[tcb] Re: Bay to Splitty
- From: Mark Sawyer <mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 13:48:31 -0800 (PST)
We don't hear it when you can pass everyone.
Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: i honestly feel sorry for
vanagon folks because i get alot of crap from
people for driving a bay i can only imagine what you vanagon guys get.
>From: Mark Sawyer
>Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [tcb] Re: Bay to Splitty
>Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:55:38 -0800 (PST)
>
>Buy Vanagons and quit argueing!
>
>Dan Martin wrote: The "ugly soft plastic
>dashboard" is a U.S. spec thing.
>The bay windows in the U.K. don't have the "padded" dash we got.
>The dash is metal behind the vinyl cover in a bay.
>The U.K. spec is a metal dash painted body color, with "ugly plastic"
>inserts for the instruments and glove box door.
>
>I don't know how G2 found the link to the place that has the
>"baysplit" front clip conversion.
>I was kinda hoping they were gone forever.
>I have no idea why anyone would ever do that to any bay.
>It would be nice to have safari windows, but the grief you would have
>to endure from both bay and split owners and the fact that it looks
>like shit, far outweigh the airflow to me.
>
>On Feb 10, 2006, at 2:17 PM, Denis Dodson wrote:
>
> > The British VW mags advertise a split nose for Bay busses. I think
> > that this is just sad. Who would hate their Bay enough to buy one
> > of these? If they want a Splitty, the could just buy a Splitty.
> > Even if they put a different nose they will still have that ugly
> > soft plastic dashboard. What is that made of, nougat?
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald V. Livingston II"
> >
> > To:
> > Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 1:40 PM
> > Subject: [tcb] Re: @WL Re: chuck
> >
> >
> >> http://www.westcountrykustoms.com/4.html
> >>
> >> The web design sucks. But read near the bottom. They've apparently
> >> bought
> >> the moulds for the fiberglass "baysplit" front clip conversion
> >> panel. It
> >> just "glues" on the front I think.
> >>
> >> Yuck.
> >>
> >> G2
> >>
> >> On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:56:05 -0600 Sammie Smith
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> You know, there should be someone in our group smart enough to
> >>> design an
> >>> insert that you could weld into the windshield frame of a bay window
> >>> thereby converting them to a split. Kind of like converting an
> >>> oval window
> >>> rear window to a split. Now there's a thought.
> >>>
> >>> At 10:27 AM 2/10/2006, you wrote:
> >>> >it's a bay window. i am not degrading it i am improving it.
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >>From: Sammie Smith
> >>> >>Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> >>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> >>Subject: [tcb] Re: @WL Re: chuck
> >>> >>Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:14:23 -0600
> >>> >>
> >>> >>Damn; what would we do without Denis. He's amazing.
> >>> >>
> >>> >>Denis, I'm from the old school also. In restoring the 60 DD
> >>> panel van
> >>> >>I'm going to a great deal of work to restore this thing
> >>> original. You
> >>> >>can't believe the hours spent rebuilding a 28 carb, original
> >>> fuel pump,
> >>> >>all of the linkage for the carb, the choke (an entire magazine
> >>> article >>to
> >>> >>detail all of the work just on the choke), the linkage and wire
> >>> for the
> >>> >>fuel reserve etc. And these guys want to trash all of that
> >>> wonderful
> >>> >>German engineering and put in a computer...............Cheez.
> >>> >>Sammie
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >>At 11:52 PM 2/9/2006, you wrote:
> >>> >>>I adjust my fuel and air mix and my RPM while I am driving, too.
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>>I use my foot to push down the pedal doohickey that works ona
> >>> pivot
> >>> >>>kinda deal and pulls a wire that goes back to the engine and
> >>> pulls a
> >>> >>>lever whatchcallit and it lets gas in to mix with air and it
> >>> makes by
> >>> >>>bus go zoom. I can make it go slow or fast.
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>>As far as squirting I do some of that, too, but I try to get
> >>> out of >>>the
> >>> >>>bus first.
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Blue"
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>>To:
> >>> >>>Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 8:58 PM
> >>> >>>Subject: @WL [tcb] Re: chuck
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>>>You also can use a throttle body injector ,if necessary.
> >>> >>>>ole blue
> >>> >>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Martin"
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>>To:
> >>> >>>>Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 3:46 PM
> >>> >>>>Subject: [tcb] Re: chuck
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>>>Megasquirt
> >>> >>>>>Google,read,spend.......
> >>> >>>>>I think it would be simpler to start with a EFI engine.
> >>> >>>>>
> >>> >>>>>On Feb 9, 2006, at 3:18 PM, Brian Denning wrote:
> >>> >>>>>
> >>> >>>>>>hey, i have a question for you. on the rocco you have fuel
> >>> >>>>>>injection
> >>> >>>>>>that you can adjust by a laptop while driving down the
> >>> road. so >>>>>>did
> >>> >>>>>>you develop this your self or what? the reason why i am
> >>> asking is
> >>> >>>>>>because my father-in-law recently bought a do-it- yourself
> >>> kit for
> >>> >>>>>>fuel injection on his 83 monte carlo ss (it's a cherry of
> >>> a car).
> >>> >>>>>>but basically this kit comes with brain, sender, and
> >>> something >>>>>>else
> >>> >>>>>>and you have to wire everything yourself. you have to get the
> >>> >>>>>>injectors and everything. but you can download programs
> >>> onto your
> >>> >>>>>>laptop and plug the laptop into the computer on the car
> >>> and upload
> >>> >>>>>>various controls for the injection system. he is using his
> >>> accell
> >>> >>>>>>throttle body with this new set up. so after discribing
> >>> this to >>>>>>you
> >>> >>>>>>the reason why i am asking about it is because i am
> >>> looking into
> >>> >>>>>>taking the fuel injection off of like a mustang 4 cylinder or
> >>> >>>>>>something because it is just like what a pinto would have
> >>> and >>>>>>doing
> >>> >>>>>>something like this on the bus for more power, better
> >>> response,
> >>> >>>>>>cooler running and better mileage all from the push of a
> >>> button or
> >>> >>>>>>from an easily downloaded program found on the internet.
> >>> >>>>>>
> >>> >>>>>>so what kind of system do you have in the rocco and do you
> >>> >>>>>>think this would work out nicely? keep in mind this would
> >>> go on >>>>>>the
> >>> >>>>>>1641 i plan on building right now and possibly later on
> >>> either a
> >>> >>>>>>1776 stroker or 1914.
> >>> >>>>>>
> >>> >>>>>>i have been getting into this crap alot here lately and am
> >>> really
> >>> >>>>>>thinking about it hard for the bus. and besides how cool
> >>> would it >>>>>>be
> >>> >>>>>>to have this computer plug under the dash of the 69 and
> >>> when >>>>>>people
> >>> >>>>>>ask you say oh it is for the electronic fuel injection.
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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