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_smoker_ Samba Member
Joined: July 24, 2009 Posts: 108 Location: Farmville, VA
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Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 7:06 am Post subject: Re: Left for Dead...The Resurrection Story.... |
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0cean wrote: |
I’m not a mechanic or a welder and have no formal training other then YouTube.
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This is my favorite part! _________________ I like Volkswagens. |
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Christopher Schimke Samba Member
Joined: August 03, 2005 Posts: 5375 Location: PNW
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Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 7:16 am Post subject: Re: Left for Dead...The Resurrection Story.... |
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photogdave wrote: |
I'm not a rock crawler either, but.... |
Oh yes you are!!! I have seen it with my own eyes. _________________ "Sometimes you have to build a box to think outside of." - Bruce (not Springsteen)
*Custom wheel hardware for Audi/VW, Porsche and Mercedes wheels - Urethane Suspension Bushings*
T3Technique.com or contact me at [email protected] |
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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16474 Location: Brookeville, MD
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BlueGrasser Samba Member
Joined: August 27, 2014 Posts: 562 Location: Sacramento
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Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 10:49 am Post subject: |
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dobryan wrote: |
Syncroincity wrote: |
The standard 2-place middle seat will fit if you flip the mount rails 180-deg and park it next to the slider door. You may want to lose the left side armrest, but it does fit with a Westy kitchen installed. |
It would look like this. No need to remove the armrest. It is a perfect fit with it left on.
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How did you do the slide in/slide out pergo floor over the rails???
I don't have a center seat, but I have the rails so I was hesitant to cover them over with wood flooring in case I ever get a middle seat. Would be awesome to have the best of both worlds.
**sorry for the thread highjack** _________________ Going to where the grass is bluer...
1985 Vanagon Westfalia Camper with 1.8T |
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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16474 Location: Brookeville, MD
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Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 11:00 am Post subject: |
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I used Pergo (but any similar flooring will work) and assembled it with glue as one big section. I then cut it to fit the floor area as one big section. THEN I made the cut to have the removable center piece. This leaves a 1/8" space on either side for easy slide or drop in ability. The center piece doesn't need anything to hold it in. The two side pieces are screwed into the gray floor by only a couple of flush screws and the whole thing is quite stable.
_________________ Dave O
'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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shadetreetim Samba Member
Joined: January 10, 2011 Posts: 1994 Location: Riverside, California
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Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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Nice post Ocean. I had wondered if you were going to do anything with your burned out Syncro. Good luck and get to work. _________________ Tim Potts
Doing my best every time I drive it to dispel the myth these Vanagons have to be slow!
'89 Vanagon Bluestar/Country Homes 1.8T & .77 4th
'74 Jeep CJ5 |
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0cean Samba Member
Joined: February 29, 2012 Posts: 1149 Location: California
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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Intro Part 2:
Yes, there is easier ways to do this. No question, but the adventure of doing it the hard way and knowing it was done right is more important. I’m learning all kinds of fun stuff and its nice to say I know and understand my van inside and out completely…
A lot of people here remember the posting of this burnt Syncro. I started my build thinking I should convert my 2wd, but later that would change. I found this left for dead syncro on the intern and thought “ Hummm… Syncro conversion”.
Note: Tell your next door Neighbor's that you are having a fully burnt van delivered. My Neighbor's thought I was in a fiery crash and called my wife at work.
Disclamer: I know there are a lot of opinions about using the red hot parts, but I was very carful to select only parts that were in good shape and nothing was used from the rear of the van where the fire was the hottest. No nuts or bolt were used and only large Syncro parts. You would be surprised how many people PM’ed me to sell them.
[/img] _________________ I'm not a mechanic, I just play one on the internet
Cluster Rebuild:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=569920&highlight=
Left for Dead the Resurrection Story Build:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=613669
(Number of Different Donor VW Vans Body Parts Used: 12)
(Number of completely different vehicles parts used: 3) |
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0cean Samba Member
Joined: February 29, 2012 Posts: 1149 Location: California
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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Syncroincity wrote: |
The standard 2-place middle seat will fit if you flip the mount rails 180-deg and park it next to the slider door. You may want to lose the left side armrest, but it does fit with a Westy kitchen installed. |
More to come and we are thinking the same way. _________________ I'm not a mechanic, I just play one on the internet
Cluster Rebuild:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=569920&highlight=
Left for Dead the Resurrection Story Build:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=613669
(Number of Different Donor VW Vans Body Parts Used: 12)
(Number of completely different vehicles parts used: 3) |
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0cean Samba Member
Joined: February 29, 2012 Posts: 1149 Location: California
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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When I bought this burnt shell, I never was sent the title despite the person saying it was in the mail. Hummm…. That’s a problem and a bigger problem than I ever imagined. After stripping out the full front suspension, Front diff, and Stainless steel coolant pipes (Still in great shape), and other salvageable things, it was time to say good bye to my charbroiled friend.
