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• Re: Dometic failure on propane, one time
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:47:24 -0600
  ...s Dometic door at one of the Vanagon campouts, probably Syncro Safari '04, maybe. Sierge from Canada comes to mind. The top of the...
• Re: safari roof rack
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 06:25:15 -0500
  In a message dated 97-10-29 09:45:01 EST, JWALKER@UA1VM.UA.EDU writes: << ha!! i KNEW i saw one!! :) the other...
• Re: new syncro ;)
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 08:36:41 -0800
  ...heresy'?) The ground clearance isn't *that* great on the Astro/Safari, neither is the ride...it is a truck afterall. OLTECO Ari Ollikainen...
• Re: Fw: Re: Safari type window?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Morrison
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 11:18:07 EDT
  In a message dated 8/10/99 6:56:48 AM, keepsake@PANGEA.CA wrote: <<.have a machine shop make a "door prop" for...
• Re: Painting...
  Historical mailing list - Pat Patterson
  Tue, 9 Dec 2014 23:54:40 -0500
  ...I was so impressed with how it came out I plan on painting my AWD Safari with cans and my Adventurewagen too. I used...
• Re: VW beer; otter creek kind ryed
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 15:21:45 -0800
  ...https://www.google.com/search?q=otter+creek+kind+ryed&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari#biv=i%7C0%3Bd...
• Re: Fri: If not a vanagon - What kind of van
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 06:51:58 EDT
  ...If not a vanagon - What kind of van Check these two links. _SAFARI CONDO (Par Nado) - V�hicules R�cr�atifs_ (http://www.parnado...
• Complete tire list
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 5 Oct 1994 21:03:58 -0500 (CDT)
  ...40 Good (imho) Dunlop SP LT5 Tubeless 185R15 6/C/?? ??? Kelly Safari All-Terrain 850x27R14 ?/?/? ??? Bridgestone RD-603 LT 185 R 14 6/D...
• Side Vent window retrofit?
  Historical mailing list - LouiZe!
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 16:45:37 -0500
  ...One of them shows optional rear side windows (the long bays in back) that are "safari" style, in that they kick out and swing...
• Re: luggage rack possibly for sale
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 20:17:44 -0400
  ...It's actually a "safari rack" ??? Looks kinda like this, but it's black... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/66858.jpg I...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 30 Apr 2008 (#2008-472)
  Historical mailing list - JP
  Thu, 1 May 2008 09:09:27 -0400
  ...http://www.safaricondo.com/menueng.html JP > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:54:25 -0400 > From: Ken Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET> > Subject: Re...
• Re: Milestone? Millstone?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 2 Aug 2011 14:12:18 -0700
  Just accessed and searched the archives using safari, firefox, chrome (all up to date). Thanks to all. This is my 2473rd post since May...
• Re: Magnesium Rockers
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 1996 07:56:59 -0700
  ...or interested in a VW type 181 or 182 (aka thing/ /_ _|__|_ _\ safari/trekker)? Subscribe to the New VW Thing () () mailing list by sending mail...
• Re: What is your dream van? Friday Topic
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 05:46:17 -0700
  ...and rear, no VC), > 16' wheels, rubber tray-like matting throughout, > safari hatches over the > front seats, roll down windows (front, middle and > rear...
• Poor Man's Syncro...Friday OT..Safari AWD (a bit long)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 30 May 2014 07:17:04 -0700
  I just got a '97 GM Safari AWD van to supplement my 84 low roof westie wanna-be . I've 'shopped' diligently around various...
• Syncronaut??
  Historical mailing list - JohnB Mtl
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 20:00:33 EST
  ...wrote: <<John, I see that you've subscribed to the Syncro Safari mail list. Welcome! Do you own a Vanagon Syncro (making you a...
• Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus! (I searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 13:51:55 -0500
  ...you could just open the safaris..." (Has anybody ever made a the entire windshield of a Vanagon flip out like a safari?)) Matt Roberds
• Re: vanco chinese copies
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 10 Oct 2015 09:38:12 -0700
  That was me...I put them on my Safari awd van, also ...10 k miles there, too. Go Form brand.. Got them at a...
