Model: Volkswagen Transporter Kombi Syncro 1990 (14" German Version).

Engine: Stock VW DJ 4 cilinder boxer with 2100 cc, 82 Kw (112 CV) y 174 Nm. Digijet electronic injection , Water cooled, unleaded gas.

History: It was bought as a transporter van in Volkswagen AG in some cold place of Germany in 1990's by a german's couple about 50 years old, there, they transformed it into westy to use it in the summers only driving 6,000 km annually during 10 years. Not as it fell into the hands of a Madrilenian photographer called Federico (with 60,000 km) traveled among other countries by the Croatia or Morocco and by destinies of life, he had to leave to Brazil for work and he couldn't take it with him (thanks Federico). I found him on Internet and with the pain of his heart he sold it me with 90,000 km, 25 of February of 2003 from a few kilometers away of my house.

Since then I have traveled and worked on it during infinite hours as my appraised jewel but and I even continue doing it. The 25 of October of the 2004 returned to change the destiny to the van and were shipped in a container destiny Dominican Republic and is here where at the moment, concretely in the North shore, in Cabarete, a small town of surfer atmosphere and will reside here by an indefinite time...perhaps a year or perhaps eight?

Equipment: When I bought it counted on the basic camper equipment made by Westfalia, seat-bed, pop-top, stove, sink, Electrolux frige, Propex propane heating, 45 lts fresh water tank, closets and new curtains.

Inner improvements: Once in my hands I began a complete and deep restoration beginning by the engine changing filters, spark plugs, belts, oils, etc. Following by a dalia yellow painting, double battery with relay for independent load, second fresh water tank with 45 lts (90 altogether), shower outside with double pump, control panel of Reimo levels for you would batt and water tanks (including it trasvase from one to another one), Vulcano air compressor with installation and pressure gauge from the dashboard and a 30 Lts double tank Sarman of lts to 8 bars and safety valve, console on dashboard with writing-desk, seat of the revolving copilot, light of Hella maps in cabin, networks carry double objects and handles in the two front doors, equipment of sound JVC with shipper of 12 CD, 4 Pyle loudspeakers 2 channels and subwoofer remote Pioneer of 120W and control, two fluorescent ones of 8w in main shelf and one in the buttock, extinguisher 3kg, digital compass with voltmeter and inner and outer thermometer, clinometer, Chemical Wc 10 lts, light in the closets, inverter 400w, thermal oscurecedores of windows, grids of nocturnal ventilation with mosquito netting for front windows, opening of the back inner door from the interior, triple taking of current 12v with switch in dashboard and one buttock, manual control of the two speeds of the electroventilador, inner alarm with volumetric.

Outer improvements: Complete Kit of suspension formed by Syncro.org coil springs (+ the 30 mm) and nitrogen shock absorbers Old Man Emu (AU), 20 mm discs Sarman aluminum of supplement on back coil springs, decoupler from Fastforward (CA), alloy rims of 7x16"of Derek Drew (NY), tires BF Goodrich All-terrain aT 225/75 r16, Double tank of vacuum reservoir for the actuators of the decoupler and diff-lock, Sarman stairs in the back proton for access to the ceiling, support of outer spare wheel Ortec, awning Omnistor 2000, lateral estriberas reinforced Sarman, front additional foglights from Projektzwo, 4 mm lower front protector of duraluminium.

 

Present projects: Front seats with armrest, folding front triangular windows, South African Big Brake Kit from GoWesty (Ca), vinyl headlights protectors, Electrical system for bulbs of 160w in low beams and 400w in hi beam, independent back pneumatic suspension with control from the dashboard of Airlift Co (Mi), supports for roof rack on the pop-top, power steering.

 

Future projects: Bumpers Projektzwo type (DR), hot water installation for the shower, additional Hella driving lights, conditioned air (AR).