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• Floor boards
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 10 Nov 2016 23:49:37 -0600
  To the best of my knowledge, all the vans middle section has s type of corrugated steel floor, and some type of fitted floors...
• Re: Middle Seat Installation
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 23:11:20 -0400
  ...Here's my diagram: _____bolted seat track (2) front and (2) rear ______ | _______seat track ( __ | __ ) \_ \__ | ___/ _/ floor track _____________ | ___________floor |__|__| welded nut | ________________seat track ( __ _____ __ ) bolted floor track...
• for sale: grey vanagon floormat set
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 09:50:37 EST
  ...OEM vanagon grey floormat set. includes both front floormats, and floormat that fits between seats. everything is custom fit. excellent cond. chris allentown, pa
• Carpet and Flooring Repair - 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 22 Mar 2014 08:29:12 -0500
  After my disaster with the rear heater soaking the floor and carpet with coolant, I'm faced with fixing the floor. I'm going...
• mystery floor attatchment
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:00:58 -0700
  I took my carpet up to install wood flooring (pergo) the other day and noticed a bracket and nut on the floor behind the...
• for sale: vanagon westy floor track covers
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 01:01:40 EDT
  these are the OEM floor track covers from a vanagon westy that had the factory middle seat. they cover the tracks in the floor...
• Vinyl Tile/Flooring question
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 23:21:53 -0500
  I've decided I want to redo the floor in a checkered tile pattern and have a few questions for you out there who...
• Floor mats-- saving money-- Lots!
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 11:37:15 -0800
  New floor mats at bus depot or the VW dealer? Bus depot Floor Mat Set, 4pcs, Vanagon Westfalia $149.95 VW Dealer front set...
• Re: Westy Floor
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 10 Apr 2014 13:17:56 -0700
  Didn't run all the way to the floor of my 82 westy. There were separate floor panels under the galley and under the...
• Re: Floor boards
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 11 Nov 2016 11:25:02 +0000
  I have the deadening material on mine, with extra strips in the troughs of the floor, but if you are looking for flatness and...
• Re: Removing '87 Westy floor
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 12:58:29 -0400
  If memory serves me correctly - (CDN 91 westy) the floor part under the cabinets is stapled (maybe 50) to the floor part of the...
• Re: Removing '87 Westy floor
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 09:17:31 -0800
  ...if chris just has the whole floor, he doesn't have the metal strips underneath to remove. his floor will come out in one...
• Re: Carpet and Flooring Repair - 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 22 Mar 2014 08:44:52 -0500
  Year ago when my 90 sprung leak and did the same thing, I took all the sub flooring and carpet out and left it...
• Re: Floor boards
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Mon, 14 Nov 2016 07:26:30 -0800
  ...The flooring material in > my van is not there, just the steel floor. I think I have some spotted, > but wondered if it would...
• Installing a hardwood floor
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sat, 19 May 2007 17:01:08 -0700
  ...I'd like to install a hardwood floor in my Westy. Right now I have a sort of gray textured rubber/vinyl floor that...
• FS: grey OEM Vanagon floormat set
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 09:36:24 EDT
  this is the same floormat set Busdepot or vanagain sells for $150. front pair of genuine VW floormats, grey carpet, w/ embossed vw logo...
• Re: Carpet and Flooring Repair - 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:47:14 -0700
  ...Carpet and Flooring Repair - 88 GL After my disaster with the rear heater soaking the floor and carpet with coolant, I'm faced with...
• Re: Floormats
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 09:44:28 -0600
  A recent post concerning floormats brought to mind something that's puzzled me about the driver's side floormat for a long time. The...
• Carpet and floor removal
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 10:06:50 -0800
  Trying to remove the floor "plywood" and carpeting in the rear area of an 84 Westy camper. It's soaked from (yes, another one...
• Re: Harbor Freight Floor Jacks
  Historical mailing list - most david
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:12:31 -0700
  ...Harbor Freight Floor Jacks > >� I've got to get a floor jack. Anyone tried the HF floor jacks? > >Thanks. > >John > >-- >John Rodgers >Clayartist and...
