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| Dr Evil |
 Mar 18 2015, 11:55 AM
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Send me your transmission!  Group: Members Posts: 22,995 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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There was a synchro that was not running for sale in my town back in 2006-7 when I was in med school for $2000.....but I was in med school and had no storage or money. I knew I would regret that (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)
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| Tom_T |
Mar 18 2015, 01:00 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(KELTY360 @ Mar 17 2015, 08:21 AM)  QUOTE(blabla914 @ Mar 17 2015, 08:05 AM) I'm just going to leave this here......... Porsche 991 wheelbase 96.5" (96.7" for GT3) Vanagon wheelbase 96.9" discuss...... 991 weight distribution: 39/61 Vanagon weight distribution: ~ 51/49 (depending on model Vanagon weight distribution) 914 weight distribution: 46/54 914 wheelbase: 96.5 Mark/911euro - tell your wife the "cute Westy" is for her, to avoid the (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Mark/Kelty - From 27 years of loading experience for both trips to Home Depot/Lowes/etc. & family long XC trips with our 88 Westy, that F/R balance can vary widely! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) I've put in way over max of paving stones on the center floor for 1.5 miles Home Depot to home, but am in limits for trips - but then it was still down to 35 mph, then 30, then 25 on the 3 successive big I-70 WB grades over the Rockies with me + 2 kids & our stuff!!!! It's an Auto, so that robs some of the meager 95 HP! 95 HP - another thing in common with the 73-74 914-2.0's! ....at about 1/2 the wt.! ... + F & R sway bars too! When I take the Westy on mountain twisties (without my wife, who doesn't like it too fast), I'm amazed at how well it handles for such a tall & skinny wheelbase (relative to ht.) vehicle! After all 48 months during the factory warranty of complaining about the left lean on our Westy from new & them saying no problem, when I changed out the springs & shocks F & R in 2013 - it turned out the factory put in the std. duty tin top springs instead of the HD Westy ones. New proper HD factory springs & shocks - NO MORE LEAN!! Dang dealership idiots & factory mis-assembly cost me several $100s 25 years later, & the proper HD springs would not have sagged in all probability! As to cost of ownership, the `88 Westy has cost 3-4x as much as for my `85 BMW 325e over the years per my Quicken Reports I do every so foten. So quality was not a high point at VW in the 1980s!! Anyone else in the east or southeast with an AC Vanagon or Westy have trouble with cold condensate water dripping down on the rear seat & stowage are in back?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Every trip when we got into the Texas Panhandle & on east we had a frigid rain forest from our AC dripping! I finally rigged up a gutter & drain spout with a wallpaper glue trough & some clear fridge water hose to catch & drain it. In SoCal & Southwest it's dry enough to not be a problem. Cheers! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
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| Chris H. |
Mar 19 2015, 03:14 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4,030 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Chicago 'burbs Member No.: 73 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Speaking of Synchros...what about this Quantum? There IS a big dent up front. Don't see many of these.
Quantum Audi engine/drive train? Seems like it would be easy to upgrade that to something newer/better/faster. 1.8T or something? |
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| tumamilhem |
Mar 19 2015, 07:48 PM
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LUFTBRIGADE Group: Members Posts: 1,228 Joined: 29-October 12 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 15,092 Region Association: South East States |
I was fascinated with the B32 when I first discovered it (I was looking for a Type 2 T2b Westfalia). The other VW-Porsche!
Porsche B32 walk around video Porsche B32: The Porsche Camper Van That Almost Was |
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| messix |
Mar 19 2015, 08:32 PM
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AKA "CLUTCH KILLER"! Group: Members Posts: 6,995 Joined: 14-April 05 From: between shit kickers and pinky lifters/ puget sound wa.north of Seattle south of Canada Member No.: 3,931 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
real 4x4 has a 2 speed transfer case, anything else is just all wheel drive.
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| KELTY360 |
Mar 19 2015, 09:43 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,031 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(messix @ Mar 19 2015, 06:32 PM) real 4x4 has a 2 speed transfer case, anything else is just all wheel drive. So what do I call it when I have a lockable diff on the rear wheels and a decoupler on my drive shaft to disengage from the front axle? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
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| messix |
Mar 19 2015, 09:48 PM
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AKA "CLUTCH KILLER"! Group: Members Posts: 6,995 Joined: 14-April 05 From: between shit kickers and pinky lifters/ puget sound wa.north of Seattle south of Canada Member No.: 3,931 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(KELTY360 @ Mar 19 2015, 08:43 PM) QUOTE(messix @ Mar 19 2015, 06:32 PM) real 4x4 has a 2 speed transfer case, anything else is just all wheel drive. So what do I call it when I have a lockable diff on the rear wheels and a decoupler on my drive shaft to disengage from the front axle? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) a selectable all wheel drive with a locking diff. do you have a high/low range transfer case...... granny low 1st gear doesn't count, i have that and the high low on the jeep.... a real 4x4 |
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| KELTY360 |
Mar 19 2015, 11:11 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,031 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(messix @ Mar 19 2015, 07:48 PM) QUOTE(KELTY360 @ Mar 19 2015, 08:43 PM) QUOTE(messix @ Mar 19 2015, 06:32 PM) real 4x4 has a 2 speed transfer case, anything else is just all wheel drive. So what do I call it when I have a lockable diff on the rear wheels and a decoupler on my drive shaft to disengage from the front axle? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) a selectable all wheel drive with a locking diff. do you have a high/low range transfer case...... granny low 1st gear doesn't count, i have that and the high low on the jeep.... a real 4x4 Well....can you fix omelettes and capuccinos for breakfast in your kitchen after a good nights sleep in your comfy bed when you get to the end of the trail? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif)  Can you find the Westy in this picture?   |
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| euro911 |
Mar 23 2015, 12:17 AM
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! Group: Members Posts: 8,848 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California
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Eileen got a lot of attention at the desert event I went to this past week.
