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Re: the stretched vanagons
Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
Tue, 26 Oct 1999 22:16:59 -0400
...the stretched vanagons > > > does anyone have the url to the site that has the stretched vanagons? > > I can't seem to find it in...
Re: Extra long, or Vanalong
Historical mailing list
Fri, 2 Aug 96 17:13:04 +0200
All, What i forgot: all the stretched Busses i've seen were stretched in the middle, in front of the rear wheels. Brian.
the stretched vanagons
Historical mailing list
Tue, 26 Oct 1999 21:24:17 EDT
does anyone have the url to the site that has the stretched vanagons? I can't seem to find it in the archives. please...
Re: WESTY CABINET T MOULDING
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Fri, 19 Oct 2001 22:12:46 -0400
Dan If you immerse the "T" molding strip in boiling water it can be stretched to its original length. The water must be at...
Re: Pictures of stretched Volkswagens
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Fri, 5 Dec 2008 13:27:10 -0700
Coyote bike shuttle in Moab as a nice stretched Vanagon. Poke on their site to see a picture: http://www.coyoteshuttle.com/ Click on...
Re: ok, stretched beetle limo!
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sun, 20 Feb 2005 14:10:17 -0700
...ok, you gotta see this! :) stretched beetle limo! > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6060&item=4529306677&rd=1 > > first...
Re: ok, you gotta see this! :) stretched beetle limo!
Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
Sun, 20 Feb 2005 21:01:51 -0500
...ok, you gotta see this! :) stretched beetle limo! > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6060&item=4529306677&rd=1 > > first...
82 Vanagon E-Brake doesnt hold
Historical mailing list
Tue, 25 Jul 95 09:16:01 PDT
...I have been told that its my e-brake cables - they are stretched. I replaced these once (albeit with *used*, probably also stretched cables...
Pictures of stretched Volkswagens
Historical mailing list - Gerry Lepage
Fri, 5 Dec 2008 00:58:16 -0500
Summer 2008 was a great year for Lynn and I as we travelled around in our stretched Vanagon. We got to meet a lot...
Re: WTB: Vanagon Automatic Transmission Flexplate
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:20:00 -0800
Hi , looks like it's stretched by a whole side window's worth . hmmmmm. I am down to just one spare auto trans flexplate...
Re: Friday Fwd: Stretched Splittie
Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:15:59 -0700
...Friday, April 12, 2013 3:38 PM Subject: Re: Friday Fwd: Stretched Splittie On 4/12/2013 12:21 PM, David Beierl wrote: > https...
Re: Playagon at Burning Man
Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
Tue, 21 Sep 2004 22:47:13 -0400
...Frank mentions, besides you handing out beer and popcicles (yum yum combination), a stretched Vanagon. Do you have a pictures of this stretched Vanagon...
Stretch project update
Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
Tue, 4 Aug 1998 17:50:09 -0700
...http://www.evcl.com/strvan/strvan.html I also stretched a interior view out of the Westie manual. -Otmar- 72(front),73(rear),76...
Re: ok, stretched beetle limo!
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sun, 20 Feb 2005 21:44:33 -0700
...ok, stretched beetle limo! > > Questons: > > 1/ is that a Vanagon Wolfsburg steering wheel? > > more likely a 411/412 steering wheel. or porsche 914. they...
WTB: Vanagon Automatic Transmission Flexplate
Historical mailing list - Isaac Weathersbee
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:01:17 -0600
...http://photobucket.com/vdouble I'm working on making a stretched Vanagon. On its maiden drive it sheared its flexplate. If anyone has one...
Fw: WESTY CABINET T MOULDING
Historical mailing list - Barb and Scott Stothers
Sun, 21 Oct 2001 09:05:17 -0500
...WESTY CABINET T MOULDING > > > > Dan > > If you immerse the "T" molding strip in boiling water it can be stretched > to its > > original length. The...
Nashua silicone tape vs Rescue Tape (tm)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:19:47 -0500
...From a never-stretched condition the Nashua will run out of stretch before the Rescue Tape has stretched more than a few per cent...
Re: Nashua silicone tape vs Rescue Tape (tm)
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:33:59 -0600
...Each will fuse to > the other no problem. > > From a never-stretched condition the Nashua will run out of stretch > before the Rescue Tape...
Re: Friday Fwd: Stretched Splittie
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:21:06 -0700
...Friday, April 12, 2013 3:38 PM > Subject: Re: Friday Fwd: Stretched Splittie > > > > On 4/12/2013 12:21 PM, David Beierl wrote: > > > > https...
Re: Tight Canvas??
