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johnny d
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looks like some rar wheels..  personaly i like the bus most on the brm´s
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Scotty
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Wow, those are some crazy looking rims dude! I've never seen those before
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mandraks
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I replaced my old set JP kidney mags, with another set of JP wheels.
I´m really happy with them.
6 inches in the front and 7 in the back.
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looks like the front ones are mounted backwards (marked inside)
i bet those would look awesome with slicks on them since they are 14 inch wheels. Saw some 26inch Hoosiers that should look great. (DOT tires)
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Demian_S
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looks like some rar wheels.. personaly i like the bus most on the brm´s
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Thanks. Brm´s are my favorite wheels, but it´s fun trying out something different. You schould have kept your Compomotive  I usually don´t like modern wheels wheels on buses, but I liked them alot.
I also tried Centerlines for a while, but it didn´t feel right... I think, sand green and polished aluminum doesn´t match.
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Demian_S
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| Wow, those are some crazy looking rims dude! I've never seen those before |
The 14" are easy to find in Sweden. I was looking for 15" for over two years, but nothing showed up. Not even a picture. So I did think they didn´t even exist. But two weeks after I got my 14" back from the shop, I found a set 15"
They have a different look. I will try them with wide 5
Here´s a picture I found on the internet.
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Demian_S
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looks like the front ones are mounted backwards (marked inside)
i bet those would look awesome with slicks on them since they are 14 inch wheels. Saw some 26inch Hoosiers that should look great. (DOT tires)
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Thanks for notice.
We were looking for marks, but didn´t find anything. I will have another look.
Oh, I think it will really hard fitting the wheels with those Hoosier tires on
In the next couple of weeks I will put my 2332 in. I also have a gearbox with a super diff, so I will at least try it on a drag strip |
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lo-lo55
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Hi Demian,
Bus looks great, living the dream! What BRM's were you running? The rears have more dish / offset than the front ? The 15" JP with Black center's are cool.
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Demian_S
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Thanks! Thanks!
The front BRM are 4.5 and the rear are 6.5.
They were mounted on a beetle I bought a couple of years ago. I think they are from MidlandWheels in the UK. |
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Demian_S
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A little update about my bus...
A couple of month ago, I was on my way home from a show. My friend Goran was the driving my bus and I was laying in the backseat.
After just 10 minutes drive, we hit a deer.
I been driving about 30000km (20000miles) with my bus. Goran had just a 10 minutes testdrive. Bad luck
Here are some pictures.
Even the cluster cracked in the accident.
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zuggbug
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I am so sorry to hear about the deer.
Glad everyone is ok
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caleb0101
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| Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 7:57 pm Post subject: Re: The story about my PG/SG -55 |
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 It looks more like the deer hit you
Look at the bright side, you have even more patina now! 
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low54
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| Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 10:40 pm Post subject: Re: The story about my PG/SG -55 |
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| Wow looks like you had a lucky escape there glad you are all okay |
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low54
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Wow looks like you had a lucky escape there glad you are all okay
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Scotty
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That sucks, I bet Goran was gutted he was driving!
Good job he didn't hit the deer right in the middle of your bus, that would have been way worse.
Do those JP wheels that you're running at the minute have a name?
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Demian_S
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| Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 5:49 pm Post subject: Re: The story about my PG/SG -55 |
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Thanks everybody!
Wolfparts helped me out with the insurance. Big thanks to him.
-Scotty, JP:s got really boring names. MK1, MK2 and so on
I think mine are MK8
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johnny d
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outch..glad you all ok! you must be flying to the front while that exident..
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My57Oval
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Ummm. VW Venison Sausage.
I hope you were able to salvage the deer?
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rumpnisse
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| Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 1:10 am Post subject: Re: The story about my PG/SG -55 |
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That sucks, I bet Goran was gutted he was driving!
Good job he didn't hit the deer right in the middle of your bus, that would have been way worse.
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Damn right I was... 
A big bang and I did not get what it was, looked down and saw the doorpanel was next to my left foot...  |
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Demian_S
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outch..glad you all ok! you must be flying to the front while that exident.. |
Actually not. It was just a big BANG!
I got really scared for some seconds
I thought both the tire and rim had exploded. |
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djfordmanjack
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