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  • shorty bus for sale on Ebay... and stretch bus found....
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 16 May 2007 14:18:03 EDT
    heres the link for the shorty bus... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=& ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com...
  • ouch
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Tue, 3 Oct 2006 18:07:14 -0400
    <http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Volkswagon-Shorty-Bus-One-of-a-Kind- Gull-Wing- Doors_W0QQitemZ170035398310QQihZ007QQcategoryZ15291QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem>
  • shorty vanagon
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 5 Feb 2010 23:41:15 EST
    this is funny.. _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za4Ivq6WROs&NR=1_ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za4Ivq6WROs&NR=1)
  • Anybody seen a chopped and shortened Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:23:48 -0700
    ...The Samba chopped shorty has nice proportions. I'm seriously thinking about it for use as a promotional tool. Curious if any of you...
  • Re: what is that?
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Fri, 19 Apr 2002 12:51:01 -0700
    ...looks like the oem cat and a shorty supertrapp. must make a nice raucous(sp?) sound :) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing...
  • Re: Anybody seen a chopped and shortened Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:42:32 -0600
    ...His shorty is not finished and > there are still opportunities to add custom touches. > > > TIA, > > BenT > > > Sent from my mobile device
  • fast foward engine kit?
    Historical mailing list - Tintman
    Thu, 21 Sep 2000 19:19:34 -0500
    ...to go for it or not? scott 88 gl wolfsberg 68 shorty bus (still looking for a weelie bar for it) 68 camper 70...
  • Re: ouch
    Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
    Tue, 3 Oct 2006 17:16:47 -0500
    ...3/06, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote: > > <http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Volkswagon-Shorty-Bus-One-of-a-Kind- > Gull-Wing- > Doors_W0QQitemZ170035398310QQihZ007QQcategoryZ15291QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem> >
  • Re: shorty vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Mon, 8 Feb 2010 08:09:26 +1300
    Could use decent damping to stop the bobbing... On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 5:41 PM, <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > this is funny...
  • Camping in rain was Re: Your GoWesty Engine...how do you like it?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:41:58 -0400
    ...Owsianowski wrote: >Once in the Mannistee Nat'l Forest - 2nd day of two-tracking, it began to >rain shorty after breakfast. 4 adults, 4...
  • Bassackwards Bay Window
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Wed, 6 Jan 2010 16:28:01 -0700
    ...http://sundance.bside.com/2010/films/bassackwards_sundance2010 The only problema so far is that the bus is a shorty bay window-this is...
  • Re: Otmar's Stretch
    Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
    Tue, 15 Jun 1999 18:07:11 -0700
    ...admit, the more I look at this stretch > >thing.... > > > > steve > '85 shortywesty > kent, wa _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at...
  • Fwd: Re: Otmar's Stretch
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
    Tue, 15 Jun 1999 16:06:43 -0700
    ...I have to agree with the fellow listee: > >I must admit, the more I look at this stretch >thing.... > steve '85 shortywesty kent, wa
  • Re: ouch
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Tue, 3 Oct 2006 15:30:26 -0700
    ...3/06, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote: >> >> <http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Volkswagon-Shorty-Bus-One-of-a-Kind- >> Gull-Wing- >> Doors_W0QQitemZ170035398310QQihZ007QQcategoryZ15291QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem> >>
  • Re: Engine swap: stopped by oil filter
    Historical mailing list - James V
    Fri, 23 May 2014 13:51:54 -0700
    On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 12:10 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > Okay, do they make a "shorty" filter for idiots...
  • Re: Bassackwards Bay Window
    Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
    Thu, 7 Jan 2010 07:02:26 -0500
    ...The only problema so far is that the bus is a shorty bay window-this > is not going to reduce the bus owner stereotype...
  • Re: ouch
    Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
    Tue, 3 Oct 2006 23:30:51 -0400
    ...3/06, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote: >>> >>><http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Volkswagon-Shorty-Bus-One-of-a-Kind->> >>>Gull-Wing- >>>Doors_W0QQitemZ170035398310QQihZ007QQcategoryZ15291QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem>
  • 89 vanagon with oil light on????
    Historical mailing list - Tintman
    Sat, 9 Sep 2000 15:13:06 -0500
    ...reved it up it started again? please help me scott 68 shorty bus 70 camper 71 camper 68 camper and hopefully my first water...
  • How to clean WHITE on POP top/Curtains
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 23 Jul 1995 14:44:50 -0400
    ...The sliding door curtains had been re-done to touch the floor, instead of just the shorty original curtains. Great idea, as sometimes, when...
  • Re: Interesting Bus conversions
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Wed, 30 Nov 94 15:14:35 CST
    ...there is a shorty 70 bus around town ... paint up all rainbow colors. right now, it's sitting at a repair shop. a while...
