In a message dated 19/08/2005 9:01:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

my  exhaust system is gone..so my mechanic wants $1200 to replace the  whole
thing..including catalytic converter, muffler and all  pipes...busdepot has
it all for about $550.00 on the parts...not being to  mechanically inclined,
is this a good project to do myself? any secrets to  succcess?

Jeff, if you check the archives, myself and others,  have written extensively
on this subject in the past so all that finger typing  is not needed again.
One recomendation though, check my _STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel  Exhaust
System_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm)  webpage before spending any
money.

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
'87 Westy, '90 Carat & Lionel  Trains
Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
_Frank Condelli &  Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html)
or http://frankcondelli.com
_STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel  Mufflers_
(http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm)
_BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm)  a VW Camper
camping event, Almonte, ON, June 09 ~ 12,  2005