What did YOU do to your van today?

AndyBees · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 8:11 pm Post subject:

I installed a new puller Inter Cooler Fan today. The old fan was not running every time the Thermo switch turned it on.... Summer temps place a big demand on the IC.
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dhaavers · Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:52 am Post subject:

Pulled the DS brake drum to find the cause of my scraping & soft pedal since yesterday: the
entire adjuster assembly had backed itself out and was laying at the bottom of the drum... Shocked

Root cause: the "ratchet" lever had snapped off the shoe, allowing the adjuster to
loosen continually over time...Meyle shoes with about 3000 mi on them... Evil or Very Mad

Anyone have experience with a better brand of shoes...???
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anthonylubetski · Samba Member Joined: April 22, 2015 Posts: 16

I changed the Waterpump, updated the valve cover gasket, painted the undercarriage cover, got some vw wheels, got a spacecase, got a loadwarrior that I have yet to install.

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VWinVT · Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2015 6:46 pm Post subject:

Well, not all done TODAY but over the last few weeks. I built new interior door cards for the front doors, slider and rear hatch. I used Luan and nice bright white paint. Nice and bright and clean!! I finally got my Dakota digital CHT gauge tied into switched power. I installed the Go Westy radio toggle switch. I built an upper bunk extension so our 2 1/2 year old can safely sleep up there. Checked a noisy front passenger wheel bearing....turns out the PO had over tightened the nut. Backed it off, packed some more grease in and it is nice and quite now. Next up...remove back glass and windshield to head off a bit of rust that has begun to brew....
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HoustonPhotog · Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 2:26 pm Post subject:

Added a small cubby hole door to the rear of the Westy Closet.

full writeup here:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=629170

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D-roc · Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 6:53 pm Post subject:

I painted my truck an original Vw colour. I like it much better than the previous silver. I now have a hitch from my bro-in-law and so therefore needed to wire up a harness for the lights on the ski trailer.

Before

After

Before the after and after the before.

svswan · Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 11:04 pm Post subject: greased the rear shift bushing

I was looking around under my van after changing the oil and thought 'i've not looked at the rear shifter shaft bushing...' took it apart and found it pretty dry. Greased it up, only had high temp bearing grease so used that, and took it for a drive. Wow - that makes a big difference ;-} I was looking at Weddle Industries linkage parts hoping to improve the shift and all I had to do was be a bit more thorough....
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BlueGrasser · Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 8:43 am Post subject:

Wired up and mounted some off road lights on the front bumper. Man that was more of a PITA than I was anticipating, but it's done cleanly and safely, yadda, yadda.

It wouldn't have been a whole weekend chore if I hadn't decided part way through to re-wire my aux battery only to get everything out and the wire routed and realized I don't have any 8ga ring connectors and I needed about six of them to re-wire the whole GoWesty kit. Since it was about one hundred and friggin' fifty degrees out at this point (summer has arrive in the Sacramento area!), I just said screw it and put it back how it was (after putting on three new ring connectors that easily pulled off the wire...Whoever put that kit together needs a good floggin'!). I guess I'll hold off my wire upgrade until I pick up a Blue Seas ACR.

Anyways, the lights came out great though, despite taking all weekend Rolling Eyes

** Edit to add ** One last rant. The PO put the over-sized group 41 battery (tight fit!) in there with nothing underneath to get it out. What a royal pain in the a$$ to get that thing out. Took me about a half an hour to rig up a cam strap around it and then another to grab that strap on each side so I could pull it. I put a nylon strap around it (runs under it) before re-installing it to prevent that friggin' headache again. I seriously considered (briefly mind you) a cutting wheel to get that darn thing out. Laughing

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HoustonPhotog · Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 8:47 am Post subject:

BlueGrasser · Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 8:51 am Post subject:

HoustonPhotog · Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 9:00 am Post subject:

DehlerPEB · Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 12:46 pm Post subject: started the paint thing ...

OK, finally got the Dehler to be painted. Instead to go the CampanellaWhite route, i decided on my last chance to stick with the L90D Original paint.

End of the week the painting should be done, then I need a couple of small steps to get the SuhiBox on the road Smile

eager to go there ..

peb

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16CVs · Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 1:58 am Post subject:

I am perplexed by why you would leave the trailer hitch on when it is so easy to take off and it looks like you have removed everything else.
Are you going back mask the lower grill before you paint it ? Are you putting stock bumpers back on ? if not I would fill the holes where the filler flaps were.
Look forward to a finished project.

Stacy
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DehlerPEB · Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 2:15 am Post subject:

Not all masking was done as I took the pictures. Needed a break ...

kennyw · Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 9:59 am Post subject:

new tires...

Yes I know everyone is going to call me a syncro wantabe for putting BFG 195-75r14 tires on a 2wd. But, properly rated 14 inch options are getting hard to find and usually have summer only tread. Oh, and Costco had a $70 rebate for BFGs...
Next on my list is to take care of the paint.
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DenverB · Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 5:38 pm Post subject:

Sweet! I just did the exact same thing today for the Pink Flamingo. Very Happy

These tires are awesome and nobody should give you crap for putting light truck tires on what is essentially a light truck. The increased sidewall stiffness keeps it from feeling like a bouncing bread box. Hell, I've got a set on order for my '77 as well.
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TequilaSunSet · Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 6:01 pm Post subject:

I added shag carpet and painted my cabinets... and theSamba cringed Laughing

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dhaavers · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:21 pm Post subject:

Finished my second attempt at Red Tek A/C rejuvenation, and...

SUCCESS! Finished with 39° at the vents & I'm sure the wife will love me now...
We hit the road this week for Oklahoma, where we're certainly gonna need it!

Also: wired in new relay to charge alt. battery...and it's all good, too...

Another perfect day!

- Dave

Cool

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Da TOW'D · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 8:26 pm Post subject:

I drove just a little less than 1000kms. at 80kph on a muddy dirt road heading home.
I saw two touring motorcycles along side the road with one driver looking at his engine. I had to look but at 80 klicks I didn't see much as I turned my head forward again I see a mud covered 2x6 in the middle of the muddy road.

I steered so I would not hit it with a tire but ran right over it and the board flipped up and took the muffler after the Cat along with a section of exhaust pipe off.
I saw the board and muffler pipe flip into the ditch in my mirror.
Hope it didn't scare the motorcyclists too much

So today I replaced the missing section with a pipe with no second muffler right to the rear muffler.
Maybe a little different tone but still quiet
'92 EV 5 cyl
cheers
Hank
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narendra.vw · Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 7:39 am Post subject:

Few weeks back got this roof railing fitted. Material used are of ms tube.Working Shark fin Antenna can be seen

Both the railings are bolted firmly(making a hole to the body, I hate that part). Before bolting, 3M rubber sealant was applied to the base of the railing.


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