• Re: Double Roof / Portable Shade
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 13:41:10 EDT
  ...writes: << The "double roof" on the land rover is called a safari roof. It is basically another sheet of aluminium (aluminum) about 1/2...
• Re: Awnings: Fiamma vs. A&E
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 23 Nov 2005 09:18:57 -0700
  ...At Syncro Safari '04 some strong winds took Bob Steven's Fiamma down but my Sidewinder II was just fine. Carefree also has VW...
• Re: shipping large items greyhound BAD IDEA
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:26:19 -0500
  ...Over the years, I've sent bumpers, brush guards, seats, Weekender fridges and safari roof baskets. All made it to their destination with no...
• Re: Vanagon TD: left motor mount
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Dec 1996 08:22:59 -0800
  ...or interested in a VW type 181 or 182 (aka thing/ /_ _|__|_ _\ safari/trekker)? Subscribe to the VW Thing mailing () () list by sending mail to...
• Re: Driving style=fuel economy...Friday semi Modern comparisons
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Jun 2015 09:24:32 -0400
  ...The Safari delivers pretty good economy now...18.8 mpg (average since I began driving it) for a beefy AWD van/truck, , capable of...
• Re: rear window
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Thu, 1 Jun 2017 14:59:15 -0700
  ...There isn't enough to gain for so much work. > > A rear safari window has been studied as well. Just don't leave it...
• A Proposition
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jan 1996 21:35:59 -0800 (PST)
  ...would be handy for bus people, ie repro metal panels, repro safaris, taillight lenses and the like, as well as sources for used bits...
• Skylight Direction Opinions Sought
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 11:28:27 -0400
  ...the only direction NOT currently available in our vans (the only VW vans with this ability were the old Safari window splits Chris P...
• Re: deal or no deal
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 22:20:55 -0600
  ...wrote: > For what it's worth that first bus is a safari conversion, which was > basically a poor mans adventurewagen, it had a high...
• Re: Need Vanagon Tires
  Historical mailing list - Tom Pettit
  Thu, 22 Sep 1994 20:43:30 -0700 (PDT)
  idfg Howdy, I don't have any Vanagon experience, but I just bought some Kelly Safari all terrain 850x27r14 tires for my '78 bus...
• Nice splittie in new VW ad [uk]
  Historical mailing list - M.Grant
  Mon, 2 Oct 1995 14:19:53 +0100 (BST)
  ...The bus also sports safari windows. On the right is the point of the ad, not a T4, but a people carrier type of...
• new URL of interest
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 09:13:23 -0700
  ...or interested in a VW type 181 or 182 (aka thing/ /_ _|__|_ _\ safari/trekker)? Subscribe to the New VW Thing () () mailing list by sending mail...
• Re: High pitched noise
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 3 Aug 2015 20:49:28 -0700
  ...25mpg on the vanagon and 18 on the safari.. At those costs per mile, well documented (10k+ miles for each vehicle)...it will cost...
• '67 Westy Resto form Hell Update
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 May 1996 12:47:49 -0700
  '67 Westy Resto form Hell Update *Installed Safaris* A couple of cronies who knew what they were doing installed the German Safaris into the...
• Re: New Westy and Syncro Westy alternatives under $30k
  Historical mailing list - Hermann the German
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 22:46:56 +0000
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P>I saw several of the Safari Westies on the Gaspe' penninsula last summer. Also, just outside the...
• Re: Pimp my ride!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 17 Nov 2004 21:28:38 -0600
  ...And I don't know what to say about those safari windows. Somebody had to be a genius to even know about them much...
• Re: Outside magazine article Vanagon/Sprinter content
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 21 Apr 2015 07:40:31 -0700
  ...Mark Don Hanson wrote: > ...Even more impressive than either, are the older mid-size GM vans > like Safari and Astro, which match performance with...
• Re: Bus Depot site acting weird to you?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:56:23 -0500
  ...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: OEM Style Safari Latch bases
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 May 1996 14:13:09 -0400
  Been there, done that already. Here at Bus Boys, we repro'd the latch bases over a year ago and sell 'em for $22...
• Westfalia roof rack
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 12:58:10 -0700
  ...I've also made a safari basket carrier fitted to the racks and sized specifically for the westfalia. I could also make a version...
