won't there be copyright issues with this?  i'm all for breaking the
law, but i don't want to see anyone get burned.

aaron
'87 syncro gl

pencil me in, too.  please ship in a plain brown wrapper to my p.o. box.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Jeffrey Vickers
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 1:20 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: vanagon Digest - 3 Jan 2006 - Special issue (#2006-9)

Pencil me in for a John Rodgers SA upper grill and a Projectztwo lower
grill. $300+ for just the SA upper from the usual suspects is a bit
steep for my wallet.

Jeff / 87 Syncro Westy

On Jan 3, 2006, at 5:18 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> Date:    Tue, 3 Jan 2006 16:01:08 -0600
> From:    John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
> Subject: Vacuum Form Projects -
>
> Ok Volks,
>
> I have the following projects under way
>
> *Projectzwo Lower grille fog Lights*
> Kim Brennan was kind enough to lend his set to me to check out and it 
> turns out that replicas are an iminently do-able project with the 
> vacuum former. Some of these will be made.
>
> *Wheel Arches*
> Matthew Pollard was kind enough to send me an example to see if it 
> could be replicated. It is a doable project but not with the vacuum 
> former. The wheel arches require some structural strength, are solid 
> and cannot be made on the vacuum former, BUT, they can be molded and 
> cast using a good UV resistant casting compound. I have not received 
> the complete set for all four wheels yet, but my example clearly shows

> it possible to do this. Will keep the list posted on this as it 
> progresses.
>
> *SA Grille
> *I have never seen one of these except in pictures, but if they are 
> constructed anything like the stock American units, then there is no 
> reason they can't be replicated with the vacuum former machine.
> If some one has a loaner, I can take a look and make a definitive 
> conclusion on it's feasibility. Or if the List wants to chip in and 
> collectively buy one before they disappear for examination purposes, 
> that would be a big help. Why don't I just buy it myself and have done

> with it?? I just spent 2 grand on my 88 GL and busted the budget. 
> Otherwise, I would love to buy one. But they may be gone by the time 
> I'm aready again.  And today, I got hit with having to buy an 
> alternator. No fun.
>
> If we made a collective buy, it could be auctioned off after I am done

> making molds from it.
>
> But apparently this is something  that needs doing shortly or we will 
> lose the SA grill.
>
> Let me know what your think.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
> Chelsea, AL