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• List split
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 16:55:48 -0400
  I think the the split is a great idea, though I think it is interesting to read about the splitties and loaves, I am...
• crazy prices for splittys
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Dec 2005 15:40:58 EST
  ...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=256794 splittys are fetching killer money these days... even in rough shape.. euopeans are buying...
• Re: Splittie with wrong size wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 03:19:54 -0500
  I once had a '65 splittie with high-back '72 bug seats in the front. What I remember about the ride was, every time...
• Walkthrough Splitz
  Historical mailing list
  26 Aug 94 14:22
  My mate (Danny) has a '67 Devon Split. It's a walkthrough model ie. split bulkhead. We have been told that they only made...
• Re: Glimpse of westy - Westy Sightings
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 17:28:30 -0600
  ...My split friends will even let moi park w/ them in the splittie camping area! Then again, there are divisions even in the splittie...
• Re: Splitty question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 12 Oct 2016 12:51:50 -0700
  ​RE: '56 Splittie I'm far from any useful knowledge on such but I do know that a 1956 Split Window bus is into...
• Re: Splitfire plugs
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 06 Oct 1995 09:34:59 -0400 (EDT)
  Splitfire plugs??? Worthless as tits on a bull. Ric
• Re: Late Bus Pop Top on Splittie, possible ?
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 13:31:28 -0500
  ...Late Bus Pop Top on Splittie, possible ? Any chance that the Pop top from a 75 Bay window bus would fit a 66 Splittie...
• Re: Comments on Splittie (brake circuits)
  Historical mailing list - Filcoff, David M.
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 11:45:59 -0500
  ...It would probably be a cinch to fit a Bay (split-circuit) mastercylinder to a Split. As well as the front beam, with balljoints...
• Re: the term "barndoor" bus... & Split door options
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 10 May 2002 22:30:40 +1200
  ...Not sure when walkthrough became available, but at least the later Splits had the option available. [Gee... a stock-bodied 67 Split Samba (21...
• Re: Craigslist 69 Splitty no pic
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sun, 6 Jan 2008 13:35:13 -0700
  Bay windows were introduced in 1968, but VW still made splitties in SA & Brazil until 1975 +_. Not sure about Australia & Kiwi Land? YMMV, Tom...
• splittie - one of ten wrost
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 09:23:38 -1000
  Guess you have to have been following the CARTALK thread where those radiohead idiots dubbed the splittie as one of the ten worst. Amazing...
• How to split case?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Jan 1995 10:48:57 -0500
  The 1700 type IV engine has almost reached a state of maximum entropy in my basement but I am having trouble splitting the case...
• Re: Splittie with wrong size wheels
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 11:14:00 -0800 (PST)
  >Are you sure your shocks are good/ The ride on a split is supposed to be >tight, not sqishy like a car or a...
• Re: splittie - one of ten wrost(worst)
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 12:45:09 -0700
  ...its BIG(spacey), its relatively safe, engines are cheap, reliable, easy to work on, and the van looks almost as classic as a Splittie...
• Re: splittie - one of ten wrost(worst)
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 12:46:25 -0700
  ...its BIG(spacey), its relatively safe, engines are cheap, reliable, easy to work on, and the van looks almost as classic as a Splittie...
• Re: [WetWesties] Split Weld Seam
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:13:41 -0800
  oh yes, I did see that, but I didn't see any split in any seems below the headlights. Big trees are dangerous....... they...
• weird split sighting..
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 14:02:57 EST
  Fans: chech out the converted split "kombi" at http://www.cm.deakin.edu.au/ ~ludwig/gallery.htm christian
• Re: splittie porn
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Wed, 15 May 1996 11:08:12 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Bob!!! - vbdpe0io.jpg (1/1)" > that shows three women posing in front of a psychedelic splittie. > Now you were just in there to look...
• Re: early morning....easter story
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 23:01:09 -0700
  Mick - >> I found a gorgeous baby blue & white splitty with low miles >> & a dealer guarantee for $2500. >Phaedra... too bad the splittie was one...
