

| Subject: | Re: Friday humour: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled (pic included) |
| From: | neil N |
| Date: | Sat, 8 Dec 2007 09:28:17 -0800 |
heh heh..... Thanks for the additions! Neil. On Dec 7, 2007 5:36 PM, Mark Tuovinen <mst@ak.net> wrote: > 6. Because your a sadist, not a masochist! (a masochist would try) > > 7. Just because somethings can be done does not mean that they should! > > 8. If you have that much spare time available you could use it to find a > cure for cancer, the common cold, wars, and global warming! > > 9. It would be much faster and cheaper to purchase a water cooled van, > but where is the fun in that! > > 10. Because you could save the money by moving to a warmer climate, where > you won't need a heater! > > Mark in AK > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> > Date: Friday, December 7, 2007 12:31 pm > Subject: Friday humour: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting an > 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled (pic included) > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > Well I just couldn't think of ten, so there you go! > > 1. Sure. If the ladies or SO don't find you handsome, they'll sure > > find you > > "handy". But truthfully? They'll think you're nuts! > > 2. You're Nuts! > > > > 3. Sure you'll be proud, but it's twice the work! > > > > 4. Hey. It's STILL an 81 Vanagon! > > > > And reason number 5....... > > > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/5UpperRadMount.jpg/5UpperRadMount- > > full.jpg > > > > > > "Sure. I'll get that rad mount out. I'll just drill out a few spot > > welds and > > ...... " --- ;^) > > > > All done in humour. I WILL be proud of this when it's done. --- :^) > > > > And FWIW, don't bother drilling out all the spot welds. There's > > more than > > what you see from underneath. There's like 6+ more that are welded > > fromabove the inside behind dash. > > > > If I were to do it again, (cha'! Right!) I'd go at it from inside > > (when dash > > off) and cut around welds nearest inside of van with the cold > > chisel (or > > w.h.y.) then push it down and cut around the rest from the > > outside. The > > metal is soft and a cold chisel will go through it easily. With it > > on the > > bench, you could remove the extra metal more cleanly. > > > > This is for removing from an 85 Vanagon. > > > > > > Neil. > > > > > > -- > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - > > "Jaco" (Bustorius) http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > > > > Engine swap beginings: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > > -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" (Bustorius) http://web.mac.com/tubaneil Engine swap beginings: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
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