  • Re: Oil plug
    Historical mailing list - Bill Monk
    Wed, 10 Jul 2013 07:30:39 -0400
    ...I use a 1/4 or 3/8 drive shorty dial torque wrench. The published spec is the same for all Vanagons with stock...
  • Re: CV noise
    Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
    Sat, 7 Apr 2007 11:14:04 -0500
    ...One worry with that is that the last time I did this on my '84 westy, the tranny went shorty after, something about new...
  • Re: Bassackwards Bay Window
    Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
    Thu, 7 Jan 2010 07:20:33 -0500
    ...The only problema so far is that the bus is a shorty bay window-this > > is not going to reduce the bus owner stereotype...
  • Re: Tool roll
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:39:53 -0800
    ...I keep shorty 10, 13mm ratchet wrenches 6in1, dental mirror (why oh why), calipers (really!), tweezers, pliers, .... Wait. That's almost an entire VW...
  • Engine swap: stopped by oil filter
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
    Fri, 23 May 2014 14:33:29 -0400
    ...hoses molded with different size ends. ;) Okay, do they make a "shorty" filter for idiots like me? I screwed on a, may the gods...
  • Re: Tool roll
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:45:26 -0800
    ...I keep shorty 10, 13mm -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw...
  • What should I replace "As long as I'm at it" when I pull the gas tank and the instrument cluster?
    Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
    Tue, 19 Sep 2000 13:29:57 -0400
    I'm going to be doing the following work very shorty: 1) Install a 22.5 winkler tank 2) Install a new instrument cluster...
  • Re: Manual trans replacement
    Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
    Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:54:08 -0700
    ...A shorty 13mm SnapOn fits like a charm and yes support from under to gain a free hand. I replace the hardware with stainless...
  • Re: Radio DIN for 1982 camper
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:28:06 -0600
    I've thought of using a shorty racing muffler on my intake hose between the air filter housing and the snorkel. Its all steel...
  • Re: Engine swap: stopped by oil filter
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Fri, 23 May 2014 19:02:53 -0500
    ...Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > Okay, do they make a "shorty" filter for idiots like me? I have read that the Mann W917...
  • Re: 89 vanagon with oil light on????
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Sat, 9 Sep 2000 19:17:18 -0700
    ...reved it up it started again? please help me scott 68 shorty bus 70 camper 71 camper 68 camper and hopefully my first water...
  • Re: Bassackwards Bay Window
    Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
    Thu, 7 Jan 2010 07:54:35 -0500
    ...The only problema so far is that the bus is a shorty bay window-this > > is not going to reduce the bus owner stereotype...
  • Re: Tool roll
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:18:03 -0800
    ...I keep shorty 10, 13mm > ratchet wrenches 6in1, dental mirror (why oh why), calipers (really!), > tweezers, pliers, .... > > Wait. That's almost an entire VW...
  • Re: Let's All be Silly, Chapter 2
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 20 Jul 94 13:51:27 PDT
    ...eFfiE, from Fucking white Elephant!) - 1969 Westfalia Oslo short pop-top Shorty - 1971 Westfalia no pop-top FE-TWO ( see above) - 1973 Westfalia pop...
  • Re: Spring question - help needed
    Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
    Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:39:11 -0800
    ...Geee shorty, my Van is taller than yours...Is not... is so, is not.... so there! Again, thanks for a look at your fine...
  • Re: Engine swap: stopped by oil filter
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 23 May 2014 19:05:08 -0400
    ...hoses molded with different size ends. ;) Okay, do they make a "shorty" filter for idiots like me? I screwed on a, may the gods...
  • Re: Your GoWesty Engine...how do you like it?
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:17:12 -0400
    ...Owsianowski wrote: > >> Once in the Mannistee Nat'l Forest - 2nd day of two-tracking, it >> began to >> rain shorty after breakfast. 4 adults, 4...
  • Re: Engine swap: stopped by oil filter
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 23 May 2014 12:10:39 -0700
    ...hoses molded with different size ends. ;) Okay, do they make a "shorty" filter for idiots like me? I screwed on a, may the gods...
  • Re: Unimogs, was Re: Tristar Prices FWIW
    Historical mailing list - Karl M.
    Sat, 18 Nov 2000 22:24:27 -0500
    ...I had never seen one in person, and he offered a ride through the mountains in his 'Mog 406 shorty (diesel), and up his...
  • Re:Flywheel removal question
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 7 Oct 1995 09:21:40 -0500
    ...After the flwheel is secured from spinning, then you get you 4 foot cheater pipe and 36mm or 1 7/16> socket with shorty...
  • Re: Your GoWesty Engine...how do you like it?
