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Date:         Wed, 27 Dec 2006 19:07:19 -0800
Reply-To:     Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
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From:         Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Subject:      Fwd: [VB] Need Donations for Steve Dolan's engine
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Steve was an admin here for a while too. If anyone can help out, please contact John.

Jim

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> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Anderson" > <wvukidsdoc@yahoo.com> > To: <type2@type2.com> > Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 10:40 PM > Subject: [T2] Need Donations for Steve Dolan's engine > > > Folks, > > I rejoined the list briefly here after 4-5 years off, mostly > because I'm on a mission. That mission is to build a German parts > only engine for Steve Dolan's '67 before I move to Alaska in July > of this year and am too far away to conveniently deliver and > install it. Most of you may or should know Steve. The Type 2 list > continued to exist for a couple of years at least from both a > financial and administration standpoint only because of him and his > efforts. Steve is probably the single most giving guy in the VW > Bus world I've personally ever had the privilege of meeting. As > the list administrator he could be a real pain at times if he > disagreed with you or if you were stupid, but the same can be said > of us all. Anyway Steve has also been having some health issues > recently and has trouble even working on his '73 and '80 drivers, > let alone getting much done on the '67. > > So a few years ago, pre wife, and now new child, I told him > I'd build the engine for the '67 and I've been slowly collecting > real German parts ever since to build an honest 1500 with all NOS > German parts, which even against my advice (I wanted a > counterweighted crank and a bit more modern induction at least) is > what he wants. At this time I have all the big bits, NOS German > pistons and cylinders, cam, rods, and heads. I'm looking for a few > more bits, very reasonably priced or frankly donated. I need a > clean set of original single port tin, fan shroud with the slats, > and fan, not looking for NOS on this, but real dry, clean, and rust > free. I will likely media blast and repaint though if clean > enough I'd like an original shroud with the stamped numbers still > on it. Next a clean single port manifold, carb (is '67 a 28 > PICT?), I have a couple of governors, don't need them. Need a > German NOS oil cooler, and ideally oil pump. Would like a set of > NOS German lifters. > Need an NOS German fuel pump. An appropriate dizzy and a > generator in clean rebuilt shape wouldn't come amiss though I think > he has the electrical bits. Those are the parts that come to mind, > though small bits like a real clean crank pulley, etc would also > come in handy. > > Anyway like I said, anybody who ever met Steve knows what a great > guy he is. I've had the privilege of knowing him for about 10 > years, and have helped him a fair bit with projects but have had > him help me as free labor, or storage, or whatever far more, and > I'm sure a lot of metro DC area list members have had the same. If > you've squirreled away a little NOS bit here or there you may never > really use, and are feeling generous or at least reasonable, give > me a yell. If someone could forward this message to vintage and > vanagon I'd appreciate that as well as I don't want to sign up just > for the begging. > > Thanks, > > John Anderson > (many sigs and many buses over the years....)


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