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Billet Window Cranks
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 18 May 2005 20:34:06 -0500
Well, my window cranks have given out ---- again! This time around I would like to install some nice billet type handles - maybe brushed aluminum...
burning vans, brittle fuel rails?
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Sun, 8 Jul 2007 21:09:08 -0400
...http://www.bahnbrenner.com/vw_audi/Fuel_Rails/BBM_Billet_16V_Fuel_Rail_Kit.h tml
Re: source for oem Carat alloy wheel centercaps?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:41:17 -0800
...I use them plain. *http://tinyurl.com/billetcaps* ** Have some semi-custom ones with cast Wolfsburg logo before machining. Those look nicer but underneath...
Re: source for oem Carat alloy wheel centercaps?
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:41:34 -0500
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 1:41 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > > *http://tinyurl.com/billetcaps* > ** > > There are generic plastic aftermarket...
Re: Peace Sign Emblem for Vanagon on eBay
Historical mailing list - Jerry Granito
Sun, 16 Jan 2000 08:54:36 EST
I guess this would save me the trouble of having my buddy machine a billet peace sign for mine...so much for a unique...
Re: A little more on Cooling problems..inline vw in vanagon
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:04:59 -0700
On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 8:39 AM, Scott Chapman <scott_list@mischko.com>wrote: > Don, > Where do you get a billet aluminum...
FS: Billet Alloy Center Caps for Carat/Wolfsburg & most SA (Vanagon) alloy wheels
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sat, 6 Dec 2008 01:52:21 -0800
As an alternative I am selling some polished billet centercaps for a buddy of mine for $15 each. held with 3 Allen screws on...
Re: Fridge Insulation Redo?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:57:34 -0700
...Seems cutting the billets can be done, but this stuff is 1/2 in. x 4 ft. x 6 ft sheet......... for $68.72...
Billet aluminum thermostat housings
Historical mailing list - mario
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:29:46 -0800
...I asked what they were and they handed me a beautiful BILLET thermostat housing that will fit a 2wd or syncro. I am really...
Re: Mercedes rims ET48 - bad idea?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Mon, 28 Feb 2005 21:16:38 -0800
...I got a bunch made out of billet aluminum. Also bought some already done from Leon Korkin. It's simply a question of how...
Re: Fridge Insulation Redo?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:27:59 -0400
...Seems cutting the billets can be >done, but this stuff is 1/2 in. x 4 ft. x 6 ft sheet......... > >for $68.72...
Re: A little more on Cooling problems..inline vw in vanagon
Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:12:53 -0400
...Where do you get a billet aluminum fuel injector rail ? > > > I've also been putting off installing a billet aluminum fuel > injector rail > > (fire...
Re: Westy cupholder alternative?
Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
Wed, 20 May 2015 17:32:59 -0700
...If you don�t want/need the �billet front� (since when did �billet� become such a sought-after aspect of products?) you can get...
Re: source for oem Carat alloy wheel centercaps?
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:20:38 -0500
...41 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > *http://tinyurl.com/billetcaps* > > ** > > > > There are generic plastic aftermarket caps that will fit for about $25...
Re: Still another Audi wheel question
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Sat, 21 Feb 2004 21:18:04 EST
...I use aftermarket billet caps with set-screws. The production versions are a bit too short (shallow) for the Vanagon application. I found an...
Re: Vendors on the list, custom vanagon work
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Fri, 22 Feb 2002 08:27:50 -0800
Wow! Can you mill me a van from billet stock? Talk about solid construction! Mike Where are you located? > From: "copello's mach m...
Re: AUTO-SHIFTER HANDLE
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:34:06 -0700
The billet version that Van Cafe looks cool, I might even try on on "Ole Putt" http://www.van-cafe.com/vanagon_parts.jsp...
Some shift linkage mods
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 8 Aug 2021 17:12:43 -0700
...Shift linkage mods , the “cup” at selector, I might have posted years ago about another one I made, and yes you can buy “billet...
Re: Syncro coolant dist. Tower, was Re: WBX Plastic Coolant Pipe Inspection
Historical mailing list - Ben
Tue, 20 May 2014 18:36:38 -0700
...I heard they might be prototyping a billet aluminum Vanagon replacement body.;-) BenT sent from my electronic leash > On May 20, 2014, at 6...
Syncro cooling system parts on a 2wd 2.1 waterboxer
Historical mailing list - dylan
Mon, 8 Mar 2010 06:59:57 -0800
With the new billet Syncro thermostat housings available, here is a 2wd Carat with all the stock Syncro metal coolant parts used. The front...
