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This weekend my girlfriend and I took the van for its first camping trip. We went to a place in northern Indiana called Chain O' Lakes. We arrived late in the evening on Friday and had to set up the curtains in the dark, as they has just finished being sewn that day. Our installation was also...

Also, here are some photos from the Volkswagen event this weekend. This was the Circle City Volkswagen Club's last event for the season, so I should be putting some more time towards the van in the following months. Some buddies were helping me figure out the ignition system, which was having...

On Sunday, I drove to northern Indiana to pick up some absolutely mint seats for the Club Wagon with swivels for a very acceptable price. The man had taken them out of a van he bought for work, covered them in plastic and they sat in his garage for the last 15 years or so. I can't wait to...

Yesterday Henry got the call that his Vanagon had been fixed for a reasonable $300. Apparently the 1974 Aircooled Type 4 motor in his 1980 Vanagon had some issues. The intake gaskets were shot causing leaks, the single carburetor is too small for the engine causing a bit of air starvation, the...

This weekend, my girlfriend and I were supposed to go camping but last minute the trip was postponed. Somehow this turn of events was incredibly lucky for a broken down VDubber named Henry that we rescued! At around 7pm on Saturday, my buddy sends me a message and tells me that a kid driving...

Next on the agenda is sewing up some curtains and mosquito netting covers for the windows. I also need to repair the Gear Vendor Overdrive switch because the old one is pretty worn.

I located the leak within the van. I removed the front drivers side fender and everything seemed to be okay. With not being able to find where the rust on the interior was from, i stuck a screw driver through the hole and looked for it in the engine compartment. I decided I would clean the area...

Sorry for the late response. Here's a screenshot of Autozone's website.

This weekend was a pretty decent one. On Saturday I drove my 74 Volkswagen Super Beetle to a car show at around 300 miles round trip and Sunday I started getting into the van to remove the broken bolt from the thermostat housing. My girlfriend is off of work this entire week and the latter half...

Man, i've pondered about picking up a step bumper. Haha. The tires seem to be doing well. I haven't driven the van in enough of an "interesting weather" scenario to really say much about them. The previous-previous owner had them installed and i know next to nothing about 10 ply tires. Though...

The work on the van has been pretty slow lately. I'm currently also working on my 1974 Super Beetle which has some brake light problems, disassembling a 1988 Volvo 240 and then using those parts to rebuild a 1991 Volvo 240 that rear ended a school bus. This weekend i did manage to get some work...

I just went through your entire build and your craftsmanship is impressive. What a beautiful build, and it definitely gave me some ideas for mine. Cant wait to see where you take it.

How long did she take to wax? Lol. The last vehicle I waxed was my Super Beetle and i feel like this van would be a full afternoon! Looking good!

Yes, i was pleasantly surprised by how easy it was to replace. It was maybe $7-$10 on Amazon.

Was it the same unit as mine? (I've heard mine is like version 2) I've been thinking about digging into mine and replacing some of the wiring on it. It seems to all be connected via RJ11 connectors.

I'm a pretty decent mechanic. The reason my Jeep never went 100% Expo is because I kept spending money on strengthening or upgrading mechanical parts to ensure that I wouldn't ever get stuck. I'm definitely a fan of improving the reliability first. But a AAA card has relaxed me a bit. I've also...

I feel like I've tried it, but i'm going to have to try it again. It would honestly help a lot. Your reply isn't condescending at all. The cooling system is pretty cobbled together, I'm currently working on getting it in proper order because i definitely don't want the engine to be damaged...

After purchasing the van, there were a few issues I was having with it. The Gear Vendors overdrive unit wasn't functioning properly. The past 2 owners weren't able to get it working or didn't care enough to get it functioning so I began troubleshooting it with absolutely no experience with...

It's been a long, long time. I created a build thread on here around 5 years ago with my 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee I was building to be an overlanding vehicle. I owned the Jeep for 8 years, drove it 75,000 miles, towed a crap car to Pennsylvania, sold crap car for a sixer of beer, and then drove...

Transmissions are definitely a common nuisance in the ZJ. One thing that may help the longevity of your current one, is a transmission cooler. Some ZJ's with the tow package came from the factory with them. Reading over at the JeepForum, people say that the price of purchasing a 242 and...