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syncro 16" were special syncros, and they made very very few of them and kind of the holy grail. bigger wheel wells, reinforced body/chassis, longer trailing arms etc etc. but 16" refers to factory 16" wheels, most syncros came with 14", but in this day and age most have converted to 15" or 16"...

thats where the name comes from, but its the most extensive VW forum out there--at least in the US. thesamba.com that said, mechanical parts are not any different on a syncro DOKA than a normal syncro vanagon. unless your talking a factory syncro 16, or a factory diesel varient

Ahhh-got ya, AWD have the same designations, mine is a 250. Need to look at the stickers for exact numbers, but remember the cargo capacity is way higher than my Ram 2500, both 3/4 tons. But, my ram is fully loaded Laramie-with goodies that take away from capacity

transits come in 150, 250, 350 and 350 HD i believe. that said i think rear spring part numbers match until the HD. to me blocks are just kind of a band aid. when i was building overland trucks i always steered people to properly rated leaf packs for the job at hand (some custom) that added...

been slow going lately, paying jobs getting in the way. BUT, finally got the Van Compass AWD topo lift installed that has been sitting on my shelf for months. i had the Bilstien B6 struts ordered since July, finally just cancelled my order and kept the stock ones. I was wavering on that upgrade...

Excellent, what you end up with

finally got all my panels prebuilt (couple more no pictured here) so i jacked the van up to do some things underneath. propane tank mount is first order of business Manchester 6813 10x23 5.5 gallon. this is for heat, hot water and cooking had to make a cut into a non structural piece of metal...

You do remember I have an upholstery business dont you-ha. I actually am liking the look myself. But I left a gap in them that would be taken up with upholstery, so kind of to late to change my mind now, and I already have the fabric here (A buttload of it at that). Other side of the coin is...

its mind boggling how much time i have into these 5 ceiling panels, but finally got em how i want them. complex curve in all directions. my initial plan failed, but only wasted 12" of plywood, so not bad

Steam is the Upholster's best friend they always say. i picked the hottest day of the year to steam a new headliner into a VW Karmann Ghia once. one man and a steamer in the smallest place he could find--ugh. steam really helps relax the fabric so it can be formed and either stretched or shrank...

interesting, ill check em out. i was born and raised in Milwaukee, so....

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I'll be using a Redarc Manager 30 for my battery management needs, and it calls for 50A fuse/breaker at the main battery side. obviously the best place to hook up is CCP1 which is factory 60 amp fused, so i added a 50 amp in line. i normally prefer breakers, but the ANL fuse is slightly smaller...

ha, are we really gonna go with the incriminating college photos. its a battle neither of us could win i think. definitely upgrade since the dirt floor

ill do a quick recap of what ive done so far. like i said, terrible time to try and build a van in this pandemic. back ordered parts, prices increased from my initial budget spread sheet, me getting used to a new city/country where i cant get everything that was easy for me in CO, etc so here...

she probably wont get out of the shop much this winter honestly--lots to do

@ Christian P.,it is getting a thetford portapotty, which is a step up since we didnt have one before. i seem to be the one getting older faster and up more during the night- DOH @ 86scotty, i remember you as well. indeed so many builds ago, i had a FB memory pop up of that van the other day...

I havent seen anyone post any build logs on expo for the AWD Transit yet so figured i had better start one. I personally think the AWD transit is going to become a very viable option in the near future (and if difficulty in getting one proves anything--already is). I'm back in a van after many...

got mine finally. ordered 1st week of Feb, picked it up yesterday. T250 AWD ecoboost 148LHR

so im getting ready to order the Van Compass lift. im gonna take it a lilttle bit further i think for my camper build: front lift with red (HD) springs rear 5 leaf mini pack instead of the blocks. i tried to always steer customers away from blocks to proper springs when i built overland rigs...