Met up with a few other Syncro owners to have breakfast and take a wander round the car park at VolksWorld show at Sandown Park.
VolksWorld show Sandown Park
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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Fitting an ex-BT D2 eberspacher diesel heater into a van
Nothing too exciting today, helped a mate by fitting an eberspacher D2 diesel 12v night heater to his self build Westy Syncro.
Stripped off the wiring loom and tidied up, cut a hole in the van floor – waxoyled, t-pieced in the fuel line for diesel supply, fitted intake and exhaust then installed the control panel / timer..
Straightening the bash bars on the Syncro Westy
The Westy took a big knock when offroading the other weekend, this bent the under protection up into the gearbox casing, I had to remove it and straighten it back out..
Alternative Syncro Camper – Camperising a Double Cab (DOKA)
A fully kitted out Syncro camper is fantastic, if not the ultimate in luxury 4WD camping or “glamping”. Jed started out his Syncro life with a Double Cab (Doppelkabine = DOKA), which is used for work in his business as a plasterer. They make an excellent platform for a daily workhorse and surprisingly comfortable camper.
With the addition of a multivan rock and roll bed and swivel bases, it is possible to sleep comfortably in the cabin – add a rooftent and you have a vehicle that can sleep 4 or 5!
The multivan seat was bought from a fella called Tony, known as alfieboy on some of the VW forums, watch out for good bits on his ebay account.
A reproduction westfalia front table and leg can be bought from Niko on brickyard, see more info on this brickyard thread.
Some pictures of the DOKA in use:
Cooking up on the dropside
A tea break on a sunny day.
Camped out on a beach under the stars
Putting the tent away after a sleep on the beach
Making up dinner on the dropside after a days kayaking
Campervan landmeter app for T25s Vanagons and T3s!
One for those camper driving iPhone or iPod touch users, an app which shows you the pitch and roll of your 2wd, syncro, westfalia or any camper. Ideal for offroading, level camping or just as a fun gimmick!
If you have an iDevice, get the app from the app store here
The Levelling app which can be used for offroading or getting your van level for camping.