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dobryan
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dobryan
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joetiger 
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That floor looks great, Dave! This van is going to be too nice to use. 
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'86 NAHT Vanagon GL Syncro/ supercharged ABA 2.0 "Pigpen"
'04 GTI 1.8T
'04 Golf R32
"get metaphysical with it. if it's simply a means to get to and from places, it will let you down. if it becomes your zen, it can't fail you." -dabaron
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dobryan
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dobryan
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I spent the last week restoring a pair of jalousie windows and fitted them to the bus. Took them apart and replaced all the seals and gaskets. Sanded all the crud and corrosion off the pieces. Reassembled and added the aluminum strips needed to get them to fit in the Vanagon. I had to reduce the length of the jalousie going in the passenger rear window so it would fit.
24 hours of labor later...
$29,580
$200 jalousie windows and screens
$60 seals and gaskets to rebuild
$50 aluminum strips precut
$90 window gaskets
$29,980
Flow thru ventilation even in the rain.... priceless.
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'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
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Abscate
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Let me know when you want to do that Adirondack text run, and need a jump off!
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dobryan
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4Gears4Tires
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| Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 6:38 am Post subject: Re: Building a bus for travel in Europe |
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I really like doubling up the L channel to make a Z channel for the threshold. That looks good.
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dabaron
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| Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:16 am Post subject: Re: Building a bus for travel in Europe |
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jealous of the jalousies, they looks great! glad the bus is getting there, i know it's been a ton of work.
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dobryan
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| Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:19 am Post subject: Re: Building a bus for travel in Europe |
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| jealous of jalousies, they looks great! glad the bus is getting there, i know it's been a ton of work. |
We are taking it for a weekend camping trip to Point Lookout State Park in MD this weekend with some friends.
I still need to get the bed in (replacing the foam in the seat back and rear cushion), hook up power to the fridge and vent fan, maybe mount the awning.... it is no where near finished but it should be livable for the weekend. 
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'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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dabaron
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We are taking it for a weekend camping trip to Point Lookout State Park in MD this weekend with some friends.
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that's a long drive down Rt 5! when i was with MD DNR, i helped design and build their WAN network. we ran buried fiber down that road from the park entrance to the nature center. that was a challenge with the causeway.
have a great time and be on the look out for ghosts!
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| Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:54 am Post subject: Re: Building a bus for travel in Europe |
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| Dave O, truly excellent build. Fun to see it come together. |
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dobryan
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Jake de Villiers
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tjet
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So how does that RJE engine feel in your opinion? BTW, good you got 5 of those South African steel rims as they are NLA. I should have gotten an extra  |
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paulgraz
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| Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 4:08 pm Post subject: Re: Building a bus for travel in Europe |
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| Dave, I got behind on your thread here and just spent an hour catching up! Great progress, looking good! |
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mikemtnbike
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| So how does that RJE engine feel in your opinion? BTW, good you got 5 of those South African steel rims as they are NLA. I should have gotten an extra |
I also would like to read your impression on the RJE, including in comparison to your Subawesty. Future planning and all that...
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dobryan
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| Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 4:52 pm Post subject: Re: Building a bus for travel in Europe |
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| tjet wrote: |
| So how does that RJE engine feel in your opinion? BTW, good you got 5 of those South African steel rims as they are NLA. I should have gotten an extra |
I also would like to read your impression on the RJE, including in comparison to your Subawesty. Future planning and all that... |
I need to go thru the engine management system before I can give a good comparison. The Protraining manual checklist is in my near future.
It runs 'OK' but has a flat spot off idle and a hesitation at 2000-2200rpm or so. None of these are the RJE engine, they are engine management issues. I am happy with the quality of the RJE.
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'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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