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	<title>TrögBlog - Volvo C306 Firetruck Restoration and Camper Conversion &#187; Camper</title>
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		<title>Pulling the Steering Wheel</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spent the day rewiring the electrical system.   In the process, I have put an ignition switch on the instrument panel.     To keep things tidy, I decided to remove the old ignition switch and cowling.   This involved removing the steering wheel.   What I thought was a simple task ended up taking a few hours.    The [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I spent the day rewiring the electrical system.   In the process, I have put an ignition switch on the instrument panel.     To keep things tidy, I decided to remove the old ignition switch and cowling.   This involved removing the steering wheel.   What I thought was a simple task ended up taking a few hours.    The service manual indicates to use a special Volvo tool.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-516" title="trog-steering" src="http://www.trog.us/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/trog-steering.png" alt="trog-steering" width="498" height="381" /></p>
<p>This tool pulls the wheel without damaging the plastic.    Not having that tool, I tried making my own.    As you can imagine from the bodgy welds, this version took many iterations, all failing, from bending the clamp to cracked welds.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-513" title="trog-steering-3" src="http://www.trog.us/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/trog-steering-3.jpg" alt="trog-steering-3" width="506" height="379" /></p>
<p>Ok, something simpler.</p>
<p>I made up an aluminum ring with a conical interior profile to match the steel turn signal cancel ring.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-514" title="trog-steering-2" src="http://www.trog.us/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/trog-steering-2.jpg" alt="trog-steering-2" width="476" height="357" /></p>
<p>Using that and a gear puller and it came off, still with a fair amount of effort.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-515" title="trog-steering-1" src="http://www.trog.us/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/trog-steering-1.jpg" alt="trog-steering-1" width="480" height="640" /></p>
<p>I&#8217;m thinking of installing the wheel in the foreground as the new wheel:</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-517" title="trog-steering" src="http://www.trog.us/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/trog-steering.jpg" alt="trog-steering" width="480" height="640" /></p>
<p>It&#8217;s 20&#8243; in diam, vs 17&#8243; for the stock wheel.   So I&#8217;ll have to make it mount a little higher for leg clearance.</p>
<p>I&#8217;d love to tilt the steering column forward a little bit as well, but doing so would require fabbing a new bracket down near the steering box.</p>
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		<title>Cardboard Camper</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wesc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So the camper conversion went much smoother and quicker than I thought. Here&#8217;s a couple inside pix Bench seating on both sides, the bed is two sections, the forward section sets over the folded down bench seat in the mid-cabin. The white box is a drawer style marine refrigerator and check out the slide-out add-a-room, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So the camper conversion went much smoother and quicker than I thought.   Here&#8217;s a couple inside pix</p>
<p><a href="http://www.trog.us/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/trog-cardboard-camper-323.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-126" title="trog-cardboard-camper-323" src="http://www.trog.us/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/trog-cardboard-camper-323.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.trog.us/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/trog-cardboard-camper-324.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-125" title="trog-cardboard-camper-324" src="http://www.trog.us/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/trog-cardboard-camper-324.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
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<p>Bench seating on both sides, the bed is two sections, the forward section sets over the folded down bench seat in the mid-cabin. The white box is a drawer style marine refrigerator</p>
<p>and check out the slide-out add-a-room, like on high end RVs!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.trog.us/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/trog-cardboard-camper-325.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-124" title="trog-cardboard-camper-325" src="http://www.trog.us/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/trog-cardboard-camper-325.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.trog.us/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/trog-cardboard-camper-326.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-127" title="trog-cardboard-camper-326" src="http://www.trog.us/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/trog-cardboard-camper-326.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>The propane stove is attached to the door so you can cook outside, or in really bad conditions inside while squatting. If you look closely, you can see I&#8217;m cooking up some Indian fry bread and an acorn squash. Yum. To the right of the door is a detachable sink that uses the same faucet as the external shower.</p>
<p>The cool thing about this conversion is if anything gets trashed, it&#8217;s super easy to replace.</p>
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