

| Subject: | Re: 66 Splittie Westie Under attack from Crazy Texan |
| From: | Stan Wilder |
| Date: | Fri, 13 Sep 2002 21:47:59 -0500 |
Das is dar 356c Stan On Fri, 13 Sep 2002 21:23:20 -0500 Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MTS.NET> writes: > Forget the Splittie - what's the beauty in front of it? A 356? > > Jeff > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1@JUNO.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 9:12 PM > Subject: 66 Splittie Westie Under attack from Crazy Texan > > > > Sorry for the no subject line: > > > > Some folks asked for more pictures, so here they are. > > If you're on standard modem it might tale a while although the > pictures > > are all reduced and compressed. > > http://www.williamwareagency.com/forsale/67van.htm > > I started about 10AM this morning to lay waste the this here 1966 > > Splittie Westfalia. > > You'll find the before, in the middle and all of the engine and > drive > > line FuFu. > > Hopefully I'll have some after pictures. > > It took about three attempts for me to get the valves just right > on > > adjustment but it humming about as good as any engine I've seen > with an > > unknown hot cam in it. > > It still wants to backfire a little at about 4500 rpms. > > I'll address that when I get a manual or some qualified replys. > > At any rate, ugly as she "Road Kill" is, she's a driver and I'm > going to > > paint the interior back to the OEM and let Maaco get as close as > possible > > on the outside. > > Some interesting things are the heater in the extended oil pan, > the > > ceramic fuel filter, the drain for the oil cooler, the giant > remote oil > > filter, the alternator conversion, the K&G air cleaners and the > degreed > > drive pulley for the alternator, the Type IV drive line conversion > and > > shock absorbers about 3" in diameter. > > If you see anything that I missed just drop me a note. > > > > Stan Wilder > > 1983 Westfalia Air Cooled > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.
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