Meet Schnitzel. She is our 1987 VW Vanagon Syncro and she is about to have a proper refit with new window seals, AT tires, breaks, passenger side awning, fluid swap, and valve tune. I will also be fabricating front and rear skid plates and a bombproof badass winch bumper – with a new Warn 10k-pound stump-puller bolted to it.

My bride and I are discussing the interior color scheme as well as the exterior changes. Will leave the paint the OEM color, but I DO like the red accent stripe I have seen on some gold vans.

A stack of BFGs TA tires layin’ in wait! Will drop them off at Les Schwabe to have the mounted and balanced.

About once every two years I miss my auction-scored Weaver Tire Changer and Wheel balancer. They were both just so big and I didn’t use them enough in my home shop so I sold them and used the cash to upgrade my 2×72 grinder, which DOES get used constantly. It was a good decision, but at times like this, I do second guess myself and long for a giant shop.