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WandS Samba Member
Joined: January 05, 2007 Posts: 228 Location: Miami, Florida
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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Woohoo.
Installed my new ARB 2500 Awning with Gowesty brackets. Installed GW rain fly. Put my new ARB fridge in the van to use for a camping trip this weekend. I think i have about 14 cents left to my name.
Pics in the morning _________________ 85 Westy Weekender with a Bostig Conversion. |
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BoneMachine Samba Member
Joined: January 15, 2012 Posts: 202 Location: MA, Boston Strong
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:22 am Post subject: |
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WandS wrote: |
Woohoo.
Installed my new ARB 2500 Awning with Gowesty brackets. Installed GW rain fly. Put my new ARB fridge in the van to use for a camping trip this weekend. I think i have about 14 cents left to my name.
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Did you fasten down the ARB at all? _________________ '85 Wolfsburg Edition Westfalia Weekender, Zetec #36, w/ Peloquin TBD
'83.5 Westfalia, full camper (we'll never forget you) |
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dhaavers Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2010 Posts: 7757 Location: NE MN (tinyurl.com/dhaaverslocation)
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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WANT! Are you taking orders? VERY nice! _________________ 86 White Wolfsburg Westy Weekender
"The WonderVan"
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Darren2dream Samba Member
Joined: April 12, 2011 Posts: 162 Location: Redwood City, CA
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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WANT! Are you taking orders? VERY nice! |
Agreed.. These rock! _________________ 84' Wolfsburg Westy GL 1.9 Manual |
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dhaavers Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2010 Posts: 7757 Location: NE MN (tinyurl.com/dhaaverslocation)
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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Finished & buttoned up front caliper & flex hose project - ask me why it took 3 weeks...
(Hint: 2 separate cases of wrong/damaged parts...)
Bled the fronts for the first time since owning this van - waited too long for that, but feel much better now.
Since I had to run it in order to move it to the other side of the garage (before replacing rear hoses
& adjusting drums) decided to make it official & get it out of storage. Time for a trip to town..yee-haw!
Installed my "new-non-powered-power-mirrors" (courtesy of Sambanista jonglasel)...goodbye floppys!
By beer time I only managed to replace one rear flex hose, but that was WAY easier than either of the fronts.
How come is that?
More tomorrow... _________________ 86 White Wolfsburg Westy Weekender
"The WonderVan"
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droppedsyncro Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2012 Posts: 23
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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this morning i started with a led-stripe and a L-shaped peace of aluminium.
the plan was to add some light to the glove compartment.
so, i jb-welded the led-stripe to the aluminium and rivited it onto the dashboard. I soldered the led parrallel to the maplight, so as soon as u switch on the maplight the leds are ON....
while i was layin under the dashboard, i found room for my viar 380c compressor.
It fits right inbetween the dash and the glovecompartment.
so, i made a custom bracket to hold the viar in place.
had to make the bracket in a certain angle to make sure it doesn't touch anything....
thought it's a dry spot and it won't be in my way.. only gotta put the vent hoses back in and find me a decent size air tank o i can hook everything up and have air onboard....
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Rhymes with Vanagon Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2011 Posts: 5 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:52 pm Post subject: Ashtray to iPod console |
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Completed a while back, but thought I'd share...
Cut a hole in the bottom of the ashtray to make room for the iPod connector from my stereo. Glued it in there at the desired height and angle with some JB weld. Also modified the cover of the ashtray to I can lay the iPod down and close the ashtray cover over it, and no one knows it's there.
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Rhymes with Vanagon Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2011 Posts: 5 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:03 pm Post subject: New door panels and speakers |
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Also completed a while back, but hey, I'm new here...
Found some decent 5 or 6" speakers on sale for like $100.
Removed the old panels and fabric.
Cut new holes for the new speakers and tweeters (and filled the old holes).
Put some Fat Mat on the door metal to reduce noise.
Found some fabric I liked at the old-lady fabric store, and glued it to the panels.
Installed panels and speakers - sounds way better than those tiny VW stock speakers!!
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dhaavers Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2010 Posts: 7757 Location: NE MN (tinyurl.com/dhaaverslocation)
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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(cont. from yesterday...)
Replaced second rear brake hose; adjusted both drums; bled entire system & clutch with fresh fluid; cleaned, de-ox'd & reconnected my formerly corroded & unprotected temp gauge sender & finished by re-inventing the temp sender boot using regular as well as liquid electrical tape.
My temporary temp sender boot:
Ya do what ya gotta do... _________________ 86 White Wolfsburg Westy Weekender
"The WonderVan"
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DAIZEE Samba Member
Joined: January 26, 2010 Posts: 7552 Location: Greater Toronto Area Ontario West Side
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 3:43 am Post subject: |
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re those Wolfsburg eject buttons: For those of us who don't have Wolfsburgs, nor the logo, one could make much the same with the VW lapel pins.
I'll take 2 please! _________________ '09 2.5L Jetta 5 cylinder, 5 spd, super turbo, see thread in H2O Cooled Jetta, etc...
