Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:12:31 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: I'm back!
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re
radius arm changes Nov. '84, but newer style brakes
from '86+. Have a look around the archives. I can't recall, but it
*may be that the newer front brakes AND radius arm started at the
changover in '85.*
on the * to * part ..nope.
the newer type brakes start in 86 models.
there are 'two kinds' of 85's...
early ones and later ones.
the early ones have some 84 parts on them...
namely metal coolant pipes, the older style weak parking brake handle,
and the stamped lower control arms with associaed parts in the fronts
suspension.
at some point in 85 production they change that to plastic coolant pipes,
the better parking brake handle...
and the cast lower front control amrs, with assoicated parts.
I have seen a bit of mixing too.....some later ones have one or two of those
changes, but not all three.
I have never seen the newer brakes on any 85, only 86 and up.
they got the sliding door improved nicely in 85 though ..
and all 85's I have ever seen have the later style sliding door.
for 86 they put in a much superior fuse box ...
but put on the rectangular head lamps. .... a step backwards in turns out,
these days.
85 is a really good year.
the only thing I could wish for is the later better style fuse box and
wiring.
oh, one other thing ...
85 Westy's and Weekenders need their front springs changed to not-so-tall
ones.
I have an early 85 Westy GL here ...
it's like 2 inches too tall in the front. Fixing that right away !
Scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "neil n" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 7:30 PM
Subject: Re: I'm back!
> Thanks, you're welcome and yes it was worth it!
>
> Re: '85 Vanagon.
>
> My Bentley, sez: radius arm changes Nov. '84, but newer style brakes
> from '86+. Have a look around the archives. I can't recall, but it
> may be that the newer front brakes AND radius arm started at the
> changover in '85.
>
> IF so.....
>
> Radius arm is an easy visual check. It threads into the lower control
> arm. The newer brakes are a better design.
>
> Neil.
>
>
> On 3/16/10, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks Neil,
>>
>> I checked out your site, that's a very nice conversion! I'm impressed
>> that
>> you would tackle an air cooled Westy. You put in a lot of work, and I'm
>> sure it's worth it!
>>
>> An '85 is probably what I'll end up with. The engine I don't know at
>> this
>> point, except no more WBX, ever!
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: neil n [mailto:musomuso@gmail.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 11:58 AM
>> To: Stuart MacMillan
>> Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
>> Subject: Re: I'm back!
>>
>> On 3/15/10, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> After selling my '84 Westy back in 2005 and purchasing a '97 EVC that I
>> sold
>>> last year, I'm thinking about purchasing a late model Vanagon Westy.
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for any info!
>>>
>>
>>
>> From time to time, Jordanvw (aka Chris?) posts links to "deals" and
>> such (other peoples ads).
>>
>> Thesamba has a 'good deals' thread going.
>>
>> When you decide on the MY you want, those might be good things to keep
>> an eye out for.
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>>
>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engine
>> s
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
