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crukab Samba Chef
Joined: December 13, 2002 Posts: 6116 Location: Vermont
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Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 1:53 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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BarryL wrote: |
It makes a potato chip look solid. On the left is that the under-ass to it or has that already been said?
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My thought was- you don't have to look far for Trans/frame horns ect.
Let me guess: they were going to use it in a Dune Buggy...... _________________ Tom
My Pops:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=604100&highlight=
I know you will always be with me, rest in peace with no more pain. 8/13/14.....
In the yard right now:
'51 Dodge 5 window truck
'65 Bug
'66 Singlecab
'82 Rabbit Truck Diesel from CALI
'86 Doublecab W/T
'91 Vanagon carat/wolfsbrg.Tiico
'88 Dodge Ram pickup
'11 Jetta Wagon |
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AndrewM Samba Member
Joined: February 18, 2002 Posts: 496 Location: Charlotte, NC
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Posted: Sun May 26, 2019 4:57 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Yes, it lost its transmission to a dune buggy probably around 1986. I brought in the transmission and frame section. They did unbolt the transmission and not just hack it out, that's just how I had the pieces sitting |
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peecee69 Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 1572 Location: Annapolis, MD/Bloomfield Hills, MI
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sgellis Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2016 Posts: 2013 Location: SW Nova Scotia, Canada
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ryans65 Samba Member
Joined: February 16, 2016 Posts: 1259 Location: Yulee FL
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Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:42 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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can you hear it?...... "I'm going to restore it one day"..... |
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Tim MacDonald Samba Member
Joined: October 11, 2004 Posts: 1346 Location: Edmonton alberta
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Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 9:29 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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So after about 12 hours of driving we made it home with our new original Turkis paint bus. What I thought was going to be a 1 hour recovery turned into a 4-5 hour ordeal. We first met with the owners daughter who we followed to this small goat path type trail after driving a few KM on a dirt road. We proceeded to follow her with my truck and trailer (big mistake) once we started in I quickly realized the trail was narrow with tight turns. We made it in about 100' from the bus and could not make the last turn. We are now in about 1/2 km or so. Well only option is to back out at this point. I got backed out about half way and could not make a turn so we had to cut a trail to drop the trailer for the time being. I took my winch and put in the receiver of the truck and headed back. There was only 1 more obstacle, an old volvo blocking the path. Well that ended up being an easy task with winch. with the car out of the way we then made it the rest of the way. Now the fun can begin. We actually lucked out with only 1 front break stuck on. I used my drum puller, pulled it off and we were good to go. We installed 4 roller tires to make the rolling easy. After 30 years of sitting in that resting spot(last plated in 89) it was finally going to roll again. Now 1 issue was it has no breaks and we are up on a hill with lots of tight turns. I did not want to tow it because I knew it was going to run into the back of my truck. We got it onto the slope, gave it a big push, I jumped in and it rolled almost all the way back to my trailer. At this point I just decided to tow it out to the road so with Tyler steering we made our way back through the goat path. All in all with all the new scratches on my truck, bent fender on my trailer I am very happy with this bus. It needs inner and outer rockers, both rear jack points, rear corner and passengers front floor. its very complete and only missing the rear bumper. There is another bus there that is very rotted but tons of good parts. There is also some 60s volvos, a morris minor, Ford Anglis(probably spelled wrong) and some old trucks
_________________ 61 so34 flip seat
78 automatic champagne Westfalia
84 mint original paint westfalia
57 oval project barn find
88 cabriolet |
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d-rick Samba Member
Joined: May 14, 2006 Posts: 889 Location: Columbia,MO
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Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 9:38 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Congrats..that's a sweet Turkis bus..that mirror arm extension is the best _________________ 1959 mango-trailerbus
1962 single cab *1/2
1966 13 window
1967 panel/camper
1968 cig-panel *1/2
1968 passenger bus *1/2
1969 beetle
1969 dormobile
1978 sage green Westy
1990 DoKa
2002 Golf TDI |
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Tim MacDonald Samba Member
Joined: October 11, 2004 Posts: 1346 Location: Edmonton alberta
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Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:09 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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d-rick wrote: |
Congrats..that's a sweet Turkis bus..that mirror arm extension is the best |
Thank you _________________ 61 so34 flip seat
78 automatic champagne Westfalia
84 mint original paint westfalia
57 oval project barn find
88 cabriolet |
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Tim MacDonald Samba Member
Joined: October 11, 2004 Posts: 1346 Location: Edmonton alberta
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Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:10 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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So maybe someone can chime in, Just doing some research and it looks like I have a "Canadiana" camper kit on this bus. From the bit of reading there is only a couple original know to exist?? _________________ 61 so34 flip seat
78 automatic champagne Westfalia
84 mint original paint westfalia
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earlywesty Samba Member
Joined: May 03, 2004 Posts: 2357 Location: In the woods, Ontario
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Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 5:03 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Looks like a Canadiana camper to me. Cool! |
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mtnbus Samba Member
Joined: July 01, 2007 Posts: 733 Location: Colorado
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Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 6:33 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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what a beauty !
