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67 Delux · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:10 am Post subject:

Well its not a Bay, and it's not a camper yet. But here is my current set up. The PO did all of this before he sold it to me. Its great for moving lots of stuff and still having room for 5 people.

The Rear bench is out of a 60's bug. And the rear platform is just long enough to sleep on with an air mattress.

I'm in the design process of a camper interior, that's how I found this post.

Thanks for the great pics. Keep them coming.

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Oh, and all the metal is Sheet Metal. Looks awesome to me, but sure rattles going down the road. Someday I'll put something behind them to hold them in place.

c-mack · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:13 pm Post subject:

thats really cool looking...for a splitty Laughing

just messin with u man. so i guess the rear platform is extended somehow...thats really interesting. thanks for the pics.
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fisheggs · Samba Member Joined: June 16, 2008 Posts: 42

I love the side way bench seat! It would be really cool to get one of the Bay camper ones that folds into a bed... kinda like a futon.

bonfire · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:43 pm Post subject:

Perfect, I was looking for a pic with a side bench.

For my Bay, I am doing a full custom interior and my concept was a wrap around couch, where the back portion is able to fold into the bed. But I was afraid minimal clearance of the side bench.

but I like it. Now I just need to find a icebox, and I am off to the races.
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GfunkBus76 · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:03 am Post subject: my work in progress

My camera's broken so I can't take any more recent photos. Its a little more together now. Coming along. So i kept the cooler box in the corner, it clears fine with the zbed. Reupholstered that also obviously. I'm going to do door panels with the simlar two-tone style. I'll probably change the colour of the cabinets, repainted a tan but its not quite the right shade. Meh. gotta get it running first!

ps: mod'n some Recaro buckets for the front :S...
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bonfire · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:15 am Post subject:

How did you mount the seats?

What are the recaros from?
I have a set of recaros from a golf, I also have a set of seats from a camry and they seem to be a better setup for the bus, but not sure how to fit them.
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67 Delux · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:59 am Post subject:

For me, the PO just built a small box frame from some 2x4's. It sits about 8" tall, and basically matches the lower seat. It's not bolted down, as it probably should be. But it just sits there. The lower seat just rests on this frame, and the back rest simply leans agains the side wall. The lower seat holds it into place.

I attached seat belts to the wood frame for safety. Also you have to have them in California or you get a big ticket.

But it all comes out easy enough when needed. The whole system, including the rear come out in about 10 minutes total. Very handy.

theizzardking · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:44 pm Post subject:

this raises a question to me , are these things considered the same as a bus?

as in are you required to provide seatbelts for every passenger like you would in a car or can you reg. it like an rv or bus and get around this?

last time i rode a bus (long long time ago) they didn`t have seat belts?

isn`t my bay just a short bus for slow hippies?
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67 Delux · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:29 pm Post subject:

I would devinately agree to this point. We are basically a small RV driving down the road. At least the Campers are. If you have 7 passangers in the their, then you might want to look into seat belts.

If an RV can get away with it, and have a 70 year old man at the wheel, shouldn't we be able to do the same.

just my .02

theizzardking · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:40 pm Post subject:

enjoispammy8 · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:25 pm Post subject:

jah_B · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:47 pm Post subject:

Oh crap. quick Izzardking edit that seat belt stuff out of here.... you too enjoies.. have you any idea what's coming from posting that? Best to leave it a private adult decision.... like rolling a joint while driving an automatic..... Cool

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calebmelvin · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject:

enjoispammy8 · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:53 pm Post subject:

jah_B · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:54 pm Post subject:

LOL caleb... yeah... and then some, like every cop, emt, highway patrolman, etc., on the Samba to tell you how bodies fly out of windows all the time, etc. side impact, +/- of roo bars, likelihood of surviving rollovers, ad nauseum... let alone rolling joints at highway speed... Laughing

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You gotta know what you don't know. That's the key to wisdom. man.

theizzardking · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:32 pm Post subject:

yea bodies fly from cars but never into another car that would be like a slam dunk from half court.....he he he Shocked

i'm ok with that Razz

same thing goes with smoking joints if i want to kill my brain cells,lungs,liver,kidneys,my job and personality what do you care? and where is it the governments place to tell me ?
i can see if i was walking down the street stuffing joints in kiddies mouths but i`m not, just another example of how a few people can ruin things for everyone, like talking on the cell phone, just because some idiots can`t do both or don`t know when to hang up should the rest of us suffer? no! make it a secondary law, if me rolling joints without a seatbelt on while talking on the cell phone cuases an accident THEN throw my butt in jail. Not before i have done anyharm... crap congress should smoke a joint and go with the "no harm no foul" law Razz

have fun!
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enjoispammy8 · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:30 pm Post subject:

theizzardking, i love your quote about democracy haha Wink

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WestyPop · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:45 pm Post subject:

Emily's Owner · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:02 pm Post subject:

I was very happy to have a seatbelt when I laid my bus on it's side in a ditch at 55mph...can't imagine only having a banged up knee if I wasn't belted in.

BTW, RV's have been equipped with seatbelts for a few years now.
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fisheggs · Samba Member Joined: June 16, 2008 Posts: 42

I don't smoke or do drugs or anything. Never have. and I do agree that the government has no place to say what you can do.. but because it alters your state of mind I think they should have a say. Drunk driving/ driving while high hurts and KILLS people ALL THE TIME! So there for I would like rules in place to protect me from morons who do that. I'm not saying your a moron. Not at all. I know a lot of smart people who do drugs....just some people are stupid....

make sence?


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