Date:         Sun, 4 Dec 1994 19:10:27 -0800 (PST)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         H Steven Dolan <dworkin@netcom.com>
Subject:      Reply to various digest offerings - grits, raised rear, heaters


Oh, boy, what a lot of traffic we generate!
Attached are (short) comments on today's (Sunday) digest.

> Subject: Re: in defense of grits! 
> 
> <defense of grits deleted...>
> 
> Hmmm.
> 
> In this part of the VWorld, grits are spread on the road by the 
> County Council to stop you from skidding on ice...
> 
> What the **** _are_ grits?
> 
> Shponfirkle from the Bushrat,
>          ;P.J.
> Subject: in defense of grits! 


If you didn't get it from the other response, "grits " are a type of
breakfast meal in the same family as cream of wheat or oatmeal, but made
from corn.  Tasty (properly doctored), but not light.  Most common in the 
south.  BTW, "Shponfirckle", Gaelic? Nonsense? 


> Subject: RE: Raise The Rear!!!
> 
> Speaking of raising the rear, my 78 is getting tired rearend wise, and has 
> sagged a fair amount. Of course the correct way is to remove the trailing arm
> plates etc.etc.etc., and realign the splines for the correct squat. Well, I
> am self admittedly a lazy s.o.b., just ask my wife. The lazy man's way 
> would seem to be air shocks or coil springs to raise the buttend back up.
> Any comments on this oh wise ones?? :)
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> COURTNEY HOOK                                       " THE GREAT WHITE NORTH AND
> 1978 WESTY                                            WE LIKE IT THAT WAY, EH?"
>                 "WESTFAILURE" AKA "THE GREEN MACHINE"
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

I looked into this for my '78 and could find no one that made either air 
shocks or spring shocks for the bus.  A great idea, but...


> Subject: Found: Type II graveyard


> I asked the owner about gas heaters, and he said, "You know, people just
> weren't interested in them, so I put them all in storage.  I have about 25
> of them from all types of VW's (some type II's) and I want to sell them as
> a lot.  On the other hand, I just sold one to a guy yesterday for $75.  How
> much for the whole lot?  Well, I'd like to get $50 each or around there".
> He also mentioned that he only wanted to sell the heaters as units (sorry 
> Jack R.).
> 
> Cheers,
> 	-David


Oh, boy, oh, boy!  Heat!  I call tomorrow, maybe we get heat this weekend!
Thank you, David!

					Dias whit,
					H Steven Dolan
					dworkin@netcom.com
					'78 bus