Date:         Wed, 4 Mar 2020 17:36:14 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Fwd: Is the Vanagon drive able with dash and cluster removed?
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From: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
Date: Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: Is the Vanagon drive able with dash and cluster removed?
To: Thomas Casal <thomas.casal@gmail.com>
Cc: vanagonlist a <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>




On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 4:08 PM Thomas Casal <thomas.casal@gmail.com> wrote:

> Can I drive this beast down the road to the paint shop with the dash out
> and cluster out?
>

Sure, no sweat.  But your alternator won't charge unless you make special
arrangements, so the easy thing to do is just plug the panel back in and
have all the mod cons except for radio and heat.

The column won't be up to having you haul yourself up into the cab by the
steering wheel, but it's perfectly fine for steering with power steering
and usable for non-power.  I've done both.  Make sure the bolts are tight
including the ones attaching the upper mounting straps the the body metal,
for better rigidity.

Yrs,
d