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:02:24 -0700
> Richard Jones just had this issue w/ his new OEM Westfalia poptop- > Richard has yours stretched any since installation last Spring? Last March, Bob...
Re: ok, stretched beetle limo!
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 20 Feb 2005 14:56:08 -0700
2) A VW air-cooled with bad valves in #3. Karl Wolz > Questons: > 1/ is that a Vanagon Wolfsburg steering wheel? > 2/ what kind...
Re: Custom Springs on our Syncro ----- Just right!!
Historical mailing list
Fri, 26 Jun 1998 02:14:22 EDT
...You've exposed me! Yes, I did have all four of my Syncro's springs stretched by the same place. He had done another...
Rear Table
Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
Mon, 16 Jun 2014 15:03:05 -0600
I have used a shock cord for years stretched from the grab handle between the curtains and the slot cut in the rear seat...
Re: True Canadian Winter Bus Campout
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Wed, 5 Jan 2005 11:30:10 -0500
...Pack/TCWBCpics/thumbs/th_dscn0902.jpg > > ...that been "stretched"? The splitty hasn't been stretched, it's just an optical illusion brought on by...
Re: ok, stretched beetle limo!
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sun, 20 Feb 2005 15:19:51 -0700
...ok, you gotta see this! :) stretched beetle limo! > > >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6060&item=4 >> 529306677&rd=1...
Re: 82 Vanagon E-Brake doesnt hold
Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
Tue, 25 Jul 1995 10:43:18 -0600 (MDT)
...my e-brake cables - they are stretched. > I replaced these once (albeit with *used*, probably also stretched cables) > and it didnt help. > > Are there...
Re: Friday Fwd: Stretched Splittie
Historical mailing list - Gene P
Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:38:04 -0700
Um, what would the, um, powerplant (engine? motor?) <g> be? On 4/12/2013 12:21 PM, David Beierl wrote: > https://picasaweb.google.com...
Re: ok, you gotta see this! :) stretched beetle limo!
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Sun, 20 Feb 2005 18:17:57 -0800
...ok, you gotta see this! :) stretched beetle limo! > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6060&item=4529306677&rd=1 > > first...
Re: Nashua silicone tape vs Rescue Tape (tm)
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:46:58 -0600
...Each will fuse to >the other no problem. > > From a never-stretched condition the Nashua will run out of stretch >before the Rescue Tape...
Re: a newbie with some problems: hissing 2.1 L WBX and thrown belt
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:54:58 -0400
Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > I can not agree that stretched studs is why combustion gases get into the > coolant., but I'll consider that...
Stretch Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 3 Jun 2002 07:36:41 -0500
Unusual conversion, a stretched Vanagon. Among the weird and unusual. http://www.evcl.com/vw/ Stan ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE...
ok, you gotta see this! :) stretched beetle limo!
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sun, 20 Feb 2005 12:58:46 -0600
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6060&item=4529306677&rd=1 first time i've seen on of those. can...
Re: Platinum Cat Install suggestions
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Sun, 2 Oct 2005 20:42:14 -0500
...Can you describe where the blanket is installed? Is it stretched horizontally to cover the opening to the upper poptop area?>> Keith, It's...
Re: shrinking edge trim in Westy
Historical mailing list - W. Silva
Wed, 25 Feb 1998 18:04:30 -0500
...As it cools it should stay stretched out and in place. Wendy & John '85 Westy, "S-CAPE" (on the road again!)
E-brake cable snapped - Doh!!!
Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
Tue, 25 Jul 2000 11:53:31 -0400
...I ordered 2 figuring that the right one is probably pretty stretched and close to snapping too. Anybody have anything that I should be...
Re: Failed Emissions Check
Historical mailing list
Wed, 25 Aug 2004 17:26:11 -0400
...Most likely the spring in the AFM has stretched with aged. Ken Lewis 86 Transporter Crew Cab, 60 T-5 Coupe http://neksiwel.20m...
conversion weight
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 11 Dec 2003 09:51:37 -0800
...Much of the weight of a Vanagon is in the drive train and suspension and those parts are not stretched. The stock body shell...
Parking brake cable stretch
Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
Mon, 15 Jan 2001 21:56:57 EST
...Duh, is it possible these cables have stretched over the last 19 years? Ken Hunter 82 Westy 1.9D 84 Jetta 1.5D
Re: Stretch project update
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 4 Aug 1998 23:24:43 -0700
...I also stretched a interior view out of the Westie manual. > > -Otmar- >72(front),73(rear),76,78,82,87(parts) Stretched bus >82...
