What the Hail? A stormy spring campout with our Vanagon in the Oregon Coast Range 

Thanks!! Nate

Awesome! What all did you do to it? Any big adventures planned? nate

@@ThatBaldwinLife since I’ve never had a vanagon before it was a lot of looking at the Bentley and figuring out misfires (thought it was stuck lifter, turns out there was a slice in the intake boot) welding panels in, new gas tank and vapor tanks, new ignition lock and switch, new shift linkage, cooling system flush (almost impossible to get all the gunk outta that system) about 1 million miles of unused wiring from the AC cabinet… you name it man. I’m still so anxious when I drive it. I’ve even got a whole closet full of parts with us at all times haha 😂

Nice work! The more you drive it, the more confident you will get in taking it to remote areas. It may take some time to work through all the kinks, but you'll have great adventures getting there! We have a ton of spares and I still wouldn't mind having more sometimes! nate

@@ThatBaldwinLife appreciate that Nate! I’ll keep sending it!

Man I couldn't hit that thing if my life depended on it! nate

Heck yeah!! Nate

Our van is 2wd 😁 Nate

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the kind words! Nate

We have excellent brakes and needed them going down that hill! nate

For sure! We were hoping to get up higher on the mountain but guess we will have to wait a few more months. nate

Yeah a bit embarrassing for sure! I got it done though 😄

Thanks! Nate

Nancy is the best! Awing's are so nice in all weather, so much more usable room nate

Thanks for watching! nate

You're always on our mind 😁 Heading to Syncrofest here soon! nate

@@ThatBaldwinLife If you ever need a place to stay or work on your Bus, just jerk my chain....

@@ThatBaldwinLife Syncrofest is just down the road from where they are going to have Decend on the Pininacles......

Yep, we will be there as well. Lot's of Cali traveling for us in May! nate

Thanks Chuck. What are you doing to the 83? Weather's getting nicer, time to take the old 73 out on some adventures! nate

@@ThatBaldwinLife it sat for over 10 years before I bought it last fall. Pretty much going over everything. New radiator, water pump, thermostat, coolant and hoses. Going through the brakes, etc... Needs new canvas. Rebuilt and rejetted the carbs on the 73. Adventure time awaits.

Glad you are bringing the van back to life, nice work nate

It is a TruckFridge 65 quart unit. We had an ARB fridge for a while but it took up so much space on the floor. We did an install video for the TF65 if you look under our How To section. Thanks! Nate

Our Westy is 2wd. Like any old car, make sure you know what you’re getting into and an owner with good records can save some headaches. I like the 1987-1991 for the 2.1L engine and grey interior better than the 86 and older. Good luck! Nate

No bears in that part of the coast range

Yea it is a 2.2L WBX built by Rocky Jennings. Ratio rockers, cam, etc with a GoWesty exhaust. Nate

Our Westy is a 2wd, thanks for watching!! Nate

Get that T3 repaired and back on the road! 😁. Yes, put a link to his RU-vid in the comments! Nate

@@ThatBaldwinLife ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_VcxJheSVjk.htmlsi=gFB5-pYknmdMU9Ac

@@ThatBaldwinLife Here you go, my friend. He made a series of videos when he went on his trip to Europe. I hope you say hello to him 🫡✨🩵

Thanks. They do come in automatic in gasoline only. The diesel vans are all manual shift. They are as reliable as you make them. If they have been taken care of the past 40 years, you're off to a good start. But you do need to keep up on maintenance and know quite a bit about car repair if you want to venture far off the beaten path. nate