I got one of those very cushy pads they use in front of industrial
equipment as a floor mat for the operator. Eight dollars, slick on top
and foamy in the middle. It made a nice rear over-the-engine cover and
I extended down under the seat, across the floor and up the front of
the underseat area, so it's completely lined. I got the gowesty rubber
mat for the middle and the heavy duty bus depot mats for the fronts.

Many rubber trees perished for my Vanagon.

Jim

Easy to clean and a little quieter, which a diesel can always use.

On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 5:18 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> hey ...kinda clever running a stock inline four dipstick tube right into the
> side of the filler tube at an angle.
> kinda neat actually, if it works well.
>
> have you seen a 5 speed diesel vanagon dipstick and tube ?
> they work well.
> I call it an 'overhead' dipstick as it's up by the alternator ..
> like at the top of the license plate opening ..check you oil lever from
> there nicely.
> I just make them out of metal fuel line bent in a curve ..
> like a �copy of a stock 5 speed one ...and use some longish slender dipstick
> from pick n' pull.
>
> but your filler nick/dipstick �one is a work of art.
>
> I find brazing works really well.....not on brass so much , but a
> metal-to-metal ..
> works well, is easy to do, and is arty too.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 6:33 AM
> Subject: Rubber mats..
>
>
>> �For possible varied Vanagon and shop use. � I may have mentioned this
>> before, if so sorry for the doubly- redundant redundancy..
>>
>> �Look at horse stable mats as a possible source for floor covering or
>> engine deck area mats in your vanagon. �I have them on some of my benches
>> in
>> the shop and as cushioning where I work. �They're made from reclaimed
>> tires. �Come in various thicknesses and are really durable. �I have front
>> floor mats cut from them in my van and one for outside under my slider in
>> rough camping spots, �My wife has them in her barn and stable stalls.
>> They
>> would also work as sand traction mats for the Syncro crowd.
>>
>> Don Hanson
>