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Date:         Mon, 16 Apr 2001 21:29:27 -0700
Reply-To:     "David Marshall (Fast Forward)" <sales@FASTFORWARD.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "David Marshall (Fast Forward)" <sales@FASTFORWARD.CA>
Subject:      Cutting a Vanagon into quarters!
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What a fun day. I have a 1985 Vanagon that I have been meaning to get rid of for quite a while. So, I decided to make a little bit of a project out of it. Out comes the big reciprocating saw and some 30cm blades and away to work I went. The object was to make a trailer for test fitting engine conversions into for customers.

- First step was to remove the seats and the interior - if anyone needs some brown corduroy seats let me know! - Second I removed the glass, the doors and the hatch.

Now we have a pretty empty looking van - I am totally amazed at how much sound proofing there is... ha - there is none! What a little black spray on sound proofing, insulation and vapour barrier would do to make it really quiet inside!

Then time to plot the cut - the cut was done where the rear opening of the sliding door stops across the window on the other side. Total time - 2 minutes! Cut through it, the coolant lines, wires, brake lines, brake cables like a hot knife through butter! This was all done with a bucket catching any remaining nasties.

From there I took and cut everything at the height of the lower part of the windows.

Now I have a perfectly good trailer body... wheels, tail lights, heck, I'll even install an ebrake system again!

Now... here is the real questions... does anyone want 3/4 of a 1985 Vanagon? It's free - please!? David Marshall

Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning 4356 Quesnel Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 mailto:info@fastforward.ca http://www.fastforward.ca Phone: (250) 992 7775 FAX: (250) 992 1160

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