Re: burning vans, brittle fuel rails?
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Mon, 9 Jul 2007 08:43:30 -0400
...billet aluminum fuel rail kit for the WBX? > >16V rail shown in the link: > > > >http://www.bahnbrenner.com/vw_audi/Fuel_Rails/BBM_Billet...
Re: bent lifters
Historical mailing list - Anthony Smola
Thu, 25 Jan 2001 21:00:47 -0600
...A lifter is a billet piece of steel. It is also not the weakest link in the valve train. Lifters can go flat and...
Rear Studs
Historical mailing list - Troy
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:42:40 -0800
...SubChar=Q just more expensive! Was it Ben T? Also looking for 2 ea, 7 and 12 mm billet spacers for Mercedes rims. Troy
Re: Nice WBX....
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:11:58 -0700
...I'll ask him if he emails me back. > > Did anyone notice the billet throttle body? I wonder how that works in > conjunction with...
Was Fridge Insulation Redo?-now how about insulation for the top of the engine hatch area
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:36:55 -0400
...Seems cutting the billets can be done, but this stuff is 1/2 in. x 4 ft. x 6 ft sheet......... for $68.72...
Re: Slider door handle
Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
Sun, 11 Mar 2001 20:13:45 -0600
On the subject of machining a billet handle, yes it can be done. Remember, though, that the handle is the outer part of the...
Re: Won't stay running below 2,500 RPM - Need Throttle Body Idle Screw
Historical mailing list - Chuck Theobald
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:20:24 -0700
...And, they have a new design milled from billet aluminum (currently out of stock) for around $260. My mechanic likes the new design. Chuck...
Re: Rare Munchkin Ice Cube Tray for sale!
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Tue, 12 Nov 2002 22:33:42 EST
...I want to replicate them in billet T-6061 aluminum alloy. Then have the plastic dividers copied in carbon fiber. Limited numbered production to...
Is anybody here interested in billet aluminum hubs for Porsche brake rotors to fit their Vanagons?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Mon, 3 Mar 2008 17:24:59 -0800
*http://tinyurl.com/2u9pdo* They look like the ones in the PIC. That's the backside. Front side will be Vanagon pattern or whatever...
harbor freight rapid pump 1.5 ton ok for vanagon
Historical mailing list - mike riley
Fri, 8 Jun 2018 15:22:14 +0000
...com This aluminum racing jack is constructed with durable, aircraft aluminum billet. A knurled steel handle ensures a steady grip while you quickly lift...
Re: slider doorhandles FS...(was: Re: Broken Sliding Door Handle
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 12 Mar 2001 14:23:56 +1200
...How about getting a aluminum billet one machined? Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand fax 64 (3) 479-7527 <andrew.grebneff@stonebow...
Re: A little more on Cooling problems..inline vw in vanagon
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:49:12 -0700
...Where do you get a billet aluminum fuel injector rail ? >> >> > I've also been putting off installing a billet aluminum fuel injector >> rail >> > (fire...
Re: SA rear shocks from '01 group purchase
Historical mailing list - Ben
Wed, 15 May 2013 09:41:14 -0700
...I did get one of those nice billet aluminum rear spring spacers though. These are going in a relatively lightweight Doka - 3610 lbs. empty...
1.9l Thermostat Housing Project- Need a sample
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Thu, 6 Apr 2017 12:01:53 -0400
I have found a fabricator who is will to look into making the 1.9l Vanagon thermostat housing out of billet aluminum. As many...
Re: Some shift linkage mods
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Mon, 9 Aug 2021 11:52:55 -0300
...ago about another one I made, and yes you can buy “billet” ones. But nothing quite as good as this one :-) > > And a guide...
Re: Curious Question (NVC)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 30 Jun 2004 03:46:48 -0500
...Some are specific for machining, some are billets to be melted for castings, some are soft for extrusions, some are Alloys for specific strength...
Re: Trailer suggestion
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 12 Aug 2014 12:36:02 -0500
...I can take care of the oak if Alistair takes care of all the custom stainless billet parts... Jim On Tue, Aug 12, 2014...
RE: A NAME FOR VANAGON FANATICS!
Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
Fri, 13 Oct 95 07:44:23 0700
...a bus - I only obsessed about stuff like what type of billet they were using to mill the cranks for my mountain bike. Now...
Re: source for oem Carat alloy wheel centercaps?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:32:49 -0600
I've seen billet aluminum ones on ebay that were held in with set screws. I think they were around $80 a set. Some...
Re: Water Temp Sensor
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:56:49 -0500
...Van Cafe has a billet version that may allow the introduction of an extra sensor. http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1191...
