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....)