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• Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Mon, 19 Jan 2015 10:19:18 -0700
  ...The holes on the frame, where the radius rods land are not perfectly round. They appear to have worn at the base of the...
• part request -- modification
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 23:53:23 EDT
  Hey all, Still looking for the instrument cluster frame but Joel pointed out that they may be different in the area of the place...
• Re: sliding window removal question
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 22 May 1999 17:28:26 -0400
  ...frame on either > side of vanagons? I have found a previous "how-to", but it was for the > removal of the entire frame. I...
• Re: spare tire mounted on front of watercooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 18:27:28 +0100
  ...The spare pushes on the frame in an impact. It would then be natural for VW to let the Vanagon have the spare there...
• Re: Removal of sliding window screens
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 6 Nov 2001 17:20:16 -0400
  ...If you can see where the 2 little plastic clips are (on the screen frame), press there (about 1/3 to 1/4 of...
• Re: Loose Wind Wings 94 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 22 May 2007 18:41:27 +0000
  ...replace the window frame? > > > > > > Todd > > '88 WEsty > > > What do you mean by "upper mount bolt"? The wing windows are frameless so I > am going...
• Re: Mildly-strong adhesive for slider window rubber?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 06:49:08 -0700
  ...I like your idea of opening the sliding window frame using big clamps. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84...
• Re: Need:instument pod frame
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 14 Aug 1996 18:31:43 -0500 (CDT)
  ...com wrote: [] > vanagon.I dont need the instuments, just the black frame.For some reason the > one in my 87 Stinkcrow disintegrated and the...
• Mounting jump seats in 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ric Golen
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 14:46:20 -0500
  ...I have all of the mounting hardware, except the two "cups" on the floor that the seat frame slide into. Mounting the seat into...
• Fiamma Bike rack parts
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Tue, 2 May 2006 10:23:15 -0400
  Hey Everybody, So I managed to back into a tree trunk and bent my Fiamma bike rack frame. NICE ONE!! And good timing to...
• Re: Vanagon engine rebuild cost
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 21:58:34 -0800
  ...Now in "Frames" or "No Frames" format: Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/frames.html No Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/homenf.html ------------------------------------------- Now use...
• Re (2): Some Comments on Engine Conversion Eurospec vs. non -
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 22:58:01 EST
  ...Essentially covers the area from the frame rail to the outer edge, goes from front tire well edge to the rear frame brace ahead...
• Re: Carfax Prices! - autocheck better deal
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:46:16 -0400
  autocheck.com has arguably a better database (frame damage data) and is $45 for 30 days unlimited reports.
• ungainly? van
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 30 Nov 1999 12:05:40 -0800
  have a look at the Peugeot Boxer conversion on this page http://www.cobra-sor.com/gb/products/frames/boxer.html Alistair
• Re: Pop Top Wood Frame Damage. PIC
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:46:05 -0700
  ...failing frame? > > Maybe I could repair with fibre glass between wood and top? > > Repair ideas and yay or nay on the frame damage would...
• An interesting approach to mounting 'other than stock' seats (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:57:48 -0700
  ...I then mounted the tracks and frame for newer, comfier seats to the "dummy" frame (I have been partial to Honda seats- they are...
• Re: Rear seat removal
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 May 2010 02:56:36 EDT
  ...the front bolts. > > What is the removal procedure remove cushions from frame before removing frame from van, otherwise youll tear up your side panels
• Sum' b*tch - Rear Heater Shroud
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 13:59:11 -0500
  ...Can't pull that shroud without taking the whole rear seat front frame loose from the body frame. Shroud won't clear the heater...
• Re: 6-ply tires???
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Oct 94 11:16:39 PDT
  ...Whatever it says on the door frame is the VW recommedation for tires that meet VW's specification for your vehicle. EXCEEDING the tire...
• Re: adjusting sliding door height
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 1 Sep 2019 11:49:16 -0700
  ...2 roller one vertical and one horizontal) rubs against the frame near the end. thanks dan On Sun, Sep 1, 2019 at 11:34...
