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• Steelwheels project - BIG camper - NVC
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 17:58:26 -0700
  ...Large custom rv based on Oshkosh airport fire truck chassis. Lots, I mean lots of aluminium. Check out the galley and the head. You...
• Re: other vans
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 02:39:34 -0500
  ...This had to be ordered with an extended chassis. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler 92...
• Re: Too cold, no start at Bus Brr
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:14:05 -0500
  ...Check ALL your wiring connections, from battery to starter to the ground strap from tranny-chassis and chassis to ground. Also check the wiring...
• Re: 84 vs 85 Digijet
  Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:08:33 -0400
  ...The 85 is now purring away in the 84 chassis complete with a plethora of Grateful Dead stickers. My daughter will be the appreciative...
• Front Windshield Washer Reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
  Mon, 11 May 1998 08:35:47 -0700
  ...leaks like a sieve! The bolts that hold it to the chassis seem straightforward enough, but I wonder where the pump and hose connections...
• Re: Replacing your westie
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 07:41:43 -0800
  ...There is a little known critter that will allow all of this and is integrated into a chevy van chassis available in AWD. Pro...
• Re: Diesel Rabbits - Diesel Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Fri, 8 Aug 2003 05:26:41 -0400
  ...a lot of interest in the Scirocco (built on the Rabbit chassis). The guys on the Scirocco list seem to be into Rabbit pickup...
• Re: Extra gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 04:06:23 +0200
  ...No, the engine/tranny on the Syncro sits 2" lower in the chassis than the 2wd. There is too little room, and it would...
• Re: Something wrong ...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 17:10:27 -0700
  ...for a good connection and no corrosion--engine to chassis, transmission mount to chassis, etc. Good luck! Stuart '85 Westy -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: Friday quiz- '53 le Mans
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:53:14 -0800
  ...I actually touched the chassis of that car at Mr. Cunningham's Museum in Costa Mesa. Why just the chassis? The car was in...
• Re: Bus passes up a Porsche GT3
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 14:54:22 -0800
  ...a fiberglass copy of > the Vanagon body on a > Porsche chassis when the chassis sounds like it may > be a good platform on > it...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 9 Aug 2018 13:38:11 -0700
  You could cut it a couple inches from the connector and run a wire to any convenient spot on the chassis. Just use a...
• Re: M-code questions?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Feb 92 18:59:15
  ...Upholstery and trim Mesh Platinum last block is repeat of your chassis no minusfirst two digits.. more later........gotta pick up daughter....Dave -- **dace...
• Unsubscribe
  Historical mailing list - Holly and Chris
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 08:59:52 -0600
  ...Corvair recipient) '65 Beetle --- Jenny ('57 rollback top, '65 body, '69 chassis, '72 Ghia front disc brakes, '74 914 rear disc brakes, '78 Transporter...
• FS: syncro muffler &tailpipe
  Historical mailing list - Deepak Kumar
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 12:05:38 PST
  ...turned out to be something on the engine / transmission 'touching' the chassis/frame etc (any ideas anyone ?) - and then advised me to replace all...
• '88 Westy - Clanking Engine
  Historical mailing list - Chris Paquette
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 17:58:49 -0700
  Recently, the engine in my '88 Westy has begun clanking against the chassis at low idle. It's a very irritating sound, but beyond...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Tue, 27 May 2003 10:01:14 -0400
  ...The attachment should also include the > chassis rails heading back. That front section is designed for impact, > not pulling. I suspose this is technically...
• Re: Metal Bumper Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Apr 2013 16:08:22 -0400
  The bumper bracket to chassis bolts are 12 x 1.25 x 25. Yes fine thread. The originals were also self threading. Dennis, And...
• Oil pressure light 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - vwelkers
  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 07:14:30 -0800
  ...0.9 bar sender measures open to chassis gnd when engine not running and under 60 ohms after starting engine. 0.3 bar sender...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Sun, 16 Feb 2014 11:13:22 -0800
  ...I use a torque wrench and have replaced the fasteners, so the female threads in the chassis are probably worn. Which gives me an...
