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Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:12 pm

"Shocks off your bus" is the Volkswagen equivalent of "shirt off your back". Beautiful.

Thu Sep 17, 2009 1:43 am

Dr. Connors at his best!
Way to go Gibbs!

Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:47 am

Will it be ready for Flanders?

Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:51 am

ahhhhhh.....uhhhhhhh........ummmmmmm........hmmm.....well no. but i am hoping to have it done by next august for the 2010 trailbash :D

but the drivetrain is all hooked up now.

i still gotta install a crankstart nut on the pulley but i found a rusty crankstart handle in my shop today.

matt_cuddy was kind enough to donate these bumper brackets off his mousegrey and white sunroof standard...

actually, matt tossed them into the scrap metal heap and i pulled them back out and stashed them away. i'm gonna get them functional and install them sometime soon.

Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:25 pm

So, the new engine isn't going to sag out of the bus when the rear torsion housing detaches itself from the frame, like the Jersey Doublecab, is it?

Great work there. Sorry I missed out.

When did you get the honkin' wheel puller?

Fri Sep 18, 2009 6:03 am

everything is mocked up at this point. 2 bolts holding the motor in finger tight. similar scenarios elsewhere. i'm doing many things at the same time so that in the end, i can run around the bus with 11, 13, 14, 17, 19, 27, 32 mm wrenches and dial it all in. i've also found that there is no sense tightening down anything because it usually has to come back off. that's the way dead buses are....

it ain't done! feel free to stop by anytime you are passing thru philly and i'll put you to work!

the wheel puller was in the batch of stuff we got from joe in CT. i forgot about it and matt found it the other day. i truly have more stuff here than i realize.

Fri Sep 18, 2009 6:24 pm

Let me know when you need money for a Mermaid mural on the rear hatch. I have zero artistic ability but I will happily throw you some money for Mermaid on Donkey action.

Fri Sep 18, 2009 6:53 pm

This bus IS AN ANIMAL! I love it...and the wheels and tires...FUN!

Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:15 pm

i say that engine lid winds up in the trails at some point. it looks like it is hanging on by a thread!

Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:50 pm

I too would like to send in a "donation" for this bus.

The mango VW emblem is cool, but I think this one would give the bus a bit more "bling". It's nice how only parts of the V and W are pitted and rusty.

Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:31 pm

this bus is kull>>> keep it comn' :D :D :D

Sun Sep 20, 2009 3:34 pm

UZI wrote:

So what size bumper are you thinking? 2x6 or 4x4? Maybe since it will be an off-road bus and conditions could be damp, pressure treated? The green of the pressure treated will complement the green of the bus.

Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:39 pm

it was gonna be a pressed bumper bus. i have an NOS front and a used/rafferty straightened rear that i am considering. maybe i oughta go pressure treated bumper bus.....hmmmm. if i have to buy wood, then no.

nate, hell yeah! i'm with you on the bling. i'll PM you my address. you can write on your tax return "south philly van club" on the charitable donation line. we aren't a 501C3 but who cares!

thanks again!

Sun Sep 20, 2009 8:03 pm

UZI wrote: it was gonna be a pressed bumper bus. i have an NOS front and a used/rafferty straightened rear that i am considering. maybe i oughta go pressure treated bumper bus.....hmmmm. if i have to buy wood, then no.

nate, hell yeah! i'm with you on the bling. i'll PM you my address. you can write on your tax return "south philly van club" on the charitable donation line. we aren't a 501C3 but who cares!

thanks again!
Dude with my unspected excitement over the weekend I forget to give u my statch.
I might hand deliver it to you.

Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:32 pm

Please list what else you need. If I can donate, I will, I have access to mass junk.

Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:28 pm

UZI wrote: it was gonna be a pressed bumper bus. i have an NOS front and a used/rafferty straightened rear that i am considering. maybe i oughta go pressure treated bumper bus.....hmmmm. if i have to buy wood, then no.

nate, hell yeah! i'm with you on the bling. i'll PM you my address. you can write on your tax return "south philly van club" on the charitable donation line. we aren't a 501C3 but who cares!

thanks again!
:lol:

Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:29 pm

kombisutra wrote: Please list what else you need. If I can donate, I will, I have access to mass junk.
Yeah same here post a list!

Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:33 am

thanks fellow volksfriends!

off the top of my head...
-section of floor with a decent gas pedal attached.
-pass side bullet turn signal housing and lense
-pass side rear corner and battery tray. (i'l like some funky green donated for aesthetics but anything will do)
-i need some deluxe trim. i think i only need a nose piece but don't know which side, more info will follow on that.
-engine lid prop. prefer red but anything will do

the list will grow when i get back to working on it but this week i'm gonna try to focus on running my business.

anything anyone can think of for a "custom touch"
for instance matt_cuddy has offfered to cut a star window out of a junkyard custom van. anything that anyone else can think of. i'm donw for it. it's really to early to think about because i wanna make this bus go but some sort of lounge/sleeping quarters for the rear would be lovely on this van.

thanks again to "crukab" in VT for donating the drivers door with mirror arm and icepick door handle and "sconord" for picking it up at crukab's sisters house and had deliverinign it to my swap spot in flanders yesterday!

Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:38 am

How about these? I sent them to you ages ago.

Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:52 am

erwin, . that was ages ago. at least 5 years!. i was sorting stuff at my house and found these. the only thing i am unsure about is if that i need longer hingepins. do you have them still? OKAY! i'm gonna put thse on. i also found a mirror to use on to replace the broken one.

also erwin, does this panel look to be the same red as your fire panel?