Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 14:58:32 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Fraser <kn6f@DOLPHINSCI.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Scott Fraser <kn6f@DOLPHINSCI.COM>
Organization: Dolphin Scientific, Inc.
Subject: 13 Busses in Ecology Junk Yard (long)
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Earlier in the week, I mentioned that there happened to be a few busses
in the ecology junk yard in wilmington ca. I was surprised at the
volume of off list inquiries that resulted. Rather than try and
recollect all the details about the vehicles, and give out erroneous
information, I dropped by there this morning (80 degree weather &
sunshine is great on the 1st day of winter). I have provided a list of
the vehicles which includes vanagons, type IIs and one burnt out
splitty. The vanagon westy was the best condition of all and I suspect
that the engine and trans will work just fine if transplanted into
another vehicle. It had a fire in the area above the trans that looks
to be where a gas heater might have been.
The busses are at
Ecology Auto Wrecking
Corner of Lomita & Wilmington Blvds, 2 miles south of the 405 fwy
Wilmington CA
310-835-5865
I have included the row that the vehicle is in and the date it arrived
in the yard. They said that they usually clear a row out after it has
been there 3 weeks. I have found that the trucks typically stay a bit
longer. The rows are numbered from north to south, north being row 1
and the farthest south row is 10.
If there is something that you just have to have and figure that with
the cost of the part, shipping and throwing a bone my way to take it out
and pack it up for you, pmail me OFF the list and we'll see what we can
work out.
One of you guys were looking for rear shock supports for a splitty.
They were in the kombi, but a much easier way would be to contact Bus
Boys and ask to buy a set of shock mounts that they sell with their IRS
kit.
Happy Holidays,
Scott Fraser
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Row: 3 Date in Yard: 11-24-99
Year: 1/71 Vin: 5656
Color: White
General Condition: Stripped
Front Brakes: spindles & torsion arms left
Rear Brakes: out to hubs.
Engine/Trans: neither
CVs/Axles: yes
Windshield: yes
Driver Door: none
Passenger Door: ok
Side Door: ok
Seats: none
Bumpers: rear ok
Comments: none
Row: 4 Date in Yard: 12-1-99
Year: 4/83 Vin: 3549
Color: lt/dk brown Vanagon GL
General Condition: Stripped
Front Brakes: out to wheels & tires
Rear Brakes: out to wheels & tires
Engine/Trans: neither
CVs/Axles: yes
Windshield: yes
Driver Door: none
Passenger Door: dent lower front corner
Side Door: ok
Seats: none
Bumpers: not really
Comments: none
Row: 6 Date in Yard: 12-9-99
Year: 10/77 Vin: 8454
Color: brown/tan
General Condition: so-so
Front Brakes: out to wheels & tires
Rear Brakes: right rear brakes gone
Engine/Trans: on ground missing heads, no trans
CVs/Axles: yes
Windshield: yes
Driver Door: ok, no glass
Passenger Door: ok, no glass
Side Door: none
Seats: none
Bumpers: front bumper ok
Comments: headlights, blinkers still there
Row: 6 Date in Yard: 12-10-99
Year: 3/80 Vin: 7507
Color: lt yellow westy vanagon L
General Condition: Good, lite fire damage
Front Brakes: calipers gone
Rear Brakes: out to wheels
Engine/Trans: in place, dual carb engine, auto trans
CVs/Axles: yes
Windshield: yes
Driver Door: good, speaker hole
Passenger Door: good, speaker hole
Side Door: good
Seats: front & passenger
Bumpers: so-so
Comments: stove, sink, refrig combo looks good; pop top in one piece,
canvas ripped; bed in excellent condition; looks to have had a gas
heater fire in the area above the transmission.
Row: 5 Date in Yard: 11-29-99
Year: 79 Vin: 1059
Color: brown/orange camper conversion (not westy)
General Condition: bad
Front Brakes: out to wheels
Rear Brakes: out to wheels
Engine/Trans: neither
CVs/Axles: yes
Windshield: yes
Driver Door: marginal
Passenger Door: marginal
Side Door: bad
Seats: none
Bumpers: none
Comments: good condition inside roof mounted ac unit all intact, front
crunched, dash stripped, interior trashed.
