

| Subject: | Re: Improving the ergonomics of the Bentley |
| From: | John Rodgers |
| Date: | Thu, 31 Aug 2000 22:42:05 -0500 |
$1800 for a head job???? Thats amazing!!! I bought a freshly rebuilt engine for $1500. Mostly all new everything on it. John Rodgers 88GL Driver Mark Dorm wrote: > Kinkos will let you copy anything you want in their self service area, they > just won't copy copyrighted material in their service area (behind the desk) > - but there are less expensive places to get copies... you have to know your > local area - and the added cost of two sided paper wouldn't be that much > more at these places... And yeah its flimsy, but you'll still have the > Master Copy if anything tears. > > You could also use the xeroxed copies to run the Bently info through a > scanner and put it all in your laptop, or on a disc. Its not a cheap book, > I'd hate to destroy it... But of course this is a lot time doing all this, > those of you with kids, might substitute this for the weeks list of > chores.... > > >From: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@HOME.COM> > > > > >You would definitely have to skip Kinko's for this as you will know if > >you have ever tried to get them to copy copyrighted material! > > > >This is still a lot of trouble, the paper is flimsy, and you will have > >twice the volume unless you pay for two sided copies. You might as well > >get a new Bentley for the library, and have the discipline to not touch > >it with greasy fingers! > > > >Mark Dorm wrote: > > > > > > Why don't you guys save your Bently from that fate? Go to a place > >cheaper > > > than Kinkos, and xerox the pertinent pages and then bind them. And if > >you > > > really want to pull a trick and don't mind the expense, laminate each > >page > > > before you have them bound, or consider placing them in clear protective > > > covers.... Why let motor oil haze your vision of Bentlys technical > > > information? Then you can stick your unmarred Bently in your library > >next to > > > the Encyclopedia Britanica. > > > > > > >From: Bill Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET> > > > > > > > >Hey you're stealing my idea... > > > >I posted last week that I did this.. :) > > > > > > > >It really makes it a lot easier to find room to take it along when my > >Westy > > > >is loaded for a multi month trip! > > > > > > > >And MUCH more convenient because I no longer find myself wasting my > >time > > > >reading the wrong information of a year that does not apply to my van! > > > > > > > >Bill > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "Stuart MacMillan" <macmillan@HOME.COM> > > > >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > > >Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 2:11 PM > > > >Subject: Improving the ergonomics of the Bentley > > > > > > > > > > > > > Chris, > > > > > > > > > > Here is an idea for you: > > > > > > > > > > Take one of your Bentleys and extract (yes, tear it apart) the > >pertinent > > > > > pages for your model year. Then take them to Kinko's or the like > >and > > > > > have them comb bound with nice plastic covers. You can even create a > > > > > multi volume set by category this way and only haul around what you > > > > > need. The comb binding opens flat, you can have pages inserted by > >any > > > > > shop with the machine, and you can truly customize your manual. > > > > > > > > > > I've done this with my MG manuals, but haven't gotten around to it > >yet > > > > > for the Vanagon. > > > > > > > > > > 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I have two 1980-1991 Bentley's but I'm considering buying a > >1980-1982 > > > > > > Bentley since: > > > > > > > > > > > > 1) It covers my 1980 model year > > > > > > 2) I don't need to know about water cooled or syncro stuff, and if > >I > > > >did > > > >I > > > > > > can consult my other Bentleys > > > > > > 3) It would take up less space as an in-van manual > > > > > > > > > > > > Would it have the same content on the earlier models or were there > > > > > > significant revisions to the newer editions? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Chris Gronski > > > > > > Toronto, Ontario, > > > > > > '80 Westy "Pokey" > > > > > > '87 Chevrolet Sprint 5-Door > > > > > > '91 Pontiac Firefly Convertible > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Stuart MacMillan > > > > > Seattle > > > > > > > > > > '84 Vanagon Westfalia > > > > > '65 MGB (Driven since 1969) > > > > > '74 MGB GT (Restoring) > > > > > > > > > > Assisting on Restoration: > > > > > '72 MGB GT (Daughter's) > > > > > '64 MGB (Son's) > > > > > > > > > > Parts cars: > > > > > '68 & '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT > > > > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________________ > > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at > >http://www.hotmail.com. > > > > > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > > > http://profiles.msn.com. > > > >-- > >Stuart MacMillan > >Seattle > > > >'84 Vanagon Westfalia > >'65 MGB (Driven since 1969) > >'74 MGB GT (Restoring) > > > >Assisting on Restoration: > >'72 MGB GT (Daughter's) > >'64 MGB (Son's) > > > >Parts cars: > >'68 & '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com.
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