Projects
Individual project pages coming soon.
Electrical
Done:
- Replace burned out tail light (Feb. '10)
- Reroute fog/driving light wires (Feb. '10)
- Replace head unit with Kenwood that has AUX input (Mar. '10); replaced with a Sony (Nov. '12)
- Repair wire in engine bay (Mar. '10)
- Install headlight relays (Apr. '10)
- Replace distributor cap, rotor and plug wires (Apr. '10)
- Replace ugly brown electric outlet with white one (Mar. '11)
- Replace dead aux. starter battery with deep cycle battery (Apr. '11; replaced again Jan. '12)
- Replace burned-up kill switch wires and kill switch (Oct. '11)
- Replace main ground cables, clean all ground connections, clean alternator connections (Oct. '11)
- Third brake light moved (Mar. '12)
- Replace ignition switch (Dec. '12)
- Repair A/C (compressor, leak) (May '13)
- Replace radio with no-CD BOSS (Feb. '14); replaced multiple times since then - current radio: JVC
- Replace park-neutral switch (Apr. '14)
- Replace starter (hi-torque version) and coil (May '15)
- Speaker replacement (2016)
Mechanical
Done:
- Replace air filter (Mar. '10)
- Reconnect vacuum line for evap emissions (Mar. '10)
- Replace gas cap seal (Apr. '10)
- Fix coolant leak at a flange (May '10)
- Replace engine oil cooler (May '10)
- Replace rear brakes (May '10)
- Replace fuel filter (May '10)
- Replace differential pan gasket (Sept. '10)
- Add solar charger (Mar. '11)
- Replace V-belts (Apr. '11)
- A/C recharged (Apr. '11)
- Fix odometer (Apr. '11)
- Replace front brake rotors & pads, new brake fluid (May '11)
- Clean ISV (Oct. '11)
- Replace P/S fluid reservoir (Dec. '11)
- Replace coolant expansion tank & related hoses (Dec. '11)
- Replace coolant hose flange on head (Dec. '11)
- Replace fuel pressure regulator (Dec. '11)
- Speedometer cable replaced (Oct. '12)
- Remove leaking rear heater (Jan. '13)
- Replace steering/suspension bushings (Summer '13)
- Replace coolant expansion tank and level sensor (Apr. '14)
- Install GoWesty Bigger Brake Kit (Jun. '14)
- Install auto trans air cooler (Oct. '14)
- Replace water pump & coolant hoses (Oct. '14)
- Replace fuel hoses, injector seals, fuel rails (with Van Cafe metal versions), right inner CV boot, repack all CV's, replace left rear wheel bearings (Jun. '15)
- Replace wheel center caps, replace rear shocks with Bilstein Sports (Jul. '15)
- Fuel tank and evap reseal (Jul. '15)
- Replace cat converter, muffler, OXS and tail pipe (Oct. '19)
- Replace coolant pipes, distribution tower (Oct. '19)
- Install GoWesty rear disc brake kit (March 2021)
To Do:
- Fix "ticking" speedo cable and busted odometer
- Install engine with more horsepower
Interior
Done:
- Make black-out window covers (Feb. '10)
- Clean the interior, top to bottom (Feb. '10)
- Fix driver's swivel (Feb. '10)
- Make new skylight screen and cover; replace Velcro (Feb. '10)
- Lube door locks, handles and tracks (Feb. '10)
- Replace faucet (Apr. '10)
- Replace water tank pump (Apr. '10)
- Replace tank-to-faucet hose (Apr. '10)
- Patch small holes in tent (Apr. '10)
- Make sliding door screen (Apr. '10)
- Replace hatch struts (May '10)
- Replace incandescent bulbs with LEDs (May '10)
- Make new curtains w/ thermal blackout backings (Aug. '10)
- Make metal frame for new roof vent screen (Aug. '10; redone Mar. '11)
- Fix vent window latches (Sep. '10)
- Fix driver's door window regulator (Sept. '10)
- Tighten passenger door handle (Sept. '10)
- Install Van Cafe rubber mat set (Sept. '10)
- Clean driver's door panel & install insulation inside door (Sept. '10)
- Repair curtain track (Sept. '10; Fall '23)
- Replace faucet, round 2 - this time a Shurflo (Apr. '11)
- Remove the A/C plenum (summer '11)
- Fix bent e-brake lever (Jan. '12)
- Make upper bed extension (Apr. '12)
- Install LEDs into kitchen (Nov. '12)
- Replace skylight cover & knob (Nov. '12)
- Headrest pillows installed (May ‘13)
- Stove faceplate polished (Nov. ‘13)
- Shifter console removed and cleaned; lower dash face plate removed and cleaned; center "hump" cleaned and insulated (Apr. '14)
- New skylight cover made/installed (2016)
- Recaro front seats installed (Fall 2017)
- Install bypass valve to heater core (Oct. '19)
To Do List:
Exterior
Done:
- Buy car cover (Feb. '10)
- Seal skylight bolts (2 leaking) (Feb. '10)
- Replace all 3 missing wiper caps (Feb. '10)
- Clean and alter bra (made cutouts for driving/fog lights) (Feb. '10)
- Replace the tires (Mar. '10)
- Replace 1 upper grille pin (Apr. '10); all replaced in 2023
- Remove haze from headlights (Apr. '10); headlights replaced with E-codes in 2021
- Paint the spoiler (Apr. '10)
- Install GoWesty trailer hitch (Apr. '10)
- Clean the engine, trans, inside of wheels, entire undercarriage (Apr. '10)
- De-oxidize and buff the pop-top (Apr. '10; redone Mar. '11)
- Polish and wax the paint (Apr. '10)
- Make rain fly (June '10)
- Order & apply touch-up paint (summer '11)
- Replace hook-up gaskets (Aug. '11)
- Replace water tank fill hose (Aug. '11)
- Refurb the badges (Dec. '11)
- Polish the door handles (Dec. '11)
- Replace skylight (May '12)
- Replace original canvas tent w/ 3-window acrylic (May '12)
- Penetrol the roof (May '13)
- Replace propane tank & mud flap (June '13)
- Replace tires (Feb. '14)
- Refurb bumpers (Sep. '15); bracket mount repaired on rear bumper & both bumpers re-painted in January 2023
- Replace door handle gaskets (2023)
To Do:
- Repair small rust spots
- Rehab the sliding door bearings/tracks
Updated: 1-Jan-2024