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Okie Adam
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 Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:46 pm Post subject: Church Bus |
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Here goes the church bus thread again. Unfortunately the thread was started after the last day of back up info so the thread was lost. Thanks to everyone for the props we lost and heres to earning more in the future. Photos back up tonight (9ish) and as progress is made.
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Skim
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well post the pics then homie shit!  BTW, is it "beamed up" yet?
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Okie Adam
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| Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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adjusters are in the mail heading this way. I was reading your thread and wondering about how narrow to go. I run a 4" on my mango with sprint stars but it tends to rub. Am I right in reading that if stock crows are what your running 2" narrow is the way to go?
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Skim
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| Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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| adjusters are in the mail heading this way. I was reading your thread and wondering about how narrow to go. I run a 4" on my mango with sprint stars but it tends to rub. Am I right in reading that if stock crows are what your running 2" narrow is the way to go? |
Yes, This was a big deal to me and several people I spoke to recommended me to leave it at 2" with stocks or stock crows feet because it keeps the wheels under the highest point of the bottom side of the fenderwell yet it still tucks hard.
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DeadEndVW
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| Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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Okie Adam
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| Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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Logoed up
"Wilson Avenue Baptist Church"
Look hard and you can see it here too
Double pin stripe all the way around
All three original seats with rear seat snow flake kick panel
gas door to body seal
Original front and rear bumpers
Early front
New fresh air box cover photos on the way.
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Okie Adam
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| Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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dog leg
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Okie Adam
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hole with unknown cloth wires
no wires
showed up
cleaned up
put up
Im thinking a little CLR might be in line for it. It really looks good in person.
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Okie Adam
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| Skim wrote: |
| one percenter wrote: |
| adjusters are in the mail heading this way. I was reading your thread and wondering about how narrow to go. I run a 4" on my mango with sprint stars but it tends to rub. Am I right in reading that if stock crows are what your running 2" narrow is the way to go? |
Yes, This was a big deal to me and several people I spoke to recommended me to leave it at 2" with stocks or stock crows feet because it keeps the wheels under the highest point of the bottom side of the fenderwell yet it still tucks hard. |
Soon to be a 2 incher then. Sorry for the shitty pic.
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sovereignsamba
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| that bus is sweet, I remember noticing how clean church owned vehicles usually are before, never seen a church VW though.. |
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DeadEndVW
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"Hallelujau!" |
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BUCIOBATISTI
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Is it a '55 or a early '56? Cool ass Bus for sure, Wolfsburg, and complete. Did you consider that those wires in the overhead airbox might have been for a ambulance fan? For some reason a lot of early early Buses that I have seen over the years got them including a '55 Standard, a '56 Kombi, a '57 Standard, and a '61 Westy all that I used to have among others.
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Skim
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"Hallelujau!" |
Praise the Lowered! 
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Hollelujua holla back!
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Okie Adam
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| BUCIOBATISTI wrote: |
| Is it a '55 or a early '56? Cool ass Bus for sure, Wolfsburg, and complete. Did you consider that those wires in the overhead airbox might have been for a ambulance fan? For some reason a lot of early early Buses that I have seen over the years got them including a '55 Standard, a '56 Kombi, a '57 Standard, and a '61 Westy all that I used to have among others. |
My figuring make it a March of '56. As for the wires I did consider the chance of abulance fans but the wires ran down the center post where, from what I've seen, ambos run down the a pillar and they went down all the way to behind the kick panels. Also there were like 3 wires and the dash had been hacked a bit. We think maybe some kind of CB or something.
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BUCIOBATISTI
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| one percenter wrote: |
| BUCIOBATISTI wrote: |
| Is it a '55 or a early '56? Cool ass Bus for sure, Wolfsburg, and complete. Did you consider that those wires in the overhead airbox might have been for a ambulance fan? For some reason a lot of early early Buses that I have seen over the years got them including a '55 Standard, a '56 Kombi, a '57 Standard, and a '61 Westy all that I used to have among others. |
My figuring make it a March of '56. As for the wires I did consider the chance of abulance fans but the wires ran down the center post where, from what I've seen, ambos run down the a pillar and they went down all the way to behind the kick panels. Also there were like 3 wires and the dash had been hacked a bit. We think maybe some kind of CB or something. |
Does it have a single position rear hatch, too?
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Okie Adam
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| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 4:10 am Post subject: |
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| BUCIOBATISTI wrote: |
| Does it have a single position rear hatch, too? |
it has dual position.
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1728XX
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Okie Adam
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| Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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sorry for the lack of progress. We've had another bus up on the rack.
rolled it out tonight to get some fresh air.
As for the church bus the adjusters showed up today from CB and got welded on today. Also got a new center pin to install.
in case there was any doubt who made this beam
The spindels are getting pressed apart tomorrow and ground and gusseted. ought to be back together tomorrow too if I get on it.
After the spindels get finished the front end is gonna get a fresh coat of paint and get prepped for install.
Scored an original piece of big logo sekurit for the back hatch.
and, well, its only right
more as it comes
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