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Turbo Weekend

October 6, 2013 / Pat Brown / Adventure, Stories, Van

In May of 2011 amid rainy weather that was foretelling of the epic kayaking season that was soon to come, I huddled under a tarp in my condo’s parking lot covered in a combination of grease and rain. I systematically worked away on my 1985 VW Vanagon removing one component at a time and replacing […]

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Bostig, Turbo Weekend

Bostig Testimonial

August 15, 2013 / Pat Brown / Van

On the morning of January 6, 2013, I loaded my kayak on the frosty roof of my Westfalia van and headed south to Golden, CO. When I arrived at the whitewater playpark, I was greeted by a barely flowing and nearly iced over Clear Creek that certainly would not float a boat. But that was […]

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Zetec Final Exam

March 16, 2009 / Pat Brown / Stories, Technology, Van

Today marks the second week I have had my Zetec up in running in my 1985 Westfalia! I had already put 300 miles on it, so yesterday I gave it a thorough check out and everything looked great. This morning, I drove it up I-70 in Colorado to go skiing, which was the final exam […]

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Bostig, gps, stories, van, Westfalia

Cruising in the Zetec-powered Vanagon!

March 2, 2009 / Pat Brown / Stories, Technology, Van

I can’t believe how incredible the Zetec is in my Vanagon! Joe came down and provided a tremendous amount of help to me this weekend, and we got the van running beautifully today, 8 days after I tore out the old VW waterboxer engine! I will let video speak for itself (PG13 for language)! Bostig […]

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Bostig, stories, van, Westfalia

Zetec mounted in the van!

February 23, 2009 / Pat Brown / Stories, Technology, Van

It was another long day and a great conclusion to the weekend to be able to see the Zetec mounted in the van! There was a lot of incidental work like figuring out how to take apart (put back together) CV axles, mounting brackets in the engine bay, transferring equipment to the new transmission, and […]

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Bostig, stories, van, video, Westfalia

Vanagon engine removed

February 22, 2009 / Pat Brown / Stories, Technology, Van

It was a long day, but when all was said and done, my VW camper van was without an engine and I was happy about that! I had to remove the old WBX engine in order make room for the new Zetec (not at all unlike John Locke having to die to save the “Island” […]

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Bostig, stories, van, video, Westfalia

Zetec Progress

February 8, 2009 / Pat Brown / Stories, Technology, Van

I am moving forward quickly with preparations on my Zetec engine prior to the transplant into the Vanagon. I have completed the SK-A (adapter) and SK-C (cooling) steps of the conversion process which means that I am a few steps away from being ready to pull the old engine out and put the new one […]

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Bostig, stories, van, Westfalia

One month down…

February 1, 2009 / Pat Brown / New Years, Stories

It’s hard to believe that the first month of 2009 has come and gone! I didn’t manage to write during January, since I was busy working on my resolutions and goals for the new year. Piano The only resolution I have made any measurable progress towards is learning to play the piano. I have been […]

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Bostig, resolutions, stories, van

2009 New Year’s Resolutions!

December 31, 2008 / Pat Brown / New Years, Stories

Well, it’s almost the new year and I decided to set some goals and make some resolutions for myself this year for one of the first times in my life. It’s not like I feel guilty about being fat and need a resolution to make me carry through. It’s just that it’s fun to think […]

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Bostig, kayak, ramblings, resolutions, stories
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