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Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:16 am

seizure66 wrote: come south to OK and over we can caravan to the start from AZ!
In a few years when I get it done I'll have to do that. :)

eejermon wrote: Ausheteru wrote: Has anyone from the midwest ever made the SST? I'd eventually love to road trip out there in my '64 once it's done. Will be a few years at least though. I was just wondering because it seems that the trip out there in winter would be another adventure altogether. :)

You guys rock!
So far, Teams from Ohio and Missouri have done the trip, there may be more.

Don't paint it, don't lower it. Do Shasta first!

Two Weeks, 21 hours

Going to HAVE to paint it. Not much left of the original paint and I have a LOT of panels to repair/replace. No plans on lowering it, I love ground clearance. Already got two different transaxles for it, just waiting for warmer weather to get back to work on it. If you're curious about the project, search "Daryl Licht" and you'll find the thread.

Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:05 am

eejermon wrote: Richard, there's 15 days until the trip....aren't you starting to fix the Rustybus about 2 weeks early?

LMFAO!!

I think richard starts the engine tear down at BBB- just left of the stage.

Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:11 am

eejermon wrote: Ausheteru wrote: Has anyone from the midwest ever made the SST? I'd eventually love to road trip out there in my '64 once it's done. Will be a few years at least though. I was just wondering because it seems that the trip out there in winter would be another adventure altogether. :)

You guys rock!
So far, Teams from Ohio and Missouri have done the trip, there may be more.

Yep, made the haul from SW MO in 2008. Hoping to do it again one of these years. Unfortunetly it's not in the cards this year.

Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:26 am

Willeye wrote: eejermon wrote: Ausheteru wrote: Has anyone from the midwest ever made the SST? I'd eventually love to road trip out there in my '64 once it's done. Will be a few years at least though. I was just wondering because it seems that the trip out there in winter would be another adventure altogether. :)

You guys rock!
So far, Teams from Ohio and Missouri have done the trip, there may be more.

Yep, made the haul from SW MO in 2008. Hoping to do it again one of these years. Unfortunetly it's not in the cards this year.

I'm aiming for two years from now (2016 SST). If possible it would be cool to get a few people together along the way and convoy. Ever since I found this thread my goal has been SST :)

Wed Jan 15, 2014 12:15 pm

i plan on doing this trip if i ever get my panel back together. long way off.

Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:16 pm

1.) Kombisutra, Brian/Nathalie, 1959 Kombi, San Anselmo, Ca (Pre Run)
2.) VWBusride, Aaron/Emily, 1966 Kombi, Santa Rosa, Ca
3.) Joe Cool, 1963 Panel, Yolo County, Ca, (prerun and SST)
4.) Team Badfish, 1967 Panel, Sacramento, Ca
5.) Coastal Aircooled, 1966 Standard, McKinleyville, Ca
6.) Cool Cool Pepto Bomber, 1965 Single Cab, Grants Pass, Oregon
7.) Team Green Truck, 1963 Single Cab, Merlin, Oregon
8.) Team Idaho, 1962 Bosco, Boise, Idaho
9.) Colonel B, 1966 13 Window, Sacramento, Ca
10) OCTO, Rich/Charlie, 1967 Standard, Inland Empire, Ca.
11) Dormatic 1958 panel, Bay Area Ca
12) Darrell- Team Deaf Volks, 1965 standard, Sacramento CA
13) Kyron- Team DeafVolks/OVP Hybrid, the Beauty
14) Team Norcal Relics Eric/Joel 1964 Cop Truck Sacramento CA
15) Team Mt Shasta Ski Bowl, Tyler/Seabass, 62' Standard, OVP COUNTRY
16) Team Kombi Haus, Justin/Logan, 65' Road Runner Camper, Sacto, CA
17 ) Team Rasta 1961 Panel Coffee Creek, Ca
18 ) Team Howard Prarie 1964 Standard Joe/Will Oregon/Washington
19) Team Rustybus in the 1961 Rustybus
20) Team Surf Dog, Jer/Greg, 1966 EZ HSCR, Santa Cruz/ Elk Grove, CA
21) Team Flying Pamper Lou/Robin,1966 Pamper, Camino/ Forest Hill, CA
22) Team OVP, Roscoe/Oscar, 1966 Pop-Top Westy, Lodi/SF Ca (SST)
23) Gene driving Bartholomew, '60 DC
24) Team Chocolate / Robert @ Skinner Classics OVP 62' Kombi / Vacaville, CA.
25) Team Alice / Dillon @ Skinner Classics OVP 65' Westy / Vacaville, CA.
26) team SLC. Deej/brother Torey 58 panel / Salt Lake City, UT
27) Team Drag Bus, JDog/Josh/Sergio, 65' Kombi, Redwood City, CA

Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:52 pm

Glad to see the buses lining up. What I'm hopeful for, is actually either very little to no snow before the trip, or so much that it makes actually surviving the trip -let alone just making it through- nearly impossible. No snow means drivers will get the long-wished-for opportunity to run previously impassable high altitude roads, and of course, maximum dumpage, would brutally test the best of the best and expose the non-hackers.

Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:06 pm

1.) Kombisutra, Brian/Nathalie, 1959 Kombi, San Anselmo, Ca (Pre Run)
2.) VWBusride, Aaron/Emily, 1966 Kombi, Santa Rosa, Ca
3.) Joe Cool, 1963 Panel, Yolo County, Ca, (prerun and SST)
4.) Team Badfish, 1967 Panel, Sacramento, Ca
5.) Coastal Aircooled, 1966 Standard, McKinleyville, Ca
6.) Cool Cool Pepto Bomber, 1965 Single Cab, Grants Pass, Oregon
7.) Team Green Truck, 1963 Single Cab, Merlin, Oregon
8.) Team Idaho, 1962 Bosco, Boise, Idaho
9.) Colonel B, 1966 13 Window, Sacramento, Ca
10) OCTO, Rich/Charlie, 1967 Standard, Inland Empire, Ca.
11) Dormatic 1958 panel, Bay Area Ca
12) Darrell- Team Deaf Volks, 1965 standard, Sacramento CA
13) Kyron- Team DeafVolks/OVP Hybrid, the Beauty
14) Team Norcal Relics Eric/Joel 1964 Cop Truck Sacramento CA
15) Team Mt Shasta Ski Bowl, Tyler/Seabass, 62' Standard, OVP COUNTRY
16) Team Kombi Haus, Justin/Logan, 65' Road Runner Camper, Sacto, CA
17 ) Team Rasta 1961 Panel Coffee Creek, Ca
18 ) Team Howard Prarie 1964 Standard Joe/Will Oregon/Washington
19) Team Rustybus in the 1961 Rustybus
20) Team Surf Dog, Jer/Greg, 1966 EZ HSCR, Santa Cruz/ Elk Grove, CA
21) Team Flying Pamper Lou/Robin,1966 Pamper, Camino/ Forest Hill, CA
22) Team OVP, Roscoe/Oscar, 1966 Pop-Top Westy, Lodi/SF Ca (SST)
23) Gene driving Bartholomew, '60 DC
24) Team Chocolate / Robert @ Skinner Classics OVP 62' Kombi / Vacaville, CA.
25) Team Alice / Dillon @ Skinner Classics OVP 65' Westy / Vacaville, CA.
26) team SLC. Deej/brother Torey 58 panel / Salt Lake City, UT
27) Team Drag Bus, JDog/Josh/Sergio, 65' Kombi, Redwood City, CA
28 ) Team Wolfgang Green, Aaron/Stuart, 66' Standard, Redding, CA/Seattle, WA

Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:57 pm

0.) Kombisutra, Brian/Nathalie, 1959 Kombi, San Anselmo, Ca Our Fearless Leader and Spiritus Emeritus
1.) Team Yeopanel, Cory, 1960 Panel, somewhere, CA
2.) VWBusride, Aaron/Emily, 1966 Kombi, Santa Rosa, Ca
3.) Joe Cool, 1963 Panel, Yolo County, Ca, (prerun and SST) (STUD!)
4.) Team Badfish, 1967 Panel, Sacramento, Ca
5.) Stockton Damon????
6.) Cool Cool Pepto Bomber, 1965 Single Cab, Grants Pass, Oregon
7.) Team Green Truck, "They call me Mister Armstrong" 1963 Single Cab, Merlin, Oregon
8.) Team Idaho, Eeej and Brent, 1962 Bosco, Boise, Idaho
9.) Colonel B, 1966 13 Window, Sacramento, Ca
10) OCTO, Rich/Charlie, 1967 Standard, Inland Empire, Ca.
11) Dormatic 1958 panel, Bay Area Ca
12) Darrell- Team Deaf Volks, 1965 standard, Sacramento CA
13) Kyron- Team DeafVolks/OVP Hybrid, the Beauty
14) Team Norcal Relics Eric/Joel 1964 Cop Truck Sacramento CA
15) Team Mt Shasta Ski Bowl, Tyler/Seabass, 62' Standard, OVP COUNTRY
16) Team Kombi Haus, Justin/Logan, 65' Road Runner Camper, Sacto, CA
17 ) Team Rasta 1961 Panel Coffee Creek, Ca
18 ) Team Howard Prarie 1964 Standard Joe/Will Oregon/Washington
19) Team Rustybus in the 1961 Rustybus
20) Team Surf Dog, Jer/Greg, 1966 EZ HSCR, Santa Cruz/ Elk Grove, CA
21) Team Flying Pamper Lou/Robin,1966 Pamper, Camino/ Forest Hill, CA
22) Team OVP, Roscoe/Oscar, 1966 Pop-Top Westy, Lodi/SF Ca (SST)
23) Team Backroadsbus, Gene driving Bartholomew, '60 DC
24) Team Chocolate / Robert @ Skinner Classics OVP 62' Kombi / Vacaville, CA.
25) Team Alice / Dillon @ Skinner Classics OVP 65' Westy / Vacaville, CA.
26) Team SLC. Deej/brother Torey 58 panel / Salt Lake City, UT
27) Team Drag Bus, JDog/Josh/Sergio, 65' Kombi, Redwood City, CA
28 ) Team Wolfgang Green, Aaron/Stuart, 66' Standard, Redding, CA/Seattle, WA

