Month: April 2017
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GPS HUD speedometer
My stock speedometer is woefully inaccurate. It used to read in kilometres per hour due to its European origin. To try and make it usable in some way shape or form, I fitted a Backlit Gauge Kit from Brickwerks. The kit certainly adds that modern look to the dash and converted to MPH. However, I…
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A New Heart For Wolfgang – Part 3
It took a great deal of effort and willpower not to email Brickwerks workshop asking for updates while my van was in for the engine swap . Simon had sent me a few photos of the progress in the first week, but after the bank holiday they had a lot on getting orders out for the…
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I had a reorganization of my documents folder for the Atlantic last night. Well it’s actually more like a wooden chest half full of Brickwerks receipts ?. Anyways, rattling around at the bottom I found these bad boys (dust caps in case you’re wondering). These were the first thing I took off my van and some…
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A new heart for Wolfgang! – Part 2
Sunday 9th April was a gorgeous sunny day that lent itself perfectly to using the van as a base for a family outing at Calke Abbey. Its quite unique in the location we live in as much as the owners (National Trust) allow you to park on the grass fields surrounded by trees and woodlands…
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Rusty fuel tank
I knew that the fuel tank had some corrosion but wasn’t 100% sure just how bad it was. The van was in my local garage last year to have the coolant pipes replaced and the mechanic told me there were large sheets of rust coming from the top of the tank during some preliminary work.…