• Re: Importing New Vanagon from South Africa
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 11:03:54 EST
  ...but it was US made, on mustang chassis. chris
• FS 82 camper Denver, CO $650 ... sorta
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 08:20:00 -0500
  found this at www.thesamba.com (have to go to Other Volkswagens for Sale) 1982 Westfalia Rolling Chassis - $650 1982 Westfalia camper, no motor...
• Re: audio tach
  Historical mailing list - Josh Poulson
  Sun, 09 Apr 1995 20:06:14 PDT
  ...a) directly to the battery terminal b) to the chassis in a spot that you cleaned thoroughly with a wire brush as paint does...
• Re: gfci outlet buzzes with inverter
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:36:58 -0400
  ...thanks for all the very detailed replies! I guess the basic idea is that chassis ground isn't a true ground, so can't...
• Re: 396,000 miles!!?? can anybody beat that?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:48:18 -0500
  ...About the only thing that will destroy a chassis is untreated rust, or a severe collision. Everything else can be repaired, replaced, or maintained...
• Re: microbus is dead NVC
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 May 2004 17:01:16 -0500
  ...but do you have any literary proof that > this was based on the t4/t5 chassis? remeber there was also the Sharan...and > the...
• Re: Auto show - kinda Westy like camper
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Sun, 18 Feb 2018 21:07:15 -0500
  ...the Dodge Promaster City or the Ford Transit vans would be a better chassis for this conversion. then you could have Westy like room...
• syncro fuel gauge issue fixed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 17:25:51 -0700
  last week I posted a question about where the syncro fuel level sender ground to chassis - friend's '91 van had fuel gauge reading...
• Re: GoWesty 2.4L Engine
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:10:52 -0700
  ...agree that there is a sweet spot in velocity, > where the chassis seems to be happy and the wind noise subdued, for > me its...
• ATVW
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 18:55:57 -0600
  ...It is based on a Weasel chassis, a WWII small tracked personnel carrier. http://taring.org/westy/weaselvw.jpg tom ------ Tom Ring K0TAR, ex...
• Re: New List Member Looking For Wiring Harness
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:55:44 -0500
  ...problem joining) needs a wiring harness for his 86 2wd >automatic, chassis # 25G046433, 2.1, of course. He's located in Grand >Junction, Colorado...
• Re: Clean those ground connections!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 14:03:06 -0700
  ...Alternator body > to > engine chassis, then to the heads and finally to the body sheet metal. > That extra volt made a noticeable difference at...
• Re: Turbo diesel 5-speed DOKA Made Legal/ Beetle Mexicano
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 12:10:55 -0600
  ...The only Mexican >Beetle I have seen firsthand, simply had the original chassis numbers removed >and the new numbers stamped on the tunnel. Also...
• Re: Temp Gauge High on Startup + Blinking Light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 May 2011 23:15:04 -0400
  At 10:39 PM 5/6/2011, neil n wrote: >Did you check the negative coolant sensor connection to chassis? >Double check Bentley, but...
• Re: Old splitty camper
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 23:34:40 -0500
  ...Nice! There is a body number on the passenger side behind the front seat, which approximates the chassis number and would tell the year...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: 16" alloys for the vanagon, check this out
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Fri, 25 May 2001 09:30:34 -0600
  ...as a Suzuki under the name 'Forsa'; SA510 is the Suzuki Chassis number. The 2nd generation body style was called the Swift. There's...
• Fwd: Coolant Tubing
  Historical mailing list - Harry Patrick
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 13:21:13 -0400
  ...The pipes have numerous bends to route them t hrough the chassis crossmembers. I think you could do it with copper if you remove...
• Re: ATVW
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 20:54:55 -0500
  ...It is based on a Weasel chassis, a WWII small tracked > personnel carrier. > > http://taring.org/westy/weaselvw.jpg While we're trading weird...
• Re: VW EuroVan chassis "Rialta"
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Sep 1997 01:36:52 UT
  ...VW EuroVan chassis "Rialta" Hi Carl: I test drove one. It drives very well. Made by Winnebago. Winnebago has made a much more serious...
• Re: Ford Westy
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Tue, 6 Jun 2000 14:54:01 -0700
  ...They offer both 2wd and 4wd versions with many different interior layouts, most based on a Ford full sized van chassis (also available on...
