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dobryan
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 Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2022 6:56 pm Post subject: Re: Building a Syncro Hightop for Western travel, 'Western Syncro" |
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Since I am waiting on parts for the front end I decided to spend some time today working on one of the jalousie windows I am converting to fit into the syncro at the kitchen (middle drivers side).
First steps are to disassemble and then clean the parts of the aluminum corrosion.
(Actually the first step is to cut off the flanges that are used to mount the jalousie to a bay window bus. I did that last summer though.)
I run each piece across the brass wire wheel in the background and then finish with 400 grit by hand to get down to nice shiny aluminum.
(Please use leather gloves and goggles when using that brass wire wheel.)
After the brass wire wheel.
Now on to the 400 grit.
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'87 Westy w/ 2002 Subaru EJ25 and Peloquin TBD
"To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive." Robert Louis Stevenson
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https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=620646
Building a bus for travel in Europe (euroBus)
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=695371
The Western Syncro build
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=746794
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dobryan
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Syncro Jael
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| Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 5:58 pm Post subject: Re: Building a Syncro Hightop for Western travel, 'Western Syncro" |
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I am really liking the attention to detail on your build. This will be a great finished project.
Sorry that I have gone on to a different platform. The Vanagon community is like non other.
Cheers, Ron
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dobryan
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| Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 7:22 pm Post subject: Re: Building a Syncro Hightop for Western travel, 'Western Syncro" |
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| Syncro Jael wrote: |
I am really liking the attention to detail on your build. This will be a great finished project.
Sorry that I have gone on to a different platform. The Vanagon community is like non other.
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. Thanks Ron.
You are always welcome at our gatherings. Different platform or not.
I’ll be sure to get with you when I have the syncro out there. 
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'87 Westy w/ 2002 Subaru EJ25 and Peloquin TBD
"To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive." Robert Louis Stevenson
MD>Canada>AK>WA>OR>CA>AZ>UT>WY>SD
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=620646
Building a bus for travel in Europe (euroBus)
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=695371
The Western Syncro build
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=746794 |
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dobryan
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| Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 7:29 pm Post subject: Re: Building a Syncro Hightop for Western travel, 'Western Syncro" |
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Worked on the second jalousie. This one will go in the passenger side rear position. That is shorter than the middle sides so I have to shorten all the horizontal pieces. Careful work with a dremel fiber cut off wheel will replicate the notches in the original pieces.
And they are both reassembled. I already had tempered glass made for the shortened jalousie. 35% ceramic tint on the panes.
Tomorrow I will add the aluminum strips on the sides to replicate the dimensions of the stock window glass.
My hands are sore…
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'87 Westy w/ 2002 Subaru EJ25 and Peloquin TBD
"To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive." Robert Louis Stevenson
MD>Canada>AK>WA>OR>CA>AZ>UT>WY>SD
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=620646
Building a bus for travel in Europe (euroBus)
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=695371
The Western Syncro build
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=746794 |
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uberaudi
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| Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 10:13 pm Post subject: Re: Building a Syncro Hightop for Western travel, 'Western Syncro" |
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Your pictures make the Jalousie rebuild seem so easy and enjoyable.
For whatever reason rebuilding mine keeps on getting bumped further and further down the list. I'm guessing it's one of those, 'I wish I would have done this years ago' by the time they finally get installed.
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dobryan
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| Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 6:29 am Post subject: Re: Building a Syncro Hightop for Western travel, 'Western Syncro" |
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| uberaudi wrote: |
Your pictures make the Jalousie rebuild seem so easy and enjoyable.
For whatever reason rebuilding mine keeps on getting bumped further and further down the list. I'm guessing it's one of those, 'I wish I would have done this years ago' by the time they finally get installed. |
You will love it when they are installed! All my buses get them.
But if you clean and rebuild them like I am it is a messy, fiddly process. I have about 16-20 hours into the set of two so far.
If all I wanted to do was install a set of used jalousies with no rehab work I could have skipped the 20 hours and gone straight to the modifications to make it fit the window opening... which is next. 
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"To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive." Robert Louis Stevenson
MD>Canada>AK>WA>OR>CA>AZ>UT>WY>SD
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=620646
Building a bus for travel in Europe (euroBus)
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=695371
The Western Syncro build
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=746794 |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2022 8:50 pm Post subject: Re: Building a Syncro Hightop for Western travel, "Western Syncro" |
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I see plenty of grease in there! That's totally fine!
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| Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2022 6:19 am Post subject: Re: Building a Syncro Hightop for Western travel, "Western Syncro" |
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Suddenly I don't feel so bad about my cracked front boot...
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| Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2022 4:03 pm Post subject: Re: Building a Syncro Hightop for Western travel, "Western Syncro" |
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| I see some things in the background that give me a pouty face. |
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