• Re: 3 Buses in One?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 8 May 2007 15:33:25 +1200
  >What would a bus look like with a Splittie Front, Bay Window Side and a >Vanagon Rear??? Hideous!! The Bay was a modified Split...
• the FTC vs. Splitfire Plugs (no vw content)
  Historical mailing list - Carl Krucke
  Sun, 21 Feb 1999 11:11:35 -0500
  ...SplitFire, Inc., is a Northbrook, Illinois-based marketer of nationally advertised, premium priced spark plugs that feature a v shape it terms, "split electrode...
• Sad Splits (hybrid grafts)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Apr 96 19:06:04
  ...Sad Splits (which my children now tell me has another modern slang meaning as well as just mourning the passing of another Split). -- **dace...
• Re: in the year 2015......
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 10:45:46 -0400
  Speaking of Splits, this is a neat site - http://www.splitzine.com/ Angus '86 Syncro '89 Carat
• RE: List Split Announcement [IMPORTANT]
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 12:59:06 -0700
  Ric, You said it for a lot of us: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DON'T SPLIT THE LIST!!! Mike
• Re: List Split Announcement [IMPORTANT]
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 11:19:21 -0700
  The *normal* course for mail list splits is to duplicate the entire list, and allow each individual the opportunity of unsubscribing to one, either...
• Looking for a Split
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Apr 1996 09:19:04 -0500
  I have currently entered the market for a Split winder Van. What is the Start/Finish production on these dudes?
• Re: 85' Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 16:35:21 -0800
  > > It's not the 68 split window should i tell you that you'll *never* find a 68 splittie.... ever. -matthew
• Re: the cool lingo.......help!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Jul 1996 17:19:55 -0700
  ...Barndoor Splits Early Splits (little rear window and lid, mostly split tranny) Late splits Loaf with type II engine Loaf with type IV engine...
• Re: "Fun" images of early Split in action
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 17:02:45 -0700
  ...Tuesday, October 25, 2005 1:46 PM Subject: "Fun" images of early Split in action > I have a few images of my 57 Split...
• Splitty ditties..(f)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Feb 92 19:52:59
  ...Sonambulating into Saturday? Thought you might like to share some little Splitty ditties we published a while back..... There once was a Splitty called...
• Re: Racing Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:48:42 +0100
  Porsche drivetrain, vanagon base, split window outer body. Some nice pictures of this job on http://www.race-taxi.ch/indexx.htm :-) Jaap > To...
• Late Bus Pop Top on Splittie, possible ?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 09:14:15 -0600
  Any chance that the Pop top from a 75 Bay window bus would fit a 66 Splittie? I've located a decent pop top...
• Some aerodynamic ideas..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:38:19 -0700
  ...A front splitter would be about the easiest thing of all. A splitter is just a 'shelf', a flat projection off the front, parallel...
• Re: List Split Announcement [IMPORTANT]
  Historical mailing list - Berry Kercheval
  Fri, 12 Jul 1996 17:58:13 PDT
  >>>RGOLEN@umassd.edu said: > PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DON'T SPLIT THE LIST!!! I agree wwith Ric. Even though I'm a waterleaker, I'd...
• WTB: Bus with split windows
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Jul 1995 12:30:46 -0400
  Anyone interested in selling a split window older model VW bus, in the southeast area, preferably Florida, please E-Mail me.. AACJ@aol.com
• Re: crazy prices for splittys
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 29 Dec 2005 15:07:18 -0600
  ...even in rough shape.. > >euopeans are buying california splittys and shipping them back to europe!!! > >amazing stuff... > > >
• Re: splitting californians
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 15 Nov 94 14:18:27 CST
  On Tue, 15 Nov 94 13:20:09 CST Eric Oster said: >HEY!!! How about splitting up the Washingtonians? >There's a much more...
• Splitty Convoy new record!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 May 92 06:20:33
  Biggest and best SSVC meet ever - and the convoy to the brilliant Stanford Hall Show was about 140 split vans plus "others". Stretched for...
• How do you split the case?
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:14:27 -0700
  Got this 1.9 case.I have removed all the nuts and bolts that are around the seam.Cant split the two halves.The...
