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Old March 4th 05, 08:05 PM
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Yo, dads. . . I found a new German steering box and German door seals
at West Coast Metric. Seems they're still at it! Seems that they've
really done a good job of increasing the number of parts they sell. WOW
- how things have changed since I first got into this old VW thing . .
.. some 35+ years ago!

Ha!

Guess back then they weren't OLD though, huh?

:-)

Kath and Her Majesty - the bus that makes people smile!
http://blanchardguitars.com/

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Old March 5th 05, 01:44 AM
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Actually they called this afternoon and said they couldn't get them
anymore.

It was supposed to be a NEW German one!

SO. . . I ended up buying a re-built one from Wolfgang International.

Kath

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Old March 5th 05, 02:53 AM
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Hi Kath:

Have not seen you on Ramva for a while. Good to see you back. Glad to
see that you still have the Purple Bus. )

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Old March 5th 05, 03:19 AM
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Thanks. . . it's good to be back!

Good to see that you're still here!

Her Purpleness is getting the RoyalTreatment these days. We're getting
ready to sell her and we're going through everything to make sure she's
still pretty rad. Blanchard was under there yesterday getting ready to
replace the ORIGINAL steering box and ran in and got me so I could get
under there with him and see how incredibly clean she is. That new
factory engine hasn't leaked even one single drop of oil and the
rebuilt transaxle looks like it did in 1968 - right off the showroom
floor.

It's amazing!

I will admit that I hadn't been under her since we moved up here. And
therein lies the problem! She only gets driven MAYBE once or twice a
week and it's really sad! She needs to be out on the road - in the
hands of somebody who will spread the joy!

:-)

It's been fun the last couple days talking to all the neat guys who
work for parts places. They all seem so blown away to be hearing from a
lady. They all wanted to see pix of the Old Girl and it's nice to hear
their comments.

This selling concept has been a hard one to come to grips with. . .
but. . . we've made the decision and now we're just gonna have to make
it work.

I'll always keep the "Project" scrapbook and her trophy from the car
show. . . but it's time to pass her on into the loving hands of
somebody who wants to continue making people smile! It's a tough job -
but I know I'll find just the right person!

:-)

Kath and Her Majesty - the bus that makes people smile
On the verge of tears, high atop the drumlin in the deep north woods
http://blanchardguitars.com/

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Old March 5th 05, 06:48 PM
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On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 18:57:52 -0500, Dane Tyler
> wrote:

>Just curious, but what brand is the steering box? TRW?


I've heard lots of problems about TRW. Maybe rebuilt is the best way
to get a decent box.

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Howard Rose
1966 VW Beetle 1300 Deluxe
1962 Austin Mini Deluxe
1964 Austin Mini Super Deluxe
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