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87vanwes Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2014 Posts: 204 Location: OBX NC
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 7:19 pm Post subject: Re: 87 Westy Syncro TDI conversion and restoration~lots of pics |
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Zeitgeist 13 wrote: |
I'm interested in your engine mount design. Are you planning on any lateral mounts, or just the fore/aft setup. I'm asking 'cause I also have an ALH that's being setup to mount at 15 degrees, and I still have that same upper engine mount that I might use similar to yours. Mine's a 2WD, so that might not be as stable as your Syncro, since your trans mounting is more triangulated.
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Thank you..
Isolating vibration and noise with diesels has been a challenge whether its a boat or a hippy bus. I just happen to know boats and airplanes. I'm just copying the newest pendulum design of the modern Diesel engines. This is somewhat experimental to me as well. I would think an install like mine in a 2WD would require some sort of a torsional link because of the center line of trans mount.
I'm not sure how mine is going to work with the torque of the syncro drive shaft just yet.
Hope this helps... _________________ Kevin
1987 westy syncro tdi conversion and restoration.
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casey79westfalia Samba Member
Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 1716 Location: Baltimore
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Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2016 4:59 am Post subject: Re: 87 Westy Syncro TDI conversion and restoration~lots of pics |
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A true artist. What I love about your work is you do it all and with an amazing shop and set of tools. Guys like you are irreplaceable in this community. Please keep it coming.... _________________ 66 Westfalia
87 Westfalia Syncro "Phoenix"
88 Double Cab
76 Porsche 914
2014 Audi Q7
2010 Tdi Sportwagen
Currently looking for 62 Double Cab, 66 Westfalia Parts!
(Rear seat and pedestal, bumpers, mirrors)
http://www.baycountrymotors.com
My 87 Syncro Westfalia 1.8t Restoration
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87vanwes Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2014 Posts: 204 Location: OBX NC
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 3:23 pm Post subject: Re: 87 Westy Syncro TDI conversion and restoration~lots of pics |
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A little update..
Air in and air out... Very important in the diesel world.
I needed a spot to put my EGT probe.
7/8 tap
Industrial heli coil
A little spin on the laythe.
Installed and staked.
Air in...
Filter.
Routed into the D pillar.
After cooler or charged air cooler modification.
Template for the after cooler mounting plate. The goal is to somewhat seal up the D pilar fresh air source.
A little intake and exhaust fabrication.
It's starting to look like something now.
I'm happy with the squeez so far. This leaves me lots of room for more goodys.
And a mod to the snorkel to grab some cold air from the left side of the van.
Cheers... _________________ Kevin
1987 westy syncro tdi conversion and restoration.
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tjet Samba Member
Joined: June 10, 2014 Posts: 3533 Location: CA & NM
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 10:17 pm Post subject: Re: 87 Westy Syncro TDI conversion and restoration~lots of pics |
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What type of IC is that? Is that a VW unit?
Lookin good BTW |
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MayorMcCheese Samba Member
Joined: October 07, 2009 Posts: 658 Location: Lancaster PA
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 7:19 am Post subject: Re: 87 Westy Syncro TDI conversion and restoration~lots of pics |
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What's the honeycomb/stamped metal stuff in the background??
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drj434343 Samba Member
Joined: January 31, 2016 Posts: 398 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 7:25 am Post subject: Re: 87 Westy Syncro TDI conversion and restoration~lots of pics |
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I'm pretty sure those are heat exchanger panels, but I was going to ask why there were so many in his garage! |
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87vanwes Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2014 Posts: 204 Location: OBX NC
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 6:07 pm Post subject: Re: 87 Westy Syncro TDI conversion and restoration~lots of pics |
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tjet wrote: |
What type of IC is that? Is that a VW unit?
Lookin good BTW |
Its the IC core from the golf donor car. I figured it was somewhat engineered and sized for the engine.. _________________ Kevin
1987 westy syncro tdi conversion and restoration.
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87vanwes Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2014 Posts: 204 Location: OBX NC
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 6:23 pm Post subject: Re: 87 Westy Syncro TDI conversion and restoration~lots of pics |
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MayorMcCheese wrote: |
What's the honeycomb/stamped metal stuff in the background??
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drj434343 is correct they are titanium heat exchanger plates for a pair of 32 liter caterpillar marine engines. I spent most of a day scrubbing those things clean.. _________________ Kevin
1987 westy syncro tdi conversion and restoration.
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87vanwes Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2014 Posts: 204 Location: OBX NC
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: 87 Westy Syncro TDI conversion and restoration~lots of pics |
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drj434343 wrote: |
I'm pretty sure those are heat exchanger panels, but I was going to ask why there were so many in his garage! |
You would be right.. they were from a pair of cat marine engines that I was bringing the temps down on. lots of scrubbing... _________________ Kevin
1987 westy syncro tdi conversion and restoration.
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narendra.vw Samba Member
Joined: February 07, 2013 Posts: 440 Location: Bangalore India
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 7:11 pm Post subject: Re: 87 Westy Syncro TDI conversion and restoration~lots of pics |
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Planning is one thing, execution is another, you have achieved both. Great going.