 One gentleman there said he looked at a nice SYNCRO the previous week, and the seller was only asking $8k for it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) I figured it was probably already gone, so I didn't bother to get the seller's contact info (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) P.S. Just going through a week of email(s) ... got a notification that my new Yokohama Geolander ATS 215/65-16 tires should be delivered here tomorrow (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mueba.gif) - I guess I'd better get to cleaning up and painting the one remaining unfinished MBZ CLK wheel (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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| Chris H. |
Mar 23 2015, 09:13 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4,030 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Chicago 'burbs Member No.: 73 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Awesome Mark. Looks like fun.
Here's one for $8k...but it's got some rust. Probably better to pay more locally than import this one... Looks like it's covered in salt too. $8k Synchro Good deal though given what these are going for. |
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| KELTY360 |
Mar 23 2015, 10:26 AM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,031 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(euro911 @ Mar 22 2015, 10:17 PM) Eileen got a lot of attention at the desert event I went to this past week. Seems to be a real diversity of attitudes in this crowd. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
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| KELTY360 |
Mar 23 2015, 10:30 AM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,031 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(Chris H. @ Mar 23 2015, 07:13 AM) Awesome Mark. Looks like fun. Here's one for $8k...but it's got some rust. Probably better to pay more locally than import this one... Looks like it's covered in salt too. $8k Synchro Good deal though given what these are going for. I went on The Samba and local Craig's List and it seems the market has exploded. I don't think I saw a Westy below 12k and that was an air-cooled Vanagon. Anything below 10k is probably going to need a lot of work. Whew. |
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| euro911 |
Mar 23 2015, 12:33 PM
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! Group: Members Posts: 8,848 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California
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Ham Radio people (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) ... a lot of us are musicians too. Had some good jam sessions (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rock_band.gif)
This is the creation I came up with this year. Several people helped - by dumping a pile of junk at my camp site (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)  It's a fun gig ... |
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| d914 |
Mar 23 2015, 03:33 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,331 Joined: 12-July 03 From: Atlanta, ga Member No.: 904 Region Association: South East States |
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| Chris H. |
Mar 24 2015, 09:46 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4,030 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Chicago 'burbs Member No.: 73 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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So there's just one strange thing about this Vanagon...totally fixable, but hilariously odd...
Bondovan (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) |
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| KELTY360 |
Mar 24 2015, 10:22 AM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,031 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(Chris H. @ Mar 24 2015, 07:46 AM) So there's just one strange thing about this Vanagon...totally fixable, but hilariously odd... Bondovan (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) The bondo looks like the state of Texas in reverse. Maybe he should just paint it like a relief map. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif) |
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| Chris H. |
Mar 24 2015, 10:30 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4,030 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Chicago 'burbs Member No.: 73 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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| Chris H. |
Mar 24 2015, 10:42 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4,030 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Chicago 'burbs Member No.: 73 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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And here's a version you can actually see without a magnifying glass.
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| Tom_T |
Mar 24 2015, 11:27 AM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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Well, we ended up getting into a trailer/RV space for the Ocean Mesa Vintage Trailer Rally this past weekend, so our Westy got bumped for our 1960 Avion T20 TT instead. We were taking the Westy if staying in the tent camping spaces.
So no chance yet to do some nice post resto pix at the beach, plus it turned out El Capitan State Beach campground below where we were was closed up due to a water well problem anyway, so we couldn't have gotten down there for the beach front pix anyway. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) On another note, I had a jackass come by on his bicycle & ask if I wanted to sell the Westy when it was parked on the street during the auto-musical chairs we have to do to get the Avion back in the driveway. What was insulting was he offered me a whole $4500! ... that's right - no zeros missing !!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) He knew about Westies too, so it's not like he could've even thought it was a reasonable price for one even not knowing how much resto we've done! He came by the house about a year ago & offered $6500 telling me that his uncle restores & sells them up in San Ferd Valley, but he doesn't remember that. My answer was the same both times: "Get out of here fool!" I just hate those rip off a-holes like him! Geesh! Cheers! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
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| Tom_T |
Mar 24 2015, 11:33 AM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(Chris H. @ Mar 24 2015, 08:42 AM) And here's a version you can actually see without a magnifying glass. You're missing the point Chris..... That's Modern Art! ... not a repair! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
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