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brentphx
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 Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:09 am Post subject: Ok, kinda ugly, but kinda awesome! |
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You know you like it!!
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Doc*181
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:05 am Post subject: Re: Ok, kinda ugly, but kinda awesome! |
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| brentphx wrote: | You know you like it!!
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No, I don't... unless it comes box shaped! 
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Ferretkona
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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I remember when Popular Mechanics offered/sold the plans for building these.
I am more interested today than I was 30 years ago in these.
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brentphx
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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NICE! I really wanted to photoshop the thing front end, but I figured my boss might not appreciate that today lol... glad you beat me to it!!
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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Yes!!
That is MORE like it! 
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GI Joe
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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brentphnx,
I'll be headed to your neck of the woods in early June. That Campbug is for sale local to me...
Send me a check and I'll pick it up and deliver it to ya!! Then you can swap it over to a Thing body! lol
Looks better with the Thing front end. The curves of the bug and the boxiness of the camper just don't jive...
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brentphx
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Good god I can only picture the wife's face if that showed up on my driveway!!! My grandpa's thing, that's one thing... A home built camper??? Yeah....  I bet it'd sell down here though!
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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Somehow that just doesn't look safe - short wheelbase with a high center of gravity.
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Joe 20
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds like you're talking about old Jeeps now, Nova  |
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ICTrains
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The word "fugly" comes to mind; but it doesn't change the fact that I want one...the Thing version of course.
But if I built one, would I have to move the fuel filler to the driver's side?
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Doc*181
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| Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:15 am Post subject: |
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| ICTrains wrote: |
But if I built one, would I have to move the fuel filler to the driver's side? |
Yes.
Or you can mirror the building plans... 
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:59 am Post subject: |
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| VW Addict wrote: | Yes!!
That is MORE like it! |
Aye, fugly yes, but I like it too!
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:54 am Post subject: |
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| Joe 20 wrote: | | Sounds like you're talking about old Jeeps now, Nova |
That is certainly true, I almost flipped in a couple during the VietNam war!
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