We have seen a lot of strange and scary things with regard to vintage iron. We have also seen a number of very pleasant surprises. […]
Audi 100
The combination of companies that were brought together to form Audi have been well covered here before (see A Most Important Failure, Audi F103, NSU […]
Washer Bottle Woes
There is really no excuse for this. The Vanagon windshield washer bottle is located beneath the driver side pedal area in a triangular space between […]
Testing The Faithful
The thermometer was reading 87 degrees, and it was 7:09am. Google maps said 45 minutes to the destination. Time to crank up the A/C. I […]
Hexe
Hexe produced mopeds and small motorcycles in Duisburg Germany, from 1955 to 1966. There had been a previous Hexe in the 1920s which was unrelated. […]
DIY Cabinetry
I thought about this for a while. The choices were many. Purchase a set of Westy cabinets from a european source. Very expensive, lengthy lead […]
Shore Power
One of the scariest actions you can contemplate on a perfectly good bus, is to cut the body. Whether it is for a sunroof or […]
Wheel Enhancement
The black wheels were new, but looked like they needed something to finish them. After looking at trim rings and VW hubcaps, I came across […]
2 Doors to 4 – Porsche Reluctant Persistence
Today it is pretty commonplace to see a 4 door Porsche on the road, and it is not uncommon for even ardent Porschephiles to accept, […]
Cool and Quiet
The floor of the bus is corrugated, so in order to put down a floor, the valleys need to be addressed. In this case, some […]
Cooling the caBin part 2
With the windows tinted, the next step was the interior insulation. First was the walls and sliding door. After a lot of research I decided […]
Cooling the cabin part 1
The easiest summer cooling mechanism is to reduce the impact of the magnifying glasses called windows, that surround the Vanagon. A local tint specialist did […]