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Scotty M Fri May 18, 2012 8:13 am

Kool.... thanks Trevor

Scotty M Fri May 18, 2012 10:26 pm

Hey Trevor. I went to mount the trans last night and I'm a 1/4 inch off like Ken. I'm curious about how you modified the rubber mount to gain the 1/4inch.

Trevor P Fri May 18, 2012 11:17 pm

Pull the front rubber mount and take 3/8" off the front of the mount (front is front) with a band saw. It will almost cut into the recess of the mount on the ID. Finish the end off by taking it to a belt sander or touch it with a grinder to tidy it up. Lube the OD of the mount to help it slide in upon install.

Scotty M Sun May 20, 2012 10:14 pm

Thanks Trevor, I'll give it a try on Monday.

Barndoor Mafia Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:00 am

Trevor, you, Ken and the rest of your posse have a safe trip out this way! Can't wait to see both your rides.

Blauchen L331 Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:13 pm

Trevor, your SGBDPU is simply amazing!!! One of my personal favorite Buses of all time :D

Can't wait to see it finished!

Tom

Trevor P Wed Jul 11, 2012 9:28 pm

OK, time for a much needed update.
So as it turns out I ran out of both time and money to get it done for the Classics. :cry: Since getting back I have slowly been picking away at it. Much like Ken I don't show the wheels but that's cause I actually still don't have any! Hopefully any day now, but I am getting anxious to set her on her feet.


Wired!





KombiMonster Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:06 am

gotta be the nicest smooth gate I've seen!

tacochris Thu Jul 12, 2012 6:21 am

If you have to sand off the original patina, then I would expect nothing less than this beautiful example.....such a beautiful bus.

burtc Thu Jul 12, 2012 6:22 am

Looks awesome Trevor.

dawerks Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:07 pm

I still remember when you posted 'Barndoor Christmas', maybe 7 years ago? (Sorry can't remember the exact date). Very good job on getting her there!

The last 20% usually winds up taking 80% of the time/effort :)

ehos

harryv Mon Aug 27, 2012 12:24 am

Hey pal this is stunning,
I have just got arount to getting my 54 rhd, sc on the road in the UK.
I hope you have a great time enjoying the beast1

Trevor P Sat Sep 01, 2012 11:11 am

So after some more wrenching I have the old girl on the road as of last week. First outing was to a local cruise day show downtown. 900+ cars but I think the SC took it's fair share of the attention. Made it into the newspaper and a small spot onto a local radio station website. I have about 120 miles on her now and I can tell you that the 2180 I built is crazy strong and super smooth. At 130 Kph it still has 1/2 throttle left! :shock:
I'm still debating whether I need to lower the front a touch more. I think I have the rear where I want it now. Gotta do some tweaking here and there and get my semaphores to activate better too. I have them set up so they flash along with the rear lights which adds to my piece of mind.








campingbox Sat Sep 01, 2012 11:18 am

Gorgeous. Congratulations.

horizontallyopposed Sat Sep 01, 2012 12:52 pm

Trevor - stunning, simply stunning. A job well done - you should be very proud!

Cheers,
Keith

KombiMonster Sat Sep 01, 2012 12:55 pm

Killer truck man!

Can you post a full straight on side view to see about the front end comming down a notch? 8)

Outkast Sat Sep 01, 2012 2:08 pm

8) Looks great ,Time to enjoy it a bit this fall

RockStock Sat Sep 01, 2012 4:57 pm

love it

burtc Sat Sep 01, 2012 5:00 pm

Awesome job Trevor. Great to finally see her on the road and I can't wait to see her in person one day.

veedub Sat Sep 01, 2012 6:17 pm

She is a beauty!!



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