Date:         Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:51:06 -0500
Reply-To:     Chris <chris@MCCLURKEN.COM>
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From:         Chris <chris@MCCLURKEN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Stranded Vanagon comment
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Hey I'm in Roanoke too!

Ok not really but you asked....I feel your pain, is anybody in 
Nashville, TN? Actually there's a very nice late model maroon Van in 
Hendersonville, TN. Anybody here own it?

Chris
Nashville, TN
85 GL (blue)
On Aug 31, 2004, at 20:52, William Alexander wrote:

> New guy couple of things -
>
> Not a complete waste of bandwidth - as I do have a real question - but 

> first:
>
> I've been a member of  a number of different sorts of email groups - 

> cars, music, motorcycles, bicycles, etc - Just wanted to give 2¢ that 
> this group really stands out above the others I've been in. Good on 
> topic content (other than this post - ha) and a wealth of experience 

> out there that I could never find here in Roanoke, Va (but for Pete's 

> sake would someone say "Hey! I'm in Roanoke Too!") And a sense of 
> camaraderie that you don't see in these listservs very often (like the 

> post snipped below - too cool - especially if the group here can 
> actually help.) If anyone notices me posting something that takes away 

> from those positive aspects please don't hesitate to correct me 
> off-list and I'll straighten up.
>
> Ok vanagon content - In a reply to my headliner question Doug in 
> California - who happens to be a very skilled 
> interior-refurbimisher-type - mentioned that he "replaced his pop-top" 

> and it occurred to me that I should probably do that - as a previous 

> owner partially painted my pop-top with a brush, and replaced the 
> skylight with styrofoam and gooped it in with silicon. (a bit of a 
> rescued vanagon she is...) The question is two-fold:
>
> Anyone got a pop-top around that they need to get out of the yard?
>
> and barring that...
>
> Is there a resource I haven't come across yet for (being ridiculously 

> specific) vanagon junkyards in the Roanoke, Va area? (Hey! I'm in the 

> Roanoke, Va area too!) or maybe the surrounding area within my yet 
> fully determined "she-can-make-it-that-far" radius - currently about 2 

> hours...
>
> Thanks a vanaton,
>
> William in Roanoke, Va
>
> Needing many parts for his...
>
> 87 Westy! Brand spankin new!
>
>
>
> Volks,
>>
>> As some know Frank Condelli is on his way to burning man.
>>
>> Traveling with Frank was a second Vanagon Westy owned by a mutual
>> friend, Ina from Ottawa.
>>
>> Unfortunately Ina blew her engine (The number four rod came through 

>> the
>> case) just outside of Rapid City, SD.
>>
>