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RoryGirl Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2016 Posts: 764 Location: WestWorld Nanaimo BC
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Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2016 10:11 pm Post subject: 1991 Double door pop top conversion |
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I just moved from Toronto to Vancouver Island and grabbed this cool double sliding door Vanagon in Cranbrook.
Here it is 10 min after I got it on the trailer
Dent in the nose (any tips on getting that out?) and cracked windshield (already have a new seal and will replace myself)
If only I was good at Parkour!
Surface rust on this sliding door is the worst of it
Jesus fish is coming off as I'm not affiliated...
Pop top I dragged with me from Ontario
I need mounting brackets for the luggage rack (anyone?)
Got a great deal on a Pelican 1720
I also have a Thule 300 series rack w/Yakima Rocketbox
Recaro seat out of a small transit bus (armrest!)...I have a matching one waiting for it in Ontario
I've got 5 of these...3 OEM AMG (2x7.5 and 1x8.5) and 2x7.5 reps. The 8.5 will end up as a spare on a rear carrier until I can find another one cheap (anyone?)
And I need those to clear these brakes I have from an abandoned Audi project.
Adams rotors B5 S4 front rotors
B5 S4 Lucas HP2s I powdercoated Anthracite
Adams rotors V8 Quattro rear rotors
V8 Quattro Girlings I powdercoated Anthracite
It's running really rough...I'm checking the health of the motor this weekend. Replacing vacuum lines, re-doing grounds etc..
If it passes, I'm probably going to do aircooled.net's carb conversion and an exhaust(any suggestions?).
Glad I've finally made it on the forums as I've been lurking since the early days.
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borninabus Samba R&D Dept.
Joined: May 18, 2006 Posts: 4530 Location: Arizona Highways
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2016 1:20 am Post subject: Re: 1991 Double door pop top conversion |
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that is one cool van!
and some great upgrades you have happening...
other than the carb conversion.
i rebuilt my first carb at around 16 and have found FI even easier because i know the basics of fuel delivery.
there are a few concepts that you need to understand about FI, but don't be intimidated. _________________ 71 Ghia A/S - 88 Van A/T - 13 JSW TDI 6M/T |
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junichi Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2005 Posts: 748 Location: brentwood bay, bc
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2016 9:22 am Post subject: Re: 1991 Double door pop top conversion |
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That is a cool van for sure. I'm pretty sure I almost bought it a few years back but it was a bit more of a project than I needed at the time... I will be watching your build! _________________ 1964 Kombi- http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=640048
Sold: 1985 Transporter Doka,1978 Westfalia, 1975 bay x 2, 1986 syncro vanagon, 1965 beetle, 1980 vanagon, 1967 deluxe bus, 1988 golf |
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Zeitgeist 13 Samba Member
Joined: March 05, 2009 Posts: 12101 Location: Port Manteau
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2016 9:25 am Post subject: Re: 1991 Double door pop top conversion |
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That's a sweet base for a project build. I would just fix the stock injection. Carbs are bad juju _________________ Casey--
'89 Bluestar ALH w/12mm Waldo pump, PP764 and GT2052
'01 Weekender --> full camper
y u rune klassik? |
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RoryGirl Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2016 Posts: 764 Location: WestWorld Nanaimo BC
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2016 2:12 pm Post subject: Re: 1991 Double door pop top conversion |
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borninabus wrote: |
other than the carb conversion. |
Zeitgeist 13 wrote: |
I would just fix the stock injection. Carbs are bad juju |
My reasoning (or lack thereof) with the carbs (besides the cool factor) is that I don't necessarily want to do a motor swap right now (down the road for sure)...but want a bit of a power increase and don't want to deal with new ISV/injectors/seals/etc, swapping out ECUs and whatever to get it running right.
Even if they're fiddly...I think with an AFR meter/correct sync gauges and getting aircooled.net to set them up - the carbs will get me moving quicker in both respects.
