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Klister
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 Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2023 6:11 pm Post subject: Seattle to La Paz - only one minor incident |
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Took my 1991 syncro to La Paz recently to drop of with Shane Jordan's place for body work, paint, and some odds and ends. No mechanical issues on way down - longest trip to date - about 2k. Van has rebuilt WBX to 2.3 from orginal owner with 18k miles on the motor. Van has 94k miles on it.
Driving on a hot and gusty day we heard a boom. I thought my extra table fell off the ceiling bracket way back. I slowed, spouse goes to look. Nope - but our skylight somehow (turbulence?) got ripped off it's moorings and now lives in the desert somewhere.
Good trip, some fun sights. Can't wait to get back their for a more leisurely trip on the way back.
Agenda:
Valley of the Rouge SP
Los Banos Reservoir SP
LA with friends to pick up spouse
Anza Boraga
San Fliepie
Bjia De Los Angles
San Ignaacio
Mulege
La Paz
Guys on the Baja 1000 pre-race reconaissance. |
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Corwyn 
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Location: Olympia, Washington
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| Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2023 7:13 pm Post subject: Re: Seattle to La Paz - only one minor incident |
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Love that shot of the lighthouse. Mulege is usually my destination - Don Chano's is beautiful. I'll be there in late February.
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Klister
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Location: Washington
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| Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2023 8:31 pm Post subject: Re: Seattle to La Paz - only one minor incident |
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| Corwyn wrote: |
| Love that shot of the lighthouse. Mulege is usually my destination - Don Chano's is beautiful. I'll be there in late February. |
That Raceway Bar nearby makes a stiff margarita! |
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Microbusdeluxe
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Joined: July 26, 2003
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Location: Bellingham, WA
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| Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2023 1:00 am Post subject: Re: Seattle to La Paz - only one minor incident |
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Replace that blown off vent/skylight with a MaxxAir fan. They are great.
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Sodo
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| Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2023 9:17 am Post subject: Re: Seattle to La Paz - only one minor incident |
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Wow that's "minor" 
Don't you have to cut lots of fibreglas to fit a maxxair?
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Microbusdeluxe
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Location: Bellingham, WA
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| Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2023 1:20 pm Post subject: Re: Seattle to La Paz - only one minor incident |
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I put the Maxxair in my hightop which is flat on top without the poptop's ribs and valleys. Here's a link to the installation on a poptop. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=732736
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'65 21 window deluxe sold before the price spike, damn it.
'70 rhd bay now a taxi in South Sudan
'81 Westy sold
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16CVs
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Location: Redwood City, California
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| Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2023 3:34 pm Post subject: Re: Seattle to La Paz - only one minor incident |
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I’d love to see progress pictures of your van as it progresses along.
Stacy
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Klister
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Location: Washington
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| Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2023 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: Seattle to La Paz - only one minor incident |
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| 16CVs wrote: |
I’d love to see progress pictures of your van as it progresses along.
Stacy |
Will do |
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Klister
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| Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2023 5:28 pm Post subject: Re: Seattle to La Paz - only one minor incident |
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| Sodo wrote: |
Wow that's "minor"
Don't you have to cut lots of fibreglas to fit a maxxair? |
Hell yea minor! Nothing mechanical, didn't disrupt the trip or leave us stuck somewhere remote. I'll take it. Easily replaced.
And yea, passing on that maxxair thing. |
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Jeffrey Lee
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| Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2023 7:39 pm Post subject: Re: Seattle to La Paz - only one minor incident |
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Let's face it, if you have enough duct tape, every incident is minor ...
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DeLvxe
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:39 pm Post subject: Re: Seattle to La Paz - only one minor incident |
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Thanks for sharing this and keeping us updated. Also from Seattle and thinking about doing the same (someday) although I'm a little afraid of new shiny paint to mess up.
Are you also having interior repainted? Having any panels replaced? How long do you expect it will take for the paint job.?
Thanks
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Klister
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2023 3:11 pm Post subject: Re: Seattle to La Paz - only one minor incident |
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| DeLvxe wrote: |
Thanks for sharing this and keeping us updated. Also from Seattle and thinking about doing the same (someday) although I'm a little afraid of new shiny paint to mess up.
Are you also having interior repainted? Having any panels replaced? How long do you expect it will take for the paint job.?
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Yea, bug splatter on way home - but heck, these things are made to be used. My main motivation was to get some dings and dents fixed and catching some early seam rust in two places. But Shane's group will do a whole, windows-out, new seals and paint and body work for about the quarter of the price estimate I got up in Seattle area (3x) for just fixing the dents on one side .
Keeping same color - which is recommended, not painting interior. It's not a rush job thing - likely done late February.