Re: Rear Studs
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Fri, 1 May 2009 06:00:31 -0700
...SubChar=Q > just more expensive! > > Was it Ben T? > > Also looking for 2 ea, 7 and 12 mm billet spacers for Mercedes rims. > > Troy
Re: OK, OK, new topic
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Tue, 8 Sep 2009 19:36:32 -0400
...rails.' I have heard of people replacing those plastic "rails" with billet aluminum ones. I was thinking of doing this on mine when I...
Re: Table leg hole?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 3 May 2021 19:49:11 -0500
I have a table leg knob made for me out of solid stainless billet with the knob part being about twice as thick as...
Re: [Re: Opinions on Driving Lights any one?]
Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
Thu, 8 Mar 2001 10:10:25 MST
also EMPI makes a nice billet style light. Joe Terry Kay <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET> wrote: Scott, So,I guess my question is, if you...
Re: Rear Studs
Historical mailing list - Danny
Fri, 1 May 2009 08:58:30 -0700
...SubChar=Q just more expensive! Was it Ben T? Also looking for 2 ea,� 7 and 12 mm billet spacers for Mercedes rims. Troy
Re: burning vans, brittle fuel rails?
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Sun, 8 Jul 2007 23:12:19 -0500
...it be cool if a company like Bahn Brenner > made a billet aluminum fuel rail kit for the WBX? Maybe. Note that the 16...
Re: Vendors on the list, custom vanagon work
Historical mailing list - copello's mach m &m
Fri, 22 Feb 2002 08:12:00 -0800
...so if any who dont want the spam train sent to your in box and would like some custom vanagon parts made ,billet access...
Re: Nice WBX....
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:53:25 -0400
...Did anyone notice the billet throttle body? I wonder how that works in conjunction with the OEM ECU? Ken On Tue, July 22, 2008...
SYNCRO 280mm X-drilled brakes with Wilwood Callipers - Interest?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 23 Jan 2003 18:58:31 -0800
...the South African kit by using Wilwood Dynalite II 4-piston billet aluminium callipers. These callipers are found on race cars there are several...
Re: Nice WBX....
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:41:54 -0400
...I'll ask him if he emails me back. >> >> Did anyone notice the billet throttle body? I wonder how that works in >> conjunction with...
Cooling/fuel/exhaust System Overhaul
Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
Thu, 8 Jan 2015 09:11:53 -0600
...systems: - RMW SS cooling pipes - RMW SS coolant distribution tower - GoWesty billet tstat housing (with new tstat) - all new coolant hoses - fuel tank reseal...
Re: Crummy Window Cranks!
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Mon, 4 Apr 2011 08:00:50 -0700
...sense to start barking those out one at a time from billets of plastic stock Currently researching way to utilize gas fired house furnace...
Re: bent lifters
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Thu, 25 Jan 2001 19:29:00 -0800
...this of course is the > link between the rocker arm and the lifter. > > A lifter is a billet piece of steel. It is also...
Re: wheel spacers
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Mon, 2 Sep 2002 12:23:09 EDT
...If you need a custom T-6061 aluminum spacer precision machined from billet, I can get them done for $70 EACH by my machinist...
Re: Alloy wheel centers
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:00:12 -0500
...There's some billet stainless steel center caps with VW logo on them being sold on ebay for the same price as the plastic...
Re: Nice WBX....
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:28:09 +0000
...I'll ask him if he emails me back. > >> > >> Did anyone notice the billet throttle body? I wonder how that works in > >> conjunction with...
Re: Curious Question (NVC)
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Tue, 29 Jun 2004 14:28:05 -0700
...They will > have varying Rockwell hardness and strength characteristics. > Some are specific for machining, some are billets to be melted for castings, > some are...
Re: Syncro coolant dist. Tower, was Re: WBX Plastic Coolant Pipe Inspection
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 20 May 2014 20:37:17 -0700
...I heard they might be prototyping a billet aluminum Vanagon replacement body.;-) > > > BenT > sent from my electronic leash > >> On May 20, 2014, at 6...
Re: Vanagon to Weekender poptop conversion
Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
Sun, 18 Apr 1999 15:23:56 -0700
...I don't think the standard Vanagon (as opposed to the Weekender/Camper) has the billets in the rear roof for the big hinges...
Re: harbor freight rapid pump 1.5 ton ok for vanagon
Historical mailing list - S DaRoota
Fri, 8 Jun 2018 08:41:33 -0700
...com > This aluminum racing jack is constructed with durable, aircraft aluminum > billet. A knurled steel handle ensures a steady grip while you quickly lift...