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BarryL 
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Location: Casa de Oro, California
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I've got a place but I don't have a cool van like that. Too bad,because I could drive it to the beach and change into my surf gear |
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I think you may have missed the joke.. |
What ever happened to Keysar? |
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joefriday
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Location: Richland WA
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| Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 8:06 am Post subject: Re: Bring Your Bus To Work |
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I can't bring mine to work (65-70mph with half of the commute 2 lanes bumper to bumper) but this is where I work out! A bus sure does stand out.
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Chris Paterson
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Location: Newbury Park, CA
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| Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 10:18 am Post subject: Re: Bring Your Bus To Work |
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Drove my 58 PGSG to work after finishing up all the electrical on it. First time I ever drove a 36hp crash box tranny on the freeway (in southern California too!). I think my 53mph was slower than 53mph in other states.
It's only a 15 minute trip in a modern car and it was a 20 minute trip in the bus.
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mandraks
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Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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| Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 10:56 am Post subject: Re: Bring Your Bus To Work |
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what size wheel and tire are you running?
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Chris Paterson
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Location: Newbury Park, CA
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| Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 11:03 am Post subject: Re: Bring Your Bus To Work |
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| what size wheel and tire are you running? |
The wrong ones, lol. They're stock rims 15" but the tires are like 205/75 or something... Not sure I can look when I get home tonight if you're interested.
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mandraks
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Joined: November 28, 2004
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Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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| Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 11:13 am Post subject: Re: Bring Your Bus To Work |
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| what size wheel and tire are you running? |
The wrong ones, lol. They're stock rims 15" but the tires are like 205/75 or something... Not sure I can look when I get home tonight if you're interested. |
they looked small, but 205/75s should be close to stock diameter, speedometer reading should be accurate enough.
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Chris Paterson
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Location: Newbury Park, CA
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| Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 11:16 am Post subject: Re: Bring Your Bus To Work |
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| mandraks wrote: |
| Chris Paterson wrote: |
| mandraks wrote: |
| what size wheel and tire are you running? |
The wrong ones, lol. They're stock rims 15" but the tires are like 205/75 or something... Not sure I can look when I get home tonight if you're interested. |
they looked small, but 205/75s should be close to stock diameter, speedometer reading should be accurate enough. |
Yeah maybe they're not 205, like I said I'm not sure. But I was using my iPhone GPS speedometer to check the actual speed.
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mandraks
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Joined: November 28, 2004
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Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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| Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 11:26 am Post subject: Re: Bring Your Bus To Work |
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| Chris Paterson wrote: |
| mandraks wrote: |
| Chris Paterson wrote: |
| mandraks wrote: |
| what size wheel and tire are you running? |
The wrong ones, lol. They're stock rims 15" but the tires are like 205/75 or something... Not sure I can look when I get home tonight if you're interested. |
they looked small, but 205/75s should be close to stock diameter, speedometer reading should be accurate enough. |
Yeah maybe they're not 205, like I said I'm not sure. But I was using my iPhone GPS speedometer to check the actual speed. |
the reason i asked: in a 36 horse bus with stock transmission, you need all the help you can get to run 55mph at a reasonable rpm. a 10% smaller diameter makes a HUGE difference in RPM at the same speed.
300rpm or 5mph matters when you approach top speed  On a later bus this is not such an issue
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Chris Paterson
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Location: Newbury Park, CA
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| Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 11:45 am Post subject: Re: Bring Your Bus To Work |
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| mandraks wrote: |
| Chris Paterson wrote: |
| mandraks wrote: |
| Chris Paterson wrote: |
| mandraks wrote: |
| what size wheel and tire are you running? |
The wrong ones, lol. They're stock rims 15" but the tires are like 205/75 or something... Not sure I can look when I get home tonight if you're interested. |
they looked small, but 205/75s should be close to stock diameter, speedometer reading should be accurate enough. |
Yeah maybe they're not 205, like I said I'm not sure. But I was using my iPhone GPS speedometer to check the actual speed. |
the reason i asked: in a 36 horse bus with stock transmission, you need all the help you can get to run 55mph at a reasonable rpm. a 10% smaller diameter makes a HUGE difference in RPM at the same speed.
300rpm or 5mph matters when you approach top speed On a later bus this is not such an issue |
I was cruising on the flat at 53 without flooring it. I could get up to 60mph on a slight downhill with some distance. The roads are super smooth by me, so i'm sure that helps a bit. I do think they're slightly smaller diameter than stock, but I can't remember the actual size, they came on the bus that way. I'm saving my money to get some stock bias plys but these tires work right now so the bias plys are a bit of a "nice to have" at the moment
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Chris Paterson
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| Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 10:07 am Post subject: Re: Bring Your Bus To Work |
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| Chris Paterson wrote: |
| mandraks wrote: |
| Chris Paterson wrote: |
| mandraks wrote: |
| Chris Paterson wrote: |
| mandraks wrote: |
| what size wheel and tire are you running? |
The wrong ones, lol. They're stock rims 15" but the tires are like 205/75 or something... Not sure I can look when I get home tonight if you're interested. |
they looked small, but 205/75s should be close to stock diameter, speedometer reading should be accurate enough. |
Yeah maybe they're not 205, like I said I'm not sure. But I was using my iPhone GPS speedometer to check the actual speed. |
the reason i asked: in a 36 horse bus with stock transmission, you need all the help you can get to run 55mph at a reasonable rpm. a 10% smaller diameter makes a HUGE difference in RPM at the same speed.