Row: 8 Date in Yard: ??-??-99
Year: '67 Kombi Vin: 7032637
Color: used to be velvet green
General Condition: EXTREME fire damage
Front Brakes: out to wheels
Rear Brakes: tires burnt off, but intact
Engine/Trans: engine burnt, trans ok
CVs/Axles: axles in place
Windshield: none
Driver Door: door very dry, smoke damage, frame felt melted
Passenger Door: same as driver
Side Doors: very burnt & warped
Seats: none
Bumpers: front w/overriders & had full of dents.
Comments: worst burnt out vehicle I have ever seen. Carb sits as a
melted pool of aluminum. Aluminum strip along roof for tent has been
melted into rain gutter; 67 only dual circuit master cylinder is in
place but hard to get at due to location above wheels used to support
bus. No body panels are worth cutting due to warpage from fire &
water. Steering box is out and on the ground.
Row: 8 Date in Yard: 12-14-99
Year: 03/83 Vin: 0576
Color: Blue/White
General Condition: not bad
Front Brakes: out to hubs
Rear Brakes: out to hubs
Engine/Trans: in place, auto trans
CVs/Axles: yes
Windshield: yes
Driver Door: good, interior panels broken
Passenger Door: same as driver door
Side Door: -
Seats: all in place and good condition with no rips, middle seat too.
Bumpers: -
Comments: brake lite assembly intact, dash gone
Row: 8 Date in Yard: 12-10-99
Year: 81 Vin: 7751
Color: blue/white
General Condition: covered with dirt, was registered in catalina island
Front Brakes: out to wheels
Rear Brakes: out to wheels
Engine/Trans: in place/ auto trans
CVs/Axles: yes
Windshield: yes
Driver Door: ok
Passenger Door: ok
Side Door: dented & rusty
Seats: none
Bumpers: -
Comments: brake light assembly, drivers reverse lens is cracked
Row: 10 Date in Yard: 11-05-99
Year: 1979 Vin: 3987
Color: ??
General Condition: stripped
Front Brakes: missing calipers
Rear Brakes: out to wheels
Engine/Trans: neither
CVs/Axles: yes
Windshield: yes
Driver Door: none
Passenger Door: none
Side Door: none
Seats: none
Bumpers: none
Comments: none
Row: 10 Date in Yard: 11-02-99
Year: 1973 Vin: 2788
Color: blue
General Condition: stripped
Front Brakes: no calipers
Rear Brakes: missing hubs
Engine/Trans: neither
CVs/Axles: yes
Windshield: none
Driver Door: none
Passenger Door: none
Side Door: none
Seats: none
Bumpers: none
Comments:
Row: 10 Date in Yard: 11-05-99
Year: 1970 Vin: -
Color: white
General Condition: stripped
Front Brakes: missing calipers
Rear Brakes: out to wheels
Engine/Trans: none
CVs/Axles: yes
Windshield: yes
Driver Door: none
Passenger Door: none
Side Door: none
Seats: none
Bumpers: -
Comments: lots of window glass on floor
Row: 10 Date in Yard: 11-02-99
Year: 10/76 Vin: 0003
Color: orange yellow/ white
General Condition: stripped
Front Brakes: missing calipers
Rear Brakes: right rear hub inside bus
Engine/Trans: neither
CVs/Axles: none
Windshield: none
Driver Door: none
Passenger Door: none
Side Door: none
Seats: none
Bumpers: -
Comments:
Row: 10 Date in Yard: 11-02-99
Year: 1972 Vin: 0034
Color: white
General Condition: stripped
Front Brakes: missing calipers
Rear Brakes: out to wheels
Engine/Trans: none
CVs/Axles:yes
Windshield: none
Driver Door: below avg
Passenger Door: below avg
Side Door: none
Seats: none
Bumpers: -
Comments:
