Date:         Fri, 22 Jul 2005 07:55:34 -0700
Reply-To:     Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Did I meet you at WagonWorks?
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Jeff

Talk to Al Fredrich at ARC Battery and he can fix you up with deep
cycle batteries that fit under the front seats. Costs about $75 or so,
last time I picked one up. He is a 2nd generation battery wiz, so he
knows.

Yeah, 2 Westies. Got the bug, all right. Actually a bug or a Thing
would be nice, too! With or without meds, it's ingrained too deep to
change. I grew up in a blue 58 bug, a 62 23 window with sunroof and a
69 bus. I blame it on my dad.

So, I saw this Syncro drive by a few weeks ago and had never seen it
before in this neighborhood. Then an ad came up on craigslist and I
went to check it out. Well, this one is about a 8.5-9 on a scale of
1-10 and had most of the drive train replaced including a new tranny.
Can't believe I was able to talk my wife into this purchase! The deal
is that I would cherry it out and do some really nice upgrades, have a
few nice drives/campouts and then sell it. Problem is I kind of like
the Syncro, with the power steering, power everything and 4WD to keep
me from getting stuck, and I have been stuck more than a few times. So,
even though sh_t will hit the fan, I am leaning towards keeping the
Syncro. That does mean I must sell Brownie, which as you have seen, has
some unique and cool upgrades. Since you have seen it, there are new
alloy 15" wheels, Mich. LTX tires, Big Bumpers with diamond plate deck
option up front, Hella quad lights with relays, Bilstein HD shocks on
all around, SA grill and subwoofer AMP/speaker. Really tweaked and
looking good. Now to figure out what to sell it for...

Keith



On Jul 21, 2005, at 8:10 PM, Jeffrey Vickers wrote:

> Complicated, indeed!
>
> I was a tad suspect of Mike and his work but I wanted to hear it from
> you. I'm not looking for a perfect paint job, but I think I'm looking
> for something a little higher up the paint job food chain. Hope he
> gets it together.
>
> I heard ARC can make batteries to size, yes? Are your batteries under
> the rear seat or drivers? I was thinking that if they could make a
> battery that would fit and fill the space under the driver seat, that
> might make sense. Of course, it also makes sense to have more that one
> aux battery in case one fails, I suppose.
>
> Jeez, you have two Westies? You need to change your meds...
>
>
> Jeff
>
> On Jul 21, 2005, at 7:53 PM, Keith Ovregaard wrote:
>
>> Hi Jeff,
>> That's me, alright. Small world!
>> As far as the paint job went, it was, shall we say, barley adequate.
>> Sure, it would have cost 2X as much around the corner (i did get
>> estimates), but if you want a clean job with no overspray on the
>> tires, no gubers stuck to the clear coat, grey primer dust all over
>> the arm rest and a nice gravely overspray on other parts not painted,
>> then Mike would be the guy. But I think he is in jail or ? Got some
>> problems to figure out before he earns my respect as a good body guy.
>> Don't get me wrong, though, I knew most of this before I hired him.
>> Figured that "Brownie" just need a little sprucing up and was not
>> meant as a show car. After all, much of our adventures in the past
>> have taken us through narrow dirt tracks with branches engraving
>> horizontal scratches on her sides or desert mesquite thrashing her in
>> the wind, so I was not out for a perfect job. Considered doing it
>> myself, but that would be worse than what Mike did by far. Besides,
>> he was really trying to get his life back together again and I hope
>> he does. So, if you want to contribute to the "help Mike" fund and
>> don't care too much about the outcome of his handi-work, then go for
>> it. Why does life have to be so complicated, anyway?
>> Be seeing you around the Vanagon community...
>>
>> Keith Ovregaard
>> 84 Westy "Brownie" Solar Charged Camper
>> 90 Westy Syncro (No name yet for the pastel white box)
>>
>>
>> On Jul 21, 2005, at 7:14 PM, Jeffrey Vickers wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hi Keith.
>>>
>>> This is Jeff Vickers. I think I met you at WagonWorks about a month
>>> ago.
>>>
>>> You just had your van painted by the guy down the street. Your solar
>>> setup and marine switch sounded familiar on that last Vanagon list
>>> posting.
>>>
>>> I think I was driving my 911 the day I saw you.
>>>
>>> I'm  thinking of getting some body work and paint done soon. Are you
>>> happy with the work you had done? Fair price?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>