Date:         Mon, 21 Apr 2003 22:06:16 -0500
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Parting out advice
Comments: To: vw4x4@FYI.NET
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Beware O'Riley's revenge from your brother in law.

Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia

On Mon, 21 Apr 2003 23:11:10 -0400 EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET> writes:
> This is a classis case of Murphies Law.  The day you scrap the parts
> van, is the day before you will need the parts.  I little secret
> here.
> Keep the van.  The whole thing. You can easily do this by telling
> your
> brother in law that you need to use his garage for a day or so, to
> dismantle the van.  After he agrees to let you use it,  remove all
> four
> wheels, from the garage and your done.  You will have your cake and
> eat
> it to.  Best of all you will never need anything from the parts
> van.
>       Murphy was a great guy......
>
>
>             Eric                   86-VW4x4
>             vw4x4@fyi.net          86-SS Syncro
>             Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
>                                    92-Jetta GWC
>             www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm
>
> On Mon, 21 Apr 2003, John Jensen wrote:
>
> > I need some advice from an experienced vanagon part-out person.
> I'm
> > getting ready to get at the underside and I don't know what I
> should
> > keep.  I don't have much spare space, so if it ain't likely ever
> to be
> > used I should chuck it.  Seems a damned shame on some of these
> parts,
> > They look so new and beautiful...like the pedal assembly or the
> steering
> > shaft.  Hate to toss em, but can't imagine I'll ever have a use.
> >   I'm saving all sorts of nuts and bolts, rubber seals and what
> not.  I
> > imagine I'll loose the trailing arm and the coil springs and
> shocks,
> > front and rear.  What about that bearing box or gear box on the
> back
> > wheel.
> > '80 Westy and parting '80 Westy
> >
> > John Jensen, Mudbug Pottery
> > mudbug@toadhouse.com , http://www.toadhouse.com
> >
>
>

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