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70Crew
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 Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2016 8:19 am Post subject: Re: Project DC - 4 door Dual Cab with 3.2L Porsche engine |
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Nothing like a little good old bus porn to get you through a slow Friday at work!
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framed
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Location: Finland
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| Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2016 8:30 am Post subject: Re: Project DC - 4 door Dual Cab with 3.2L Porsche engine |
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| I love that we live in the world where is people who make these kind of builds possible. Both financially and skills. Nice people still exist. |
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Chochobeef
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Location: Ft. Worth, Texas
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| Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2016 10:35 am Post subject: Re: Project DC - 4 door Dual Cab with 3.2L Porsche engine |
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Truelly amazing workmanship. I applaud you for that.
I have to say though, no way this build is done for less than 200,000 US dollars with all the fab work unless you pay your guys in kegs. (slight joke just in case someone doesn't understand the price of fabrication). With the upholstery work, custom this, custom that, the owner has some crazy money. In the end however, it looks like it will all be worth it. |
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skills@eurocarsplus
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Joined: January 01, 2007
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Location: sticksville, ct.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2016 12:43 pm Post subject: Re: Project DC - 4 door Dual Cab with 3.2L Porsche engine |
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agreed...at the 2000 hour mark, labor alone would be 200K @100/hr...plus parts.
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Dasdubber
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Location: Australia
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| Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:53 pm Post subject: Re: Project DC - 4 door Dual Cab with 3.2L Porsche engine |
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| Thanks guys. Certainly isn't a cheap build, I'm just fortunate that owners with the resources and commitment to embark on resto's like this have confidence in me and my business to keep the dollars flowing. |
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Terriers 2121
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Joined: September 09, 2014
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Location: Alberta
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| Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 3:42 pm Post subject: Re: Project DC - 4 door Dual Cab with 3.2L Porsche engine |
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| That's proper that is son!. Those seats are something else too. Awesome job mate. |
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airschooled
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| Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 5:20 pm Post subject: Re: Project DC - 4 door Dual Cab with 3.2L Porsche engine |
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| skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
this has probably been one of the top 10 builds here in terms of sheer labor. well done!! |
Top 10???? I would wager top three. Your '70 is definitely in there for me. What are your other nine like????
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skills@eurocarsplus
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Location: sticksville, ct.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 7:13 pm Post subject: Re: Project DC - 4 door Dual Cab with 3.2L Porsche engine |
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| asiab3 wrote: |
Top 10???? I would wager top three. Your '70 is definitely in there for me. What are your other nine like???? |
ha! thanks...but my build was a cookie cutter resto/mod in terms of over-the-topness
well, this build for sure
there was a guy in Canada ( I think) doing an epic build. it was a white bus..he painted the frame while it was all apart
matt curtis and his camper
another dude acid dipped his bus...
but in terms of fabrication, this is by far in the top 1%
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my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
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| Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
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| Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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airschooled
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| Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 10:07 pm Post subject: Re: Project DC - 4 door Dual Cab with 3.2L Porsche engine |
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Ooooh I've only seen Curtis' on that list. Let me know if you ever come across their threads again.
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Hoody
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| Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 11:51 pm Post subject: Re: Project DC - 4 door Dual Cab with 3.2L Porsche engine |
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| That is a very impressive build! |
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tonyx
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Location: Nanaimo B.C.
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| Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 8:35 pm Post subject: Re: Project DC - 4 door Dual Cab with 3.2L Porsche engine |
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| FANTASTIC!!!......... can't wait for the next installment of posts...... |
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1303cab
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| Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2016 5:45 am Post subject: Re: Project DC - 4 door Dual Cab with 3.2L Porsche engine |
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Wow....i love it so much that i hate it lol......wish it was mine.
Absolute top work, im pretty shure the owner would love this!!! cant wait to see more of it. |
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napat
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| Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 6:20 pm Post subject: Re: Project DC - 4 door Dual Cab with 3.2L Porsche engine |
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Amazing work!
