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Title: First time out of the driveway in 5 years! *video*
Post by: Syncroincity on July 26, 2012, 05:32:43 pm: Finally made her maiden voyage around the block a few times. ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP7tG9w0hsI
Title: Re: First time out of the driveway in 5 years! *video*
Post by: 745 turbogreasel on July 27, 2012, 12:51:55 am: Victory!
Title: Re: First time out of the driveway in 5 years! *video*
Post by: R.O.R-2.0 on July 27, 2012, 09:56:12 am: ITS ALIVE!!!

and its pretty damn cool as well!

how are vanagons for leg/head room?
Title: Re: First time out of the driveway in 5 years! *video*
Post by: 745 turbogreasel on July 27, 2012, 10:13:30 am: Quote from: R.O.R-2.0 on July 27, 2012, 09:56:12 am

how are vanagons for leg/head room?
Ample, unless you are 6'11" and 450
Title: Re: First time out of the driveway in 5 years! *video*
Post by: R.O.R-2.0 on July 27, 2012, 10:15:31 am: Quote from: 745 turbogreasel on July 27, 2012, 10:13:30 am
Quote from: R.O.R-2.0 on July 27, 2012, 09:56:12 am

how are vanagons for leg/head room?
Ample, unless you are 6'11" and 450

im 6'6" 220#
Title: Re: First time out of the driveway in 5 years! *video*
Post by: Syncroincity on July 27, 2012, 07:15:10 pm: 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.
Title: Re: First time out of the driveway in 5 years! *video*
Post by: 8v-of-fury on September 02, 2012, 07:42:00 pm: That thing is awesomesauce.
Title: Re: First time out of the driveway in 5 years! *video*
Post by: fdnyguy on September 03, 2012, 03:26:52 pm: 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.
Title: Re: First time out of the driveway in 5 years! *video*
Post by: Syncroincity on September 05, 2012, 04:59:10 pm: Thanks! ;D 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. :P

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.