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Rorke
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Diesel tank under bus. Fill port just aft of other ports.
Discreetly runs through the nook behind the 110v outlets.
Feeds a diesel heater mounted underneath.
Moved propane forward to accommodate.
Also, there is a large storage box under floor on passenger side.
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Merian
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:20 pm Post subject: Re: What is Distintive About Your Vanagon That No One Else Has? |
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Lutefisk stick on symbol
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kamzcab86
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 2:05 pm Post subject: Re: What is Distintive About Your Vanagon That No One Else Has? |
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Hey Kam, where are you at in that photo? It looks familiar to me.
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I'm behind the camera. 
It's off Highway 24 in Colorado (Clear Creek).🍺
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Corwyn 
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Location: Olympia, Washington
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 5:33 pm Post subject: Re: What is Distintive About Your Vanagon That No One Else Has? |
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The 150 watt solar panel attached to the roof with 3M VHB tape (300lb tensile strength). I will never drill holes in my roof. Not the most complimentary photo, but shows the panel 
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Vanlife Geek
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Location: CO
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 6:24 pm Post subject: Re: What is Distintive About Your Vanagon That No One Else Has? |
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| Corwyn wrote: |
The 150 watt solar panel attached to the roof with 3M VHB tape (300lb tensile strength). I will never drill holes in my roof. Not the most complimentary photo, but shows the panel
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Hey, I have the same picture...
Oddly, I too have solar panels affixed to the roof with 3M VHB tape.
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Jeffrey Lee
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: What is Distintive About Your Vanagon That No One Else Has? |
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Bumper overriders, front and rear. They appear to be OE quality, and it's likely the original owner purchased them when he collected the new van in Hannover in 1983.
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16CVs
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Location: Redwood City, California
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 6:59 pm Post subject: Re: What is Distintive About Your Vanagon That No One Else Has? |
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Do you mean something like this?
My alternator bracket studs sheared off. I was able to get a bolt in one and the other had to wait. It was squealing and dancing all around and needed to be kept in its place until the end of the day. As I use this truck everyday and getting into a back up vehicle is hard I need to nurse it thru the day sometimes. These are the type of fatigue issues that a vehicle with 421000 miles has.
It worked well, now in the hands of my Local Mechanic that has fixed this before. We'll see ow he does.
Stacy
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Love My Westy
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:12 pm Post subject: Re: What is Distintive About Your Vanagon That No One Else Has? |
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| Jeffrey Lee wrote: |
[pic]
Bumper overriders, front and rear. They appear to be OE quality, and it's likely the original owner purchased them when he collected the new van in Hannover in 1983. |
Good for pushing!
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Love My Westy
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:14 pm Post subject: Re: What is Distintive About Your Vanagon That No One Else Has? |
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Do you mean something like this?
[Pix]
My alternator bracket studs sheared off. I was able to get a bolt in one and the other had to wait. It was squealing and dancing all around and needed to be kept in its place until the end of the day. As I use this truck everyday and getting into a back up vehicle is hard I need to nurse it thru the day sometimes. These are the type of fatigue issues that a vehicle with 421000 miles has.
It worked well, now in the hands of my Local Mechanic that has fixed this before. We'll see ow he does.
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rmcd
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Location: PNW - its a dry rain.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:36 pm Post subject: Re: What is Distintive About Your Vanagon That No One Else Has? |
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I’ve been whittling away at parts of this thing.
Rigid molle panels.
Jeep fold out steps.
Home built headlight protection bars.
Maybe carat bumpers, door side skirts, and carat spoiler fitted to oem Syncro? Dual Syncro wipers for twice the ineffective.
Overhead console.
Warbird panel lights on dash and overhead console.
Ctek dc-dc 120a charger, integrated MPPT controller, batt combiner/isolator, IOTA ac charger, aux fuse/relay panel, and 90amph AGM battery all under front seat.
Warbird side marker lights.
UK AAA heavy lift springs.
Panel van conversion.
I need a life! Buy my Syncro. Please.
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Crankey
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| Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 9:23 am Post subject: Re: What is Distintive About Your Vanagon That No One Else Has? |
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Watch out your gonna trigger Zitegiest
@Stacy....
If it's possible have your guy weld a nut onto the front (front of vehicle= front of bracket) of your alt bracket so it's it's easier to get on or off.
I mean the bolt it pivots on pulls out in from the front side and a pita. But if you weld a nut onto the front then the bolt can come out the back. If VW did it that was as a safety measure...ehh, it's still a pita and could be made 'safe' some other way. That's a mod I did to my wbx whole changing out the atlt. |
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16CVs
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| Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 10:59 am Post subject: Re: What is Distintive About Your Vanagon That No One Else Has? |
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That's a great idea. Makes perfect sense. I had to read it a couple of times to get it in my head. I saw a guy that tired of the alt moving that made a bracket and moved it to the area where the AC pump would be. Very tidy idea with a lot of meat to keep it in place.
Stacy
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Steve M.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 11:08 am Post subject: Re: What is Distintive About Your Vanagon That No One Else Has? |
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So I'm thinking a few of our uniqueness in our vehicles will be copied into other vehicles...good. That is what ideas are for!
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rmcd
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| Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 11:13 am Post subject: Re: What is Distintive About Your Vanagon That No One Else Has? |
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Thanks for the warning but I think I may have earned some VW fan boi credits with the TDI motor? Certainly some more with the purchase of an LT? And then the lunacy of keeping and rebuilding the VW d24tic motor?
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Crankey
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| Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 11:27 am Post subject: Re: What is Distintive About Your Vanagon That No One Else Has? |
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Maybe it launches rockets ? Cut me off in traffic and fine out ? 😎😝 |
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Red Ryder
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| Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 2:33 pm Post subject: Re: What is Distintive About Your Vanagon That No One Else Has? |
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Maybe it launches rockets ? Cut me off in traffic and fine out ? 😎😝 |
Now THIS is a rocket launcher!
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GoEverywhere
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| Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 3:38 pm Post subject: Re: What is Distintive About Your Vanagon That No One Else Has? |
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Now THIS is a rocket launcher!
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Thats awesome I've thought about using those sorts of buttons for things, just never got around to it. You might have inspired me though. |
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Crankey
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| Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 3:39 pm Post subject: Re: What is Distintive About Your Vanagon That No One Else Has? |
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Oh yeah I did see your button...I have 3 buttons, one you can't see on the bottom.
It's for an oil slick if your tailgating me. |
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Crankey
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| Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 3:55 pm Post subject: Re: What is Distintive About Your Vanagon That No One Else Has? |
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That's a great idea. Makes perfect sense. I had to read it a couple of times to get it in my head. I saw a guy that tired of the alt moving that made a bracket and moved it to the area where the AC pump would be. Very tidy idea with a lot of meat to keep it in place.
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Yeah I had a hard time figuring out how to describe it. It's easier to picture it if you've been through alternator episodes.
Moving the bracket sounds good too but more work if you have a welder handy the nut welding is just a moment or two of added work.
I think dyslexia is an asset, about 2/3 the time I expect that's where these ideas come from. |
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truckersmike
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| Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 7:06 pm Post subject: Re: What is Distintive About Your Vanagon That No One Else Has? |
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Rotary powered 82 done by PO. Can't find any like it.
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