Date:         Fri, 12 Aug 2005 11:32:44 -0500
Reply-To:     Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
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From:         Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Subject:      Re: Friday topic: what is your favorite low (or no) dollar
              modification?
Comments: To: Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
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Some items come to mind.

1. buying a $3 Sterilite drawr container to housing my sony CD
changer inbetween the front seats of the Vanagon.  I cut a hole in
the front drawer to access the changer magazines, and then cut a hole
in top rear portion so I can creatively stack the other 7 CD
magazines in relative obscurity.  Yeah, It Isn't a PHAT NOISE, but it
gets me by. I also added a small wood tray to corral general crap and
keep it under control and put a 1/2" piece of dense neoprene rubber
between the two for dust protection and anti-slip properties.

2. Decided to add versatility to my aftermarket VDO Gauges by adding
DPST switches allowing me to read either Fuel or Oil Pressure off the
one gauge and either coolant or oil temp off the other.  BTW, I had
spare sending units for both, so that wasn't a cost factor.


3. Making a prop stick forthe rear engine cover so I didn't have
totally remove it when doing minor engine stuff.  Especially handy if
you have crap sitting on top of it you don't want to sit on the side
of the highway on in a rain puddle.  Simply routed some clevage into
the ends of a 1"x2" board so it would fit the grooves of the lid and
engine deck.
4.  Modifying a Techron fuel injector cleaner bottle(the black one)
to act as a fuel funnel for when I run out of gas.  Gets more use
than it should.

5. An $8 piece of 1" square aluminum channel that I mounted in the
rear of the van where the rear AC evaporater used to be.  Mounts on
thos weled metal brackets with 3 holes each for a solid mount.  I can
hang a plethora of stuff from it  and even had stereo super tweeters
on it for a while.  Al;so great for suspending a small kayak inside
the van especially if I need to sleep on the Z bed that ninght and
don't need the "company".

that's enough for now.  BTW, the hernia repair is ready to test out
the work force next Tuesday.

DM&FS

At 10:49 AM 8/12/2005, Loren Busch wrote:
>RE: Cheap Mods
>Probably the easiest/cheapest was pulling the top bunk in my Westy and
>putting in some wooden partitions w/fold down front panel for extra
>storage above.