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Thu May 22, 2008 8:06 am

Don't Brazilians speak Portuguese?

Anyway, if you've seen Brian's old man 66...you should know that the dashboard will look exactly like this at Bug-O-Rama!

Thu May 22, 2008 9:27 am

Good luck on this one. the new way of ressurecting one. Drive it out :shock:

Thu May 22, 2008 10:05 am

awesome thread! it's cool and inspiring to see someone with the will to take on such a task. can't wait to see this thing rolling....

Thu May 22, 2008 10:14 am

Thats awsome dude, be one hell of a feeling to just drive it out of there after sitting in one spot for who knows how long. Yeah trasspassing in Alabama means there is a good chance of being shot at with rock salt. So I dont do it to often. I did just a barwire fence to go check out the bus I've got now before buying it. Come to find out the dude was kinda crazy but luckly wasn't there. :D

Thu May 22, 2008 10:43 am

Text message from Brian:

MS still full, R F pistons cmn out w/ms pdl prssr; shoes good.

I take that to mean:

Master cylinder still full. Right front pistons coming out without master cylinder pedal pressure (or without much pedal pressure). Shoes good!

Thu May 22, 2008 10:47 am

This thread rocks.

Thu May 22, 2008 11:02 am

arthurnugen wrote: This thread rocks.

+1. Can't wait to see this Bus in person in 3 days!

Thu May 22, 2008 11:06 am

///Mink wrote: arthurnugen wrote: This thread rocks.

+1. Can't wait to see this Bus in person in 3 days!

Lucky! I wish I could see it, too. Brian, are you coming up to the PNW this summer? :)

Thu May 22, 2008 11:24 am

I just got a new text from Brian:

"L frnt cmplt & solid, HRD PEDAL! 1st CRWSFOOT ON, shoes adjustd to drm Eating M&Ms, listening to CCR and the snds of brds in the trees. On to pax frnt..."

I'm jealous...I'm sure his view is better than the one from my cubicle. :cry:

Thu May 22, 2008 11:29 am

Eating M&Ms and listening to CCR! Dude, that beats working in Photoshop and listening to TripleJ radio out of Australia.

How many of us wish we were up on that mountain top too.

Thu May 22, 2008 11:31 am

NorCalRiviera wrote: Eating M&Ms and listening to CCR! Dude, that beats working in Photoshop and listening to TripleJ radio out of Australia.

How many of us wish we were up on that mountain top too.

Totally. My day job just supports my VW habit. :lol: If I had a choice, I'd be up there right now!

Thu May 22, 2008 1:31 pm

Did Brian ever say how he was getting both buses down the mountain? I can just see him driving one for a quarter mile, running back and driving the other down, and doing that a hundred times just to get home! :D

Update 1.53pm Right front pistons out/in, cylinders honed, new shoes, new soft lines. Using LOTS of heat! Haven't broken anything yet. Gonna try to drill out broken off lug bolts. Bob Dylan now.

Thu May 22, 2008 3:25 pm

NorCalRiviera wrote: Did Brian ever say how he was getting both buses down the mountain? I can just see him driving one for a quarter mile, running back and driving the other down, and doing that a hundred times just to get home! :D

That's what I've been wondering all along. Cool thread!

A.

Thu May 22, 2008 3:31 pm

Damn, I kinda want to go help too!

Thu May 22, 2008 3:47 pm

Is that a firearm on the dash next to the glasses?!?!? Looks like whoever was driving that bus last left in a BIG hurry. :lol:

Thu May 22, 2008 4:03 pm

Another field update from Brian:

"Both lugs flawlessly drilled out no broken bits either. Drum dented! Used angle grinder to remove high spot. Tightened 2nd wheel in place w/5 lugs and the electric impact. Moving to to right rear now... Bad Company... The Sky is Burning"

Thu May 22, 2008 4:06 pm

Right on! Man, Brian is a machine. Should we start a pool as to what time he trundles down the mountain?

Thu May 22, 2008 10:04 pm

"R rear shoes, sft line @whl clndr swapped out. E brake cable fully functional; lever freed, button wrks,, RGB full, bled, klr pedle. Rush "Tom Sawyer" playing now. Moths swarm, saw mouse run by, spiders crawling everywhere. ZZ TOP now... Onward into the night...Oh sht, gd one Bob S. "Night Moves" YEAH!"

The dude is a madman. 8)

Thu May 22, 2008 10:09 pm

LOL...guess my 2am guess is shot...now I'm leaning toward 8am tomorrow. :D

Brian's just hardcore...probably running on PowerBars and RockStars right now!

Thu May 22, 2008 10:19 pm

Brian can pop a crusty wheel cylinder in his mouth, chew it up and spit out an NOS one. And he pisses DOT 3.