The custom IC duct pipes does not have a collar, will the pressure hoses hold up |
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rmcd Samba Member
Joined: October 29, 2010 Posts: 1348 Location: PNW - its a dry rain.
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 10:02 pm Post subject: Re: 87 Westy Syncro TDI conversion and restoration~lots of pics |
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Way to innovate with the air cleaner location and routing. Let me be the first to say Duh! Saves a ton of room! _________________ VW LT40 build. Like a Vanagon but 30% larger in every direction and 40% slower even in metric.
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87vanwes Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2014 Posts: 204 Location: OBX NC
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 3:28 pm Post subject: Re: 87 Westy Syncro TDI conversion and restoration~lots of pics |
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A big mile stone.... Paint..
I decided to take a chance and do it in the shop without a tent. The vanagon has some great places to break up the panels. A nice one is the roof has seams on both ends. This was nice because I could knock out the roof with the jams and no blending.
This session turned out great. No dirt or dust on the first shoot this made me feel optimistic for the next part.
This is nice.. once this is all masked off all I have to paint is verticals.
The soft tape is nice, but it is trickey to work with.
Ready to go.
I now have a Titan red van again.
Well all in all it turned out good, but not great. There is some dust in it and a little orange peel. I see some color sanding and buffing in the near future for me
Well I just couldn't resist throwing on a few parts to look at it.
I'm leaving the roof and the windows masked off just in case I have to re clear.
_________________ Kevin
1987 westy syncro tdi conversion and restoration.
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casey79westfalia Samba Member
Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 1716 Location: Baltimore
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 7:22 pm Post subject: Re: 87 Westy Syncro TDI conversion and restoration~lots of pics |
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Yeah boy. Looks great. Don't make it look to good you won't want to drive it. You'll be on the road here shortly. I need to buff mine too but am startung to like the factory orange peel look. Looks much more original then flat glass clear. Just a subtle orange peel like the new audi and vws. _________________ 66 Westfalia
87 Westfalia Syncro "Phoenix"
88 Double Cab
76 Porsche 914
2014 Audi Q7
2010 Tdi Sportwagen
Currently looking for 62 Double Cab, 66 Westfalia Parts!
(Rear seat and pedestal, bumpers, mirrors)
http://www.baycountrymotors.com
My 87 Syncro Westfalia 1.8t Restoration
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=418933
"Do it the right way, or you'll pay for it" |
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Eugeniy Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2015 Posts: 46 Location: Russia, Moscow
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 9:34 pm Post subject: Re: 87 Westy Syncro TDI conversion and restoration~lots of pics |
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great, looks like!!! _________________ VW T3 Syncro, 1.9 TDI AFN noMAF noEGR .21 Nozzle water ic 235/75/15 |
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fleet_maintenance Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2013 Posts: 323 Location: Upstate NY
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Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 2:39 pm Post subject: Re: 87 Westy Syncro TDI conversion and restoration~lots of pics |
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Nothing like fresh paint to make a project blossom. Keep up the good work! |
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Signalocity Samba Member
Joined: February 13, 2012 Posts: 573
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Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 5:24 am Post subject: Re: 87 Westy Syncro TDI conversion and restoration~lots of pics |
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Really nice job laying down the color! |
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fleet_maintenance Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2013 Posts: 323 Location: Upstate NY
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 4:29 am Post subject: Re: 87 Westy Syncro TDI conversion and restoration~lots of pics |
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Bump for updates? |
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87vanwes Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2014 Posts: 204 Location: OBX NC
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:19 pm Post subject: Re: 87 Westy Syncro TDI conversion and restoration~lots of pics |
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Thanks guys for the kind words.. I will try to get some updates going. Here are a few pics.
A little wet sanding..
And compounding
It takes on a totally different look but, it also reveals more imperfections.
_________________ Kevin
1987 westy syncro tdi conversion and restoration.
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87vanwes Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2014 Posts: 204 Location: OBX NC
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 6:13 pm Post subject: Re: 87 Westy Syncro TDI conversion and restoration~lots of pics |
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fleet_maintenance wrote: |
Bump for updates? |
I've been falling behind on the updates..
Here we go... Some of this stuff is not so fun. Taking apart windows and cleaning up 30 years of who knows what.
Sand blasting the frames. This is tedious work, the frames are fragile.
And powder coating a mat black.
It's crazy how dirty and sticky things are.
Tackling the door hardware was a tough decision. As nice and tough the factory vw finish was I chose to redo it. All sand blasted and ready for some powder.
I also keyed all the locks the same. The only ones I didn't do was the gas caps, not yet anyways.
They look great , but it was a lot of work.
_________________ Kevin
1987 westy syncro tdi conversion and restoration.
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Steve M. Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2013 Posts: 6829 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 5:34 am Post subject: Re: 87 Westy Syncro TDI conversion and restoration~lots of pics |
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Been thinking the same about door handles and just wondering what is the most durable paint for them.
Powder coating looks great, but is there something out there that is even more durable than powder coat paints or is there one powder coat paint brand more durable than standard paints you find in most powder coating shops?
Your project is looking great by the way, but I think I'm more envious of your shop! (and it's location on an airfield!) |
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