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Steve M. Fri Oct 09, 2015 10:45 am

Happy Anniversary!

insyncro Fri Oct 09, 2015 8:47 pm

Steve M. wrote: Happy Anniversary!

X2

And kudos to both of you.
The time spent is a testament to your love for each other and the van.
I respect both equally.

Your pictures have been beautiful on your other feeds.

syncrogreg Wed Oct 14, 2015 8:11 am

That was in Uruguay:




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Steve M. Wed Oct 14, 2015 8:35 am

I can see the headline now..."VW Syncro Damages Bridge!" :lol:

syncrogreg Wed Oct 14, 2015 8:47 am

Too much powaaah!! ;-)

Sync16 Thu Nov 19, 2015 2:25 pm

Well done to you both, inspirational you are.
Bon voyage.
:D

syncrogreg Thu Dec 31, 2015 3:56 pm

Happy new year from Bolivia!

In the background volcano Sajama 6400m




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dobryan Thu Dec 31, 2015 4:50 pm

Beautiful! 😀

syncrogreg Wed Jan 06, 2016 9:18 am

Currently in the Uyuni area for 4 days to see the Dakar 2016! Loeb with Peugeot are doing amazing

The subaru diesel ee20 is doing amazing all the way to the 17000ft :-) common altitude here in Bolivia.





Greg

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syncrogreg Wed Feb 10, 2016 2:33 pm

SHOUT OUT!!! Anyone who has followed this thread knows that Greg pretty much rebuilt the whole van, inside and out. He designed and made many parts himself, but we also got a box from GoWesty just about once a week once the van started coming together. We knew before we left home that we were going to stop by and see the folks that provided so many quality parts, and we were ecstatic when we joined GoWesty’s list of Sponsored Adventurers!
Greg’s perfectionism meant that we didn’t have much left to add by the time we got to California, but GoWesty put some finishing touches on the van that took it from ‘gearing up in California’ to ‘on the road in Mexico.’ We had good times with these good people, and we left with some good parts. It was the first time Greg trusted anyone else to touch the van, but we knew it was in good hands.
They’ve also taken great care of us since then…the only parts that have busted along the way were the only original ones that Greg didn’t replace or redesign, and GoWesty came to the rescue. A new coolant expansion tank, a new power steering tank, and power steering rack got us back on the road. All this is on top of the parts that we ordered from them before we were official Westy Adventurers, which are sprinkled throughout this thread. Their passion for Westys and adventure shows in the quality of their products and their enthusiasm for trips like ours.
Here’s NON-exhaustive list of the things we love from GoWesty.
the front skid plate, which has saved our from these crazy roads AND serves as extra storage
the high lift jack, for getting out of the occasional sand trap
a skylight cover so we can sleep in
high beam kit
air compressor
fresh transmission oil
balance and alignment
USB ports installed
the poptop rainfly
waterproof roofrack bags
mosquito screens
some seriously good quality swag that we wear most days
all sorts of spare parts, just in case

epic places:




rainfly and skid plate keeping rocks and rain out of our way:


cleaning air filter in the middle of nowhere:


i mean nowhere:


deflating to reach the wildest spots :-)


only low pressure can bring you there!


Good people, good clothes, good times! We LOVE the GoWesty T-shirts that we got in October. The material is soft, the cut is right, and they LAST. As in, we wear them most days, wash them on rocks, and dry them in the sun, and they haven’t frayed or faded! We were excited to get some new T-shirts recently, plus these comfy jackets. If they do such a good job on their clothes, you KNOW you can count on the quality of their true passion…Westy parts.

replacing the powersteering:


skid plate


learning that low pressure helps!


meeting other Gowesty spornsored adventurers along the way:

in patagonia:


in Ecuador:







THANKS GOWESTY !!!!

pedrokrusher Thu Feb 11, 2016 4:25 am

That's an epic, EPIC expedition you guys are doing!!!
Just amazing... Wow...
=D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>


This one picture drive me nuts...
:shock: :shock: :shock:

insyncro Thu Feb 11, 2016 7:03 am

Sponsors really do help out big time.
In my past I have had the help of many.

I see that the alignment was part of the work done.
Boy the spare tire in the one picture above sure took a beating :shock:
What gives?

blackglasspirate Thu Feb 11, 2016 9:40 am

When syncrogreg is on the loose, tires drop like flies. Which is why we had to make that pit stop in Bahia Blanca at the BFG store to bargain for some new ones.
Looking forward to meeting up with you guys soon with our van as we begin our travels and venture into van life. You've gotta teach me how to get all of those sweet sponsorships :wink: Maybe I just need to work on my French accent.

Farfrumwork Thu Feb 11, 2016 12:02 pm

I imagine that the roughed up spare was the result of a trail-alignment post steering rack swap :?:


Great pics - Again!

I'll tour the world in our van someday too (at least more parts of it) 8)

syncrogreg Thu Feb 11, 2016 2:59 pm

Thanks for the kind words pedrokrusher, blackasspirate and Farfumwork!

We are still having a blast! Currently in Ecuador cuenca. Nice UNESCO colonial town near an amazing park called Las Cajas...

Talk soon!

epowell Fri Feb 12, 2016 6:23 am

syncrogreg wrote: Doug, Here is my answer of your problem.

I always want more :roll:

In order to do a Westfalia roof conversion I looked up Craigslist again...
Here is what I got for $400:




Hi Greg...
...very inspiring thread!
I am just gettng into it, and right away I was quite curious about why this 84 16D was so cheap? What was wrong with it? Looks pretty nice actually :)

Ed

syncrogreg Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:31 pm

It was rusted all around. When you have a good syncro base and you want a syncro westy badly you have to sacrifice somewhere....

0cean Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:34 pm

syncrogreg wrote: When you have a good syncro base and you want a syncro westy badly you have to sacrifice somewhere....


At least you gave tribute by keeping the baby blue color for the build. Old 2wd would be proud.

epowell Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:40 pm

syncrogreg wrote: It was rusted all around.

ahh... you mean rusted right into the frame.

syncrogreg Fri Feb 12, 2016 2:14 pm

Yes it had missing windows in the back and front and sat for about 12 years... you can imagine what I'm talking about...

I'm driving a lot anyway so it counts for at least 3 vans :P

Greg



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