What a fun day.  I have a 1985 Vanagon that I have been meaning to get rid
of for quite a while.  So, I decided to make a little bit of a project out
of it.  Out comes the big reciprocating saw and some 30cm blades and away to
work I went.  The object was to make a trailer for test fitting engine
conversions into for customers.

- First step was to remove the seats and the interior - if anyone needs some
brown corduroy seats let me know!
- Second I removed the glass, the doors and the hatch.

Now we have a pretty empty looking van - I am totally amazed at how much
sound proofing there is... ha - there is none!  What a little black spray on
sound proofing, insulation and vapour barrier would do to make it really
quiet inside!

Then time to plot the cut - the cut was done where the rear opening of the
sliding door stops across the window on the other side.  Total time - 2
minutes!  Cut through it, the coolant lines, wires, brake lines, brake
cables like a hot knife through butter!  This was all done with a bucket
catching any remaining nasties.

From there I took and cut everything at the height of the lower part of the
windows.

Now I have a perfectly good trailer body... wheels, tail lights, heck, I'll
even install an ebrake system again!

Now... here is the real questions... does anyone want 3/4 of a 1985 Vanagon?
It's free - please!?
David Marshall

Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning
4356 Quesnel Hixon Road
Quesnel BC Canada  V2J 6Z3
mailto:info@fastforward.ca      http://www.fastforward.ca
Phone: (250) 992 7775           FAX: (250) 992 1160

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