• New Catagory for Joel
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 07 Aug 1994 07:13:41 -0400 (EDT)
  ...at all b. Split Windshields c. Split Windshields and Bread Loaves d. Split Windshields, Bread Loaves, and Bricks e. Split Windshields, Bread Loaves, Bricks...
• 1966 Split Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Iain A Gilroy
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 10:25:14 +0000
  I have just about completed the restoration of my 1966 Split Screen Camper and I am now at the stage of getting the engine...
• Re: [WetWesties] Split Weld Seam
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:03:43 +0000
  ...Re: [WetWesties] Split Weld Seam re 2: How common is this? (I'm guessing FAIRLY common, but want to confirm) I've never seen...
• Splittie Centerfold! (drool!)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jan 96 16:18:06 CST
  Check out the funky split window bus in the CENTERFOLD of this week's US News and World Report next time you're at...
• Re: New Catagory for Joel
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sun, 7 Aug 94 16:15:53 PDT
  ...at all > b. Split Windshields > c. Split Windshields and Bread Loaves > d. Split Windshields, Bread Loaves, and Bricks > e. Split Windshields, Bread Loaves, Bricks...
• Re: List Split Announcement [IMPORTANT]
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 19:14:29
  >The *normal* course for mail list splits is to duplicate the >entire list, and allow each individual the opportunity of >unsubscribing to one, either...
• Re: 85' Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Zenor
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 23:41:08 -1000
  On Thursday, February 6, 2003, at 02:35 PM, Matthew Pollard wrote: >>> It's not the 68 split window > > should i tell you that...
• "Fun" images of early Split in action
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:46:16 +1300
  I have a few images of my 57 Split doing silly things, like jumping onto a road from a farm paddock, doing 8omph, trying...
• Re: 85' Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 18:50:02 -0600
  ...I know 67 was the last Splittie. 68 Was the first year of the world fanous and elusive Bay Window Bus. Stan On Thu...
• '65 split window $650
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 02 Jan 95 08:08:17 -0500
  There was an ad in a local paper yesterday for a '65 split window with no rust for $650. If anyone wants more info...
• Re: Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Apr 1997 01:18:15 -0400 (EDT)
  << 66 VW SPLIT WINDOW VANAGON, custom interior, 4 spd, runs exc, asking $1000. (203) 266-5088. Woodbury >> Hey, the best of both worlds!! A...
• splittie cartoon NVC !
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 10:14:30 -0500
  Link to splitty cartoon. The Humble Stumble of June 11, available on comics.com. Good thing Vanagons are not like that. :-) http://www.comics...
• Re: Making Sense of Joel's Stats?
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 31 Jan 1995 23:22:18 -0800 (PST)
  >>>If it ain't split, it ain't sh*t!!! >> >>Taking this one more logical step, is it not reasonable that: >> >>If it _IS...
• split thrust shim?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 19:37:51 -0700
  ...The only problem is that one of the shims was split due to a previous engine mis-assembly of the outer thrust washer. I...
• Re: SoCal lane splitting coming to WA?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 4 Apr 2015 22:14:14 -0500
  Lane splitting is bikes riding between lanes of cars. High speed lane splitting is dangerous and as far as I know it's illegal...
• Re: wierd bus..
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:56:30 -0400
  > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=953250 > > vanagon style sliders, baywindow nose, splitty rear, splitty > cargo doors.... > > it was actually made...
• Eat yer heart out America!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Apr 92 15:04:15
  ...We have 5 German vans coming over to join the fun and frolics! Special SSVC Splitty display/line up in front of the stately...
• Computer generated Splitwindow Bus Pictures
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 14:21:16 +0200
  I don't know if you ever have seen such nice computer generated Splitwindow Bus pictures. Take a look at http://www.bibibulli.de...
• Splitting the case
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 11:37:49 EDT
  OK the engine is out and stripped down (heads and all) what else needs to be removed to split the case, the 3 groove...
• Re: running a log splitter from a power steering pump???
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 09:43:44 -0500
  Up here on the northern edge of the country folks have been using all sorts of devices for splitting wood. One of the most...