Date:         Fri, 21 Jul 2017 20:08:21 +0000
Reply-To:     Vincent Dow <ianvincentdow@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Vincent Dow <ianvincentdow@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Notes on my Van
Comments: To: WILLIAM WITZ <pbwitz@sbcglobal.net>
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Congratulations on the smog pass.
Funny but my 1982 westfalia (orig air-cooled) - converted to 1994 legacy
2.2 ( Kennedy plaque)

(Modesto is his name )

And is deemed a gross polluter, has to be gold star smogged annually. And I
use it as my east coast ride six months a year, so I drive it every year
from Quebec to Los Angrles and back. We use the heck out of it camping.

I almost traded it in 2015 for a 1969 dodge A-108 camper van with a westy
style pop top.  Saw that on Craigslist in Victorville CA. I always liked
the American cab forward vans. That was only $5500 and had rebuilt 302 v8.
Dope van.

the dodge would have got me out from under smog. The van could be parked in
a field in Russia, and the dmv will keep sending you tags!

Anyway, I think the rear engine configuration won my loyalty. If it's front
engine, it ain't a real bus.

That's why I still have Modesto. The money and energy I invested since 2009
has really paid off. I would drive it to Argentina with confidence.


On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 3:54 PM WILLIAM WITZ <pbwitz@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> We passed  smog here in the Northern Central Valley of Calif. All of our
> numbers are good thanks I am sure (in part) to that Calif. Cat I got from
> Van Cafe, it is three years old and still working. I am very happy that I
> don't have to worry about it for another two years. Now I need to make a
> new To Do list for the Van and it's maintenance. I thinking about springing
> for a mat for the back while Go Westy has them on sale. I also have some
> small repairs to catch up on: Odometer, front heater valve, cruse control
> and back up lights. All in all It's still fun to drive and camp in. We hope
> to be headed out to the coast in the not to distant future.I just wish it
> was not so hot here this summer as it does not lend itself to working on
> the van. Oh well, that is life as it is and it's ok by me. So to recap: 33
> year old van Runs great, is a joy to drive and camp in and will always need
> work of some kind. Bill 84 Westy Tiico
>