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Dasdubber
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| Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 4:47 am Post subject: Re: Project DC - 4 door Dual Cab with 3.2L Porsche engine |
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Well it was a monumental day today (for me at least) as the owner picked up his DC! As with any major build with so much custom work, it will come back for a few tweaks in a couple of weeks, and also so we can check over everything underneath....but for now it was nice to see the owner so happy. It has been a great collaboration between someone who had a clear vision of what he wanted to create plus the commitment to see the project through...and our team at DAS Resto Haus to put those ideas into reality.
Anyway, I have some catching up to do for the last few months....
Boring pic to start off with just to give an idea of how the central locking is set up:
After consultation with the dyno tuner, we decided to ditch the factory 1989 Porsche ECU and upgrade to Autronic SM4, plus MSD for some extra 'spark'
We had an excellent auto electrician jump on board to create a complete plug and play engine harness including auxiliary fuse panel and associated components
Hydraulic clutch plus EFI fuel filter
Some subtle advertising with the approval of the owner on the CNC machined number plate housing and laser etched website detail
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Dasdubber
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| Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 5:07 am Post subject: Re: Project DC - 4 door Dual Cab with 3.2L Porsche engine |
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AC lines going through the floor in tank cavity....charcoal canister we made to vent the tank fumes....
All the wiring is braid wrapped or PVC sleeved....the firewall plug is aircraft spec but makes engine removal (if needed!) a one connection deal (apart from fuel etc)
Fuse panel distributes power to reverser camera, reverse sensors, and LED reverse lights plus a few other components in the engine bay....earth distribution block avoids having a heap of wires running to body grounds all over the place
Custom dry sump tank vents to catch can (breather filter not fitted yet in the pic)....obviously this is during fitout before all connections were finalised
Micro switch under the bus controls the heater booster fan (on the engine fan shroud), operated by the lever on the dash
Dual optima yellow top batteries
All engine management electronics were mounted behind the rear seat but had to be up high to clear the sub box
Oil thermostat (-12 lines), fuel shut off tap (makes fuel system maintenance a lot easier)...and other stuff...
Two four channel amps power the 8 mid range woofers and 4 tweeters (all controlled via the Alpine processor)
LED strip light in engine bay helps to see oil level (sight tube on tank) at night...
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Chochobeef
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| Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 6:34 am Post subject: Re: Project DC - 4 door Dual Cab with 3.2L Porsche engine |
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| Fantastic work. I hope the owner will post some videos of this beast running or let you guys with permission of course. |
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Dasdubber
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| Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 3:28 am Post subject: Re: Project DC - 4 door Dual Cab with 3.2L Porsche engine |
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Few more pics for perusal...
Engine update:
Engine bay wiring....
Licence plate backing serves a couple of purposes (other than the obvious)....it also hides the dimple die holes for fan ventilation, and also provides a mount for the reverse camera
Mid way through rear bumper wiring
Bit of sunshine through the Webasto electric sun roof
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Dasdubber
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| Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 3:38 am Post subject: Re: Project DC - 4 door Dual Cab with 3.2L Porsche engine |
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Scissor jack, wheel brace and fire extinguisher tucked up under the back seat out of the way but accessible
Decided to stick with factory mirrors (painted in gloss and satin black) as everything aftermarket just looked wrong
Tray was Rhino Lined for protection and longevity
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napat
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| Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 6:40 pm Post subject: Re: Project DC - 4 door Dual Cab with 3.2L Porsche engine |
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love the rear slashed bumper on the bay !!!
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samwise
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 8:03 pm Post subject: Re: Project DC - 4 door Dual Cab with 3.2L Porsche engine |
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Micro switch under the bus controls the heater booster fan (on the engine fan shroud), operated by the lever on the dash
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Love this idea, especially as the cable from the lever to the distribution box to send heat to the front of a standard engined bus is NLA (I was lucky enough to find a NOS one), but microswitch control could be the way forward in the future.
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