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Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:44 pm

16 years... Anthony, you don't know nothin.

:wink:

Actually the chassis is very very cool but will a bus fit on it? I'm sure you have done your homework on it.

Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:30 pm

Dub, Your still a newbie, LMAO. I started at age 11 so i been at it about 35 years for the most part, probably 25 as jobs. In Jan 07 i'll be in this business 10 years, Damn i'm getting old. :twisted:

Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:36 pm

jeremyrockjock wrote: 16 years... Anthony, you don't know nothin.

:wink:

Actually the chassis is very very cool but will a bus fit on it? I'm sure you have done your homework on it.

really curious to see how to adapt the body to a bolt on application myself

Sat Oct 28, 2006 8:49 am

Quote: I guess this comes from 16yrs of Aircraft and Missile Certification and inspecting other peoples welds.

Do you live in one of those retired missile silos?

Sat Oct 28, 2006 10:23 am

jeremyrockjock wrote: .. but will a bus fit on it? I'm sure you have done your homework on it.

We're 99,99% sure that our calculations are acurate, and that the new chassis will fit under the combi body.
We've taken measurements from my own 1967 SO42 for refference, and if somewhere down the line we
made a mistake, we'll cut it up, and start all over :wink:

btw, all the welding is done with a TIG welder, and the material is stainless steel, so maybe that's the answer
for you guys who think that the welding looks strange or too hot .. when did you see a stainless steel chassis
for a car, let alone for a splitwindow bus 8)

Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:15 am

Area51 wrote: jeremyrockjock wrote: .. but will a bus fit on it? I'm sure you have done your homework on it.

We're 99,99% sure that our calculations are acurate, and that the new chassis will fit under the combi body.
We've taken measurements from my own 1967 SO42 for refference, and if somewhere down the line we
made a mistake, we'll cut it up, and start all over :wink:

btw, all the welding is done with a TIG welder, and the material is stainless steel, so maybe that's the answer
for you guys who think that the welding looks strange or too hot .. when did you see a stainless steel chassis
for a car, let alone for a splitwindow bus 8)

btw I use a TIG welder and weld stainless steel, it does look like you need some more filler rod in the corner, it looks to be blown threw of some sorts, im not putting your work down by no means but just helpin out, i havent done a complete frame yet but i have welded for some time.

Keep up the sweet work though.

Wed Nov 01, 2006 2:24 pm

Area51 wrote:

Besides this project we also do some small projects .. other project that can see the light of day within days/weeks
will be our own 5x205 discbrakekit for busses.
:wink:

Hey Alain,

Hoe zit het met de 5*205 kit?? Ik heb de trommels en heb nog altijd een setje nodig voor mijn doca :) :)

See YA

Peter
http://slambulance.skynetblogs.be

Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:09 am

We mounted the front A-arm setup, with the shortend 911 strut and our own design hub and
the Porsche 993 Turbo disc, 996 Caliper and modified 17" rim to see if everything worked out
well. We now had the wright factory settings from Porsche for the angle and wheel camber of
the front struts. The final design of the 'towers' for the front shock absorbers will be different,
because we faced some minor problems. (towers in picture are temporary ones)
Dampers that we're gonna use are Porsche 944 Turbo -koni yellow- rear shocks.

Jer*Fab wrote: it does look like you need some more filler rod in the corner
We don't use any filler .. we only "melt" the material .. we're not adding any filler or material.
We do appreciate it that you and other samba visitors give us constructive criticism on this project.

Thanks !!

Peter - Belgium wrote: Hey Alain,
Hoe zit het met de 5*205 kit??
Ik heb de trommels en heb nog altijd een setje nodig voor mijn doca :) :)

See YA

Peter
http://slambulance.skynetblogs.be

Hee Peter !!
We zijn van plan om één dezer dagen de set weer beet te pakken.
Probleem waar we tegenaan liepen (toen we voor 99% 'klaar' waren) was dat iedere 15" velg met
5x205 steek paste, behalve de 15" busvelg :oops:
Heb nu wat andere schijven en klauwen op het oog, en dan proberen we het gewoon nog een keer :P

O ja, ik kom eerdaags wel je crew cab bekijken, goed ??

Alain

Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:30 am

Area51 wrote: We faced some problems with the front suspension, and had to start over again.

Yesterday we mounted the new A-arm setup to the chassis, and this time everything turned out well.
We switchted the front 911 struts from left to right, so we could mount the steering box (T3 transporter)
in front. When the steering box was behind the struts, left was right, and right was left :oops:
The calipers mounts were in front of the wheel, now they are behind it.

The standard 911 torsions are still in the lower A-arms (not in this picture :wink: ), the top A-arms are home
made. Shocks are 944 Turbo rear shocks, now Bilstein, was Koni.

As we speak, a bracket is being made for the steering box and the towers for the shocks can be made
for the last time.

More to come next week !!

Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:12 pm

Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:21 pm

Rocknrod wrote: Wow.

Agreed

Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:36 pm

This all looks really good. I am curious to know why you don't use filler rod? Is it just to keep the welds really clean?
I am looking forward to seeing the body mounted!

Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:16 pm

Good God! You guys must have A LOT of time on your hands. Can't wait to see the finished project. Props.

Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:28 am

adam beefcake bruno wrote: You guys must have A LOT of time on your hands.

No, we haven't .. that's why it took nearly a year to find time to put the project back on track.
Last monday we welded some rails on some stands witch are 100% level, in both directions.
All the parts are cleaned, painted and all the new suspension parts (dampers, bearings and
bushings) are here, so no more excusses to wait another 8 months for the next update !! :wink:

Fri Dec 28, 2007 7:52 am

All of the stainless steel floor'heads' and inner sills are welded into place.

next, jacking points

Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:32 am

Holy CHIT, that thang is rad! :D

Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:12 am

Most impressive. 8)

Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:47 pm

where is that deluxe that had the entire body cut off the undercarriage?
a bus that was hacked in that manner would be a perfect compliment to this project.

Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:52 pm

Or better yet, maybe he's gonna get all new metal from Gerson and make one from scratch.

Fri Dec 28, 2007 5:10 pm

localboy wrote: Or better yet, maybe he's gonna get all new metal from Gerson and make one from scratch.

Stamped in stainless!