Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:08:53 -0600
Reply-To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: Does your Vanagon "ride happy"
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Hmmm, for single guys a van full of Jello with a trollop on top
wearing the whip cream might be a better bet! LOL
Sorry, just couldn't resist. The door was left wide open.
My apologies to the Ladies of the List.
Regards,
John Rodgers
88 GL Driver
Richard Golen wrote:
> I'd prefer a van-full of jello with a HUGE dollop of whipped cream on
> top!
>
> At 02:07 PM 11/21/2006, Bostig Eng wrote:
>> Yeah there is definitely a psychological component to perception when it
>> comes to this stuff as well, but filling the interior room of the van
>> with
>> people and stuff is a good demonstration of the NVH rule of thumb
>> which has
>> mass being the most effective tool in noise control. However, try
>> peeling
>> down an off or on ramp with the same vanload of folks and you quickly
>> discover some other principles that apply when adding lot's of mass to
>> something. I wonder what would happen if you filled a van with a foot of
>> jello and let it gel, then drove it.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> Bostig Engineering
>> Engine Systems Voodoo
>> http://www.bostig.com/
>> 617.272.3800
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jeff Lincoln [mailto:magikvw@GMAIL.COM]
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 12:52 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Does your Vanagon "ride happy"
>>
>> This also occurs after washing, oil changes, adding new "gadgets", and
>> generally knowing that you are driving your beloved beast for its
>> intended
>> purpose (kniwing you have a few days off work helps too).
>>
>> On 11/21/06, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > RE: Ride Happy
>> > I've had the same experience when loaded heavy. A couple of times
>> a year
>> > I
>> > load a bunch (I mean a whole lot) of astronomy equipment into my
>> '90 Westy
>> > for about a three hour trip to a location in Eastern Washington.
>> Most of
>> > the distance is on the freeway, I-90. And I always notice how nice
>> the
>> > ride
>> > is and also how quiet because the back end is completely full, to
>> the top,
>> > with scope and equipment cases.
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jeff
>> 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It needs a lot of work)
>> 86' (Soon to be donating organs to the 90')
>> 85' GL (sidelined but to be resurrected in the near future)
>
>
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