• Sub Flooring Guidance
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 08:16:08 -0800
  ...The sub floor plywood was removed by the PO. Can anyone on the list offer the dimensions of the plywood sub floor? Also, does...
• Re: Jump Seats-How to Mount to Floor?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 14:55:39 -0700
  The factory uses a plate on each side of the floor (top and bottom, inside and outside). The bottom plate has a 'pipe' welded...
• how to install the floor tracks in your westyRe:tracksforsingle captain's chair
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 18:03:08 EDT
  ...The tracks (unless your '87 is different from my '85) > are right there in the floor. you'll have some pieces held down with...
• FS: OEM westy floor tracks and covers for optional middle seat, & middle seat FS
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Jul 2005 12:00:13 EDT
  ...these are the floor tracks, and floor track covers, and hardware, from a westy with the optional middle seat. i'll even include the...
• Re: wood floor was : wild Vanagon interior
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Wed, 4 Aug 2004 07:50:30 -0600
  Entity Calle Fallberg spoke thus: > my Vanagon came with a Masonite board screwed down to the floor both on > top of the engine and...
• Re: Floor boards
  Historical mailing list - Fjazzbass
  Fri, 11 Nov 2016 06:30:00 -0500
  ...The flooring material in > my van is not there, just the steel floor. I think I have some spotted, > but wondered if it would...
• Re: floor tracks for single captain's chair
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 10:31:07 -0700
  ...The floor has the tracks built flush into it, with round head machine > screws holding the covers onto the track. > i don't know...
• Re: Wood Flooring
  Historical mailing list - Randal Jett
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:26:56 -0700
  Jamie, Not sure if you got a reply.� I have an oak floor put in by a previous owner.� It has a subfloor of...
• Re: That composite floor padding...
  Historical mailing list - Ron Schlamp
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 16:23:15 -0600
  ...The only thing is I had to use special floor leveling material to make the floor even so the depressions con not be felt...
• Re: Westy Floor
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Thu, 10 Apr 2014 09:16:29 -0700
  ...Is it possible to unscrew and lift the floor out so that I can weld the brackets to the floor without removing the seat...
• Re: Rubber mat for the westy cargo area ? Canada Suppliers ?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:19:38 -0400
  Costco in Ontario sells large rolls of vinyl diamond plate for use in garage floors, they MAY have it in BC too... Chris On...
• Re: jumpseat install into a westy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 01:26:19 EDT
  ...if you want the factory floor cups, you have to weld them to your floor. which requires removing your ENTIRE WESTY INTERIOR to get...
• Re: Middle Seat for 87 Vanagon GL Westphalia Camper
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Apr 1997 19:59:17 -0300 (ADT)
  ...Peak under the floor boards and look for large flat plastic domes with Phillips head in them. Carefully cut the flooring parallel with the...
• Re: Harbor Freight Floor Jacks
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:28:07 +0000
  ...As for floor jacks, I've always wanted a really good quality floor jack like gas stations/repair shops use. Went to an auction...
• Re: Truly bonding with my Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 03 Dec 1994 07:10:19 -0400 (EDT)
  ...When I removed the floormat I noticed a rust hole thru the floor. I got some glass cloth, some resin and started working on...
• Wood Flooring
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Sun, 8 Jun 2008 23:32:09 +0000
  I was thinking about putting bamboo flooring in my 84 westy and had a few questions about what others have done. Are you just...
• Front Floor Mats
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 07:19:48 -0500
  All, Does anyone make big-heavy-rubber-holds-a-gallon-of-water floor mats for the front of a Vanagon? All my searching has...
• Rubber mat for the westy cargo area ? Canada Suppliers ?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 23:46:33 -0700
  I want to get a commercial floor for the rear cargo area (I thought those 4'x6' 1/2" horse mat would be kinda...
• Harbor Freight Floor Jacks
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:43:43 -0500
  I've got to get a floor jack. Anyone tried the HF floor jacks? Thanks. John -- John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW...
