Beaverton Sub Station
Front Entrance of Beaverton Sub Station |
Bus middle-seat Update
Yesterday, I drove over to Always VW and picked up some mounting rails for the middle-row seat I got in Eugene a few weeks ago. Not knowing how they originally installed, I was glad to be there watching it get removed from the donor vehicle. 4 bolts hold the seat to the rails, 4 bolts hold the rails to the body. Simple simple. I'm assuming that the Vanagon has a set of nuts welded into the body, and I won't have that in the bus, so I'll need a buddy (or careful vice-grip use) to get the rails bolted in safely. If I can suffer today's heat, I'll be removing the sink/stove unit and start looking at seat placement. If things go well, maybe I'll have the seats in by the end of tomorrow.
Transaxling
Daryl at AA Transaxle in Seattle is just completing the transaxle rebuild. I've had a few questions about what I'm doing for gearing, etc, so I'll lay that out here. First, we started with a '75-only (CM code) transaxle. It has a stock 4.86 final drive (ring & pinion) like the Vanagons do. We're leaving 1st and 2nd gear alone. For 3rd, we are using an aftermarket, hardened 1.14 and we're pairing that with a .73 4th from the same company/family. This combination should provide the right power (HP) to torque curve intersections. I intend to run my stock 14" rims and rubber through the Summer. If money appears, I'll slap some larger (in diameter) tires on the 15" rims I have in storage. I may just wait for Winter and slap 15" snows on instead. We'll see. Regardless, the transaxle should appear this week, leaving me next weekend to get it installed if I'm going to run it down to Ashland for our family reunion. It feels tight, but do-able. I just need a place to do it, and to dig through my storage facility to get some specialized tools... like the ATV-jack adapter I built.
That's it for today. Time to drink some coffee and get to pulling that sink/stove unit. I'll update with some pictures. Posting from an iPad doesn't seem to support uploading photos. Grr...
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