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Winnebago "Full Campers" / Re: Interior Mods, Gadgets, or Additions

« on: June 12, 2015, 11:19:47 am »

Thanks David…that's exactly what I wanted!  Found your write-up on your site last night with all the info also.

trbowgn - good idea with the broom clips. I'll check them out.  I agree, maximizing storage is king in these cars!

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Winnebago "Full Campers" / Re: Interior Mods, Gadgets, or Additions

« on: June 11, 2015, 02:18:19 am »

Thanks dsh1705, the site for the curtain tracks is what I needed.  Do you remember which kind of track you used?  Other then that, it's a no-brainer.  In my old vanagon I made some little aluminum tabs with holes and attached them to either side behind the front seats so I could tie a rope with a curtain across.  Loved it, much handier then the curtain around the front window, plus my son slept on a board on the front seats so he had his own room.

I'll figure out the cabinet thing when I get it back from the shop (its in for fluid flush, tune-up...new car stuff).

Also, thanks for they tips on the under seat box.  It's already in, but plenty of space on either side.  It's only 22 1/2 inches wide - fits between the tracks.  I'll post some pics if anyone wants.

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Winnebago "Full Campers" / Re: Interior Mods, Gadgets, or Additions

« on: June 10, 2015, 08:33:06 pm »

Love the work also dsh1705!   Really love the food cabinet - something like that is the next project!  The stock one is really small.  I looked into mine, but don't see how it's attached offhand.  How do you remove it? 

Also liked the little coffee shelf, that's a keeper as well.  I also noticed you have a curtain behind the front seats.  Is that aftermarket?

On a side note:
So I looked under the back bed/seat to check out the size of the storage box there, and instead was a solid black box.  Puzzled, I examined it and saw there was a speaker wire plug in the back.  A PO installed a ridiculous sound system (included giant amp in closet, wire that could be used for 220V, etc) and removed the under seat box and put in a huge subwoofer!  I found the receipt, it was a $1000 sound system in 2001.  I spent yesterday pulling out the subwoofer and building a box to replace it.  Storage is king!

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Inline 5cyl Petrol engine tech / Re: New EVC - what to service

« on: June 10, 2015, 08:18:17 pm »

Well, I just looked over the repair receipts from PO's. 

-The timing belt was changed "as a preventative measure" in 2006, but that was only 20K ago.  Seems the first owner put 100K on the car in the first 6 years.  Since then it's only had 40K miles put on it. 

I'm bringing it in tomorrow to a good mechanic I know and I'll have all the fluids changed and a regular servicing.  I'll be sure to ask them to check the timing belt for wear and cracks and look over the car to make sure they don't see anything else.  I've worked on cars before (I have a '66 spitfire that I'm restoring, already rebuilt the engine), so timing belt sounds like a job I can do myself this summer.

Thanks all for the input!  I'll post pics after I take some on the trip!

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Inline 5cyl Petrol engine tech / Re: New EVC - what to service

« on: June 09, 2015, 11:40:13 am »

Thanks Kyle!  Good thought about the timing belt.

The PO changed the timing belt (serpentine belt? are they the same?), I assumed the mechanic checked it (it was at a VW dealership).  I'll check the service records and see when it was done.  The guy was an engineer, type A personality, self described neat freak - i.e. the car was babied.

The engine oil looks new, but I think a complete fluid change might be a good idea - start everything fresh.

Also, the transmission has 140K miles on it.  Is it worth it (after this trip) to put on a ATF cooler like the one GoWesty sells? 

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Inline 5cyl Petrol engine tech / New EVC - what to service

« on: June 09, 2015, 01:38:31 am »

Just purchased a new '95 full camper (new to Eurovans, but have a Vanagon).  Drove it up from San Diego to Los Angeles and it drove great, even better after I filled it with 91 octane gas.  I had a mechanic look it over before I bought it, apart from some deteriorating rubber (including the spare tire), and some rust around the master cylinder and rear brake pistons it's in great shape.  He suggested I flush the brake fluid. 

I'm going on a trip with it on the 18th with my family, I was wondering if there is any maintenance that it is advisable to do.  I'm planning to:
-flush brake fluid
-flush automatic transmission fluid
-new spare tire

Anything else?  For a spare, do I need the expensive 100 load rated tire, or could I get away with a lighter cheaper tire to get me to a repair shop if I need to?

Thanks in advance!

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Winnebago "Full Campers" / Re: Interior Mods, Gadgets, or Additions

« on: June 09, 2015, 01:28:38 am »

Thanks for the comments 42!

I just picked up the Eurovan today and drove it from San Diego to L.A.  Drives great!  The previous owner replaced the long fluorescent light with LED lights and added one in the rear.  Some PO put in a gigantic amp in the closet (the thing has got to be 18" long) that's attached to 1" thick clear acrylic - don't know what they were thinking...but I hope they had it laying around, that stuff is costy.  The controls for the fridge have been disconnected and a new one has been put in a cabinet.  Don't know why.

Like you, one of my thoughts (but I'm going to live with it a bit first) is a cabinet under the bunk bed in the rear like in a vanagon.  Looking at it now it seems like it would be an easy install.

I also measured the width of the front, and a hanging hammock should work.  There's 5' between the doors and about 6 inches either side of the flat top of the window - that should allow for a 36" wide hammock max.  Probably go with about 32" wide.  We'll see.  I have a bolt of denim sitting around, the rest is cheap.

I'm off on the 18th for a camping trip, so I'll get a better feel for the EVC.  My Vanagon is a weekender, so this is my first try with a full camper.  My only concern is the smaller bed, my honey and I like to spread out a bit at night - we'll just have to get cozy (less fun with the kids sleeping around us).

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Winnebago "Full Campers" / Interior Mods, Gadgets, or Additions

« on: June 08, 2015, 01:02:41 am »

New to the forum...although it looks like the forum is new too.  Good to see!

What kind of mods, gadgets or additions have you done to your Camper (or Weekender) to make it more workable?

I'm just buying a '95 Eurovan camper (tomorrow), and going to sell my '85 Vanagon weekender.  For the weekender I built a beautiful kitchen box (which I won't need in the new full camper), added a bench/drawer behind the passenger seat that the the box sits on, installed a second battery, made a front seat bed for my now 12 y.o. son.  I've been looking around for stuff people had built or modified on the interior of the Eurovan and apart from the GoWesty "Fridge elimination kit" I can't find a post showing a single homemade cabinet, shelf, alteration...anything!     With the Vanagon the is a plethora of things done to and with it.  I can't believe this is not true for Eurovans...we're the same creative group, aren't we?

So far, since I'll be leaving for a camping trip in 10 days, I'm looking to make a hammock for over the front seats before I go (that way the kids can sleep apart).  Here's a Vanagon idea on Samba that I like: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=381648&start=20  I just have to see if it'll work with the window configuration in the Eurovan.  If not, I'll just put a board across the front seats which is what I did for my Vanagon

Anyway, I'd love to see some pics of what you people have done.