• Re: What do you use for leveling?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 05:08:06 -0700
  When I used my camper for camping, I leveled/stabilized it with RV type jacks on the frame. This kept the van from bouncing...
• Looking for Grab handle packing ??
  Historical mailing list - hunnam
  Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:42:55 +1000
  ...They can only supply those packing pieces for the door frames which are curved to fit the frame. My first question does anyone have...
• Heater Hose routing
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
  Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:49:05 -0700
  ...So which Hose along the frame rail is the feed hose, the outside Hose or the inside Hose? Which Hose goes to the Heater...
• front end reassembly: strut bar
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:54:14 -0700
  ...Looks like it should just slide right on ( ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!) btw the hole through the frame...
• Re: EV Screens
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Mar 1997 21:39:19 -0500 (EST)
  ...I went to Home Depot (or Home De Pot) and bought two lenghts of screen frame, one roll of screen material, 2 end kits...
• Re: any MD's in the house? help with windshield removal tool...
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:40:34 -0700
  ...to pull the inside rubber seal away from the inside window frame while I sprayed in rubber lubricant (use Armour All or soapy water...
• remove the body?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 11:36:32 -0700
  Can you lift the body off the frame of a Vanagon the way you can a Type I? Keith Calgary, AB, CA
• Screen glue
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 11:58:46 -0400
  Anyone know of an adhesive that will fix a broken plastic screen frame? Nothing wants to stick! Cory 84 Westy Maine [text/html]
• Vanagon Drag-Racer
  Historical mailing list - Yosh
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 08:28:43 +0900
  Folks, Anyone built Vanagon Drag-Racer? FRP-cowl, engine, tranny, frame, pix & mpegs, others.. I look for that info. TIA Yosh@87Westy
• center console
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:40:15 -0700
  I've seen two online 1. eurocampers (internally wood framed) 2. gowesty (plastic) Any have any feedback on these things? Tanks a million!
• Re: Safari windows for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 16 May 2012 20:39:50 -0700
  ...doesn't seem practical as there is no way to rigidly frame a windshield of that size (you need a rigid frame to mount...
• Broken Window - Help Please
  Historical mailing list - Scott Snyder
  Thu, 30 Jul 1998 15:54:02 -0400
  ...14 x16 (frame to frame) and is shattered. I contacted several local automotive glass places and they said it was a dealer only item...
• Re: '87 Syncro needs lost spacer/shim for rear axle
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 09:41:35 -0800
  ...Now in "Frames" or "No Frames" format: Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/frames.html No Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/homenf.html ------------------------------------------- Sherwood Automotive...
• Interesting rear heater core X ref and headlight find
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 8 Jun 2006 20:14:46 -0700
  ...Hella, mounted on a frame that has a neat external lever that allows the light to be dipped more. Unfortunately the light itself does...
• Re: FYI - Venting for mobile refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 11:20:28 -0600
  ...The frame is metal is cool to the touch, so air being drawn > against it should get cooled down. I dunno about that -- the...
• list
  Historical mailing list - rudi schafner
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 19:24:01 -0800
  i have available a complete pop-top [ASI] with all the moldings and frame.bed .front box.and good canvas.fits 68-79 bus...
• Re: extra underbody protection plate finished
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:13:37 +0000
  ...I owned a '75 that the body was Swiss cheese while the frame was rock solid. I later owned a '77 that the body...
• Re: Installing new headliner in a Westfalia Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Truls Erik Johnsen
  Sun, 22 Feb 2015 21:40:10 +0100
  ...Johnsen > Ethnologist/Director of Brand Insight, Telenor Group > Bicycle Framebuilder, Johnsen Frameworks > www.johnsenframeworks.com > www.facebook.com/johnsen.frameworks > www.instagram.com/planetjohnsen >
• Re: Tail lights?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 14:24:42 -0400
  ...A few years ago, I bought a license plate frame from JC Whipme that had an integrated light for the license plate. They also...
• Re: Broken Stebro Muffler Bracket / Malcolm's trip
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 15:56:49 -0700
  --- Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > I had a bracket welded from the end tip to the frame, bolted right up to the frame...