If the motor in this ends up bad (doing a compression test this weekend, any other tips to check on the health of this motor?), I'll most likely do a VR6 swap.
I'm still kicking myself for not driving 10hrs to grab a set of new AMC heads and new westy window trim for 400 CDN a month or so back... |
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RoryGirl Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2016 Posts: 764 Location: WestWorld Nanaimo BC
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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 11:23 am Post subject: Re: 1991 Double door pop top conversion |
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What I'm up to right now -
Got my AFM cleaned up and open, there's a 16v 22uf tantalum capacitor I ordered from BC Robotics here on the island...if yer looking
All cleaned up as well...I'm going to jb weld the throttle body bore as it's looking like an eclipse right now!
I've made my own alternator harness (4/10/16awg), 4awg engine ground, and hard start relay (10awg). I had the wire and relay on hand, new Pico ends from Lordco - heatedshrinked/Tesa harness wrap/will dielectric things up/star washers on bare metal grounds
Starting on the headlight relays with Daniel Stern stuff I had leftover from an Audi project
Made a new main battery cable with 1/0 welding cable...I'm adding a cutoff to the negative side and hardwiring a Noco Gen1 Mini 4A onboard charger. Used a Harbor Freight hydraulic crimper
Replacing the dash cigarette lighter with a BlueSea 1045 4.8A socket...got this locally in a day from The Harbour Chandler
I've had mixed results with POR15, and was going to go for Masterseries this time...but read about this in a comparison thread and The Harbour Chandler stocks it - so I'm giving Pettit 6980 Rustlok Steel Primer a go
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bluebus86 Banned
Joined: September 02, 2010 Posts: 11075
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 12:08 am Post subject: Re: 1991 Double door pop top conversion |
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Nice van, but please remove the photographs, it has been two minutes and tbey are still loading, slowing down the computer. please down size them or reduce them to a more manageable number.
for paint por 15 is not all that great, lots of marketing but not that good. use a quality name brand two part epoxy or such, DP two part primer is a high quality water proof paint that is easy to use and is very tough, backed by ppg https://ppgrefinish-na.uberflip.com/i/462316-ppg-custom-restoration-guide/45?
your van is a nice color. it appears you habe some seam rust near deiver door, that shojld be address before it bets worse. is this a repaint or original. if repaint use care in inspection for more seam rust that may not have been correctly repaired and sealed.
again please reduce fhe photographs to llwer size/resolution, it is taking forever to load.
good luck!!!!! |
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Tom Powell Samba Member
Joined: December 01, 2005 Posts: 4855 Location: Kaneohe
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 2:09 am Post subject: Re: 1991 Double door pop top conversion |
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I had no problems downloading the photos.
Aloha
tp |
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levi Samba Member
Joined: February 11, 2005 Posts: 5522 Location: Las Vegas
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 4:13 am Post subject: Re: 1991 Double door pop top conversion |
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Pics are fine of your nice double slider !
Always wanted one of those, I'll be following along. _________________ One of these days I'm gonna settle down,
but till I do I won't be hangin round.
Going down that long lonesome highway,
gonna see life my way
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djkeev Samba Moderator
Joined: September 30, 2007 Posts: 32367 Location: Reading Pennsylvania
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vanagonjr Samba Member
Joined: October 07, 2010 Posts: 3422 Location: Dartmouth, Mass.
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 7:27 pm Post subject: Re: 1991 Double door pop top conversion |
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What's your interior plans? I've thought that a slide-out would be cool for a double door van - maybe not entirely useful, but still it would be cool, especially if it could utilize a Westy seat to turn into a kids bed.
Congratulations! _________________ John - 86 Wolfsburg Westfalia "Weekender"
Flint reversed 1.8T W/Passat 5-Speed
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MsTaboo Samba Member
Joined: June 02, 2006 Posts: 4062 Location: East Kootenay, British Columbia
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 8:56 pm Post subject: Re: 1991 Double door pop top conversion |
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Tom Powell wrote: |
I had no problems downloading the photos.
