Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 20:37:51 -0500
Reply-To: Richard Golen <rgolen@UMASSD.EDU>
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From: Richard Golen <rgolen@UMASSD.EDU>
Subject: Re: Does your Vanagon "ride happy"
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Reminds me of one of the Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass' albums
entitled "Whipped Cream and other delights" which featured a young
lovely wearing nothing but whipped cream on the cover...thanks for
the mammaries!
At 08:08 PM 11/21/2006, John Rodgers wrote:
>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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