Wed Jan 15, 2014 11:14 pm

Thanks for taking me of the list eej. Sadly I wont be making the shasta snow trip but there is a good chance that my bus will make it. Keep your eye out for my bus :D

Thu Jan 16, 2014 8:18 am

Eeeeej and BlackCatFace, you are correct that I'm getting an early start on prep this year. The hard part is remembering what it was I was supposed to fix. The bus made it to work today, so that's a start. I think the exhaust sounds a bit loud, I'm guessing repairing the damage from backing over the jump ramp on Gum Boot road might be required.

Hopefully someone is saving my spot left of the stage for me so I can work on whatever I need to again this year LOL.

You California guys need to get your shit together and start figuring out how to make it snow out there. Another couple of dust trips and I might start heading to some other state to drive in snow. I set up my weather app to show me weather for Covelo and got excited when I got an alert. Unfortunately the alert was for hot, dry conditions and possible fires. Not the precipitation I was hoping for.

Thu Jan 16, 2014 8:41 am

rustybus wrote:

You California guys need to get your shit together and start figuring out how to make it snow out there. Another couple of dust trips and I might start heading to some other state to drive in snow. I set up my weather app to show me weather for Covelo and got excited when I got an alert. Unfortunately the alert was for hot, dry conditions and possible fires. Not the precipitation I was hoping for.

You're preaching to the Choir- I'm dying for rain too! We've gotten 20% of normal for the year and it's mid January. Looks like the late 70's all over again...

Thu Jan 16, 2014 12:38 pm

Aloha Newts.
I have surplussed of the following:

CB radios
CB antennas
Chains, quick-fit type, #1540, should fit all but the largest or smallest bus tires
Sorel-type snow boots, size 10ish and 12ish

Juss lemme know....

Sat Jan 18, 2014 7:47 am

Howdy Shasta folks.
The time is coming fast apon us for a great adventure called SST. Tune your CB dust off your flip flops stock that ice chest. The Pamper is getting some much needed love today. New oil, valve adjust maybe a mid tranny mount and some air cleaner work.

Mon Jan 20, 2014 9:21 am

BRAAAAAAAAAP!!!

Mon Jan 20, 2014 12:37 pm

Jesus! I was having a nice nap until you came along!

Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:08 pm

kombisutra wrote: Glad to see the buses lining up. What I'm hopeful for, is actually either very little to no snow before the trip, or so much that it makes actually surviving the trip -let alone just making it through- nearly impossible. No snow means drivers will get the long-wished-for opportunity to run previously impassable high altitude roads, and of course, maximum dumpage, would brutally test the best of the best and expose the non-hackers.

Just flew over Mt Shasta. Wow... Hardly any snow. All the epic roads are going to be open it would appear.

Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:19 pm

Some mad route planner best look at the possibility then of making it from the road network north of 299 on the east side of Trinity Lake (Eastside Road) making it up to traverse on Ramshorn, and then what looks like W. A Barr Road, and comes out up by Gumboot Lake....

Yeah.....certain death.

68veedub wrote:

Just flew over Mt Shasta. Wow... Hardly any snow. All the epic roads are going to be open it would appear.

Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:20 pm

Backroadbus wrote: Some mad route planner best look at the possibility then of making it from the road network north of 299 on the east side of Trinity Lake (Eastside Road) making it up to traverse on Ramshorn, and then what looks like W. A Barr Road, and comes out up by Gumboot Lake....

Yeah.....certain death.

68veedub wrote:

Just flew over Mt Shasta. Wow... Hardly any snow. All the epic roads are going to be open it would appear.

Yes, go on....

Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:50 pm

Just got the confirm on Rich/Charlie, Inland Empire. 8)