Aloha
tp |
Photos loaded just fine on my computer also, BB86's computer is probably full of spam. _________________ Currently:
'90 Syncro Westy 3 knob w/Zetec
The information age has morphed into the age of disinformation and willful ignorance. Agnotology!
Help the fight against Truth Decay.
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RoryGirl Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2016 Posts: 764 Location: WestWorld Nanaimo BC
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Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 6:55 pm Post subject: Re: 1991 Double door pop top conversion |
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djkeev wrote: |
BTW nice Van! Glad you're keeping the fuel injection for now. |
Yeah for now I'm going to fix the FI stuff and throw on an exhaust, with thoughts to the future of maybe going Megasquirt...
vanagonjr wrote: |
What's your interior plans? |
I've thought about it 20 different ways....whatever I end up doing, I'll have to be creative! I'm looking for a full size folding bed, and it will be the only one for now (just me and the dog).
In other news...I made myself this sweatshirt (I have a vinyl cutter and heat press...stay tuned for graphics on the van) 3-4 months ago...I've been battle testing it to see how things hold up, and it's done pretty well.
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Rocky Mountain Westy Samba Member
Joined: April 17, 2008 Posts: 1031 Location: Fort Collins Colorado
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RoryGirl Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2016 Posts: 764 Location: WestWorld Nanaimo BC
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RoryGirl Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2016 Posts: 764 Location: WestWorld Nanaimo BC
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Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 7:48 pm Post subject: Re: 1991 Double door pop top conversion |
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My VW Speed Shop stainless exhaust showed up today...gets stellar reviews on the UK forums. Not sure why more people aren't running it over here? You do have to run a shorter oil filter in some cases - I'm going to run a larger one remote mounted with an oil cooler (already have a Mesa 48 plate).
It was $575 USD to my door w/$23 CDN duty/brokerage from UPS
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hdenter Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2008 Posts: 2748 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 7:53 am Post subject: Re: 1991 Double door pop top conversion |
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That style of exhaust was found on the carbureted 1.9 and 2.1 vans which
where not sold here in the states. It looks nice. I think the 1-3 "J" tubes and the 2-4 tubes with the double flanges are the only part that would have to be imported. The stock muffler for air cooled vans would bolt right up. There are also aftermarket collectors, mufflers and tail pieces here for the air cooled crowd that would bolt right up.
Hans _________________ '79 triple white convertible bug
'84 sunroof vanagon
'85 weekender |
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Team WorldTour Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2010 Posts: 2426 Location: Der Vaterland
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 8:04 am Post subject: Re: 1991 Double door pop top conversion |
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Hey, you are in Nanaimo, right?
Go over to Ultimate Fabrication (by the car dealerships). They did a sweet job on a custom skid plate and intake for my H6! _________________ 1990 Feldjäger Syncro AAZ
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RoryGirl Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2016 Posts: 764 Location: WestWorld Nanaimo BC
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 7:16 pm Post subject: Re: 1991 Double door pop top conversion |
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Freshening things up a bit...
Some satin Krylon Fusion on the grills and some MetalCast yellow I had lying around on the high's that will come off easily if I'm not feeling it. Cleaned the lights up internally/externally.
I'm relaying the lights and have run a dedicated 6awg with BluSea 2020 for power. I'm also trying out these LED conversion bulbs.
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Vanagon Nut Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2008 Posts: 10333 Location: Sunshine Coast B.C.
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 10:10 am Post subject: Re: 1991 Double door pop top conversion |
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I had a chance to buy a double slider vanagon but sadly, a PO had hacked on a pop top.
Looks like your sticking with the digifant. Im sure itll work out.
Sorry to see theres still snow happening up there!
Neil. _________________ 1981 Westy, 15º ABA
1988 West, 50º ABA
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VE7TBN |
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