Count me in on the top tin for the cylinders I will double check but I am
sure I have a mint set glassbeaded primed and painted semi flat black
I have a few manifolds and one new unit lets figure out what works
fan shrouds I have a couple nothing mint but I will review the options
how else can I help

send me an address

Bob Donalds
Boston Engine Exchange

508 358 6264

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Arnott" <jrasite@EONI.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 10:07 PM
Subject: Fwd: [VB] Need Donations for Steve Dolan's engine

> Steve was an admin here for a while too.  If anyone can help out,
> please contact John.
>
> Jim
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Anderson"
>> <wvukidsdoc@yahoo.com>
>> To: <type2@type2.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 10:40 PM
>> Subject: [T2] Need Donations for Steve Dolan's engine
>>
>>
>> Folks,
>>
>>  I rejoined the list briefly here after 4-5 years off, mostly
>> because I'm on a mission.  That mission is to build a German parts
>> only engine for Steve Dolan's '67 before I move to Alaska in July
>> of this year and am too far away to conveniently deliver and
>> install it.  Most of you may or should know Steve.  The Type 2 list
>> continued to exist for a couple of years at least from both a
>> financial and administration standpoint only because of him and his
>> efforts.  Steve is probably the single most giving guy in the VW
>> Bus world I've personally ever had the privilege of meeting.  As
>> the list administrator he could be a real pain at times if he
>> disagreed with you or if you were stupid, but the same can be said
>> of us all.  Anyway Steve has also been having some health issues
>> recently and has trouble even working on his '73 and '80 drivers,
>> let alone getting much done on the '67.
>>
>>       So a few years ago, pre wife, and now new child, I told him
>> I'd build the engine for the '67 and I've been slowly collecting
>> real German parts ever since to build an honest 1500 with all NOS
>> German parts, which even against my advice (I wanted a
>> counterweighted crank and a bit more modern induction at least) is
>> what he wants.  At this time I have all the big bits, NOS German
>> pistons and cylinders, cam, rods, and heads.  I'm looking for a few
>> more bits, very reasonably priced or frankly donated.  I need a
>> clean set of original single port tin, fan shroud with the slats,
>> and fan, not looking for NOS on this, but real dry, clean, and rust
>> free.   I will likely media blast and repaint though if clean
>> enough I'd like an original shroud with the stamped numbers still
>> on it.  Next a clean single port manifold, carb (is '67 a 28
>> PICT?), I have a couple of governors, don't need them. Need a
>> German NOS oil cooler, and ideally oil pump.  Would like a set of
>> NOS German lifters.
>>  Need an NOS German fuel pump.  An appropriate dizzy and a
>> generator in clean rebuilt shape wouldn't come amiss though I think
>> he has the electrical bits.  Those are the parts that come to mind,
>> though small bits like a real clean crank pulley, etc would also
>> come in handy.
>>
>>  Anyway like I said, anybody who ever met Steve knows what a great
>> guy he is.  I've had the privilege of knowing him for about 10
>> years, and have helped him a fair bit with projects but have had
>> him help me as free labor, or storage, or whatever far more, and
>> I'm sure a lot of metro DC area list members have had the same.  If
>> you've squirreled away a little NOS bit here or there you may never
>> really use, and are feeling generous or at least reasonable, give
>> me a yell.  If someone could forward this message to vintage and
>> vanagon I'd appreciate that as well as I don't want to sign up just
>> for the begging.
>>
>>  Thanks,
>>
>>  John Anderson
>>  (many sigs and many buses over the years....)
>