saved at last |
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Meyer Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2003 Posts: 807
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Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:26 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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buseric wrote: |
Looks like a Canadiana camper to me. Cool! |
That is definitely a Canadiana camper. Congratulations ... I think that's one of only two (maybe three) survivors in the world. Your bus just became a lot more valuable. |
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hitest Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2008 Posts: 10296 Location: Prime Meridian, ID
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Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:06 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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peecee69 wrote: |
Someone go save this. Seen in a facebook post.
Dawson City, Yukon, Canada
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That takes our dear friend Lind's first bus- the "greenhouse bus" to a whole new height. _________________
EverettB wrote: |
I wonder what the nut looks like.
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'62 L390 151, '62 L469 117, '63 L380 113, '64 L87 311, '65 L512 265, '65 L31 SO-42, '66 L360 251, '68 L30k 141, '71 L12 113, '74 ORG 181
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hitest Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2008 Posts: 10296 Location: Prime Meridian, ID
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Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:09 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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mtnbus wrote: |
what a beauty !
saved at last |
I sure would love to be the guy working the hot pressure washer on that bus. I can just imagine the joy of making all that Turkis come alive! _________________
EverettB wrote: |
I wonder what the nut looks like.
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'62 L390 151, '62 L469 117, '63 L380 113, '64 L87 311, '65 L512 265, '65 L31 SO-42, '66 L360 251, '68 L30k 141, '71 L12 113, '74 ORG 181
FU#5 |
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type241 Samba Member
Joined: June 02, 2006 Posts: 971 Location: MOSES LAKE, WA
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cdennisg Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2004 Posts: 20271 Location: Sandpoint, ID
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Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 12:56 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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I am now checking for wood ticks. Even though I wasn't there, this photo makes me feel them everywhere. Dammit!
Nice find. A very cool bus with an interesting kit. _________________ nothing |
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ryans65 Samba Member
Joined: February 16, 2016 Posts: 1259 Location: Yulee FL
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Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 12:57 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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nice bus!
Any pics of the volvo? how old was it? lol |
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Tim MacDonald Samba Member
Joined: October 11, 2004 Posts: 1346 Location: Edmonton alberta
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Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 12:59 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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hitest wrote: |
mtnbus wrote: |
what a beauty !
saved at last |
I sure would love to be the guy working the hot pressure washer on that bus. I can just imagine the joy of making all that Turkis come alive! |
I can’t wait, wash and wax it back to its original shine _________________ 61 so34 flip seat
78 automatic champagne Westfalia
84 mint original paint westfalia
57 oval project barn find
88 cabriolet |
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grizpdx Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2010 Posts: 128 Location: PNW
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Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 2:03 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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That's rad.
Anyone know the corresponding MCode for that? |
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Tim MacDonald Samba Member
Joined: October 11, 2004 Posts: 1346 Location: Edmonton alberta
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Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 4:23 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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ryans65 wrote: |
nice bus!
Any pics of the volvo? how old was it? lol |
No pics. The owner is going to send me some of all the cars there. There is more than 1 volvo and the are 60s era and wagons _________________ 61 so34 flip seat
78 automatic champagne Westfalia
84 mint original paint westfalia
57 oval project barn find
88 cabriolet |
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