SLOW DOWN…. There was a little problem… No one, I mean No-one would take this thing to the scrap yard without a title. I even called the police and they said “We know it’s not stolen, but we also don’t know what to tell u to do with it.”, “Just don’t dump it in a vacant lot or anything like that.” That left me with only one sad option.
Say hello to my little friend.
Yes, I had to cut up the entire van with a saw-all into 2 foot by 2 foot pieces and hall it off to the dump. I cut it into small pieces because I didn’t want anyone asking questions. On my last drop off at the dump, an employee was looking at the burnt and cut up piece of frame and you could see the little thinking symbol over his head, but I was in my truck and out of there before he could even say a word. The whole thing really sucked…
I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again.
I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again.
I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again.
I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again. I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again.
Five packs of Saw-All blades and five months later I was finished. (Kind of lacked motivation for some time) _________________ I'm not a mechanic, I just play one on the internet
Cluster Rebuild:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=569920&highlight=
Left for Dead the Resurrection Story Build:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=613669
(Number of Different Donor VW Vans Body Parts Used: 12)
(Number of completely different vehicles parts used: 3) |
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specialev Samba Member
Joined: March 25, 2011 Posts: 281 Location: Mukilteo WA
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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Man that looks like a painful job. Next time go out and rent a Stihl ts460! |
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GreenMachineVW Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2008 Posts: 645
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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specialev wrote: |
... Next time go out and rent a Stihl ts460! |
I get that same feeling that he wants there to be a next time! I wonder when he will buy another burnt van? |
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luVWagn Samba Member
Joined: February 21, 2008 Posts: 1340 Location: Snoqualmie (WA)
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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GreenMachineVW wrote: |
specialev wrote: |
... Next time go out and rent a Stihl ts460! |
I get that same feeling that he wants there to be a next time! I wonder when he will buy another burnt van? |
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I will never ever buy a burnt vehicle again... Oh wait, a Stihl ts460 just came up on Craig's List! |
_________________ '91 Syncro 16 Reimo Hightop Conversion, eTDI |
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Zeitgeist 13 Samba Member
Joined: March 05, 2009 Posts: 12103 Location: Port Manteau
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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My plasma torch would've made mincemeat of that hulk _________________ Casey--
'89 Bluestar ALH w/12mm Waldo pump, PP764 and GT2052
'01 Weekender --> full camper
y u rune klassik? |
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0cean Samba Member
Joined: February 29, 2012 Posts: 1149 Location: California
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SyncroChrick Samba Member
Joined: January 10, 2005 Posts: 1010 Location: San Francisco, CA
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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Did you keep the steering rack bracket? I see it there attached to the frame... |
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Zeitgeist 13 Samba Member
Joined: March 05, 2009 Posts: 12103 Location: Port Manteau
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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They produce surprisingly little sparkage, but don't take kindly to non-metal substrate. This is why a burned vehicle would be perfect for a plasma gun _________________ Casey--
'89 Bluestar ALH w/12mm Waldo pump, PP764 and GT2052
'01 Weekender --> full camper
y u rune klassik? |
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0cean Samba Member
Joined: February 29, 2012 Posts: 1149 Location: California
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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SyncroChrick wrote: |
Did you keep the steering rack bracket? I see it there attached to the frame... |
I was going to but then I let it go. Its kind of thin metal and it looked a little to questionable to save.
Zeitgeist 13 wrote: |
They produce surprisingly little sparkage, but don't take kindly to non-metal substrate. This is why a burned vehicle would be perfect for a plasma gun |
I tried that, but there are to many places in the body were the metal is layered with gaps so the plasma wouldn't cut all the way through. Saw-all was the fastest I could us. _________________ I'm not a mechanic, I just play one on the internet
Cluster Rebuild:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=569920&highlight=
Left for Dead the Resurrection Story Build:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=613669
(Number of Different Donor VW Vans Body Parts Used: 12)
(Number of completely different vehicles parts used: 3) |
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Zeitgeist 13 Samba Member
Joined: March 05, 2009 Posts: 12103 Location: Port Manteau
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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Ah, well I also have an Oxy/Ace setup for the remainder. I loathe the noise and slowness of a Sawzall, but understand the rationale. _________________ Casey--
'89 Bluestar ALH w/12mm Waldo pump, PP764 and GT2052
'01 Weekender --> full camper
y u rune klassik? |
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SyncroChrick Samba Member
Joined: January 10, 2005 Posts: 1010 Location: San Francisco, CA
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 12:09 am Post subject: |
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0cean wrote: |
SyncroChrick wrote: |
Did you keep the steering rack bracket? I see it there attached to the frame... |
I was going to but then I let it go. Its kind of thin metal and it looked a little to questionable to save.
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No big deal - Burley MotorSport can get you this part if you don't want to fabricate one. |
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syncrodoka Samba Member
Joined: December 27, 2005 Posts: 11998 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 12:23 am Post subject: |
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SyncroChrick wrote: |
Did you keep the steering rack bracket? I see it there attached to the frame... |
There are a set of NOS VW parts in the classifieds right now... |
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