Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 23:59:05 -0500
Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: True Grit---
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Aw! Shucks Terry you're so nice! Yuc! Yuc! Duh ........
here's my recent list.
NEW parts replacements on this vehicle: Mileage July 2001 65,000. (Real
mileage about 300K)
I have receipts to support every part except interior seats, door panels
etc.
July 2001 Front Brake Rotors
July 2001 Front Brake Lines
July 2001 Front wheel bearings and seals
July 2001 Front Brake pads
July 2001 4 New Michelin Agilis 61 “C” rated tires 185x14r75
June 2001 New Clutch Master Cylinder (change fluid to DOT4 type)
May 2000 Front Arm Rest Seats, Door Panels installed from 1982 Vanagon LS
May 2000 Headliner and Trim recovered with fabric wall covering
March 2002 New Pop Top seal, front and rear
July 2001 New Upper and Lower Ball joints
July 2001 New Tie Rod ends
March 2001 New Steering Rack Boots and re-lubrication
July 2001 VDO instruments added, Oil Temp, Cylinder head Temp, Oil
Pressure, Volts
July 2001 Rebuilt 4 speed manual transmission
July 2001 New Reverse Light Switch on transmission
July 2001 New Clutch, Pressure Plate, Throw Out Bearing, Pilot Bearing
March 2001 New Clutch slave cylinder
September 2001 Rebuilt 65 AMP Bosch Alternator
August 2001 rear wheel bearings and seals
August 2001 4 new CV joints and boots
August 2001 New Brake Shoes on rear
August 2001 New Brake Lines on rear
July 2001 Rebuilt 2000cc Air Cooled Engine
Cost on rebuild on a 2000cc. (these are standard size bearing part
numbers)
2 Cylinder heads @ $305.00 each Total $610.00
Part number: 029198075OR CYLINDER & PISTON KIT Price: $225.00 Quantity: 1
Total: $225.00
Part number: 021198481A MAIN BRGS T2 2000cc Price: $53.02 Quantity: 1
Total: $53.02
Part number: 021198541 CAM BRGS T2 2.0L Price: $15.00 Quantity: 1 Total:
$15.00
Part number: 071198009A GASKET SET, Price: $55.67 Quantity: 1 Total:
$55.67
Part number: 025198151 RING SET Price: $61.53 Quantity: 1 Total: $61.53
Part number: 039105701 ROD BEARING SET Price: $17.55 Quantity: 1 Total:
$17.55
Part number: 029198141 CLUTCH KIT Price: $135.00 Quantity: 1 Total:
$135.00
Part number: 111115107BK OIL PUMP Price: $278.95 Quantity: 1 Total:
$278.95
New rocker arm adjusting screws and lock nuts. $ 40.00
New VW OEM Camshaft $285.00
New 8 VW OEM Hydraulic Lifters $108.00
Reconditioned Rods $96.00
Balance of Pistons, Rods, Crank $188.00
Resurface Flywheel $55.00
August 2001 Installed Mazda RX7 Oil cooler with 148 degree thermostat,
oil filter sandwich plate for oil cooler.
July 2001 New Fuel Injection Lines
January 2002 S&S Equal length tube headers w sport muffler
Next purchase ...... new sink faucet.
On Sun, 26 May 2002 23:41:44 -0500 "Terry K." <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
writes:
> Ok--Here is the facts----
>
> I gave the guy $5900.00 for the van, and after tires,KYB shocks,
> air
> lifts, front rotor's, bearing , pads, rear drums, shoes, all new 50
> watt
> bulbs for the tail lights, winsheild,wiper blades , arms, radio,
> speaker's,rear hatch struts, antenna,propane tank valves, complete
> tune
> up stuff, K&N air filter, fuel filter, replacement sky light, rear
> bumper and ends, one front bumper end,console, water faucet, gove
> box
> light,fresh air vent in dash, all new belts, and a bunch of misc.
> whatnot---
>
> How much do I have into the Van right now?
>
> And I still have some more to go, so it will suit me---
>
> I will have at least $8000.00 in it when I'm done-------
>
> So the BS figure I gave this guy is close----
>
> Yep---I'm the grim reaper alright---
>
> But I'm honest about it---
>
> And so is Stanley--
>
> Terry--
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> http://community.webtv.net/CTONLINE/TerrysHighOnLife
> Date: Sun, May 26, 2002, 8:58pm (CDT-2) From: "Phil S."
> <napszeerf@yahoo.com> Reply to: napszeerf@yahoo.com Subject:
> Re: Finally got a westy!!!!!! To: "Terry K."
> <CTONLINE@webtv.net>
> Oh but Im well OVER that mark. I bought mine for 2500 and Ive
> dropped 7
> grand on it(but mine is highly modified:)
> Hey, MAN! you gotta get the front PST sway bar....IM driving like a
> MAD
> MAN!!! Along with my 65 PSI Yoko loard range D 185 R14's this Westy
> will
> now give a Eurovan a run for the $$
> Rear PST sway soon.
> Phil
> --- "Terry K." <CTONLINE@webtv.net> wrote:
> Phil---
> Ole Stanley professes, that what ever you spend on a Vanagon, plan
> spending again on it, what you spent on it to make it right----
> I think he is pretty close to being correct---
> ______________
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> ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-|
> Terry--
> "Zoom, Zoom, Zoom"
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> http://community.webtv.net/CTONLINE/TerrysHighOnLife
> ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822
> Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 20:40:15 -0700 (PDT)
> From: "Phil S." <napszeerf@yahoo.com>
> Reply-to: napszeerf@yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: Finally got a westy!!!!!!
> To: "Terry K." <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
> Ha LOL...Awe come on, dont piss in the mans corn flakes yet!
> --- "Terry K." <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET> wrote:
> Dale ,
> Sounds like a nice Westy---
> Now be ready to spend whatever you paid for it on repair's, prior to
> it
> being the way that you want it to be----
> And this is direct from the "World according to Stanley"-----
> Have Fun---
> E-mail message
> Well.
> Trish and I are the happy owners of a 1990 Westy: white, power
> locks,
> windows, mirrors, cruise, air, automatic
> very nice interior, fridge, stove
> perfect canvas, screens
> body in very good condition
> virtually new tires; alloy wheels
> top half of engine rebuilt at 102,000 miles; currently has 104,000
> miles
> odd: not a drop of oil on the ground where it's
> parked: :-)
> want to buy: bra, front table/post/hardware bought it at Castle
> Rock, WA
> Dale & Tish
> =====
> "In most cases there is no free exercise whatever ... of the moral
> sense."--Henry David Thoreau
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