What did YOU do to your van today?

[Mckinleyvillian]

Engine had been cutting out on decelerating corners/turns, found a broken wire at idle control, fixed it. Not perfect but only cut out 1x during 9hr of driving. Gonna adjust idle tmrw and I think it might help.

Drove up the coast, went sea level to 2600 ft elevation numerous times on the the sharpest, winding stop and go stretch of 101 that I know of. Calculated MPG and on this trip got 16.9. Very, very satisfied with this 1.9 of unknown mileage and care other than what I've done.
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so many roads i know
all i want is one to take me home

85 Vanagon GL 1.9 stick

[indianpeaksjoe]

[indianpeaksjoe]

[Mckinleyvillian]

Installed some snap bamboo a while back, which was removed today and reinstalled after vapor barrier. Sanded down kick panel which will be stained, drilled, and secured tmrw.

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so many roads i know
all i want is one to take me home

85 Vanagon GL 1.9 stick

[jimf909]

Thanks for the overview and the pics. The carpet looks great. Fancy door cards will look good too. And then comes new seat upholstery. (But Vanagons with the full Sewfine treatment sure do look good.)

[carls2u]

Put the bike racks on the GW swing away rung tower to test out the stability and transport of our bikes for cycle oregon. Very pleased with the rack. Exactly what we needed.

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To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.
'86 Westy

[dhaavers]

[TomInAlaska]

Installed the T3 steering brace kit. Took exactly 15 mins.
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'73 Super Beetle (resto-mod/rally look, 1776)

'84 GL adventure van project (1.9L, 4speed) https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=755844&highlight=

[Kdj]

[BCE56]

Took advantage of cooler weather today and installed the passenger seat cover. This one went on easier due to experience with driver's side.
Maybe better to do the back before the bottom, to allow a bit more clearance to unite the Velcro at the bottom of the back cover.
Bottom cover goes on pretty easy. Extend the fore & aft straps and they can be fastened by reaching under the seat, then cinched securely.
The transverse strap was a puzzler- I couldn't figure a way to attach it beneath the seat. I fastened it around the back instead.

On to the next fiasco!

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The old covers are available for free to anybody who can use them. Decent shape, though somewhat sun-faded, the complete set less one seat bottom.
Come and get 'em!
Don't be shy, we can yakk about Vanagons.
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=BCE56=

'86 Syncro tintop
EJ22, OBD II early SC adapter plate conversion

Side project: '69 Frankenbug "It's alive!"

[Mckinleyvillian]

interior work time!

cleaned up, sprayed, and installed a center console/lock box my buddy fabricated from scrapped metal. not bad for his first attempt

dad gave me my grandfather's jig saw and I used it for the first time to cut door cards/interior paneling. the plan is to cover with blue corduroy fabric at some point. they're a little janky but seem to line up good enough

cleaned up and used tung oil to coat an old redwood plank I salvaged for the kick panel

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so many roads i know
all i want is one to take me home

85 Vanagon GL 1.9 stick

[elizer]

Had these wet okole rear seat and mattress cover that I finally put on. They fit tight. I didn't fuss with the adjustments too much, but one could make it look better. They are easy to remove for cleaning.

I ordered the covers for my front eurovan seats, but I decided on sheepskin from covercraft instead. So those will be going up for sale when I eventually find the 4th armrest cover.

I will post pictures of the sheepskin cover when I get them on.

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91 syncro westy fas tdi

[jlrftype7]

Washed it and changed the Oil and Filter.
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'68 Westy- my first VW and vehicle/Bus- long gone.- sold it to a traveling Swiss couple....
'67 Type 3 Fastback, my 2nd car- gone
'69 Semi-Auto Stick Shift Beetle-gone
2017 MINI Coopers, our current DDs
‘84 Tin Top - Hilga....Auto

[elizer]

swapped out 1 side of my lift truts with a liftsupportdepot strut. It holds up my full width gary lee rack and spare tire.
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91 syncro westy fas tdi

[Bleyseng]

Installed a set of Manispeed injectors. Yep, it runs better with them.
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70 Ghia Black convert-9/69 build date-stock w/133k 1600 SP-barn find now with a rebuilt tranny and engine
77 Westy 2.0L w/Ljet, Camper Special engine-95hp and with LSD!(sold)
76 Porsche 914 2.1L L20c, 120hp Djet (sold)
87 Syncro Westy Titan Red 2.1L 2 knob 100k miles

[revolution337]

After camping with my new Dometic CFX55IM for most of this year (and not using the stock fridge once), I felt it was now appropriate to remove the stock unit and open up the space for storage. I purchased the GW block off plate for blocking off the stock flue vent on the side of the van, and pieced together the rest of the required parts from leftover scrap wood and hardware I had around the garage. I did have to purchase some L brackets to remount the fridge door frame trim though. All together about $20 spent to complete it.

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1982 Westfalia AEB 1.8t
2017 VW Golf Sportwagen
2001 Audi A4 4.2 V8 swapped
2000 BMW Z3 roadster
-Mark

[Kdj]

Finished cutting down rotors into hubs for my brake conversion.

And was going to install my smuggler tool tray too, but didn’t think about
Thé body contour in the far back corner. So it doesn’t quite fit.
I’ll have to adjust a dimension!

[djkeev]

[do.dah]

[82westyrabbit]

That’s excellent input thank you. John