On 1/21/05 7:59 AM, "Stan Wilder" <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote:

> A responsible welding project for a Vanagon or Westy would be a full belly
> pan.
> It would reduce wind drag and probably give better gas mileage along with
> some better performance at speeds above 50 mph.
> 
> Stan Wilder
> Engine Ceramics
> 214-352-4931
> www.engineceramics.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Harvey" <gti_02@YAHOO.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 11:33 PM
> Subject: Welding Project For Vanagon?
> 
> 
>> Any suggested Vanagon welding projects?  -OR- If you
>> had a welder what cool project would you put together?
>>  I'm drawing a blank.
>> 
>> No, not cracked head repairs, body work, or leaky
>> exhaust patching.  Something  different.
>> 
>> -juan
>> 
>> =====
>> 
>> 

From a mishap with my westy I always have my underside shield on now.  It
hit some scrap metal on the road that destroyed two tires and when it hit up
on the underside of the van it just missed severing coolant lines by
fractions of an inch and fuel lines by about the same as well as too close
to some wiring harnesses.  The grooves cut into the metal underneath
testified to the force that scrap metal ricocheting around had.  The cover
is back on and staying on.  I did make one small change though with a hole
that allows me to change the fuel filter without dropping everything.
 

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