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Date:         Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:48:23 -0800
Reply-To:     George Wietor <wietorg@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         George Wietor <wietorg@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: '91 7-passenger Vanagon FS in Cedar Springs, MI
Comments: To: Roger VanTill <motelvw@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <152e292b0911191734v1d8f3ad1q3f8adc9e94cb24ab@mail.gmail.com>
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congrats-will look forward to seeing it at BBtB --- On Thu, 11/19/09, Roger VanTill <motelvw@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Well, I went and bought it today.  Just got it > back here to the > > Holland, MI area about 30 min ago.  We are in the t part is that > it smells like there > > is a mouse nest in the front heater. > >   So, this is definitely going to be a > project, but a body this nice > > is hard to find in this part of the country, and I can > store it at my > > brother's place nearby until I get time to work on > it.  I already have > > an 83 1/2 Westy project stashed there.  :-) > >  My regular workhorse '91 GL with Subie 2.2 also > needs a little work. > > So many vanagons, but so little time.... > > > > Larry A. > > > > > > > > > > On 11/18/09, Roger VanTill <motelvw@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Went and looked at the van today. It needs some > work. The body is rust > > free. > > > The fuel pump wasn't working when we tried to > start it. Felt like it was > > > trying, but binding. Says he had the tranny > rebuilt by some small town > > local > > > part time mechanic. It would probably clean up > and run, but my guess is > > you > > > would sink some cash into it to get it to daily > driver mode. Oh well. > > > > > > Talked to the owner for a while. Blew him away > that some guy from > > Colorado > > > called him. Explained what the Vanagon list was. > He got a kick out of > > that. > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 6:07 AM, Roger VanTill > <motelvw@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > >> Should I go look at this for you, Jeff? I > could end up getting Mary an > > >> early Christmas present. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:57 PM, Jeff > Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > >> > > >>> Wow, a call out on the list - I have > arrived :) > > >>> > > >>> Jake - This is about 2 1/2 to 3 hours > away from me. However, it is > > right > > >>> near the heart of the Buses by the Beach > activity and there are several > > >>> Vanagon savy people within close range of > this one. > > >>> > > >>> If this is even close to as good as the > guy explained to Miguel it > > could > > >>> be > > >>> a real find! I wish I hadn't just dumped > close to the asking price into > > >>> replacing the engine in Grover because if > I hadn't I'd jump on this one > > - > > >>> hmmmmm Maybe I still can :) > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 10:05 PM, Jake de > Villiers < > > >>> crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> > wrote: > > >>> > > >>> > Paging Jeff Lincoln! > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> -- > > >>> Thanks, > > >>> > > >>> Jeff > > >>> '90 Carat (Grover) > > >>> '86 (We call this one Parts) > > >>> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > > > > >


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