• Re: floor tracks for single captain's chair
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 11:17:26 -0700
  ...Yes, it sounds like > you need to sink the tracks into the floor, as they are flush with the floor > in mine. Also check...
• Re: RUBBERS!! who has rubber front vanagon floormats? vendors?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 21:52:35 -0800
  ...RUBBERS!! who has rubber front vanagon floormats? vendors? i know one of the list vendors used to carry a pair of front vanagon floormats...
• Westy Floor
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Thu, 10 Apr 2014 08:59:57 -0600
  ...Is it possible to unscrew and lift the floor out so that I can weld the brackets to the floor without removing the seat...
• Re: mystery floor attatchment
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 14:50:00 -0700
  On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 10:00 AM, Slloth <slloth@comcast.net> wrote: > I took my carpet up to install wood flooring (pergo...
• Westfailia Floor Dimension? New floor
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:45:56 -0800
  Hello, I bought a large piece of diamond plate tread, flexible vinyl flooring for my Vanagon MV (no kitchenette). I'd like to get...
• WTB Westy gas line floor plate
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 12:50:13 -0600
  Anybody have the floor plate that fits around the gas lines through the floor from the tank? Mine doesn't have one, and I...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batts.. A Journey
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 11:05:24 -0500
  ...A cement floor does not affect the rate of discharge because the battery is insulated from the floor by its plastic case. _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M...
• Re: Mounting jump seats in 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 19:55:48 -0500
  ...Basically they just drill large enough holes in the flooring material for the bushings and then insert them into the flooring material. Then they...
• Clutch Rattle
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 23 Nov 2013 21:20:05 -0600
  ...Clutch pedal all the way to the floor - no rattle. Just a little off the floor - it rattles until fully engaged. This is really...
• Floormats
  Historical mailing list - Brush, John
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 09:36:02 -0700
  >A recent post concerning floormats brought to mind something that's puzzled me >about the driver's side floormat for a long time. The...
• Re: Easy way to mount vanagon jumpseats into your westy or pass van
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:18:48 EST
  ...this is the easiest safest way to install mounts in the floor > for > > the jumpseats. > > . i used to cut the floor mounts off donor...
• source found for rubber rear cargo floor mat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 19:25:39 EST
  FYI, i found a source for a great rubber rear cargo floor mat for passenger vanagons. the company is called Koneta/LRV and the...
• Re: floor mats
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Aug 1994 18:42:56 +0800
  Why not rip out old flooring in westies and replace it with something more cleanable, like linoleum, or even hardwood floors? /Martha Rubin nrubin...
• Re: removing floor in '86 weekender
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:23:35 -0800
  Take out the jumpseat (don't forget the two phillips screws that hold the front kickplate to the floor), refrigerator and door sill plate...
• Re: Wood Flooring
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 06:39:40 -0700
  ...http://camping.elliott.googlepages.com/flooring -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74...
• Re: floor tracks for single captain's chair
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 10:14:31 -0700
  I was responding to Bill Kasper, who mentioned that he had a sheet of plywood on his floor. It is NOT a mandatory nor...
• Re: mystery floor attatchment
  Historical mailing list - Peter Young
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 00:14:34 -0400
  Neil, ? Have you considered the composite laminate wood flooring from Ikea? Costs just over $30 for enough to do the whole passenger compartment! Also...
• Mounting jump seats in 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ric Golen
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 14:46:20 -0500
  ...Mounting the seat into my Westy looks fairly straight forward, except the little "cups" on the floor. I looked at the floor of the...
• Re: Westie Floor Removal How to?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 01:43:52 EDT
  ...or, you could just use a circular saw, and cut the strips out of your existing floor (easier) chris
• Re: Question about Westy middle seats and tracks
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 22:09:42 EST
  ...quite a few listers have installed floor tracks into their non-floor track westys. basically you have to look underneath your westy, locate these...
• Re: Carpet and Flooring Repair - 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Mar 2014 14:06:57 -0400
  ...Carpet and Flooring Repair - 88 GL After my disaster with the rear heater soaking the floor and carpet with coolant, I'm faced with...