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• Bull Bar Bumper Order
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 10:48:03 EDT
  ...The Bars are 3" tube with aluminum diamond plate on top. They are black powder coated and are very nice quality. They come with...
• WTB Engine Mounts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 16:17:01 -0800
  Hello- I need a pair of '83 Diesel engine side carrier bars or those from a Tiico which are the same. I was sold...
• Re: NOTICE about "REPRO jailbars" some new parts vendors are selling
  Historical mailing list - Dale Ward
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 07:39:52 EST
  ...I got the bars and the curtain set for $20 dollars. Just goes to show how things have changed in ten years. After letting...
• Re: I4 Engine conversion - german diesel parts source
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 26 May 2008 09:22:13 -0700
  >If you go 50 degrees you will need some specialized parts, like the oil pan, >oil pump pickup, load bars and motor mounts from...
• Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:26:21 -0700
  ...check out the rumor that the Subaru stuff is > actually repackaged Bars Leak. I think it's a perfectly reasonable > thing for them to...
• Re: side step bars
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 11:39:41 -0500
  ...BTW, the description doesn't call them steps, rather "side protection bars" and they have a diameter of 2.75 inches... Joachim Joachim and...
• Re: vanagon roof rack load bars FS...
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:56:47 -0700
  You have a nice rack?? ;-) Sorry couldn't resist. Courtney ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Always be yourself, because the people that matter don't mind, and the ones...
• Re: Jesus Handle Install
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 05 Sep 95 23:29:39 CDT
  ...we always called those "OHMAGOD" bars. :) joel
• Re: vanagon roof rack load bars FS...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:03:19 EDT
  In a message dated 3/23/2010 11:01:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, courtneyhook@shaw.ca writes: You have a nice rack...
• Re: SURVEY - I need a metal fab. project
  Historical mailing list - patrice b
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 22:12:23 -0700
  ...box could be put between the frame bars, or possibly full width with the > frame bars as dividers. > > This could be used for spare...
• Re: Bull Bars
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 17:50:07 -0700
  ...and was thinking about trying to > > make a set of bull bars for my van. I have all the tools to do this, > > but...
• Re: Bull Bars
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 01:01:03 +0000
  ...Bull Bars >Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 17:50:07 -0700 > >As I understand it (if I really do) after talking to John at...
• Re: inline 4 SWAP? was Re: Mexican Water cooled loaf bus? what engine?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 09:09:28 -0800
  ...These are also the same bars found on the Tiico conversion kit. This problem of finding the '83 bars or modifying the the '82...
• Bush Bars from South Afrika-Vendors?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 11:28:09 -0700
  ...are two of the shots he took showing two different bush > bars. > -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle '84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1 '65 MGB (Daily...
• Re: Yakima 1A
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 21 May 2007 19:50:15 -0500
  ...But then I'd use wood railings for the bars anyway. Those slick plastic coated bars are a PITA for shoring up kayaks and...
• Re: 83 and newer diesel carrier bars
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 16 Jul 2020 02:42:11 -0400
  'Shot', how? You might also consider FAS's new mounting system that is said to work very well: http://www.foreignautosupply.com/parts-accessories...
• Re: Michael Modl and 'bull bars'
  Historical mailing list - Jess Lopatynski
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 00:57:39 -0500
  Mike , Have you seen the MSDS web site? He has what he calls a brush guard and winch mounted on his 911 powered syncro...
• Re: bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 08:31:46 -0800
  ...It had round bars. That's Yakima. I'm sure that Thule has something that would work in a similar manner. Bill 90 Westy...
• Bars Stop Leak... Pros and Cons for "slight Head leak"
  Historical mailing list - Mark Johnson
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 08:52:09 -0700
  I'm trying to buy time till I can afford a rebuilt or Conversion... Do you put it in the overflow tank or the...
• sway bars
  Historical mailing list - Neal Powers
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:34:18 EST
  Do heavy sway bar help on a 76vw camper bus i think the one i bought is 7/8 or 1" also on my...
• Planning an I-4 Conversion - need parts ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 20:50:58 -0800
  ...Engine cradle bars . . deluxe pair includes end brackets and nuts & bolts and 2 used engine mounts : 125.00 low grade pair .. . just the bars...
