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dobryan
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rubbachicken
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That home repair stuff is never ending.  |
no, lucy has been neglected  i've been too busy working for others
she's just letting me know i need to be looking after her aswell 
what do they say, a cobblers kids always walk barefoot
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rubbachicken
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now that we are living in lucy again, i decided i should do a few things to make my life more comfortable, i made poptop struts, that has been well worth the time spent, and yesterday i added a closet door
before
after, it's amazing what you can do without power tools {OK i have a cordless drill} all the cutting i did with a hacksaw blade, as i don't own a jagsaw and have no where to plug one in anyway 
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i faced the door the opposite way, as when i put the bed out it can get at the bedding a lot easier now 
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desertrefugee
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Easily one of the best Interior mods I've seen.
Much needed and nicely executed.
Good show!
(Where'd you get the door?)
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rubbachicken
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lucy got her BMW brake booster upgrade today, aswell as time spent tidying up the wiring under the dash, the ground crowns were all cleaned, and coated with dia electric grease, i also added an extra ground crown, i changed the switch out for my manual reverse light, i polished the triangle off of an emergency flashing light switch, now i can't accidentally leave the light on. 
old and newer
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the wiring was a mess, it's now much neater in there, i removed some old redundant wires left in by the PO, the rest i untangled and tied up.
having driven her around the block with the new booster in there, wow it's a good difference, definitely worth my time today
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Chuey
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So, now when Lucy say no she mean NO! Roit?
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rubbachicken
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she does !
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So, now when Lucy say no she mean NO! Roit?
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lumber-baron
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| Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 9:24 pm Post subject: Re: Lucy, our Westy |
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Love the window sticker! |
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Jonesy02719
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Wow. My old Vanagon. I was sooooo hoping someone would put some time and energy into it. It looks fabulous, and I'm super stoked it got a new lease on life.
I still have the mud flap for the propane tank that never made it to the buyer when I sold it. When I sold it to the kid in Rhode Island, the van was PACKED to the roof with parts - even all the stuff from a diesel required to do a 2.0L ABA swap. Did any of that come with your purchase?
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rlamb
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^^^^ that's cool - PO's seeing their old vans on here.
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rubbachicken
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no new pics right now, we are in israel, lucy is nesting quietly in san diego on her own for 6 weeks until we come home.
she has a new owner
our son henry, born 5/10/14, i tell him lucy is his westy now
here he is in the back seat
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DAIZEE
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Congratulations on the new owner. Is he going to use his allowance for her upkeep?! Hope all is well.
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tam_shops
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What a great picture! Thrilled to see him safe and sound in his new seat! Congratulations again!
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joseph928
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What a great picture! Thrilled to see him safe and sound in his new seat! Congratulations again!
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X-2 Congrats from Joseph and Mary!
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Gizmoman
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Great news Mark!
Please let me know when your back in town!
Cheers
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Chuey
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Donna and Mark, congratulations! Henry has quite a head of hair!
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rubbachicken
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lucy's had a good bit of work done, all new front end bushing kit, carat springs, and soon, very soon, new boots
the set of 5 are for lucy, the pair is the start of a set for burni
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TequilaSunSet
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^^ Burni must be the favorite kid because Burni is getting the better shoes
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shadetreetim
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Need a picture of those wheels on Lucy with the Carat springs. Should look good.
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rubbachicken
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first there was drilling, then more drilling, the 5 bolt holes are now 17.5mm diameter, then in went a 60º countersink
then they looked like this
thanks to chris at T3 she got conversion studs for the front, and 20 of these
12.7mm lead, full thread, sample picture
new nexan tires 215/65/16, here's how she looks in her new shoes
definitely very happy with her new shoes, and the carat springs
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