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Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:43 pm

so i finally drug it home to work on it. so far i got all the old mechanicals ripped out, and i sat a cosmic up in there to see kinda what it will look like. now ima do some cleaning and rebuilding and installing parts. oh and i cut out all the bondo the previous owner put on the rockers.

Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:53 pm

Wish I had the $$ for Cosmics (and a 21 window bus), they look sweet tucked under there. Now seeing the pictures I see the difficulty in deciding if you should lower and roll it for now, or completly fix it up. Would be neat to have a convoy of busses heading down to Eureka and a line up at the show though!

Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:34 am

Rad-Ride wrote: Wish I had the $$ for Cosmics (and a 21 window bus), they look sweet tucked under there. Now seeing the pictures I see the difficulty in deciding if you should lower and roll it for now, or completly fix it up. Would be neat to have a convoy of busses heading down to Eureka and a line up at the show though!

Has it been mentioned as being for sale?
If so let me know. I'm game.

Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:10 am

Get off your ass and get the beam in!

Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:16 am

KILLER wheel choice for that thang... Cosmics will look great on there.

Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:20 am

Slowlow wrote: KILLER wheel choice for that thang... Cosmics will look great on there.

X2

Tom

Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:34 pm

Tranny is done, rotor to rotor with 944 n/a brakes. Homebuilt straight-axle kit, springplates are cut, all 4 wheels are paint detailed and polished, with tires all mounted. All new bushings and seals for the shift rods are on. Brakes lines are waiting to go in, and then in with the suspension. It's coming along pretty good.

(Ok, the port-a-wall was just sitting here, but what's everyone's take on it? Yay, or nay?)

Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:53 pm

Well, onto the actual condition of the bus. It's pretty solid, with some older repairs showing through now. After chipping out the bondo on the rockers, it was noticed that there was some rust there as wellas above the roof vent, with just a few small holes in other spots on the bus. Pretty good for an original Midwest car. I was pretty suprised to see that both battery tray sections are PERFECT!! Oh, and everything we're seeing is Black, so there's no doubt in my mind anymore that this is an original paint, or mostly original paint bus. Anyway, here's pictures.

Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:04 pm

:shock: The whitewalls.... no way! Don't do it! Looks like shit and you should sell them now, wheels and all! PM me a price and I'll take the atrocities off your hands so you'll never be embarrassed by them. Hurry! Sell them to me before others tell you they look badass!

Thu Jul 10, 2008 1:23 pm

beam is in and all new metal brake lines, pics later

Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:10 pm

NO Whitewalls!!!

You need a Casket. I know a dude that builds Dragula replicas and he has some sort of deal with a casket company and they send him unfinished coffins with no lining or paint and he cuts them up and builds the cars. I'll ask him the name of the company next time I see him if you're interested! Maybe a trailer with deluxe trim and an emblem with skylight windows!!!

Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:41 pm

the whitewalls look like shit with those cosmics, seriously.

Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:48 pm

i agree, the whitewalls are not going on

Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:51 pm

trany is in, now im jus figuring out back spacing and tire sizes

Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:43 pm

Uh oh..wheels are on..

Ok..mocked up anyway, trying to figure out tire sizes.
165/50R15 up front:

..With 215/60R15s, wrapping up the back:

The tires fit, don't rub, but Rag is a little on the fence about the rears, and he would like your input.

Together:

On the Bus:

Mind you, the rear was up all the way to the bumpstop in that picture, just checking some stuff out if it looks weird to you..

Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:51 pm

Other random pictures from the last week or so..

Edit* Sorry, I'm a picture whore..

Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:05 pm

Got the steering box raise done today. He decided 1 1/2" was good for him. After some minor massaging of the floor, it seems to have worked out pretty well.

Pics:

Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:44 am

More updates, it's been awhile:

Bus is now down on the ground:

Did the rust repair on the roof:

Other side:

Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:57 am

The brakes are now working fully, including the e-brake:

Next up, let's seal those big holes in the bus with some safaris:

..but wait, there's more..

Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:15 am

Looking good! Gonna make Eureka in Aug?