whats new?

22/03/2006
Start of info on V8 install
17/06/2005
Added more pics to my engine swap page and some pics of my oil cooler replacement 08/06/2005
Added Blaine Bachman's Eurospec conversion experience
19/05/2005
Brian Keese's odometer fix page linked
01/11/2004
Frank Grunthaler's modified instrument cluster and clutch
15/09/2004
Karl's Norcold fridge install
13/11/2004
added link to '90 Westy I4 conversion (Dennis)
10/9/2004
started a collection of turbo diesel install info
9/9/2004
posted Parker Beeson's Westy water filter install
7/9/2004
A couple of pics of another Greenwood canoe
another entry in the canoe cart collection.
28/8/2004
couple of pics of latest canoe cart
a new version of my "handy step thingy"
picture of my Halon fire extinguisher (yawn)
9/05/2004
pics and description of Calle Fallberg's Volvo powered Vanagon
24/01/2004
added some downloadable Westy logo files
20/01/2004
added Matthew Pollard's TiiCo airbox/airfilter replacement idea plus his old pics of a TiiCo conversion exhaust system
4/11/2003
added discussion and pictures of turbo manifold and Saab engine mount
6/10/2003
added link to Steve Hengeveld's Westytime site.
5/10/2003
added link to Gary Lee's site. roof racks and more on links page.
29/9/2003
added Simon Baxter's Brickyard site and another UK Vanagon site to links page
5/6/2003
added James Adam's disconcerting TiiCo engine conversion experience
23/03/2003
revised categories in my I4 engine conversion survey. But bigger news is the addition of anagrams for the word "westfalia"
7/03/2003
all replies to my I4 engine conversion survey posted
6/03/2003
started assembling responses to an I4 engine conversion survey
21/02/2003
posted pictures of '99 SA Vanagon, detailing 5 cyl engine. (about 1 Mb)
19/02/2003
started assembling list of exhaust manifold choices for I4 conversion projects.
18/02/2003
tool identification! I get info on tool thats been kicking around the workshop for years.
17/02/2003
added pix of new exhaust manifold and modification to engine carrier to allow it to fit.
11/02/2003
added manual for the Dometic RC160E fridge. Linked from this page.
04/02/2003
added Mike Ray's and Chris Hinkle's accessories to the "modifications, hacks, and kludges" pages.
03/02/2003
added section on LED dashlighting. Experiments done by myself and others.
31/01/2003
thanks to Joel Walker, I have posted some nice vanagon diagrams, some pics of the Westy stove: parts and exploded views, a pic of AFM capacitor fix (to solve the infamous "Vanagon Bucking Syndrome", and a copy (pdf file) of the Dometic RM182B fridge manual.
30/01/2003
German tech articles back online.
28/1/2003
after long hiatus a site update! Added SAE paper on Subaru engine and a bunch of new links.
25/10/2002
added more links to the Vanagon link page. Moved "what's new" to separate page (here!).
30/09/2002
re-organisation, engine mount discussion now in a section of its own. More material added including Sorbothane information, a research paper, and Frank Grunthaler's comments. Did similar thing with I4 exhaust information.
27/09/2002
added Gary Stearns' method of making your own steering rack bushings.
26/09/2002
moved site to new server. German tech articles not available for the time being.
22/09/2002
Hans Brouwer sent pictures of a stove grate modification.
19/09/2002
posted Ed McLean's modifications to the exhaust system of his TiiCo I4 conversion.
23/08/2002
posted pics and commentary of Sean Garret's roof rails on Westy.
01/08/2002
added Ryan Alfonso's excellent pics of his Tiico I4 engine mounts and notes about bent frame etc. (about 1Mb's worth of pics, beware).
04/07/2002
added Hans Brouwer's canoe cart pix and westy mods.
13/05/2002
changed the look of the website again!
09/05/2002
added Dave Baker's pop-top screen replacement procedure.
added a list of minor modifications I have made to my Westy living space.
04/05/2002
posted Tom Hanlon's pop-top screen replacement procedure.
added article on DIY wheel alignment.
1/05/2002
added some diagrams showing the differences between European and USA tail lights, linked from Technical References page.
incredible isnt it? I mean the depth and breadth of information found on this site is remarkable.
30/04/2002
added Frank Grunthaler's "dissertation" on engine swaps/torque/rpm, the beginning of a collection of engine mount ideas, and some engine diagrams to the Technical References page
29/04/2002
added pix and text describing my modification to my Westy's floor,Linked from the "modifications, hacks, and kludges" page.
28/04/2002
site makover, dicking around as usual. Making navigation "fun" via coloured buttons:
...home...vanagon...canoe...Get it...no?
added "Joel Walker's big list o' mods ", "Terry Kay's skylight mechanism repair", Frank Grunthaler's "AC in westy installation", and pictures of the rear seat shoulder belt in my van to the "modifications, hacks, and kludges" page.
added some notes on what I used to make this website