83.5 Vanagon L Riviera Model with 98 1.9L TD AAZ 4 speed Daily Driver 3 out of 4 seasons (sold)
84 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg Westy WBX 4 speed (sold) |
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matt_j Samba Member
Joined: April 02, 2012 Posts: 80
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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Painted my lower grill today with Krylon fusion. It's got me pretty excited to tackle the other one as soon as I can. I also attempted to fix the noise coming from my horn contact ring. It's seems a lot better now but its still talking to me every once and a while. |
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dhaavers Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2010 Posts: 7757 Location: NE MN (tinyurl.com/dhaaverslocation)
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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Day 3: wired in my center brake light & drove to town... _________________ 86 White Wolfsburg Westy Weekender
"The WonderVan"
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DAIZEE Samba Member
Joined: January 26, 2010 Posts: 7552 Location: Greater Toronto Area Ontario West Side
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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Nice knowing its there isn't it. The digital 3rd brake light comes on a fraction before the light bulb ones. _________________ '09 2.5L Jetta 5 cylinder, 5 spd, super turbo, see thread in H2O Cooled Jetta, etc...
83.5 Vanagon L Riviera Model with 98 1.9L TD AAZ 4 speed Daily Driver 3 out of 4 seasons (sold)
84 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg Westy WBX 4 speed (sold) |
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kamzcab86 Samba Moderator
Joined: July 26, 2008 Posts: 7923 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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Finished (almost; still needs sand and a magnet or two) the new door screen:
Details in the screen thread. _________________ ~Kamz
1986 Cabriolet: www.Cabby-Info.com
1990 Vanagon Westfalia: Old Blue's Blog
2016 Golf GTI S
"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance." - 孔子 |
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IdahoDoug Samba Member
Joined: June 12, 2010 Posts: 10251 Location: N. Idaho
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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I patted my yellow girl on the flank as I passed her to get the lawn mower out. She's looking a little forlorn up on jackstands, so I promised by mid week I'd have her tranny out the rest of the way. Just hanging by the front mount bolts.
DougM _________________ 1987 2WD Wolfsburg Vanagon Weekender "Mango", two fully locked 80 Series LandCruisers. 2017 Subaru Outback boxer. 1990 Audi 90 Quattro 20V with rear locking differential, 1990 burgundy parts Vanagon. 1984 Porsche 944, 1988 Toyota Supra 5 speed targa, 2002 BMW 325iX, 1982 Toyota Sunrader |
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madspaniard Samba Member
Joined: August 18, 2008 Posts: 3795 Location: Alameda, CA
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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Finished installation of new Fiamma 10ft awning. I used three GoWesty brackets and installed rivet nuts into the body panel only for the front and back brackets. Forget about the rivet nut tooling provided by GoWesty, the rivet nut will spin in the hole 9 out of 10 times plus you might damage the panel. I used Harbor Freight rivet puller with cheater bars and McMaster-Carr rivet nuts with 1/4"-20 SS bolts. Worked great. _________________ 1991 Westy auto w/ Peloquin TBD
"The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad” - Salvador Dali |
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Wolfram Samba Member
Joined: June 23, 2005 Posts: 184 Location: Waiheke Island/On The Road USA
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:05 am Post subject: |
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At Alaric's Garage, installed GW springs front and rear on our 88 Westy. The rears required shimming up by .5" to make the van sit almost level. Not mentioned....
Geoff
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BoneMachine Samba Member
Joined: January 15, 2012 Posts: 202 Location: MA, Boston Strong
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:12 am Post subject: |
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Took some time yesterday and installed a set of RMW Bumpers!
_________________ '85 Wolfsburg Edition Westfalia Weekender, Zetec #36, w/ Peloquin TBD
'83.5 Westfalia, full camper (we'll never forget you) |
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BoneMachine Samba Member
Joined: January 15, 2012 Posts: 202 Location: MA, Boston Strong
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:18 am Post subject: |
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On Saturday, I installed the SewFine rear bench and jump seat. I'd installed the panels a week or so ago. My plan is to make a flame maple table top to replace the original. I think a good piece of tiger striped maple will really make that wall sing.
New SewFine curtains are on the way. _________________ '85 Wolfsburg Edition Westfalia Weekender, Zetec #36, w/ Peloquin TBD
'83.5 Westfalia, full camper (we'll never forget you) |
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DAIZEE Samba Member
Joined: January 26, 2010 Posts: 7552 Location: Greater Toronto Area Ontario West Side
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:22 am Post subject: |
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looks cozy already! Hopefully I'll get mine back tomorrow, give it a good interior cleaning and get my 'tripper' all set up but still lots of work to do! soooo many red flags dropping right now gggrrr _________________ '09 2.5L Jetta 5 cylinder, 5 spd, super turbo, see thread in H2O Cooled Jetta, etc...
83.5 Vanagon L Riviera Model with 98 1.9L TD AAZ 4 speed Daily Driver 3 out of 4 seasons (sold)
84 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg Westy WBX 4 speed (sold) |
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