10th Annual Mt. Shasta Snow Trip Feb 5th -7th 2010

kombisutra · Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 9:51 am Post subject:

What I would give to have $50 in my bank account... It's relative. More later.
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NorCalRiviera · Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 10:02 am Post subject:

Lou V. · Samba Member Joined: October 29, 2003 Posts: 499

Nice panel Brian looks good and any trade for a bug for a bus is a good deal!
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NorCalRiviera · Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:11 pm Post subject:

Well, Rob and I got in an evening of work on the camper. Patched the front floor so no puddles come pouring in on the trip. Re-greased the front end, adjusted the front brakes, and (hopefully) got the passenger side wiper arm working properly again.
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big bus mike · Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:43 pm Post subject:

Mr. Armstrong · Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:48 pm Post subject:

Update from Team Oregon,

Green truck is now located deep in the shop for some tune-ups. Pulled the wiper motor and arms out. Need new motor, the 66 unit is fried but all the arms and pivots are good. More work to be done.

This just in, Mr. Waterman of Split Bus Club fame has just signed up to ride shotgun with me! I told him he could do some driving too! Ha sucka!

Over and Out, Mr. Armstrong

P.S. It's snowing up here!

joe cool · Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 11:22 pm Post subject:

God loves a sinner, right?
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kombisutra · Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 11:59 pm Post subject:

Copy all that... wow, M Waterman ON board!

Joe Cool: I don't see no sinning going on there... what's up?
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crofty · Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:24 am Post subject:

joe cool · Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 7:25 pm Post subject:

Beetlebus lives!
Thanks to the 1600 beetle that gave its life so a bus could live.

kombisutra · Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 3:23 am Post subject:

Oh Crofty, you're SO upper crust! Now, if he used a pair of dykes to clearance for the pea shooters, well, that's a different story. Of course his were already hacked by the boy scout troop 57 that ran the bus before Joe Cool got it.

Speaking about boy scouts... with pocket knives... that have can openers on them... DAMN that friggn' panel is can-opened!

Panel reserection status: Success. Brakes work killer, engine delivers the goods, transaxle does all the complicated mathmatical reductions and shit and doesn't complain in any gear. All good. NOT good... electrical. Mission to drive panel home: aborted. Reason: Too many electrical issues in conjunction with horrible eye sores. This, when weighed up against time constraints on a much needed construction job demanded re-prioritization.
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kombisutra · Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 4:00 am Post subject:

Predicted weather: HOT!

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bad dog racing · Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 11:45 am Post subject:

Update from Team BDR

Today consisted of morphing the BDR Shasta Bus from Endurance Road Rally mode back to SST configuration. First up was to pull the 28 1/2 inch tall 235 x 75/15 road rubber and replace with the 25 1/2 inch tall 205 x 75/14 studded mud/snow tires.
Difference in ground to sump clearance is 1 1/2. Looks like we will be pulling the deep sump along with the "Air Hog" Scoop that was all part of the road rally set-up.

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H2O injection and misting systems and their reservoirs will also be removed for this years assault on Shasta.

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Other things on the "to do" list include remounting roof racks and off road lights that were removed in favor of speed and mileage during the endurance events. Not much more to do other than the usual prep stuff.
More updates as they are realized.
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johnnynipples · Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 4:35 pm Post subject:

65BAJA · Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 7:39 pm Post subject:

Anybody from the Sacramento or Folsom area going on this trip?
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Mr. Armstrong · Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 8:33 pm Post subject:

Update from Hugo Road Resto,

I love working on old VWs and seeing what people have done to them over the years. Take for example my 63 single cab, I've had her for over 14 years and have done alot of work to her. At some point in her life she got hit in the nose pretty good and slapped in the ass too. But she is still a great truck, so I pull the wiper motor out cause it needs some love and the dam thing has a 1966 solid state wiper unit in it! I pull out the big blue book and it says that unit can't work in a pre 65 bus! But some how someone shoved in this big ass wiper unit into this early rig, and it ran great for years!
So I'm just going to rub it, love it and shove the dam thing back in it.

More to come, Mr. Armstrong

woodslat · Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 12:51 am Post subject:

Norcal Relics Racing update

Motor is all together, took forever to find a correct rear cover plate to match the tin behind the pulley, I have way too much shit to sift through. I have as many hours hunting for parts as I do wrenching... Shocked

Should be running tomorrow after I pressure wash all of the high desert sand out of the engine compartment. Making test run to Havasu in 2 weeks.

Still have to find a good Mexican blanket for seat covers...

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bad dog racing · Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 8:41 am Post subject:

bad dog racing · Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 10:35 am Post subject:

Took a couple of pages out of Mr. Armstrong's SST Prep Book and decided to make sure our wiper system is fail safe.....after all, we didn't need them last year. In fact we didn't even have the arms mounted all year.
So we went through our collection of t2 wiper motors, arms, etcetera, and reconstructed with the best combination.
A few layers of Rain-X and we should be good.

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Also changed tach. The smaller 3 1/2 version had a burned out bulb and didn't illuminate at night. Found a good working early version Auto-Meter Pro Comp Monster Tach in our misc. Racecar stuff to replace it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GHv3m96iSI
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SurfCityRacing · Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 12:31 pm Post subject:

It's cool to see the progress of the different teams. Team Surf City has been tuning up with a few family off-road adventures through some of the most trippy (uninhabited) places in CA.

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The wife and Tiny man (3 1/2 in the back) pose for papa on the San Andreas Fault.
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