Shane can ship your newly painted van in a container (for about $600?) to Tijuana if you prefer.
No panels replaced but front corner dent, pushed in slinding door panel, and maybe cutout part of upper slider cover, and rear fender well.
Since I took out factory fridge they're removing the outside vent. A bunch of odds and ends while it's there - new CV joints/boots, new compressor for ac and removing the vent system, new tent for popup. |
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gtinseth
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Location: NW California
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2023 7:48 pm Post subject: Re: Seattle to La Paz - only one minor incident |
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| Klister wrote: |
| DeLvxe wrote: |
Thanks for sharing this and keeping us updated. Also from Seattle and thinking about doing the same (someday) although I'm a little afraid of new shiny paint to mess up.
Are you also having interior repainted? Having any panels replaced? How long do you expect it will take for the paint job.?
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Yea, bug splatter on way home - but heck, these things are made to be used. My main motivation was to get some dings and dents fixed and catching some early seam rust in two places. But Shane's group will do a whole, windows-out, new seals and paint and body work for about the quarter of the price estimate I got up in Seattle area (3x) for just fixing the dents on one side .
Keeping same color - which is recommended, not painting interior. It's not a rush job thing - likely done late February.
Shane can ship your newly painted van in a container (for about $600?) to Tijuana if you prefer.
No panels replaced but front corner dent, pushed in slinding door panel, and maybe cutout part of upper slider cover, and rear fender well.
Since I took out factory fridge they're removing the outside vent. A bunch of odds and ends while it's there - new CV joints/boots, new compressor for ac and removing the vent system, new tent for popup. |
I paid to have my trucked to Tijuana to avoid the sand blasting that was bound to happen after a brand new paint job. It can be pretty windy in Baja Feb/March, so take that into consideration. I am very happy with the job. |
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Kdj
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| Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2023 12:49 pm Post subject: Re: Seattle to La Paz - only one minor incident |
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| Got to ask, What was your total cost for a windows out respray? And how long did it take? |
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Klister
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| Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2023 2:19 pm Post subject: Re: Seattle to La Paz - only one minor incident |
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| Kdj wrote: |
| Got to ask, What was your total cost for a windows out respray? And how long did it take? |
Paint and bodywork (moderate amount, no big rust items, one big dent in slider, dings here and there, remove fridge vent) - windows out, $8k. I just dropped it off last week, likely will pick up end of February. |
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Klister
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 12:02 pm Post subject: Re: Seattle to La Paz - only one minor incident |
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Body work has started in La Paz, windows will soon be removed.
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Tobias Duncan
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 5:34 pm Post subject: Re: Seattle to La Paz - only one minor incident |
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Do yourself a favor and hit Tacos Estadio.
Sometimes they even have an amazing fish soup
https://g.co/kgs/heDr4m |
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16CVs
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 6:43 pm Post subject: Re: Seattle to La Paz - only one minor incident |
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Sir Klister, make sure they remove the squirters, they're kind of a bitch if you loose the hose. But masking things like end up with peeling paint and when you do replace them you end up with a paint line.
I also cut the rubber shaft seal off and then put them back on as half a seal. Once you put that big washer on and the nut its going to seal.
It's the small details that make a paint jib nice. The other common short cut I see is not taking the rear bumper brackets off and painting around them. Male sure they remove them and not mask them and have them painted when off.
Will they paint the door handle and wiper arms as well? Makr them give you 360 views of the van before paint.
Stacy
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Schuylersister
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 7:13 pm Post subject: Re: Seattle to La Paz - only one minor incident |
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| Klister wrote: |
| Corwyn wrote: |
| Love that shot of the lighthouse. Mulege is usually my destination - Don Chano's is beautiful. I'll be there in late February. |
That Raceway Bar nearby makes a stiff margarita! |
Man you are right about the stiff margaritas. Couldn't even walk after one of them. After a bit of food and time I was able to walk back to Don Chano's. Much better food and drink downtown. |
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gtinseth
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 7:45 pm Post subject: Re: Seattle to La Paz - only one minor incident |
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| Schuylersister wrote: |
| Klister wrote: |
| Corwyn wrote: |
| Love that shot of the lighthouse. Mulege is usually my destination - Don Chano's is beautiful. I'll be there in late February. |
That Raceway Bar nearby makes a stiff margarita! |
Man you are right about the stiff margaritas. Couldn't even walk after one of them. After a bit of food and time I was able to walk back to Don Chano's. Much better food and drink downtown. |
The Racing Bar is right across the river from our little place. We can hear hooting and hollering some nights. It's a very sweet and welcoming little town. We fell in love with it a couple of years ago, and found a casita that fit our budget. Lots of community activities and ways to get involved if you want to. Lots of fun having the Syncro down there. |
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