The only hazard I can think about on the Vanagon is the CALIFORNIA SMOG
INSPECTION!  From what I understand the Vanagon pretty much needs to be near
bone stock, or any replacement engine needs to be newer than the vehicle to
which it is installed and have all related air pollution equipment.  Even
then it may be a roll of the dice as to who is doing the inspection.  Good
Luck, as I suspect you will need it.

Route 66 Rider!
Ramon Hill
Live Long and Be Free
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Frank Condelli
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 5:10 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Impending Road Trip West

Rita & I leave tomorrow morning on the "Great  Road Trip to Santa Cruz".
Bringing my '90 CARAT to my daughter April who  moved there.  Shop will be
closed for repair work until I return April  16.  Parts orders will be
processed, albeit a bit slower than usual, by one  of my Associates, Mr.
Greg T. Brown, a good Vanagonaunt and wannabe Vanagon  mechanic.  I will be
checking e-mail while away so can always be  reached.  Itinerary is to leave
here tomorrow, Sunday morning, bright &  early, heading South through the
Finger Lakes to New Kensington, PA to visit  with my Mom and Sister for a
few days.  Then heading West to Santa Fe to  meet & visit with Maggie Dew,
from there we will go to Quartzsite, AZ to  browse the flea market, then up
to Lake Havesue to visit friends
P&C.   From there we will find our way up to Santa Cruz and figure out how
to
get the  CARAT registered & insured in my daughters name in California !
Then
we catch the Big Bird outta San Jose for Ottawa April 16.  So if you  see a
burgundy '90 CARAT looking like the Beverly Hillbillies heading  West,
that's Rita & I with All our daughters possessions tied to the  roof and
back and sides and..............well you'll see when the pics get  posted !

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
'87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg  (Forsale) & Lionel Trains (_Collection
for sale_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/trainsal.htm) ) _Frank Condelli &
Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html)
- Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _Vanagon Stainless
Steel Exhaust  Systems_
(http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm)
_BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm)  a VW Camper
camping event, Almonte, ON, June 07 ~ 10,  2007