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• First time out of the driveway in 5 years! *video* by Syncroincity on 26 Jul, 2012 17:32
• Finally made her maiden voyage around the block a few times. 
  
  
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP7tG9w0hsI
• #1 by 745 turbogreasel on 27 Jul, 2012 00:51
• Victory!
• #2 by R.O.R-2.0 on 27 Jul, 2012 09:56
• ITS ALIVE!!!
  
  and its pretty damn cool as well!
  
  how are vanagons for leg/head room?
• #3 by 745 turbogreasel on 27 Jul, 2012 10:13
• Quote from: R.O.R-2.0 on 27 Jul, 2012 09:56

  
  how are vanagons for leg/head room?
  

  Ample, unless you are 6'11" and 450
• #4 by R.O.R-2.0 on 27 Jul, 2012 10:15
• Quote from: 745 turbogreasel on 27 Jul, 2012 10:13

  Quote from: R.O.R-2.0 on 27 Jul, 2012 09:56

  
  how are vanagons for leg/head room?
  

  Ample, unless you are 6'11" and 450
  

  
  im 6'6" 220#
• #5 by Syncroincity on 27 Jul, 2012 19:15
• Plenty of room... in the passenger vans particularly; the camper's driver seat is hampered a bit by the sink/stove combo behind it, if you like to recline a lot. I have a camper swivel-seat platform under the passenger seat, so it sits about an inch higher than the driver.
  The default driver position is kind of upright... you feel like a bus driver in these things, LOL.
• #6 by 8v-of-fury on 02 Sep, 2012 19:42
• That thing is awesomesauce.
• #7 by fdnyguy on 03 Sep, 2012 15:26
• Congrats !!!!
  
  Besides wanting to see that in person, you now have the driveway clear to work on my car
  
  Can't believe it has been FIVE years ...
  
  Best of luck, my friend. Enjoy your travels in it. You earned it.
  
  Stay safe, stay well. Jimmy.
• #8 by Syncroincity on 05 Sep, 2012 16:59
• Thanks!    I've been busy elsewhere since then... not much has transpired. Got to get down to DMV and waste a day getting the paperwork in order.
   I need to look at the brakes again, I'm not happy with the way it's stopping, very weak. Maybe I'm spoiled by the awesome brakes on the Passat, but I don't remember it being this bad before. High effort and low pedal. Gonna bleed 'em again, and maybe hit the front disks w/ a sander, they're a little crusty. Got the vac pump sorted, so it's pulling nicely, the brakes just feel out of whack. The wheel/tire combo I have in it now weigh about 80lbs each, I think that might have something to do with it. 
  
  There's a thread on Samba about converting the fronts of a Vanagon to a combo of Jaguar disks, and either Jag or Toyota truck 4-puck calipers that's got me plotting.