I finally decided to subscribe to your = list. I am a Wetwesties list member, so I might already know some of = you. Or you might know me : ) I am in my early thirty's with two young = boys. Christopher is & and Jeremy is 5. My husband isn't a VW fan. Anyway, I love VW's, as I am sure most of you do. My = love goes way back to my youth, where my Grandfather was always working on one or another. He loves VW too! I currently have three: = (which seems to be too many for my husbands liking)

A Silver 1990 VW Vanagon = Westfalia- Currently at aprox. 206,000 miles. We are thinking about getting the = Tiico conversion, since we are looking at putting the fourth engine in this Vanagon. I am not about to rebuild that engine again. The = last was almost 4 years ago exactly. It is still running, but has low = compression (90) on #4, and a slight leak on #3 an #4. I am not sure how long = he will last. I would love anybody that has done this conversion to let me = know your complements and complaints. (You can e-mail me privately if = this topic has been visited too often) I have done a few = things that are interesting to my van. I have purple neon under the = seats, and on the bar to pop the top. At the push of a button the Rastafalia glows! : ) I have an inverter, and three extra 12 = v ports. I have an aux. battery to power the toys. I = built an extra cabinet behind the passenger seat that houses the childrens = clothing, and a portable TV for long trips. We were listing on the driver side = for a while, and I finally put new springs with airbags inside = them. The valves are in the sidewall of the van in front of the tires. = I have a soap pump for the sink that I haven't managed to install yet, and = I am working on no see um screens for the back and side doors. I saw = someone made pillow case screens for the front windows, so I plan on making = those also. I have already replaced the pop top screen with no see um = net. I want screens for the side windows, does anyone know where I can get a pair?

An Apple Green 1976 Automatic VW Bay = Window camper- This one is new to the family. I can't get over how = pretty she is. I have been calling her the Apple Blossom. Right now = she is sitting till I can get a new engine for her. I got her = CHEAP, because the previous owner broke down in Corvallis, on a road trip from California. She had an individual she didn't know, = work on it, and then it caught fire briefly. No damage inside the vehicle, = but for all accounts, the engine is toast. No compression. Lots of = work to do on the inside to make her livable, but she does have new canvas in already. I need new foam and canvas for the seats, and = refinish the panels and cabinetry. Obviously this is my project = van.

A Red 1974 standard VW Beetle- My = husband is forcing the sale of the Bug since I bought the Bay. I have kids = and a dog, so the Bay makes more sense to keep as the extra vehicle. This = baby has new grey interior, and I am working on getting a nice paint job = done. I think I might have her sold to the man doing the painting. We = shall see.