robert Stevens <mtbiker62...
  • Weird Vision
    Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
    Fri, 12 Aug 1994 18:50:03 -0700 (PDT)
    ...BTW - I guess this means I'll have to get safari's to replace them with :) Thom -- ............................................................................ : Thom Fitzpatrick Transamerica Info Mgmnt : : System Administrator...
  • Re: WTB: '65 Bus Nose, Window Surround, Safari Kit
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 18 Nov 1995 09:07:09 -0800 (PST)
    And Robb Zuk thus wrote: > > Wanted: Replacement front, including window surround, for '65 Microbus > Deluxe. Must be in good condition or new. Unfortunately, Wolfsburg...
  • Back from Snow Lake - still alive
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Tue, 6 Jul 1999 01:30:54 -0500
    ...about the van! One guy asked me if "I go on Safari's with that thing"! Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy "Iron Igloo" Founding Member...
  • Re: Mac and frapple--can someone test this?
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:41:33 -0600
    ...Can anyone > check? It's in north Alabama. > > I'm on a powerbook with Safari and system 10.3.9. > > Has anyone tried it...
  • Re: [Fwd: Re: [VANAGON] Add your van pic to a google map of listmembers]
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 26 Oct 2005 08:07:34 -0700
    the guest map on my site works on OSX 10.3.9 and Safari, so there :P :) Alistair '82 westy, diesel converted to gas...
  • Re: dometic frig from ...
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Tue, 4 Jun 2024 14:47:30 +0000
    ...system? Any or all Mike from Cotati Planning on attending Syncro Safari this year even though it seems a bit foolish: Both the van...
  • web page update
    Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
    Tue, 14 May 1996 20:01:52 -0700
    ...onto the back of a single cab, complete with semaphores and safaris! - http://www.calweb.com/~thom/misc_pix.html Thom Fitzpatrick thom@calweb...
  • Re: Winching, etc.
    Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
    Sat, 28 Nov 1998 00:39:31 EST
    ...I mean winching. :) Hoping to see some of you Syncronauts at the 1999 Syncro Safari. Jim Davis
  • Re: Safari windows for Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 16 May 2012 23:04:55 -0400
    At 10:19 PM 5/16/2012, Ben T wrote: >Whadayouthunk? Real or parts van? I think *maybe* real but needs a lot better...
  • It's A Sickness, I Tell You...
    Historical mailing list - J Stewart
    Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:49:47 +0000
    ...I sold that and bought a 1996 AWD Safari. Just an hour ago the buyer of the Safari drove off. I didn't even...
  • Fri. Vanagons are right..
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Fri, 2 Sep 2016 19:36:02 -0700
    ...I've just started using my GM Safari AWD work van again, after a long spell of enjoying my "new" Aa Transaxle 5 sp...
  • The Agony and The Ecstasy R
    Historical mailing list - Robert King
    15 May 1996 10:04:56 -0800
    ...Polished porsche rims, chrome safaris and bumpers, >new 1776, needs interior work Ph. XXX-XXX-XXXX (to protect the guilty) Oh boy! Rang up...
  • Re: YES:6-ply tires
    Historical mailing list - J. Walker
    Wed, 05 Oct 94 18:23:57 CDT
    ...Michelin XZX Reinforced 185/70SR14 6/?/40 Good (imho) Dunlop SP LT5 Tubeless 185R15 6/C/?? ??? Kelly Safari All-Terrain 850x27R14 ?/?/? ??? this is all...
  • Bus for sale
    Historical mailing list - Bryan Adams
    Thu, 07 Nov 1996 08:06:06 -0700
    ...Original seats Original teakwood interior museum quality Safari windows Original sales lit and VW birth certificate. I have to move, so I must part...
  • Re: Just wondering
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sun, 28 Jul 2002 12:45:32 +1200
    ...that sounds kind of cheesy. >Mark Thoma I have seen a Safari REAR window in a 50s 23-Window in Volksworld... -- Andrew Grebneff 165...
  • Re: QUAD ROUND HEADLITE GRILLES
    Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
    Wed, 22 Apr 1998 20:04:18 -0400
    Renier, Count me in on the quad grill and the safari. Sounds like an idea that would work, I mean we are the same...
  • Re: Friday OT...my Poor Man's Syncro...(AWD GM Safari)
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 5 Jul 2014 00:55:29 -0400
    ...Friday OT...my Poor Man's Syncro...(AWD GM Safari) I filled the thing up after my first tank of fuel.(holds 27 gallons...
  • Re: short history of the campsite
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 3 Jun 2011 08:10:39 -0700
    windows and IE, right? no such trash found when I visited using safari and OSX. No pop windows option turned on in browser. alistair...
  • Re: New Westy and Syncro Westy alternatives under $30k
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Fri, 24 Jan 2003 13:51:57 -0400
    ...who brought us the > Ford "Westy" (www.gtrv.com), now have a GMC Safari conversion > available on either a 2WD or AWD van base.