• Re: Syncro convertible
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 10:33:04 -0700
  ...Put in some roll bars and a bikini roof. Hella off-road > lights on the top. Push bars front and rear. Super-huge wheels...
• Re: Engine repair or replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:33:22 -0700
  ...Use something like Bars STOP Leak - Head Gasket Fix WORKS WITH > > ALL > > > TYPES OF ANTIFREEZE! ( > > > DOES THIS EVEN WORK? > > > http://www.barsproducts.com/1111...
• Experience with sway bars
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 17:04:26 -0700
  ...I had front and rear Addco sway bars on my '68 Westy that I converted to a high top, and boy, they really made...
• Re: Rotor Stuck - Need tips and tricks for removal
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:18:35 -0500
  Since it's a dizzy rotor, i'm not sure I'd use pry bars. :-) You can carefully crack the plastic rotor with vise...
• Re: Biggest Dog Crate lengthwise
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 4 Jan 2007 21:45:42 -0500
  ...I have a commercial one that works fine > as long as I'm in the Westy with them but they move the bars and...
• Re: Kayaks on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:57:10 -0400
  Are those pull out bars custom? that's really cool! On 08/10/2011 10:30 AM, Al Knoll wrote: > https://picasaweb.google.com...
• Re: Tire size(s) that fits into clam shell
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 24 Jun 2021 20:26:41 +0200
  ...Same for the steel spring bars above the spare tire. One set for standard steel, the other for 205 alloys. I guess the spring...
• '87 rough running, fuel starvation?
  Historical mailing list - Neil Wigley
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 14:19:19 -0700
  ...Ran great for a while, then a little less power, then less, gradually got to the point where we entered Barstow trying to keep...
• Re: PSI and Bars, for tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:45:19 +0000
  ...PSI and Bars, for tire pressure Yup, and the pendant in me has to point out one bar is 14.7, not 14.1...
• Re: brush guard/bull bars for vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 6 Oct 2006 21:06:01 -0700
  ...brush guard/bull bars for vanagon??? im looking for a brush guard/bull bars for the vanagon. i liked the one MSDS made, but...
• Re: ARB bull bars
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 16:26:10 +1100
  Ahhh,but the bars to which Bob refers are not nearly as substantial as the ARB ones.I paid $650Aus for mine 11 years...
• Yakima Rack Pictures
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Mon, 6 May 2002 13:05:24 -0700
  ...1.) Both rack bars were on top mounted to the side of the pop top. This worked well but it was really hard to...
• Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:49:43 -0500
  ...Don't forget the helmet and wheelie bars! Take a roll of 200 mph tape along , just in case.--- ~: )
• Re: My Sway bar thoughts and Rear sway bars- Source: $119 kit F or R
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 12:51:53 -0500
  ...My Sway bar thoughts and Rear sway bars- Source: $119 kit F > or R >Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 12:23:24 EST > >I...
• Re: Trouble Fitting I-4 Engine Into '90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 09:58:12 -0800
  ...there are 2 different sets of carrier bars, depending on the model of tranny. You are using 1982 bars with a 1983+ type tranny...
• [syncro.org] Syncro Front End Parts & Other Stuff FS
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 10:43:29 -0700
  ...rear hatch door skid bars for syncro (full length) used propane tank in VG cond. full set of headers syncro rear trailing arms & hubs...
• Re: ARB bull bars
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 10:26:11 -0800
  ...ARB bull bars > Hi Gang! > > Back in my redneck Toyota 4WD days, the best bull bar in the > business was > made by ARB in...
• Re: WTB used 1.9 muffler bracket
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 00:53:54 -0500
  Well, I did have two of these complete with the bars in my 'free' pile last week. Since no one claimed them they are...
• Re: No need to jump on breaker bars
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 21:11:04 -0800
  That was tough...<http://www.800luvbugg.com/shop?frame=2.30.6515> Next question? ;o) Jim (Happy New Year!) On Dec 31, 2006, at...
• Re: Addco anti-sway bars: Best Price is PST G-Max (renamed Addco...)
