Making a little more room

[Alaric.H]

I got tired of the drain hose under the sink aways getting in the way so I rerouted it so now I can put 2 shelves in.

[markz2004]

interesting 90-degree angle from the sink. Where did you get it?
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87 Westy, 250k GW 2.4 - 2.0 , 16" wheels

[madspaniard]

very nice Alaric, we need details, yeah, what is that 90 degree angle?
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1991 Westy auto w/ Peloquin TBD

"The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad” - Salvador Dali

[Sodo]

[Alaric.H]

I am not so great at details after I do it I lose interest and go on to the next thing I was just cleaning the cabinet out and thought that hose it a pain and started driving to the plumbing store found a sink drain kit 2inch cut out but in the end you can use the stock 90 the new one is just a little shorter the plan was to find a really low profile drain to be able to use the rest of the drawer http://www.pyacht.com/scandvik-drains.htm
but even this is not low enough so I glued a 3/4 barb reducer to the 90 in the kit drilled a hole near the bottom and put a 90 at the hole to lower the line with a thru hull thingy I made and I cut a channel on the bottom of the floor to go lower but you can not see it. Wow my write ups suck sorry.

[jackbombay]

Nice mod to the drain line!
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[Alaric.H]

Phase 2

[spitsnrovers]

wow Alaric - hope you have stronger than average hatch struts.

but a neat out of the way hidey-hole.
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'88 VW Westfalia
'75 Triumph Spitfire 1500

[Alaric.H]

I found this quick release pop rivets to hold the hatch cover on and I have had no problems it takes about 45 seconds to accesses it.
The westy has the panel without the holes so you will need to find one from a 7 passenger.

[Steelhead]

clever.
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'77 Bay Window / '89 Caratsburg (aka. the Stormtrooper)

[stormforge]

Can you give us a source for those quick-release rivets? Do they fit nicely into the existing holes?

Cheers,
-Bill
'89 Syncro

[Alaric.H]

[stormforge]

Thanks Alaric! I need to totally replace that back panel and that will be perfect!

Cheers,
-Bill
'89 Syncro

[faretheewell]

does the upper part of the sink drain unscrew from the metal sink? I tried briefly and its stuck on pretty good. I wanted to ask the forum before herkin' on it and breaking something...(like i usually do.) thanks
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'84 2.3L Wolfsburg Westy - "Brown Sugar"
'72 1700 cc Baywindow 'Tatonka'

[Dogpilot]

You can stick something like a pair of needle nose pliers into the X in the drain. This allows you to twist the top and the bottom. It can be stiff.
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86 Syncro Westy AKA "The Bughunter"
98 Disco I
08 Range Rover SC
08 VW Rabbit S
1951 O-1G

[Alaric.H]

To make a little more room I bought some new towels I tried them at home and they seem fine I can put 4 in the space of one.

http://www.rockcreek.com/aquis-adventure/microfiber-towel/?ref=RCO_googlebase

[madspaniard]

[Alaric.H]

Here is another way to save one spice bottle with 6 spices.

[Alaric.H]

I found a socket set that can save room because the sockets are deep&shallow so That gets rid of a lot of sockets.

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=1...1&s=1#

[Alaric.H]

I have 4 spoons 4 forks 4 knives 12 all together I have cut that down a bit making more room in my drawer.


http://www.campfour.co.uk/1688/products/LightMyFire_Spork.aspx