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BarryL 
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 Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2015 9:47 am Post subject: Re: Freaks, Frankenbuses and other Works of Art |
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Is this contraption still in existance? Photos of October 1977 Hot Rod magazine article.
Has it already been posted in this thread? |
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brettsvw
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BarryL
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| Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2015 9:52 am Post subject: Re: Freaks, Frankenbuses and other Works of Art |
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| Ya. I don't considered it a Frankenbus but more a vintage pic. The text says it still had the opposed 4 engine so the radiator snout is cosmetic, I believe. |
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brettsvw
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BarryL
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| Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2015 7:14 pm Post subject: Re: Freaks, Frankenbuses and other Works of Art |
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Sheesh, the rig pulls into a truck stop, guy gets out and climbs under the rear axle, checks the oil.
You boss looks like a model; male model not toy model. |
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Shoyrtt
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| Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 8:19 am Post subject: Re: Freaks, Frankenbuses and other Works of Art |
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This hack is a work of art:
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EverettB
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esde
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| Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 9:40 am Post subject: Re: Freaks, Frankenbuses and other Works of Art |
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No way is that up to electrical code for an outside plug! |
Would you suggest a north american GFI, or a German spec CEE outlet? |
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 10:14 am Post subject: Re: Freaks, Frankenbuses and other Works of Art |
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| esde wrote: |
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No way is that up to electrical code for an outside plug! |
Would you suggest a north american GFI, or a German spec CEE outlet? |
Better check the birth certificate for an export code. Only way to be sure.
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Shoyrtt
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| Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 10:50 am Post subject: Re: Freaks, Frankenbuses and other Works of Art |
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| EverettB wrote: |
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| EverettB wrote: |
No way is that up to electrical code for an outside plug! |
Would you suggest a north american GFI, or a German spec CEE outlet? |
Whatever is required in your locale for a legal sale. |
Well it was purchased in Arizona...must be some pretty lax standards in the "Grand Canyon" State.   |
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EverettB
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| Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 10:16 pm Post subject: Re: Freaks, Frankenbuses and other Works of Art |
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| Shoyrtt wrote: |
| EverettB wrote: |
| esde wrote: |
| EverettB wrote: |
No way is that up to electrical code for an outside plug! |
Would you suggest a north american GFI, or a German spec CEE outlet? |
Whatever is required in your locale for a legal sale. |
Well it was purchased in Arizona...must be some pretty lax standards in the "Grand Canyon" State. |
AZ essentially has no laws as long as you are a god-fearing christian legal american citizen. 
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BarryL
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| Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2016 12:23 pm Post subject: Re: Freaks, Frankenbuses and other Works of Art |
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| BarryL wrote: |
| If it's power in then imagine what a nightmare the campsite power pigtail is like. |
Campsite?... think more... up in the driveway... Grizwold style (cousin Eddie, "shitter's full")
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d-rick
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| Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 11:34 am Post subject: Re: Freaks, Frankenbuses and other Works of Art |
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1959 bus made into a trailer.
They just unbolted all the running gear and put a straight axle with leaf springs right in the center,even cut little wheel wells into the cargo floor. Hitch made with some angle iron and tube hitch mounted to where the beam would have mounted..even made support bars to the nose 
Guy said his great uncle made it to use for his fishing camp.
Inside was stripped as well,just a flat plywood deck for sleeping on
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peecee69
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2016 8:14 am Post subject: Re: Freaks, Frankenbuses and other Works of Art |
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I think this is the first bus I've seen with welded up wheel wells. Almost has a Foxcraft look. Weird. |
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d-rick
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2016 1:42 pm Post subject: Re: Freaks, Frankenbuses and other Works of Art |
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I think this is the first bus I've seen with welded up wheel wells. Almost has a Foxcraft look. Weird. |
Luckily they were not welded..just some aluminum jb welded (or something like that) to the body.
I figured would be ugly when i popped them off. But I found nice untouched wheel wells.
She is cleaning up nicely 
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zehbeh
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| Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2016 12:16 am Post subject: Re: Freaks, Frankenbuses and other Works of Art |
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I think this is the first bus I've seen with welded up wheel wells. Almost has a Foxcraft look. Weird. |
reminds me of these floating cars. There are so many like that Citroen, but haven't seen a VW or even a bus yet. Someone should create one.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2016 1:03 am Post subject: Re: Freaks, Frankenbuses and other Works of Art |
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I used to bullseye womp rats in my DS back home.
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EverettB
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| Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2016 8:34 am Post subject: Re: Freaks, Frankenbuses and other Works of Art |
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| peecee69 wrote: |
I think this is the first bus I've seen with welded up wheel wells. Almost has a Foxcraft look. Weird. |
reminds me of these floating cars. There are so many like that Citroen, but haven't seen a VW or even a bus yet. Someone should create one.
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Photo someone posted here some time ago
Photo I found on Google (better)
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