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Bendejo
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 Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 4:23 pm Post subject: Re: Bad Bad Leroy Brown Gets some more huevos. |
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| I've already got a superdiff, that LSD would be nice, but that's not in the budget. |
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Sloride
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Bendejo
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Location: Denver
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 7:40 pm Post subject: Re: Bad Bad Leroy Brown Gets some more huevos. |
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| So Ben did you get it all sorted? |
Good news: all gears engage and the tranny didn't lock up.
Bad news: second gear won't stay engaged under power.
More bad news: the trans must come out again to adjust the 1-2 shift fork.
More good news: I get to use my high dollar pinion socket again.  |
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Stuartzickefoose
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2018 10:15 pm Post subject: Re: Bad Bad Leroy Brown Gets some more huevos. |
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| Bendejo wrote: |
| Sloride wrote: |
| So Ben did you get it all sorted? |
Good news: all gears engage and the tranny didn't lock up.
Bad news: second gear won't stay engaged under power.
More bad news: the trans must come out again to adjust the 1-2 shift fork.
More good news: I get to use my high dollar pinion socket again. |
The transmissions begging for a LSD....
It’s a worthy upgrade for someday, keep it in mind for the next round and save the pinion tool for the job 
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Abscate
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Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 3:21 am Post subject: Re: Bad Bad Leroy Brown Gets some more huevos. |
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| Bendejo wrote: |
| Sloride wrote: |
| So Ben did you get it all sorted? |
Good news: all gears engage and the tranny didn't lock up.
Bad news: second gear won't stay engaged under power.
More bad news: the trans must come out again to adjust the 1-2 shift fork.
More good news: I get to use my high dollar pinion socket again. |
You just lowered your cost per use by another 50%!
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Sloride
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Bendejo
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Location: Denver
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| Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 5:30 am Post subject: Re: Bad Bad Leroy Brown Gets some more huevos. |
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I've been meaning to post an update. Transaxle is doing good, I just pulled the 600 mile oil sample and nothing stocking was found. Oil is still very clean with minimal wear particles. The shifting is getting better with every drive. I'll drain and refill the box before our planned trip in November.
Currently I'm waiting on some parts to tighten up the steering, should be here this week and then I'll resume driving it to work (70 miles round trip) as often as possible.
I entered it in our local car show, and while we didn't take home any trophys, we got a ton of positive feedback from the locals who have been watching the progress. I had the only import in the show.
I'm planning on finally installing a heater and getting the balance of the interior panels installed.
My only gripe at this point is an annoying buzz from under the luggage rack at higher speeds in certain wind conditions. I think I need to remove the rack and bend the driver side front bracket to get more clearance from the roof? |
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tristessa
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Joined: April 07, 2004
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Location: Portland, OR
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| Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 6:56 am Post subject: Re: Bad Bad Leroy Brown Gets some more huevos. |
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| My only gripe at this point is an annoying buzz from under the luggage rack at higher speeds in certain wind conditions. I think I need to remove the rack and bend the driver side front bracket to get more clearance from the roof? |
I used to get that with the Westy luggage rack sometimes. Cured it by using a Jeep Cherokee door seal (same profile as a poptop seal) in place of the trim edging around the luggage rack, with sections of the bulb cut out at the corners to allow water to drain.
That worked fine for 8-9 years, then I permanently fixed all of my Wesy poptop issues by installing an Adventurewagen hightop. 
Thanks for the update! |
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Sloride
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Bendejo
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| Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 3:35 pm Post subject: Re: Bad Bad Leroy Brown Gets some more huevos. |
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Update: panels are on order from Sewfine, the might even be ready for the trip!
I'm getting a little frustrated with the heater. I got a vanagon rear heater used, but it looks like I'm going to need to massage the splash pan to get it to fit up under the front. Anyone have any photos of the heater setup you're using? |
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vwwestyman
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Location: Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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| Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 6:57 pm Post subject: Re: Bad Bad Leroy Brown Gets some more huevos. |
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| Bendejo wrote: |
Update: panels are on order from Sewfine, the might even be ready for the trip!
I'm getting a little frustrated with the heater. I got a vanagon rear heater used, but it looks like I'm going to need to massage the splash pan to get it to fit up under the front. Anyone have any photos of the heater setup you're using? |
I'm not sure I have any real good pics (maybe some in my build thread of a slightly earlier iteration) of my front heater setup. I will say that I did cut up the front part of it and used some different parts and Gorilla tape to rig up a hookup for the tube that I connected to the heat tube. So I essentially cut off most of the front vent part of the heater.
It also has to sit in just the right spot to fit with the splash pan. Mine is bolted to the splash pan and therefore comes down when I lower the pan. I saw in a thread somewhere where the person hung it from the floor so it stays in place if the pan comes down. I feel like that is a much better setup.
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Charla
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2018 12:54 pm Post subject: Re: Bad Bad Leroy Brown Gets some more huevos. |
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Stay tuned... |
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