Coil Springs Re-tempered?
Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
Thu, 28 Jan 1999 09:34:15 EST
In November, I corresponded with several people about Mid-West spring in Azuza California on the subject of having front coil springs stretched and...
Re: Luggage rack tie downs.
Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
Fri, 17 Oct 2014 06:10:39 -0400
A motorcycle luggage net fits perfectly on the topper when stretched out and holds down most any unusual shaped objects. Been working three years...
Looking towards the heavens ...
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Fri, 20 May 2011 11:29:22 -0700
...Then as is his custom he stretched wings and gently coasted away. Guess I'll see him tomorrow too. Al (birders like to watch)
Re: 1985 Vanagon - unique head leak - not at gasket - 1 inch to the left at #2 top bolt?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:34:29 -0400
When my '84 7 passenger was given to me in '91, the head studs had corroded badly and at least two had stretched. I...
Re: Battery light comes on above 3200 rpm
Historical mailing list - Gene P
Tue, 7 Apr 2020 20:00:41 -0700
...New belt run in, stretched, so it’s too loose and slips at high RPM?
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 1 Jun 2018 09:45:47 -0700
...the handle mechanism to the rear lock (to be replaced if stretched) - the spring in the rear lock mechanism..(to be replaced if worn...
Re: [A] 73 1700 push rod tube question ...
Historical mailing list
Thu, 2 Feb 95 11:57:48 EST
These tubes can actually be stretched back to their original length (Muir describes the procedure). Better yet is to buy new ones with NEW...
Re: Brake cables uneven/stretched?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 19 Feb 2005 00:22:04 -0500
...Brake cables uneven/stretched? I've found the parking brake cables on my '82 are uneven in length - one side is about 1.5...
Re: Favourite Modifications
Historical mailing list - Brian Wasson
Sat, 13 Aug 2005 21:58:57 -0400
Two bungie cords stretched across the inside of the pop top's support rails. Always handy when you need 'em, and make good clotheslines...
NVC-Stretch VW
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Wed, 14 May 2008 08:58:57 -0600
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/66/164841625_6326ec313c.jpg?v=0 You know how some of us have stretched our vans .... take a look...
Re: ok, stretched beetle limo!
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sun, 20 Feb 2005 22:21:58 -0600
> Questons: > 1/ is that a Vanagon Wolfsburg steering wheel? more likely a 411/412 steering wheel. or porsche 914. they kinda looked the same...
Re: conversion weight
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Thu, 11 Dec 2003 13:59:52 -0500
...Much of the weight of a Vanagon is in the drive train and suspension and those parts are not stretched. The stock body shell...
Re: Temperature Adjustment cables was RE: trip out west
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Wed, 4 Aug 2010 18:16:10 -0400
Jamie Fitterer wrote, >> ...My Temperature adjustment cable in the dash is shot.� Looks like PO stretched it out at one point and tried to...
Re: Stretched Vanagon with rear A/V Computer lounge
Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
Fri, 11 Dec 1998 15:50:47 -0500
...VANAGON.COM> Date: Friday, December 11, 1998 3:44 PM Subject: Stretched Vanagon with rear A/V Computer lounge >The idea on this one...
Re: stretched e-brake cable?
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Thu, 9 Jun 2005 11:40:14 -0400
Good morning, I believe that the slant is normal. How is your brake working? If working good, leave it b.If it is stiff...
Sunroof won't shut
Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
Mon, 19 Apr 1999 19:38:12 -0700
...He thinks the cable is stretched. Does this sound like the correct diagnosis? Is it an easy fix? How? (I presume that I must...
Leaky sink trap
Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
Tue, 15 Jun 2004 04:30:02 -0400
...I didn't rip it but it does seem a bit stretched out. Can this be replaced or do I have to buy a...
Extend-A-Stay valve
Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:54:19 -0400
...The issue is my propane lines already look as if they are stretched to their limit with what may be a longer than original...
Synthetic Poptop Tent Woes
Historical mailing list - Josh, Courtney & Althea Wilson
Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:15:20 -0500
...It also seems to have really stretched the seems along the corners, so that you can see light coming through the small holes of...
Re: [A] 73 1700 push rod tube question ...
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Thu, 2 Feb 95 10:58:17 PST
> > These tubes can actually be stretched back to their original length (Muir > describes the procedure). Better yet is to buy new ones with NEW...
Re: Stretched Vanagon with rear A/V Computer lounge
Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
Sat, 12 Dec 1998 17:19:32 -0500
John - I agree, but I envision an extended Vanagon as having about a 6' extension in front of the front wheels, in addition to...