Have you got any pics of the Westy upgrade on the GL? I picked up a
really nice 88 GL a while back with lots of little goodies added and I
want to upgrade it to a Wesfakia GL as well.

And I'm with you getting your AC fixed!!

Thanks,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Michael Garcia wrote:
> John,
>
> That'd be me.  I'm the third owner of this rig; the original owner lives
> down in Massachusetts, where the van enjoyed all that the Bay State has to
> offer for the first 8 years of its life.  Then it found its way up to a
> dealer/repair shop in New Hampshire, who used it as his day to day
> transportation and for parts pick up.
>
> I bought it from the Greek owner of the shop about 3 years ago.  He's
> getting up there in years and was having a hard time driving a manual.
> When I bought it, it was a straight 7 passenger GL.  Since then, I've
> gutted the interior, reinsulated it top to bottom, installed the camper
> interior which I purchased from Chris Jordan down around Philly way, added
> a Plat Cat heater, GoWesty 16" rims and wheels, etc. etc.  I've driven it
> around 3 of the 4 corners of this great country (haven't hit the South
> East yet).
>
> Right now, I'm up to Portland, Oregon for a 10 month training assignment
> for my employer, then returning to Phoenix.  But before I do, the A/C will
> get repaired....I'm not spending another summer there without it.
>
> Like most of the rigs out there, its a work in progress.  I've replaced
> quite a bit on it, but much still remains.  I'll try to post photos of the
> fuel tank swap out when that happens.  After that, I think I'm going to
> tackle installing a PLC that I have laying around, and tying in the
> various sensors (O2, Oil temp, Oil pressure, voltage, vacuum, tire
> pressure, exterior temp, etc) to it, then routing that info to a single
> LCD monitor on the dash. I have too many gauges.
>
> That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, 7 Sep 2006 10:39:22 -0500, John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:
>
>
>> OK ...... someone out there is driving the above named vehicle.
>>
>> Would you please come forward and identify yourself? I would like to ask
>> some questions about your vehicle and how  you came by it.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> John Rodgers
>> 88 GL Driver
>>
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