"ah................., the old 'justify not repairing it' thing."

Hey I resemble that remark.....seriously though

If I was driving the van on a regular basis or we were still able to go
camping I would fix it. Cider Season began for us which is a seven day work
week until New Years Eve. I was going to fix it,replace all the hoses ect..
Pull the motor and regasket it with a new set of lifter.BUT...
Instead I am going to do and engine swap this winter AND
replace the radiator,heater cores,all hoses,pipes,new clutch with the
swap,rebuilt the cv's,replace all
wheel bearings,replace all of the shifter bushings,boots any wearable part.
I already just installed new
rims,tires,rebuilt the entire front end with new
calipers,rotors,pads,bearing,ties rods,bushings,the rubber connector at the
base of the column. When I have the rear apart I will replace the
bushing,bearing,brake stuff,
e-cables ect... In the spring this van is going to be a like new reliable
cross country trip ready vehicle. I'll also
service the reefer,finish my 12 volt upgrade for the cabin lights
outlets,ect..,replace the canvas,vent and vent hardware seal ect.. I have an
invertor from my old van I will install that will provide a a/c outlet in
the van. I wire it up so the bottom out of both receptacles is invertor
powered. Going down the road GoWesty does minus
the complete paint job. Leaving that alone as I am going to be following a
airstream travel trailer for a few thousand miles. There is no rust on it
though just a dent in the hatch and small one in the rear drivers quarter. I
have most of the above parts stowed away just for this project. The missing
puzzle piece is the motor swap.
Thought I had the money for the Zetek but still have a little way to go. I
am known among our circle of vw buddies over here for overbuilding
everything.

Bill