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1987 Syncro Westfalia Vanagon

Welcome to a blog about the modifications of, and adventures in my 1987 Syncro Westfalia. Please see blog archive below.


Goodbye Westydonor. Add Solar Power




Stripped the donor down to a drive able tin can. Took off all the doors and glass. I ended up driving it to the buyers house in a rainstorm. 


Goodbye... 





10 AMP Charge controller installed. 

50W Solar panel.

25' length of cable to get the panel into the sun if I'm parked in the shade.

Free, Easy, Renewable, Solar power!





Moab + Yakima Rack



We took a trip down to Moab for labor day weekend to break in the new westfalia upgrade. We went to Arches National Park and hiked all over the place. 



On the drive to Moab, eastbound I-70 was so incredibly windy I thought the pop top was going to tear off. My fear of the top coming off coupled with the dreaded vanagon syndrome leaving us lurching down the road at times did not make the high pitched whistle and loud vibration coming from the luggage rack sit well with me. After we were able to pull over I realized all was well. There was simply a space between the luggage rack seal and the body of the van. Scared the hell out of me.





Off the beaten track and down 45 min of washboard roads is where the syncro lead us out to a remote corner of Arches National park. There is a designated 4x4 trail, and the hike out to Tower Arch is awesome. 








Delicate Arch.





You can see Delicate Arch way in the back.



Installed yakima wide body rack mount and bought yakima high rise towers + 58" bars.



Putting it all back together


















I took work off early and spent 5 hours welding all exterior and interior spots back together.
Luckily it was only 95 degrees outside. (^_^)






Ground down and ready for sealant.









Farewell interior welds.

My Dad was nice enough to help put the inside back together.
Took us until 1 in the morning but it was finished, and I met my 2 week goal.


upgraded panels.

Starting to look like a westy.





Heading to Moab!