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chabanais
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Joined: July 27, 2002
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 Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2002 8:58 pm Post subject: Bay Window Suicide Speed |
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| What's the highest speed you've coaxed your Bus up to? Having it towed doesn't count. I made 90 for a few minutes before I backed off! |
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[email protected]
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Joined: August 28, 2002
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2002 12:03 am Post subject: Bay Window Suicide Speed |
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| About 87 mph for a good 10 minutes in a '78 2000 cc. (I was going downhill though... does that count?) |
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58Type2
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Joined: June 15, 2002
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Location: Hell's Soup Kitchen
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2002 2:16 am Post subject: Bay Window Suicide Speed |
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| Oops, as the name implies, I have a '58 Single Cab |
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58Type2
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Location: Hell's Soup Kitchen
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2002 2:16 am Post subject: Bay Window Suicide Speed |
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I know this is bay windows but will still say, since I have the splitty single cab.
I did I think about 75 once til I nearly rear ended a civic going like 40. Now I did 55, lol. That was in Cali, this is in Oregon now.
Oh,and the scare...'72 Karmann Ghia, down hill, 45 mph wind pushing me and a friend, we hit 100. Next weekend, he and another friend tried it again and blew #2 piston clear of the case, was never found. |
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TimGud
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Joined: March 03, 2002
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Location: Rio Rico Arizona
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2002 7:09 pm Post subject: Bay Window Suicide Speed |
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| 85 with a 69 westy. Not alot of fun when you hit a cross wind. |
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jeremysmithatshawdotca
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Joined: February 11, 2002
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Location: Edmonton, AB
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| Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2002 9:33 am Post subject: Bay Window Suicide Speed |
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| On the fist test run out on the highway, I got the beautiful orange '77 bus with a FI 2000 up to 83 mph briefly before slowing back down. May have been a slight downgrade, but it was nearly flat, no wind. It was great! My '74 has a 1600 and it'll just get over 60. Jeremy |
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[email protected]
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Joined: September 13, 2002
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| Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2002 4:09 pm Post subject: Bay Window Suicide Speed |
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I have my 1973 Transporter with a 1600cc up to 70 on relatively flat road. I could have pushed it a little more I think but I didn't want to. It was a one time test. I usually cruise at 55.
Chris
1973 Transporter
1964 Standard |
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