Date:         Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:18:32 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: WAS: lower rad grill size. NOW: D-OH! and question (PIC
              included!)
Comments: To: neil N <musomuso@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <c4e7c5f90802141803w37848cabme9ff13262a893a26@mail.gmail.com>
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If you want, I can shoot a couple of pix of mine tomorrow when its light
out.   :)

On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 6:03 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh. Thanks. That's a relief.
>
> So the 3 tangs on the bottom of the grill "perch" on the edge of the
> sheet metal? It seems (on memory from *months* ago) it mounted
> differently on the 85' I had.
>
> Apologies for such elementary questions.
>
> I really should go to the mall and spy on some unsuspecting Vanagons ;^)
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 5:49 PM, Mark Drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
> > Neil, you probably don't realize that there is supposed to be a large
> >  gap at the bottom. I just measured a 1 1/4" gap below the grill on my
> 86.
> >
> >
> >
> >  neil N wrote:
> >  > Here's the pic:
> >  >
> >  > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/lowerradgrill
> >  >
> >  > I measured the opening on me 85' parts Vanagon at 6.5" but had doubts
> >  > about the diagram  I drew at the time, so I double checked on-line
> >  > before cutting. I cut to 6.5" to be safe, as that was what I wrote
> >  > down on my fetid diagram, but this is just all wrong.
> >  >
> >  > People who kindly responded, of course this is my own "doing"!  ---
> :^)
> >  >
> >  > It doesn't seem to fit properly. The tangs don't fit and the hole is
> too big.
> >  >
> >  > I should have cut it (and please don't laugh) to the size of grill I
> >  > had in hand!
> >  >
> >  > I'm sure I can make this fit, but rather than repair the body and/or
> >  > alter a perfectly good grill.....
> >  >
> >  > are there different sized lower grills for different years?
> >  >
> >  > Is there a difference in the nose of the Vanagon between the
> >  > "Transporter" model and the Westy?
> >  >
> >  > If so, anyone want to trade me?
> >  >
> >  > Heh heh.... oops.
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > Neil.
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > --
> >  > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
> >  >
> >  > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> >  > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
> >  >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
>
> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>



--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/