Date:         Mon, 22 Apr 2002 15:23:50 -0500
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: neat idea........anyone done this before?
Comments: To: dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU
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Sounds to me like it needs to be made like those bend in the middle
busses.
Leave the engine in the trailing part and crank it when you want to climb
a hill.
As for brakes, I doubt you'd ever get to going fast enough to need the
trailer brakes especially going over a small hill.
I've got to admit that this would be a real sight to see
................... you Photoshop Guru's need to draw one up for us to
see on Friday.

Stan Wilder
83 Westfalia Air Cooled

On Mon, 22 Apr 2002 12:24:22 -0700 Bill Kasper
<dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU> writes:
> but imagine this:  cut off the van just in front of the rear bench
> seat,
> even with the pillars...then cut off the top at the top edge of the
> beauty strip...then weld a panel across the front, then a tonneau
> cover
> (or whatever) on top.  if you get creative, you can even make a
> shortened rear hatch that works so to leave the top closed and put
> stuff
> in and out, and how about a box welded where the engine compartment
> bottom is?  just weld a plate across there, and "voila" instant
> underdeck storage.  put a battery there and a brake master
> cylinder/other components and use the stock rear brakes, with the
> lights, turnsignals, etc.  rig a mount for the inner rear cv joints
> and
> you've got your independent suspension as well, with good shocks
> and
> springs and fairly light weight.  hell, if you do the cutting right,
> you
> can use the forward frame members bent together as a mount for the
> tongue...
>
> i love the idea, and will be watching the picknpulls for
> appropriate
> starting points...
>
> bill
> '87 syncro westfalia
> santa cruz, ca
>
> On Monday, April 22, 2002, at 12:16 , Terry K. wrote:
>
> > I think this an ultra neat idea---
> >
> > BUT--the weight factor of the Van Body alone unloaded would exceed
> the
> > Van's towing capacity----BIG TIME !!!
> >
> > Check out mt Web page, and see look at the trailer I pull with my
> 74----
> >
> > Loaded, this is just about the Max for size  and capacity of a
> > trailer--------
> >
> > Later,
> >
> >             ______________
> >            |[  ] [  ] [ ]\
> >            |    |    |    |
> >      ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-|
> >
> > Terry--
> >
> >        "Zoom, Zoom, Zoom"
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > http://community.webtv.net/CTONLINE/TerrysHighOnLife
> >
>

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