  Historical mailing list - Robet Lilley
  Tue, 25 May 2004 09:36:12 -0700
  http://www.p-s-t.com/ Is the best price I have found for the Vanagon sway bars. BUT get the greaseable 1" for...
• Re: Roof rack length
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:23:17 -0800
  ...58 bars are too short or it will barely make it (I think > > Thule has 50,53,58 and 70 inches bars, (and smaller...
• Re: Clam shell question
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 5 Jan 2014 14:36:59 -0500
  ...I tried it with the early door > > & bars and needed a hydraulic jack to close it. > > > > Jim > > > > > > On Jan 5, 2014, at 10:37...
• Re: Vanagon Tow Bar questions..
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sun, 25 May 2003 12:30:20 -0400
  Brian there are several different tow bars that you can use. most people use the universal type tow bars uhaul, drawtite, and reese all...
• Re: Torsion Bars
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 May 1994 15:44:00 -0700
  I saved an article from How VW's that shows how to do this. I don't have it in front of me, so...
• Re: sway bar kit on a breadloaf
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 17:25:06 -0400
  ...Maybe the newer sway bars also make a difference. I have tried to hold my speed down to 65 then everything seems under control...
• Yakima rack Options
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Sat, 5 Dec 1998 10:05:59 -0800
  ...I use the yak bars and towers, but my bike attachments are Rocky Mounts. They are very high quality, often surpassing the Yakima quality...
• Radiator replace
  Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
  Sat, 10 Feb 2001 17:49:39 -0700
  So I drained my coolant, pulled off the grilles, unbolted the old radiator and dropped it.....right onto the spare tire bars. I tried...
• Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:34:42 -0700
  ...To use Bars Leaks or not..... I've even used a length of breather hose to listen to one spot. I second the 'notion...
• Re: Head leak - What is the process for using Bars Leak Head Gasket Repair
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:05:02 -0400
  ...Head leak - What is the process for using Bars Leak > Head Gasket Repair > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > > Hey Matt, > > > > Just wondering what the...
• Yakima Rack Pictures (wrapped text)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Mon, 6 May 2002 13:26:29 -0700
  ...1.) Both rack bars were on top mounted to the side of the pop top. This worked well but it was really hard to...
• Re: Roof Rack ?
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:11:31 -0700
  ...I use 3 cross bars with one located near the back hatch. For kayaks I use the Hully roller unit which allows me to...
• 91 syncro for sale
  Historical mailing list - jim catterson
  Sat, 14 Nov 1998 12:38:03 -0800
  ...sunroofs; large safari rack mounted on three thule bars w/ teak slats; factory jail bars; every single service record from new [was under warranty...
• Shelf for sale
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Fri, 2 Aug 2013 23:13:29 -0600
  Anyone out there interested in a perfect condition Tom Buese custom shelf? Features two towel bars. Ready to mount in your Westfalia. We now...
• Re: Place to mount shackles?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 May 2011 01:45:51 -0400
  ...The strut bars, also called radius rods, control caster, i.e. how far the axle trails its suspension points on the inner ends of...
• Addco Sway Bars
  Historical mailing list - David Paterson
  Sat, 3 Feb 2001 19:15:43 -0500
  Hey there Listees, I ordered an Addco Sway Bar a while ago from PST in NJ. After several months I get a phone call...
• Re: driving without sway bar? (was: Re: stabilizer link hitting coil? (WAS: Re: sway bar wiggling))
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:43:05 -0500
  Since sway bars are the topic.Be aware that the early ,thicker sway bar can be substituted for the thinner later sway bar with...
• Re: Speedometer markings
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 May 1997 16:18:19 +0300
  ...about 80 mph :) >in the OLD models of vws, they had little "bars" that marked the shift mph .. >not dots. i don't know...
• Re: vanagon rear hatch jailbars on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Steve Overmyer
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 14:52:16 +1000
  ...Are the so-called Jail Bars decorative only, or do they >have some function? Based on the picture on eBay.de, I have to...
• Re: 2.0 ABA inline gas Vanagon. how it works
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:53:47 -0700
  ...Don't know how much is left/missing.) 2.) Carrier bars? Late ones, right? The '82 bars won't work with the wasserboxer gear...