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Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:13 am

exciter , Do you know what the reason was behind the original owner shortening the bus? I would like to find one of those simi-short buses for my own.

I assume that it does not do wheelies or endo's when stopping like the short buses do.

Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:24 am

I'd roll one that someone else shortened (not so short bus). It is rather cool looking.

Myself, I could not chop a VW.

Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:37 am

I would never chop one myself but this thing does ride extremley nice . It does not wheelie or endo i did do a wheelie on the dragstrip though this past year. I think the guy shortened it back in 1990 just because he wanted to do that i believe. It has a franklins b4" beam with wildwood brakes and a straight axle conversionkit under it. I have since put 165/45 tires on the front and it sits real low now. I am getting ready to two tone it anthracite gray and black :lol:

Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:42 am

exciter wrote: I am getting ready to two tone it anthracite gray and black :lol:

Nice! Do post pix once it's done! 8)

Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:47 am

Well thats one cool van! I would never condone cutting a bus just to make it shorter. I always figure it's someone's way of saving the best parts of two crashed buses.

Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:00 pm

George

thats what i always tell myself when i see a shortened one because i could never shorten a good one.

Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:35 pm

I believe that bus was owned (built?) by the Samba member "tpinthepack" from down here in FL.

Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:54 pm

Besides requiring two crashed buses you need lots of time & lots of beer.

Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:32 pm

Here are a couple more pics of my bus and yes i do know the origional builder is on here but not sure of his name?

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Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:05 pm

exciter I saw you make that run last year at Larry's Off-Road. I also looked at the bus and really liked it.

Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:06 am

Thanks for the compliments on my short bus! Last year when i bracket raced it i ended up making itto the final and got second place with the beast!LOL :D

Thu Jan 28, 2010 7:29 am

thom wrote: Kris Eagle had a really nice 57 or 58 shortened kombi. It's sad that it was shortened, as it was a nice, straight, dry bus.

I own that bus now, Here is a pic

Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:55 am

With a rock-n-roll bed and rear cushion it would be a cool playpen. :twisted:

Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:06 pm

back in the late 60's while serving in USAF in Sacramento, we had a civilian working with us, that shortened his early model van and installed a "sunroof" in the top for the use of hunting, in the lower sierra's, he use to say "goes anywhere I want it to go, and I dont get my feet muddy" I often thought how cool is that.

Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:38 pm

ive always loved that green bus when i first saw it in the sawzall special of "the bullitin" then in person at the bulli brigade in 1998. any of you flordia guys in the tampa area remember "the bullitin"?

Fri Jan 29, 2010 3:38 pm

eguti66 wrote: thom wrote: Kris Eagle had a really nice 57 or 58 shortened kombi. It's sad that it was shortened, as it was a nice, straight, dry bus.

I own that bus now, Here is a pic

I love this little dove blue bus it looks so right !!!!

Fri Jan 29, 2010 7:58 pm

Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:02 pm

That thing is just sweet! I need to find me one.

Sat Jan 30, 2010 7:14 am

I seen that red shorty last year here in ohio at a show super nice bus. The bad thing is that shorty started out life as a true super nice 21 window the owner told me. That almost makes a guy sick :evil:

Sat Jan 30, 2010 12:35 pm

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