    Historical mailing list - John Meeks
    Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:16:27 -0400
    ...Owsianowski wrote: >> >> Once in the Mannistee Nat'l Forest - 2nd day of two-tracking, it >>> began to >>> rain shorty after breakfast. 4 adults, 4...
  • Re: Spring question - help needed
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sat, 27 Jan 2007 07:22:30 EST
    ...Geee shorty, my Van is taller than yours...Is not... is so, is not.... so there! Again, thanks for a look at your fine...
  • Re: Engine swap: stopped by oil filter
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 23 May 2014 17:33:50 -0700
    ...Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > Okay, do they make a "shorty" filter for idiots like me? I have read that the Mann W917...
  • Re: 14" VW Alloys
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:05:15 -0700
    ...http://hometown.aol.com/realsf/images/cadnuts1.jpg Compare the conical seat bolts to your shorty steel lugnuts: http://hometown.aol.com/realsf/images...
  • Re: Trans. Oil filler plug?
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:19:12 -0700
    ...get my shipping system down really good, I'll be offering 'shorty 17 mm allen trans drain plug gizmo's. - fits in a tiny...
  • Re: Oil plug
    Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak
    Wed, 10 Jul 2013 08:13:32 -0400
    ...I use a 1/4 or 3/8 drive shorty dial > torque wrench. The published spec is the same for all Vanagons with > stock...
  • Re: Engine swap: stopped by oil filter
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
    Tue, 27 May 2014 19:18:35 -0400
    ...hoses molded with > different size ends. ;) > > Okay, do they make a "shorty" filter for idiots like me? > > I screwed on a, may the gods...
  • Re: Your GoWesty Engine...how do you like it?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:56:25 -0700
    ...Owsianowski wrote: >> >> Once in the Mannistee Nat'l Forest - 2nd day of two-tracking, it >>> began to >>> rain shorty after breakfast. 4 adults, 4...
  • Re: Trans. Oil filler plug?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:31:50 -0700
    ...When I get into my 'sellathon' on of these days, and get my shipping system down really good, I'll be offering 'shorty 17...
  • Excellent road trip
    Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
    Mon, 15 May 2000 14:25:26 -0700
    ...We saw a really cute "shorty" in Idaho Falls. It was a bus where the slider had been shortened to less than a foot...
  • Re: Your GoWesty Engine...how do you like it?
    Historical mailing list - W Monk
    Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:50:39 -0400
    ...Owsianowski wrote: > >> > >> Once in the Mannistee Nat'l Forest - 2nd day of two-tracking, it > >>> began to > >>> rain shorty after breakfast. 4 adults, 4...
  • Re: Your GoWesty Engine...how do you like it?
    Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
    Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:30:39 -0400
    Once in the Mannistee Nat'l Forest - 2nd day of two-tracking, it began to rain shorty after breakfast. 4 adults, 4 kids, 2...
  • Re: Your GoWesty Engine...how do you like it?
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:30:58 -0400
    ...Owsianowski wrote: >>>> >>>> Once in the Mannistee Nat'l Forest - 2nd day of two-tracking, it >>>>> began to >>>>> rain shorty after breakfast. 4 adults, 4...
  • Re: GMC Motorhomes - Friday - NVC
    Historical mailing list - neil
    Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:03:51 -0700
    ...a shorty camper van with a blown motor. Just ripe for a diesel! Neil -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. http://web.mac.com...
  • Re: 2.1L Oil pressure problem: Rods: SYMPTOM NOT CAUSE: UNBALANCED crank the ...
    Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
    Sun, 11 Feb 2001 16:31:00 EST
    ...As far as "why did they stop growing the stroke?"..simple..piston speed is one and rod angularity is the other...even with "shorty...
  • Re: Your GoWesty Engine...how do you like it?
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:56:25 -0700
    ...Owsianowski wrote: > Once in the Mannistee Nat'l Forest - 2nd day of two-tracking, it began to > rain shorty after breakfast. 4 adults, 4...
  • Weakly Statz??? what the ...??
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Thu, 3 Dec 1998 16:38:14 CST
    aha! so you don't understand the Weakly Statz!??? :) ok, here's a shorty intro to the Numbing Numbers ... WHERE ... -AUS 1, -ZA 1...
  • Re: Trans. Oil filler plug?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:07:07 -0700
    ...get my shipping >> > system down really good, I'll be offering 'shorty 17 mm allen trans drain > plug gizmo's. - fits in a tiny...
  • water-cooled alternator bracket
    Historical mailing list - Brian Jarvinen
    Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:48:34 -0700
    ...Much like I'll never travel without a hack-saw ever again, I'll keep my shorty wrenches around a while I think. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need...
  • Re: Engine swap: stopped by oil filter
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 27 May 2014 21:30:57 -0400
    ...hoses molded with different size ends. ;) > > Okay, do they make a "shorty" filter for idiots like me? > > I screwed on a, may the gods...