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Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:35 am

Sweet ride there GermanBay. Is your back bench secured just to the wood frame under it? That is a cool idea. 8)

Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:09 am

Wow GermanBay, that bus is astounding. Very nice! 8)

Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:26 am

It's secured at 3 points: 2 aluminium bars for the lower part, fixed direct to the walls an on the wheelhouses (red arrows) and one big steel bar for the back with the seatbelts on it. Impossible to make it convertable for a bed :-)

Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:37 am

germanBay wrote: 2 liter engine with 85HP

Very nice bud!! :shock:

Quick question about the engine bay though...what's that little square box in the front? And all those fat orange tubes...are those fuel or wire holders? If they're wire conduits, geez, I like very much!! Could you point me to where you got them from? :lol:

Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:49 am

germanBay wrote: It's secured at 3 points: 2 aluminium bars for the lower part, fixed direct to the walls an on the wheelhouses (red arrows) and one big steel bar for the back with the seatbelts on it. Impossible to make it convertable for a bed :-)

Thanks for sharing that. Looks like a nice sturdy install.

RubberDuck wrote: And all those fat orange tubes...are those fuel or wire holders? If they're wire conduits, geez, I like very much!! Could you point me to where you got them from?

I'm willing to bet that it is plastic wire loom . I know AutoZone sometimes has it. JC Whitney sells it too for a resonable price.

Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:46 pm

Rubber Duck wrote: germanBay wrote: 2 liter engine with 85HP

Very nice bud!! :shock:

Quick question about the engine bay though...what's that little square box in the front? And all those fat orange tubes...are those fuel or wire holders? If they're wire conduits, geez, I like very much!! Could you point me to where you got them from? :lol:

This box is just a breather, connected to the crankcase and the two valve caps.
The orange tubes are only for wires; I tried to tidy up the engine bay a little bit, so you can't see any single wires there, except of the wires for the distributor and the ignition wires of course.
As "gmag69" already said: I jused "plastic wire loom", that I bought in a normal building center, veeeery cheap :)

Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:57 pm

Good Lord, GermanBay!

I think this may be the first bay I've ever seen that bears a striking resemblance to a luxury car!

Nice work

Fri Jul 25, 2008 3:04 pm

since when was a bay considered a luxury car? :roll:

i wonder if this guys drives his bay with a porsche hat and leather driving gloves...to each to his own...but really really really yuppie....good quality work and all....but do you have cup holders for your double half caff chi latte?

Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:22 pm

i could never get my engine compartment that clean.
if you dont want to throw anymore money at your bus Germanbay,
ill take some. :P

Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:58 pm

That there is Bus Porn. I couldn't LIVE with it....but I'd hit it.

Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:13 pm

germanBay wrote: Some more pics...

2 liter engine with 85HP

What do you have in your vents? 2nd pic?

Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:13 pm

germanBay wrote: Some more pics...

2 liter engine with 85HP

What do you have in your vents? 2nd pic?

Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:52 pm

jah_B wrote: That there is Bus Porn. I couldn't LIVE with it....but I'd hit it. I'll hit it in a minute! :wink:

Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:25 am

TRN9 wrote:

What do you have in your vents? 2nd pic?

That's a racing grill. I attached it, because the metal sheet behind the vent didn't look good. I don't have any cooling problems with it so far.

Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:45 pm

I (Kelli) have really enjoyed this thread. I love checking out others ideas. Really creative and awesome busses on here. ALso, I have found that no bus is ever done. So here are pictures of mine. Thanks for more great ideas.....

Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:12 pm

Kelli, SWEET! What's the white finish? Paint? Formica? Also I was looking at some other pix in your gallery, what wheels are those? Nice job all around! G :wink:

Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:27 pm

It is just paint. I had a sticker that I tried to melt onto that surface it was metalic, looked like shit and did not work so well. So i painted the inside of the sticker, let it dry then pulled it off. It worked really well.

The wheels are wide five, American Eagle.

Thanks so much I love it. My stress is gone the second I drive my bus. :)

Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:34 pm

Oh, the black is paint also. The headliner is commercial bathroom wall liner that was white and I painted it black with a roller. The peace sign is really a cream color to match the rest of the bus. Everyone told me not to use the bathroom stuff and It worked perfect. I Love it.

Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:39 pm

jerry's70westy wrote:

That is a sexy install!

Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:41 pm

How bout your tent? It looks white, no?