  • Back in service, a real pleasure, the Vanagon (long)
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sun, 15 May 2016 06:47:11 -0700
    ...I've recently been using a GM Safari AWD van for almost everything... I picked the Safari AWD automatic up as my winter-time...
  • FS: VR6 engine w/o ECU & harness for conversion. Also safari roof rack & 16" Ronal R9 copies
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Fri, 20 Jan 2006 00:51:52 -0800
    ...3) Safari rack by Conferr. Dimensions are 5' X 9'. It fits about a foot short of your total van roof from front and...
  • Re: OT Fri. more on my Poor Man's Syncro (Astro/Safari) a sort of review..long
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Fri, 6 Jun 2014 06:58:09 -0700
    ...Without the engine deck of the VW, one can > walk right in and out of the back of the 'dutch door' Safari..It has...
  • Re: Searching archives
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 1 Aug 2011 14:29:03 -0700
    ...I swear that a month or so ago safari worked reaching the archives. I think safari and chrome both use webkit. >>>> >>>> Yup, mee too...
  • Parts Campers in Denver
    Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
    Tue, 3 Aug 2004 16:23:56 -0600
    ...Normally I'd be willing to go grab parts for folks, but I have no more time with Syncro Safari coming up. Maybe someone...
  • Re: Pictures - Trip to Burning Man
    Historical mailing list - Ron Tipton
    Sun, 29 Aug 2004 21:29:11 -0400
    ...or, at least, not from Macs using Safari which is the default Mac browser. Soooo, I tried it on my Linux box and got...
  • Re: roof racks
    Historical mailing list - patrice b
    Tue, 18 Jun 2002 12:48:02 -0700
    ...It looks very safari-basket like, which is the look I was going for. It's going to be used to carry mostly kayaks...
  • Re: rear window
    Historical mailing list - BenT
    Thu, 1 Jun 2017 14:18:05 -0700
    ...A rear safari window has been studied as well. Just don't leave it open when you drive. Exhaust gets sucked in. BenT sent...
  • Re: Can't view archives with Firefox 4
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Sun, 27 Mar 2011 08:32:05 -0400
    ...Could someone give Opera and Safari a try? Opera 11.01 seems to handle it fine. In my experience, MHonArc/mharc ( http://www.mhonarc...
  • JC Whip-me VW catalogs
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 8 Feb 1996 18:50:33 -0800
    ...or interested in a VW type 181 or 182 (aka thing/ /_ _|__|_ _\ safari/trekker)? If so, subscribe to the New VW Thing () () mailing list by...
  • Gas can: how bad an idea is this???
    Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
    Mon, 12 Nov 2001 21:30:49 -0800
    ...Would taking this setup down to Baja on our upcoming Syncro Safari (<-- gratuitous VW content) turn my cool new Thule carrier into the FLAMING...
  • Re: Value of a '66 Westy?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
    Thu, 14 Mar 2002 14:43:27 -0800
    ...I could check it out thoroughly for you, especially if it's a walk-thru model and has a gas heater and safaris... Let...
  • Re: Fuel gauge sender problems
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Sat, 20 Nov 2004 16:21:14 -0700
    ...After a few days of rough roads at Syncro Safari, it suddenly dropped and then worked fine-- until recently, when I filled it and...
  • Re: Pictures - Trip to Burning Man
    Historical mailing list - Ron Tipton
    Tue, 31 Aug 2004 12:21:33 -0400
    ...I have tried Safari, Opera, iCab and several other lesser known browsers and none of them work. r Ron Tipton IT Specialist III Laboratory...
  • Syncro Safari Sets New Records!
    Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
    Wed, 6 May 1998 00:34:11 EDT
    Hi all, Well we did it! The Syncro Safari, Moab '98, is about 3 weeks behind us and I've just now found a...
  • Re: Power Steering rack
    Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
    Sat, 18 Jun 2016 12:48:38 -0400
    ...OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote: > Finally got the Link to work Via Safari but the Thread was about > Replacing TieRod Ends, Not > > Removing TieRods from...
  • Re: Bus Depot site acting weird to you?
    Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
    Wed, 26 Jun 2013 09:55:47 -0400
    ...aging PowerPC Mac that won't run any browser newer than Safari won't > display the Bus Depot site in other than very basic...
  • Re: A Vanagon of a Different Color
    Historical mailing list - EAP
    Mon, 20 Sep 1999 15:03:46 -0500
    ...www.eckie.prater.com Look for 73 Pontiac Safari Wagon. Regards, Eckie ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Lussier <coyote@ANDROMEDIA.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
  • Re: Fri: If not a vanagon - What kind of van
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Fri, 12 Aug 2005 20:03:51 -0700
    At 8/12/2005 06:59 PM, you wrote: >The Chevy Astro van aka GMC safari has caught my eye recently. anybody >ever had...