Ride-On goes Subaru power

[skills@eurocarsplus]

^^^^

very true. I have met more good folks than bad for sure. in terms of the filler elbow it's a dam shame someone hasn't stepped up to make this. perhaps the GEEBEE fellow may be able to do something? this is the most asshole design ever. and worse yet, the filler tube isn't supported by ANYTHING....except the rubber flange that the gas cap plate pinches the whole mess together. I think if you are one of those people who sit and click click click the pump to top up this would accelerate that elbow tearing as now it's supporting the weight of the fill tube AND gas...

anyway...

paint is drying up nicely. not a 100% job for sure, but it REALLY cleans up the bay. off to the shower to clean the holocaust cloud of green out of my nooks and crannies
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[skills@eurocarsplus]

so, on todays adventure....

got the new tank cleaned up

I set it in the bus. it had a OE access hole cut (poorly) and I thought it wasn't right, but it was hard to tell with a crushed tank. so....

as you can see, way off...

un-corked it. yum yum....

and with the goo removed, you can see they went after it with a claw hammer

also note, it's way off and the sender won't fit thru the hole, let alone my hand...

here you can see where it SHOULD have been. same rib as the pin for the rear hatch, 9" back from the opening on the engine access hatch. the circle is dead center of the sender.

so, I made a new cover. I had to make it bigger to cover up the mess some hero left me

here you can see just how far off they were...

and the new cover

after that mess was handled I pulled the tank back out, laid down the sound deadening, installed the tank for good, installed new gates barricade vapor hoses, new MB filler pipe etc etc. getting close to final assembly now

still have another layer of sound deadener to do, but the hard stuff is done
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[wcfvw69]

Looks good Don-

One thing I didn't do when I installed sound deadener in the fuel tank compartment and engine bay was put a layer on the back side of the fuel tank compartment cover. I wish I would have as I 'think' he could help a bit.

Do you?
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[skills@eurocarsplus]

so, here is my take on sound deadener....

I like it. BUT I won't cover every square inch of a bus with it, and sure as hell won't put it on floors etc.

this is the stuff I have been using

http://www.raamaudio.com/

I like it. I won't do the foam in the tank area for fear of it holding moisture/fuel stink. but I use the fatmat (or whatever they call it) just like you describe...tank area and on the front of the firewall.

that ensolite is neat stuff. it works real well. other than wind noise my bus is VERY quite at 75 on the road....I bet if I packed it with some on the drives side wall/slider etc it would be better, but honestly just doing the engine bay makes a huge difference.

so, doing the firewall would for sure help with noise transmission....that panel is huge and really like a bass drum
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[Chochobeef]

Any updates?

[Abscate]

Don't rush skills. He's an artist, and he don't surf.
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[skills@eurocarsplus]

was out of power for about 5 days. unfortunately I never got around to setting up the shop for a generator. the house is dialed in, but the shop, no so much.

finished up the rear brakes tonight and got handed an exploding curve ball

the collar for the e brake cable had broken off the baking plate and looks like it was like that for a long time

first time ever I needed a body hammer and a welder to do a brake job

the Subaru harness has been run/installed. I need to hook it all up, finish some brackets etc but with any luck I *should* be able to set the engine and transmission in for good this weekend.

I still need to tie in the clutch hydraulic line, it's been run and flared on the master side, but need to set the final position of the line to the slave.

engine hanger has been finished, painted and ready to roll. I need to turn up the wick and make up for 5 days of no work. I also have to dig thru my side marker lights, as ride-on had some pretty crappy bases that I don't want to reuse. 99.9999% of the parts are here for final assembly, so it's getting close for sure
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[Chochobeef]

Dang, sorry to hear about the power loss. To relieve Abscate of his anxiety, I am in no way rushing the master Skills. I just want to marvel at his awesomness that I will never achieve.

It is amazing at all the little things that can go wrong and never find them until you start digging into a system (ie. Brakes). Even an important system like the E brake can be overlooked and not necessarily neglected. Ride-on is a lucky guy as most mechanics nowadays just want to get you in and get you out (for any vehicle).

Can't wait to see the next installment of ShopTalk with Skills the master mechanic.

[Ride_On]

We are definitely lucky! Especially if it was at all related to safety, I'm sure that Skills would go at least as far as kicking me in the nuts to stop me from taking the bus home without it being fixed!

We have been really happy with the work done previously by our mechanic up here in Ottawa - no doubt there - but, even with that, how often do you get to do a deep dive like this, especially with someone with Skills' attention to detail? I'm a bit surprised that the gas tank never came up during work up here, and maybe that e-brake guide, but they had Fourbie running well.

Of course there are going to be some leftovers when this is all said and done, but it's so nice to know that stop and go won't be among them! Thanks Skills!
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[skills@eurocarsplus]

Thanks for the kind words

It still doesn't change the fact that I feel bad about all of the little issues....and the time and money spent fixing them. The reality is I want every client to have zero problems...nothing worse than pulling it out of winter storage and have a brake (or whatever) issue....I try to keep that stuff in check
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[alman72]

you going to hang on to the VW OE access panel for the sender that you replaced?

[skills@eurocarsplus]

[airschooled]

I cut mine six inches square, and it’s almost uncomfortably small... maybe the dealership mechanics were like carnies?

Skills, is the clutch hydraulic line one solid hose? Or is there a rubber line in there to allow flex of the transaxle mounts?

Robbie
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[pkrboo]

Hi Skills, Do you have any more pictures of how you attached the master to the clutch pedal please?

I need to redo mine this winter and am looking for ideas
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