Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:32:43 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Idea Mods for lighting the goon
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sounds like a lot of fun.
Can't get into that much 110AC myself...........but that's just me.
re the seat bottoms.......
just want to make sure you are aware that a non-swivel seat bottom is
thicker than a seat bottom intended for a swivel.
Some people find that the seat is much too high, when they put a non-swivel
seat bottom where a swivel seat bottom was.
I like some 110AC available in the van. My 85 Wolfsburg weekender/camper has
an outlet and I'm glad it does, but there ain't gonna by no microwave in
there Mahn !
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonce Fancher" <streetbugs@VERIZON.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 8:15 PM
Subject: Idea Mods for lighting the goon
> Hi all
> Well I finally plowed all the snow out of my drive today to swap the 85
> Westi with the 66 bug to do some winter mods to it that Ive been dreaming
> up over
> the summer months. So it started to snow again and the weather is total
> crap. But Ive got a fix it list for the Camper for next season. Some of it
> just standard
> stuff but a few items should be sorta fun not sure if anyone else has
> played with this idea or not.
> 1) add an outlet by the back corner when the hatch is up you can plug in
> your xmas lights.
> 2) add an outlet strip behind the Drivers seat for the Microwave and Fans.
> ( I know, I know its not roughing it!)
> 3) Add 1 more outlet close to the sliding door for what ever you might not
> be able to live with out.
> 4) Removing the Fridge and adding shelves that I seem to never have enough
> of, Plus we never use the fridge
> 5) change the 14-2 wire to 12-2 for the crap I might plug into the van
> now.
> 6) add 110v lighting and Dimmer switch close to sliding door so when you
> wander in at night you dont wake the wife and kids.
> 7) RV grade battery maintainer/charger/booster thing installed under
> cabinets to keep my battery happy and easy to plug in from the side of the
> van.
>
> Those are the silly things Im doing but the need to do stuff is:
> 1) repack the front wheel bearings
> 2) adjust the e brake
> 3) replace a few out put trans seals
> 4) finish up the A/C install on the Zetec that would have been nice this
> past summer!!
> 5) touch up a bit of rust under the foot pads on by the front door
> 6) tighten the arm rests on the driver seat.
> 7) swap the seat foam from a non westi seat bottom to my westi seat
> bottom. Makes it feel like a nice new seat.
>
> Im sure there will be more then that but that is the basics.
> Have a happy holiday. I will be playing in the heated shed over the next
> few days when not doing the family stuff.
> Hope everyone gets some Cool VW related goodies from Santa.
> C-ya Jonce
>
>
> Jonce Fancher
>
> 56 Single Cab
> 66 Sunroof Bug
> 66 Variant Squareback
> 66 Porsche 912
> 71 Sunroof Bus
> 84 Vanagon "Godfried" 24k Original Miles
> 85 Vanagon Westi Zetec 2.0L DOHC
> 2003 10 Passenger Sprinter
>
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