If I get my Westy to jump will I, at last, be cool?

Mike

On 12/24/02 6:29 AM, "Stan Wilder" <wilden1@JUNO.COM> wrote:

> In all the years of driving my Westy, I've never failed to find it in the
> parking lot.
> My take on all the extras is 'if it doesn't give it better fuel economy,
> run up hills faster or make it more dependable and safer then It is
> something that I can do without'.
> In every Westy or Vanagon I've ever seen, each has its individual
> qualities even in strictly stock configuration.
> I belong to a small newly formed VW Club in Dallas area. It consist of
> about 40 young fellows with a wide variety of VWs.
> Only about three of them have vans of any type but the vans that are
> there are all very nice.
> All of the 35 + VW aircooled cars seem to be in constant transition with
> addition of Chrome, Wheels, Tires, Paint Jobs, Stereo Equipment.
> The latest trasition I've seen is an Air Lift system that can raise and
> lower the VW bug that its mounted on.
> It is about a $450.00 kit that works in conjunction with the torsion bar
> suspension. The system will drop the Bug to spark delivery level or up to
> approximate stock vehicle heigth.
> Larger systems like this are used by Low Riders to make their cars jump
> off the ground.
> Have we got any jumping Westies out there ? We sure need some.
>
> Stan Wilder
> 83 Air Cooled Westfalia
>
>
>
> On Tue, 24 Dec 2002 01:56:39 EST JordanVw@AOL.COM writes:
>> In a message dated 12/23/02 2:23:02 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>> BAdams6456
>> writes:
>>
>>
>>> Nice report Larry but why "black" tail lights? What's wrong with
>> the
>>> traditional red tail lights that seem to have worked well for us
>> all
>>> through the years? Happy Holidays!
>>>
>>>
>>
>> why do people put spoilers on their cars?  why do people put alloy
>> wheels on
>> their cars? or do custom paint jobs?  it's the look.. to customize
>> and
>> personalize..to each his own.  remember the "blue dots" in the late
>> 50's
>> '60's where people drilled holes in their taillights and put the
>> blue dot in
>> and it gave the taillight a purple glow?  well,
>> colored/tinted/smoked/clear
>> taillights/lenses are the latest rage now.   even Hella (the people
>> who make
>> the OEM VW Lenses) makes them in assorted colors for the golf/jetta,
>> etc..
>> blue, green, you name it.  yep, green taillights.  go to a
>> watercooled vw
>> show (or hell, hang out at the local mall :<) and you'll see what i
>> mean..
>> chris
>>
>>
>
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