Date:         Mon, 4 Jan 1999 19:16:33 -0800
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Searching For (ORTEC) Spare Tire Carrier
Comments: To: Syncro5@AOL.COM
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According to http://canada411.sympatico.ca these are all the companys in
Canada with Ortech in their name:

ORTECH - SHERIDAN PARK CLARKSON ON (905) 822-4111
ORTECH - 1133B VANIER SARNIA ON (519) 336-3327
ORTECH MECHANICAL - 980 SMITH CRT BRIDGENORTH ON (705) 292-7444

I hope this helps!

Another suggestion would be a Surco (sp?) Safari rack and carry the tires
up there.  I have a photo of one these racks on my web site under the VW
Show 98 section.  What size tires are you running.  I have a 27" tire in my
spare tire well - pictures of it too in my Vanagon section of my web site.

Good luck with the spare tire holder and let me know if you find one.

At 14:29 04/01/1999 EST, you wrote:
>Hello List,
>I have been looking for a spare tire carrier for my vanagon for several
years.
>My van has larger than stock tires and the spare no longer fits under the
>front. Visiting my local 4x4 parts store did not pan out either, nothing they
>had came close to being adaptable. I have seen pictures of vans with rear
tire
>carriers in the Syncro section at vanagon.com but never in person, until last
>month. While on vacation in Florida I spotted a vanagon at a campground that
>had one. The silver camper had Ontario plates and the carrier had the word
>"ORTEC" stamped on it. The van was in storage and the owner was not around.
>Has anybody on the list heard about this company? I'm assuming ORTEC is a
>Canadian company. I took several pictures of the swing out carrier so if any
>builders out there want to make bunch of these I'm sure a few folks on the
>list would want them. Thanks in advance for any information you folks might
>have.
>Ken Herman
>86 Syncro Westy
>
>

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