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December 28, 2009	• Taillights a little dim. Cleaned up connections with some contact cleaner. Installed one new wire end. • Cleaned up a few other wire connections with contact cleaner.
November 1, 2009	• Flipped over 90,000 miles
October 28, 2009	• Disassembled original bumpers
October 14, 2009	• Removed gas heater piping and replaced with a block-off plate. • Cleaned and polished rear seat kick panel.
October 8-9, 2009	• A bunch of misc. maintenance - set valves, new distributor cap, adjusted carburetor, checked timing, filled tires, greased front end.
September 24, 2009	• Carburetor electromagnetic shut off valve not working reliably, replaced it with a nicer one I found in my spares.
September 17, 2009	• Previous owner found the toolkit and sent it to me, thanks!
June 9, 2009	• Installed NOS choke. • Installed new positive battery cable and grommet. • Installed new grab handle black plastic end - one was cracked. • Installed new passenger wing window rivet - original was broken.
June 7, 2009	• Changed oil. • Misc. engine area clean up. • Misc. deck lid and paint clean up. • 3/4 side valve cover appeared to be seeping a little. Noticed valve cover bail appeared to be upside down, reversed it.
June 6, 2009	• Fuel pump top cover seeping, installed NOS top seal. • Adjusted mixture and idle. • Installed replacement "hook" on driver's door handle so it opens properly. • Replaced driver's door handle pull handle section with nicer one.
June 5, 2009	• Installed rebuilt original-style fuel pump and new fuel inlet line. • Set and checked fuel pressure. • Installed new heater hose and pre-heat tube seals. • Disassembled original driver's rear pop-out window to extract glass. Piece of glass chipped off edge during disassembly. Dang it.
June 1, 2009	• Took delivery of a rebuilt screw-inlet fuel pump. • Ordered a bunch of parts from Wolfsburg West.
May 31, 2009	• Installed rebuilt carburetor. • Installed powder-coated bumpers from my Double Cab so I can get the original bumpers restored. • Adjusted driver's door.
May 28, 2009	• Removed driver's rear pop-out window because frame was rusty, installed a nicer pop-out window. • Cleaned up pop-out latches. • Installed LED dash lights. • Misc. toothbrush detailing on some paint crevices.
May 11, 2009	• Received original dealer packet from previous owner
April 18-19, 2009	BYOB 2009/Kelley Park 2009 • Located nicer coat hook grab handle
February 20, 2009	• Installed new body seals for 2 rear pop-out windows
January 10, 2009	• Installed front sway bar from a '67 Bus that I had powder-coated

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