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MonkeySee
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Oh and this for the front.
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And that nose rocks!! I'm stealing that too! |
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KrisBalfe
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Location: SLC
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I can't wrap my mind around how this works. Can anyone simplify the pivoting and twisting mechanism for me? |
I used different sizes of pipe welded a bolt in one end then an all thread connector welded to the other pipe, twisted them together. A nut and bolt inset to set travel limits... Probably to simple. Should have sourced a hinge of some sort. |
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MonkeySee
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Location: Big D
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| KrisBalfe wrote: |
I used different sizes of pipe welded a bolt in one end then an all thread connector welded to the other pipe, twisted them together. A nut and bolt inset to set travel limits... Probably to simple. Should have sourced a hinge of some sort. |
How about somemore detailed pictures... |
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KrisBalfe
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Location: SLC
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| Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Sorry, sold it a few years ago. |
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cdennisg
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Location: Sandpoint, ID
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Took me a few minutes to figure what you used for the "over rider". Nice.
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KrisBalfe
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| Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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Took me a few minutes to figure what you used for the "over rider". Nice. |
I'll probably use them on the front next time too.
I made the over rider cover the reflector part of the light. I was happy with it but it does block it from view. |
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MonkeySee
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| Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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| cdennisg wrote: |
Took me a few minutes to figure what you used for the "over rider". Nice. |
Do tell. I'm at a loss. |
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KrisBalfe
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http://www.strongtie.com/products/connectors/HDU-DTT2.asp
Lots of different sizes to pick from.
Also I boxed it in to add strength and it mounted to the bumper bracket through the top and rear. Not sure how it has held up. The basic idea was good though, I'll be better about the next ones though. |
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roland
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215 / 75 /15 on Mercedes rims with et 49 are ok on my late bay or i need et 37 ?
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it will work no problem. I have BF all terrain on the same wheels, 215 up front and 235/75 on the rear of my SC and it doesn't rub anywhere although it's super close to the spring plate.
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roland
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I built this for my last camper, swing away/beer table. |
Now i really like that!
Somehow winter always feels like the best time to camp in an offroad VW bus...
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levi20AE
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Location: Las Vegas, NV
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While walking the camp grounds tonight I found a guy with a Westy vanagon to and chat up, and measure his rig... The results were not in the bay windows favor... Vanagon sheet metal is ~70" wide from outside to outside above the bumper. Our little bays are much smaller. The exiterior bumper to bumper demension is ~67". It would require a serious sectioning job to get the GoWesty bumpers to fit.
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Ended up parking next to another vanagon for a few days in Mexico and got to looking more closely at the plate bumpers from GoWesty. After driving with fuel cans and the spare in the bus for a week now its probably worth the modification work to get them out of the bus. If you cut an inch or two out of each side of the bumpers it should work. I'll report back
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ImAddicted
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Been away for a while but I didn't know you had video of this:) Yes, some of those 'puddles' were deep enough that it blew the fender liners out of the blue Dodge. Good times:) |
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Tcash
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notchboy
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Zebedee
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Must be. No-one usually has a big white mark on their face. 
Looks cool though.
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Tcash
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| Ran across and added more pix above. Looks legit. |
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webwalker 
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| Ran across and added more pix above. Looks legit. |
I'll bet that's a fancy dance in cross winds on the highway.
Who's is it and is it running Porsche 930 CVs? It would almost have to if the transmission was left stock.
Wow.
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Brian
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Looks like the travel was untouched and everything was just dropped
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DethSpork
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Been having fun with my BFG All terrains
Any others have some tire pressure recommendations? |
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Brian
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40 on road, 8 on sand and somewhere in between on the trail
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