Awesome time.  Sorry I missed Mike.
Here are some pictures:

http://communitybuilders.info/vanagon/2005_burning_van/

Hmm, 3 synchro Westys with Subaru engines?

I had an old school 2wd 1.9L waterboxer with traditional broken piston ring.

Regards,
Craig

On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 10:15:52 -0800, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote:
> Well, Volks,
>
> bURNINGvAN 2005 is over.  Weeping and wailing of thousands.
>
> Unbelievably successful.
>
> Uncounted numbers of people showed up.  The regulars, Warren, Christien, and
> Paul[?} the three musketeers of Richmond shop fame.  They have a space in
> Richmond, CA and may be going into the Subaru conversion business.  Right
> now they fix there vans there and part out others and I suspect tell lies to
> each other about their vans.
>
> Then some bus volks stopped just cause they saw us and they were cool.  Have
> a 78 with a mystery engine [purchased and installed on a trip when there's
> blew].  Nice bus even though he said he envied us our van room.
>
> A couple of kids one of who's dad let them take his syncro westy.  Wow!  My
> kid won't let me take his syncro.
>
> Tim of San Jose and the heretofore mythical Caroline.  She does exist.
> Honest.  Very nice, great laugh.  I'm not sure why she and the two giant
> dogs put up with Tim but I'd guess she's a saint [not sure about the dogs].
> Of course they did come in variant of a van, a F*rd Exploder type thing.  He
> muttered something about an O2 sensor on the van but I took that as pure
> hyperbole.
>
> There were others, sharing food, drink, stories and fun.  3 or 4 syncro
> Westys, one of them for sale.  Sigh.
>
> Wonderful time was had by all although it was a tad cold.  My girlfriend
> couldn't make it so it wasn't a perfect time.  And maybe next time I'll
> remember to bring HOT drinks instead of sodas.
>
> Mike
>
> BenT and the rest of the Tim's didn't show or at least I didn't see them.
> Oh, Well.
>