• Re: Place to mount shackles?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 25 May 2011 17:59:45 -0400
  ...It is the same material of which the frame is made >- about 3-4 mm thick, and firmly welded to the frame. 4 mm...
• How to Remove Front Door Glass? (Bentley is not Helpful)
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 00:29:59 +0200
  ...That's not working, as the door frame is in the way. I removed the rubber channels on both sides and above the glass...
• Re: 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Sun, 16 Oct 2005 16:48:54 -0400
  ...Before I make all the > > other adjustments...does anyone know where exactly the front-end trans > > bracket should bolt to the frame? Should it...
• Re: A good lube for sliders
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 8 Jun 2005 07:10:01 -0700
  ...On 7 Jun 2005 at 23:37, Damon Campbell <damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Take a look at the screen window frame of the slider...
• Re: 84 and 85 engine differences?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 12 Apr 1998 20:48:21 -0700
  ...Now in "Frames" or "No Frames" format: Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/frames.html No Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/homenf.html ------------------------------------------- Sherwood Automotive...
• Re: Westy Screens, and Westy Screen Repair...
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:15:29 -0700
  ...that the screen seemed to have been attached > to its plastic frame with some sort of adhesive > material. > > Only one screen is intact, the...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:51:59 -0800
  ...ha ha.) Are Miguel et al talking about welding a washer, or part of a washer, to ID of hole at frame?
• Re: Looking for window glass
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 27 Sep 2012 10:02:04 -0700
  ...2 sizes of opening in the door frame 80-84 or 85-91 2 sizes of glass opening, with screen or no screen 2...
• Re: replacing padded part of dashboard/ brown dashpad FS
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 23:32:08 EST
  ...there is actually a sheetmetal frame impregnated into that foam...(next time you see a burned up vanagon GL, carat, etc. look at the...
• Re: van sighting
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:16:15 -0400
  ...Thought I saw square tailights when I froze the frame. Pete '79 Westy "Aardvark" '87 Westy "Joe's Van" WWW. Busesbythebeach.com On 10...
• Re: Frame mount receiver hitch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Aug 2017 14:24:43 +0000
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• Re: [vanagon] VW Bashing
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 22:27:55 +1200
  >Great engineering by Harley putting a John Deer engine on a motocycle >frame. >Stan Get new glasses, man. you call that a MOTORCYCLE ?
• Fuel gauge sender ground location
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 19:52:39 -0800
  ...The physical ground point for the gauge sender ('87 2WD confirmed) is located on the inside, driver's side Main longitudinal Frame-Rail. About...
• Re: HF Specials
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 1 Jun 2012 12:47:04 -0400
  ...At the very fine (and critical) settings that are required and >the fragile nature of bike frames and components, a low-cost, possibly >wrongly...
• Re: Looking for window glass
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:03:41 -0500
  ...I have it in the frame too. Jim On Sep 27, 2012, at 10:18 AM, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > In a message dated...
• Info. 25c fix
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 22:31:07 -0700
  Hi, The 87 Westfalia I recently purchased made this rattling sound from the push up frame from the pop up top. Upon closer inspection...
• Re: Source for Slider Window Screen
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 11:59:27 -0400
  ...Are ours not the original ones? Ours also look like they > are > extremely hard to get out!! > > all vanagon westfalias had plastic framed window...
• Filler Pipe Hole Position: Aftermarket gas tank (pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:48:44 -0800
  ...http://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/GasTank#5551797277830167394 At time of install, it seemed the filler neck was too close to the frame, but it...
• Re: Are all Digijet ECU's the same?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 06:56:56 -0500
  ...Be sure to secure either ecu in the holder and the holder to the vans frame. If the ecu ground near the coil has...
• Re: Gap Between Trans. Mount Bracket & Frame Is...
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:21:56 -0700
  ...Mount Bracket & Frame Is... > > >> .... more than 1/8" ? >> >> Re: the WBX transmission I've installed in my '81. >> >> As anticipated, the front bracket on...