First time out of the driveway in 5 years! *video*

[Syncroincity]

Finally made her maiden voyage around the block a few times. 



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP7tG9w0hsI

[745 turbogreasel]

Victory!

[R.O.R-2.0]

ITS ALIVE!!!

and its pretty damn cool as well!

how are vanagons for leg/head room?

[745 turbogreasel]

how are vanagons for leg/head room?

Ample, unless you are 6'11" and 450

[R.O.R-2.0]

how are vanagons for leg/head room?

Ample, unless you are 6'11" and 450

im 6'6" 220#

[Syncroincity]

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.

[8v-of-fury]

That thing is awesomesauce.

[fdnyguy]

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.

[Syncroincity]

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.