Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:24:11 -0800
Reply-To: Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Hope for NLA headlight adjusters
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Hi Bill -
Those are also in the planning stages right now. Once we get the
nylon/plastic just right for the headlight adjusters, we will apply the same
formula to the sliding window guides. Stay tuned.
There are several items we have been planning and prototyping for the past
couple of years. One that is FINALLY produced and on a "slow boat" that
just left the docks is the Air Intake Elbow for the 2.0 Air Cooled Vanagon
that should be here just after the first of the year, maybe sooner.
Waterboxer elbows are in the works for later in 2010 - They maybe still be
available from VOA, but they're obscenely priced (the Syncro elbow is now
NLA - looking for a good used one to sacrifice for tooling - anybody wanna
donate?).
--
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 9:20 PM, W Monk <billmonk@gmail.com> wrote:
> Jim,
> Is there anyway you can get them to put these on the design table?
> **
> 281.847.723B
> Sliding Window Guide Piece (bushing)
>
> Is there a list of the parts that Airhead parts/VWG reproduces for the
> Vanagon
> somewhere?
>
> Bill
> --
> Jim Thompson
> 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
> 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
> 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
> oldvolkshome@gmail.com
> http://www.oldvolkshome.com
> ***********************************
> On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 9:43 PM, Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Here's another item in the development phase at Airhead Parts/VWG for the
>> past 6 months for ALL of the adjuster pieces. First sample proofs a
>> couple
>> of months ago were very good with a minor "chink" here and there. Another
>> sample proof is due in shortly and if approved we'll go into production
>> for
>> early 2010 (we're shooting for a spring debut).
>>
>> We're not doing brass or any metal, but a higher grade of nylon plastic
>> that
>> doesn't degrade.
>>
>> --
>> Jim Thompson
>> 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
>> 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
>> 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
>> oldvolkshome@gmail.com
>> http://www.oldvolkshome.com
>> ***********************************
>> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 12:38 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > Dear Volks,
>> > On my recent travels I lost a headlight; in the process of replacing
>> > the bulb(s) I took a fast look at the adjusters.
>> >
>> > The major reason for the trip was to bring home the second half of my
>> > little machine shop which I expect to start setting up immediately;
>> > and looking at those adjusters I see no reason why I couldn't come up
>> > with something to replace them. I expect to be actively working on
>> > that. I'm sure they won't be cheap (no molded parts, probably mostly
>> > brass), and doubtless someone with better facilities will come along
>> > with something that costs less; but in the mean time I expect them to
>> > be available for sale within a couple months. I'll be talking with
>> > at least Ken Wilford about putting them in his line.
>> >
>> > If someone cares to lend me a set of 2.1l headlight support plates
>> > with buckets and don't-need-to-be-working adjusters all around that
>> > will greatly facilitate the process.
>> >
>> > All this assumes that my understanding of my abilities isn't too
>> > overblown. <g> I'll keep y'all posted.
>> >
>> > Yours,
>> > David
>
>
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