Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:08:23 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Sunroof Vanagons - was Black door panel anyone?
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I only have two sunroof vans for sale.
a quite pristine 82 Sunroof Diesel Vanagon ...
barely a ding in the whole body, zero rust.
Can be showroom condition even.
the other one is a rare 83 5 speed Sunroof Diesel Vanagon.
they don't have to be diesel of course.
the original engine for the 82 is getting bored out for new oversize pistons
etc...so 'full rebuild' .
Total miles on that van are only 124K ..and it has tow bar brackets under
the front ...so all of those miles were not even under it's own power.
the 83 5 speed...
one dent in rear hatch that I have half removed already ..
GL interior. Sunroof could use some work, but opens and closes.
no rust. Basically a very decent 83 Sunroof van. Currently runs with
tired stock 1.6 NA engine.
Plan is a rebuilt 1.6 turbo engine for it ...maybe turbocharged, maybe NA.
But block gone-through engine in it, with piston oil squirters.
I'd rather do an inline four gasser in it.
or even a waterboxer.
The 5 speed totally transforms any vanagon, particularly in the 35 to 75 mph
range.
price wise...
they are $ 4,995 at the low , and that's not with a rebuilt engine of course
...
up to 7,995 depending on how perfect and totally rebuilt I get them, and
what engine they have in them.
The 82 is so original .......I have the side window price sticker for it,
and salesman's business card that sold it Portland OR.
Don't want to modify that van much ..
but I'll put a 1.9 AAZ TD in it if you pay for it.
or whatever.
You buy, I build.
Scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "craig cowan" <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 5:43 AM
Subject: Re: Black door panel anyone?
>I didn't have a black interior rear seat, i had an '84 wolfsburg blue
> cordouroy full width Zbed. And it quite literally was gathering dust in
> several locations for a while, then it found a good home with Karl
> Mullendore that at least (at the time) was planning to put it into his
> Syncro 16'' Remo. (I consider that a good home!!!).
>
> I bought the van with the poptop over the sunroof. I'm with you on the
> sunroof though Chris, my next van is going to be a sunroof syncro..... i'm
> keeping my eyes open and being patient.
>
> -Craig
> '85GL turned WESTY
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 12:43 AM, <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> In a message dated 3/15/2010 11:52:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> phishman068@GMAIL.COM writes:
>>
>> Chris (JordanVW) probably knows best, but I "believe" this particular
>> interior was only in '85 and some '86 vans that were silver or gold in
>> color.
>> They are quite "plushy" and "pimped out". And rare.
>>
>> -Craig
>>
>> Actually the black velour interior came in some silver or wolfram grey
>> 85-86 GL's. not gold..
>>
>> craig owns one of these vans..rare silver sunroof w/ the rare black
>> interior..(with westy int/poptop in it now - i am still upset at him for
>> ruining that sunroof!! :) you know i have a thing for sunroof vans..ive
>> owned 5 of them already)
>>
>> and craig is talking about the GL velour insert...when he says "plushy"
>> LOL
>>
>> anyway they are all black vinyl w/ the charcoal velour insert. the seats
>> are capt chairs w/ armrests..charcoal velour w/ black vinyl sides and
>> backs. carpets were black.
>>
>> craig..what ever did you do with your rear seat??? you know i want one..
>> i know you took it out to install that westy interior!! :) you are
>> holding
>> out on me dude!!
>>
>> its probably sitting in your folks garage getting covered in dust :(
>>
>> Back to Zoltan's original post - i think he is looking for the all black
>> ones...without the velour insert.. like Scott has...
>>
>> those came on early base model vanagons....and.....doublecabs and
>> singlecabs... they are hard to find..
>>
>> Zolt...did you buy a doka???
>>
>>
>>
