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Date:         Sun, 3 Aug 2008 22:44:08 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: From rags to westy in a week.
Comments: To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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you personally have *brass* wrenches, Roger, for working on propane ? I don't know anyone who does, 'cept for places that work on propane full time perhaps.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Whittaker" <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 10:28 PM Subject: Re: From rags to westy in a week.

> dear craig > i hope you are storing the propane tank outside and away from errant > sparks > while you work > hook it together with brass wrenches ... check for leaks constantly > use only new fittings and hoses > be safe > yours > > On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 7:40 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Well the weekend has passed, and boy do i have alot to show for it! I >> started out friday night with a 1980 westy in deplorable shape, and a >> 1985 >> vanagon with a full interior, and after only 26 hours of work (14 hours >> saturday, only 12 today), i have a fully gutted westy, with the entire >> interior in my garage and most of it cleaned up, a fully gutted '85GL, >> all >> the curtains and curatin hardware has been transfered to the '85, the >> rear >> cabinet has been cut down 3 inches and installed (It worked out great!), >> The >> propane tank and all the westy accessories are off and ready to go, i've >> removed the westy floor, and the vanagon floor is recieving some holes. I >> borrowed a welder today in anticipation of cutting and welding in the >> seat >> brackets (And the one under the kitchen), have removed the rear heater >> core >> (which will have to be relocated or negated for the time being), Replaced >> all my rear seatbelts with the westy configuration, and cleaned up and >> addressed the start of some rust behind where the fridge will sit on my >> '85. >> Oh ya, i also found time to pull the engine and transmission, and they >> went >> off to a loving home. I would say a pretty fullfilling weekend as a >> whole. >> Tommorow evening i will try to get these holes cut, the floor secured, >> and >> start cutting/welding in the brackets that need to be addressed. I also >> plan >> to figure out how to mount the propane tank on the '85. I'm guessing i >> need >> to drill some holes, send some bolts through, and weld the heads inplace? >> >> I hope to have a 'roof removal party' friday, so i need to have almost >> everything done by then so I can gather my friends with their favorite >> cutting instruments, to do some serious damage. So, who thinks a westy >> can >> be built in a week? : ) >> >> -Craig >> '85(Gutted) >> > > > > -- > roger w > There are two kinds of jobs in the world: > Picking up garbage and telling people things. > Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw) > ----------------------------------------------------------- > View the growing list of video work at: > http://revver.com/find/video/?query=LastonLastof&search_on=owners > and ... older work at > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7135104650374818257 > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3259745150182742364


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