faded and cracked window moulding inner trim |
inner moulding trim after I painted it black |
I pimped my ride |
Peel & Seal (gutter and flashing seal) applied to engine deck |
Peel & Seal, painted poptop screws |
fiberglass front top removed, Peel & Seal applied |
Mirror movement fix |
score base with file |
score adjusting ball with file |
re-assemble and wind no longer blows mirror around |
South African lower grill |
speaker on dash for ham radio, tachometer next to instrument console, CB radio next to shift lever, 2M ham radio on bottom |
2M ham antenna folds down when not in use |
view from driver's seat. |
side view of van - CB radio antenna mounted up front above glowing turn signal |
the 2M radio slides in and out of the bracket I made. Lots of room to move around still. |
rear engine door support step 1 |
rear engine door support step 2 |
rear engine door support step 3 in open position |
Where the rear table should go |
removing table frees up all access |
Table leg goes under rear seat |
carbon monoxide detector, some lights and the AC removed. Need to make a door for the AC |
extra 12V outlet between storage and silverware drawer |
removable self-powered subwoofer. |
Horrible exhaust restriction - tube diameter is cut in half where pipes join |
Look at the blockage |
here's another view - port gets squished to a "D" shape |
Drill LOTS of holes |
saw in at end of black "V" on either side |
saw all the way back until the 2 pipes split |
another view of saw cut near header flange |
After sawing through and removing the inner walls |
Time to clean up the ports (more pictures to follow) |
another view of the now much bigger ports |
Nose cone for Shady Boy Awning. |
nose cone round 2 |
slot re-welded together |
a much larger port opening. make SURE you remove all the little welding slag (bits of metal - see little "balls" on tube wall. |
other side - slot re-welded |
GoWesty Rain Fly |
GoWesty rain fly 2 |
GoWesty rain fly 3 |
DAM! (Air Dam) |
Chin? |
reminder |
Captain's chairs |
Captain's chairs round 2 |
Fan over sink to get rid of moisture/smells while cooking |
Fan over fridge coils & white baffle |
Switch for fridge fan. |
This was the CLUNK coming from the rear end - no rubber left inside shock. |
rubber escaped |
pretty sad shock end, shocks had virtually NO resistance either way. |
:: Aero Roof Mod ::
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:: Microwave installation in Westy vanagon ::
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I put Peel & Seal inside and covered it in headliner. The rest of the dash will be covered soon. |
First set of strips of closed cell foam glued to rear hatch. Cutting the foam in to strips made it easier to glue on. |
Old style slider door quiet mods |
old style slider door plastic roller from ACE hardware installed |
Achtung! Schnorkel! Aluminum dryer venting allowing cold air to the air filter housing instead of hot under car air. |
:: Propex install in Rocky Mountain Westy Storage Box ::
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Third battery dedicated to inverter and outlet next to door |
Here's the 1500W continuous 3000W peak inverter - it powers a 700 watt microwave. |
Another shot of the inverter, I will build a protective cover for the on-off switch |
:: Solar Panels for the Vanagon ::
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