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Braukuche
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Yes, well, sort of. It's "done." Since I last posted I went through all the mechanical stuff, brake work, changing fluids, installing new shocks, lubing it, etc etc. I also buffed and polished the paint, installed the engine and generally tidyed it up. I still need to deal with a few mechanical problems but I have been driving it around the area. The vintage stroker pulls nicely and the split case trans works fine, though I have to get used to coming to a full stop before downshifting to first.
The bus is super tight, not a single rattle, tracks great (even with the all original tie rod ends) and is a blast to drive. Even the old man fan in it works.
Enjoy the pictures.
And here's the power plant. I think it is safe to say it is one of a kind: a vintage EMPI 36hp 69.5mm stroker crank with a vintage Rethwish dual carb kit, Porsche pre-A pulley, 010 distributor, Pre-A Porsche eight doweled flywheel.
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Snoop Bob
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Nice... 
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66ratrod
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Location: Tallahassee FL (insert funny comment here)
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| Culito wrote: |
Yikes!!!!
Someone deserves a whoopin'!!! |
if by "whoopin" you mean they deserve to be decapitated and have there head dried and shrunken, then hung from the bus's rear view mirror, then i agree 
(P.S. i don't have a problem so don't ask  )
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66ratrod
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| Braukuche wrote: |
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I put one of those fans im my bus, it's awesome (when you are in FL in July)
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"ACWVs are like having a sick dog that has a 100 year life span and needs constant medical attention... that you ride to work daily."
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ricekooker
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Location: Winter Park, FL
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| Awesome work. Gotta be nice driving that thing after all you've done to it. |
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roberto
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| Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 4:27 am Post subject: |
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| NIce job. It looks great! |
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BulletBus
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Just awesome. I love to see some of my stuff in a completed project. And that motor  that thing is unbelievable. I'm thinking of doing the WW Okrasa kit for my barndoor. Yours looks awesome. I am jealous. Nice job!
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Rich's 50
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shaker
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you`ve done a great job on this bus..
liking this a lot..
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crofty
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Sweet Bus, congrats!
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scvw
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67 Shane
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X2 and Joey should know he has a pretty nice one himself.
Looks real clean. Great work you should be proud.
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BlastMasterMannyFresh
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X2 and Joey should know he has a pretty nice one himself.
Looks real clean. Great work you should be proud. |
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eric m
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i have a question about the headliner installation. In the pic below ,is there a reason for the pleats in the corners of the side windows? Is it aesthetic or is it so you can make the tight corners w/o wrinkles? BTW great job on the bus.
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eric m
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| now the more i look at the pic, the more i wonder if it is 4 separate pieces? |
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GTV
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Definitely 4 pieces there. You don't need to seam it to get in the corners, I just did one yesterday using only one big piece, you just cut out the center. They did it that way to save material, less waste.
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eric m
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| Ok, my WW cloth headliner came with one big piece that I split in half lengthwise and is more than enough to do both sides. Each one ended up being 10 1/2' x 27" . I was going to do the cargo doors first since they seemed easiest. |
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D-train
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looks awesome mate...
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zimblewinder
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Can you tell us a few more engine tricks? Most 36 hp applications I've read about are beetle and I wonder about their suitability for a bus. What is the cam profile? How does it drive next to a fresh standard engine and perhaps a Judson engine?
The bus is awesome
Cheers
Dale
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