• Re: killer bee noise in my 84 wesy
  Historical mailing list - Emmett Bearden
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 15:51:48 -0400
  ...check and make sure the pump isn't touching some part of the body/chassis, or that the rubber bushing thingie is properly bolted...
• The new VW Commercial range
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 15:59:53 +1000
  Hi Guys, Volkswagen Australia have updated their website with the whole range of T5 Vans, cab chassis variants as well as the LTs and...
• Re: Strange vanagon engine pondering, audi 5cyl
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:27:33 +0000
  ...bob salt Lake i can only imagine how nice a vanagon would run with that chassis-- if engineered to work -- I may even begin...
• Re: '71 T2 VIN
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 31 Aug 1994 08:11:29 -0700 (PDT)
  ...THe chassis number on my '56 Kombi (217692) Is registered as a '57, St. Muir sez its a '56, Wolfsburg West sez its a...
• Re: Audi 5 cyl engine swap experiences?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 15:24:17 -0400
  Does that 5-speed transmission fit the US Vanagon chassis? If so, are these transmissions available in South Africa junkyards? Might be worth a...
• Sagging rear end
  Historical mailing list - Scott Kraning
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 10:57:43 EDT
  ...I would assume this means replacing the shocks, or is there some other component that levels the chassis? I have no idea...any suggestions...
• Re: TIICO/OBD2 - Parts
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 12:38:04 -0700
  ...obd pin # 4- chassis ground 5- signal ground (4 and 5 are the same ground actually) 7- K line 15- L Line 16- unswitched...
• Dirt Cheap 84'Westy/Wolfy.......1st $800...new photos posted
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 16:12:44 -0700
  OK tire kickers, here she is, a rolling chassis w/AC, PS, rare slide out bench seat for big families.....and a 135K mile...
• Re: Trailer Hitches
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:52:51 -0600
  ...trailer hitch with a 2" reciever that bolts on tho the chassis of an 89 Westy?. Located in Florida, Kississimee area. Thanks in advance...
• Re: '88 Westy - Clanking Engine
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 20:31:35 -0500
  Chris Paquette wrote: > Recently, the engine in my '88 Westy has begun clanking against the chassis > at low idle. It's a very irritating...
• Re: New generation of vw busses (T5 photos)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 00:05:11 EST
  ...Wonder if it's > still "Passat" based. > > not any more "passat based" than the current eurovan since the chassis and most of the body...
• Re: Grounds (was Quality Inverters)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:11:32 -0400
  Well, I guess Dave, that you could attach a grounding strap beneath the chassis which would drag along the road surface, as some commercial...
• Re: battery-inverter-charger-battery loop
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Apr 2006 18:47:44 -0400
  ...I've heard about some people having weird inverter gremlins due to chassis ground being bonded to shore ground and inverter neutral being (for...
• Re: Rear tire angle
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:12:39 -0400
  ...Unless the chassis is warped or the trailing arm is bent, what's the issue?
• Re: Euro-Bago sighting
  Historical mailing list - P.J. Kenny
  Tue, 29 Nov 1994 23:52:07 GMT
  ...Dave, is the chassis the same as the long-wheel-base Transporter or have they stretched it even more? I don't know if...
• Re: TDI mileage, TDI EV, Samba II
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 15:10:45 -0500
  ...They also make the Samba which is a smaller minivan > based on the passat chassis. They don't import either to the US. > > Henry...
• Re: New beetle. New Bus? Nah.
  Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
  Sun, 31 Dec 2000 19:07:41 -0800
  Has anyone heard anything about vw's next van? the eurovan chassis is nearly 9 yrs old now. I wonder what slick beetle like...
• Re: Solar question and electrical oddity
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 8 May 2001 17:33:23 -0400
  ...Anyone know what this might >be? Trace the ground line from the blinker socket back to the chassis, bet you find a problem somewhere...
• Detecting coolant vapor
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 23:06:59 -0500
  ...The engine is dry except for a power steering leak and the chassis has 207k on it. Doesn't overheat. Ideas? Before panicking I...
• FS 84' Westfalia/Wolvesburg edition $800
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 17:46:32 -0700
  FS 84' Westfalia Wolvesburg edition Rolling chassis w/119K miles w/running 135K WBX 1.9L included Really, really nice interior(check the pictures...