• Re: bob stevens publication credit
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 22:19:51 -0700
  ...We'll be doing some biking while at Syncro Safari later this month. Stay in touch and let me know when you'll be...
• wolfsburg museum vw pics are up!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Aug 1998 23:35:46 EDT
  ...check out that kool brushguard on that doublecab syncro, and that safari syncro with the air scoops up to the roof...!!! go to: http...
• Re: Automatic vs Manual trans. ( Friday )
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 08:59:52 -0700
  ...the Safari is just a > regular automatic transmission, no worse than some, no better... > So,..... I LIKE driving. It is one of my passions...
• Re: Vent windows past 90 degrees -- nope
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:24:55 -0700
  ...wrote: > Hi All: > > Looks like we need a Vanagon front window Safari kit... > > Any takers? > > Randy Bergum > 1990 Carat > > ************************ > (Snip-O-Rama....) > this is...
• Re: Buy the list admin a beer!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 19 Mar 1996 15:44:41 -0800 (PST)
  ...I was wondering how you were going to scrap up the money to keep your Safari goin'. ;) > I will keep the subscription going until...
• Re: Where'd dey all come from today? Bazillion vanagons around Mt Hood..
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 21:00:18 -0700
  ...Helens area last week of July for a few days (Syncro Safari '09 > arranged > by Jim Davis). I wondered what the locals thought of...
• party reminder
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Feb 1996 19:47:39 -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...
• Re: Anyone need '53? parts
  Historical mailing list - william killian
  Fri, 2 Jun 1995 13:55:48 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I could but safari style windows in and have a display case. I'd probabaly want to make headlights and turn signals work (at...
• [FS/fwd] 1958 bus
  Historical mailing list - John_K_Hopp
  Sun, 30 Jul 1995 10:56:14 -0600 (MDT)
  ...1958 Bus. *Original* safari windows. '65 Tranny, '70 engine. Rust along the bot tom, but I have all the replacement panels to fix it...
• Re: Pictures - Trip to Burning Man
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 13:13:13 -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...
• Re: Aero's
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:45:35 -0600
  ...to 59mph..on the flat.. > Don Hanson I can see it! Safaris open, rear hatch up to keep the tail down, but the goggles...
• Re: another old bus story (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 15:39:54 -0800
  ...Since then, I've taken out the safaris and installed them in my '66 21 window (even used orginal safaris can be as much...
• Re: hey howdy
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:29:19 -0500
  ...In my 'Second Life' , I'd love to own a centre pop-up 67 > safari 21 window Westy.. but not at the cost of...
• high lift jack thingy wrapup
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 26 Jul 2023 18:50:41 +0000
  ...t matter now I have it so can go to Syncro Safari 23! Lord will and the creek don'... well it doesn't matter...
• Wheel question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:05:57 +0000
  hello all, I'm trying to get a spare tire for my syncro for syncro safari. My son has given me 4 tires from...
• Re: For Ben T - Where has everyone gone?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 11 Jun 2019 20:15:15 -0700
  ...I'll be baack...when the next one catches my eye...but for now I can only afford a GM Safari, in many ways...
• sunroof replacement ideas
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 15 Jul 1997 10:20:33 -0700
  ...Also opens up really far, so I can play On-Safari with the binoculars. Rear seat has great view now. No screen (yet). You...
• Re: 2500 mile Baja trip report, long
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 21 Jan 2002 10:03:06 -0800
  ...Or perhaps a SyncroMexico Safari, I can do Hollister any time, but central Mexico, now there's a trip. Start from say Douglas, AZ...
• spring break trip
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:16:43 EDT
  ...and go to Calloway Gardens and than visit the Wild life Safari. ( My Westy wants to pretend it's driving on the savannah with...
• Re: Rear extension on a vanagon Riviera (almost a westy!)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 15:01:13 -0400
  ...that was installed in the back of a SAFARI CONDO camper (based on a GM Safari van. It was supported from the top of...
• new westy!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Apr 1996 06:37:52 -0500
  ...remember that 65 westy with safaris i mentioned a couple months ago? Well, i made arragements to buy it and go get it today...
• Re: Van on Bring a Trailer
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:19:55 -0800
  ...mine was a blue `66. hardly a museum piece like that. safari windows rusted shut�but,no leaks from canvas top or sky lights...