300rpm or 5mph matters when you approach top speed On a later bus this is not such an issue |
I was cruising on the flat at 53 without flooring it. I could get up to 60mph on a slight downhill with some distance. The roads are super smooth by me, so i'm sure that helps a bit. I do think they're slightly smaller diameter than stock, but I can't remember the actual size, they came on the bus that way. I'm saving my money to get some stock bias plys but these tires work right now so the bias plys are a bit of a "nice to have" at the moment |
Ok I checked them they're 195/65r15 which makes them a 25" tire. I think the stock size is 27" so I'm short by 2 inches, could be why my top speed is so low.
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mandraks
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| Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 12:27 pm Post subject: Re: Bring Your Bus To Work |
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Ok I checked them they're 195/65r15 which makes them a 25" tire. I think the stock size is 27" so I'm short by 2 inches, could be why my top speed is so low. |
that is what i thought, chances are these tires will last you till the end of time as far as wear is concerned.... i have had the same size on a big nut westy, big nut makes a big difference in top speed and rpm.
with 6.40/15s you will be much faster at the same RPM.
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65 Deluxe
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| Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 10:17 pm Post subject: Re: Bring Your Bus To Work |
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My 1958 Ambulance park by our Emergency Department. I drive it as a daily to work.
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Think big drive a bus...
Own it, drive it, and don't make it a trailer queen...
The VW Junkie,
56 Euro 23 Window
58 Krankenwagen (Mr. Kranken)
59 Fjord Blue Bug
61 Ragtop
61 Double Cab
64 Euro Squareback Model S
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RHD Notch
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Location: Joshua Tree, CA
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 9:42 am Post subject: Re: Bring Your Bus To Work |
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Super Bowl Sunday...Rolled my bus to work for some pre-kickoff catching up.
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CHASINGJR
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 10:48 am Post subject: Re: Bring Your Bus To Work |
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pondoras box
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 1:07 pm Post subject: Re: Bring Your Bus To Work |
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I love this single, something about it, everything just seems to work just right.
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1961 23 Window (Bobo)
1965 11 Window (Zelda)
1965 13 Window (Lucas)
1957 Oval ragtop
1988 Cabriolet VR6 conversion
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VWAdam
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Location: Birmingham, Alabama
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 5:06 pm Post subject: Re: Bring Your Bus To Work |
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My Bus had been out of commission for a while before I started my current job February last year. I actually got laid off from my previous job right in the middle of building the engine for it. Anyway, about a month into this one I drove it to work quite a bit but then slacked off for the winter. My coworkers, many of them car guys, kept asking when I was going to drive it again, so I did. 
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'63 Standard Microbus
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nlorntson
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Joined: March 13, 2004
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Location: Twin Cities, MN
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 12:05 pm Post subject: Re: Bring Your Bus To Work |
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Finally a nice day!
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dgsaz
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Location: Phoenix / San Diego
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 12:39 pm Post subject: Re: Bring Your Bus To Work |
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Here is my bus in 2014 with a small load of lumber for shoring up the stairs while the foundation is rebuilt. That was just the beginning.
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dgsaz
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Location: Phoenix / San Diego
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 1:04 pm Post subject: Re: Bring Your Bus To Work |
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| Chris Paterson wrote: |
| mandraks wrote: |
| Chris Paterson wrote: |
| mandraks wrote: |
| Chris Paterson wrote: |
| mandraks wrote: |
| what size wheel and tire are you running? |
The wrong ones, lol. They're stock rims 15" but the tires are like 205/75 or something... Not sure I can look when I get home tonight if you're interested. |
they looked small, but 205/75s should be close to stock diameter, speedometer reading should be accurate enough. |
Yeah maybe they're not 205, like I said I'm not sure. But I was using my iPhone GPS speedometer to check the actual speed. |
the reason i asked: in a 36 horse bus with stock transmission, you need all the help you can get to run 55mph at a reasonable rpm. a 10% smaller diameter makes a HUGE difference in RPM at the same speed.
300rpm or 5mph matters when you approach top speed On a later bus this is not such an issue |
I was cruising on the flat at 53 without flooring it. I could get up to 60mph on a slight downhill with some distance. The roads are super smooth by me, so i'm sure that helps a bit. I do think they're slightly smaller diameter than stock, but I can't remember the actual size, they came on the bus that way. I'm saving my money to get some stock bias plys but these tires work right now so the bias plys are a bit of a "nice to have" at the moment |
My first bus/panel was a 1960, 36 hp, 6 volt. I found that 53 was the best cruising speed. That was running 700 x 15 retread tires, bias ply. That was in 1968. I "hopped" it up with and Empi Screamer Kit, a snappy little chrome air cleaner and an Empi extractor exhaust.
The drive from Phoenix to San Diego was an 8 hour plus adventure.
The grade form Ocotillo to Jacumba was 3rd gear, 36 MPH. Plenty of time to look at the scenery. Good times.
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RUSS914
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| Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 9:38 am Post subject: Re: Bring Your Bus To Work |
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Hey there!
Here is my 59 truck at work.
Russ |
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