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Stuartzickefoose
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Awww I wish I could come hang out in the PNW with you guys... shucks!  |
jk...ill come visit you someday tony 
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secretsubmariner
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Daverham
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Sorry, SecretSub AKA Tony. That's a long drive.
Here's another pic to keep you company....
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Stuartzickefoose
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| Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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sexy bus...we should roll that up next to mine and see the comparison...
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Daverham
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I was really hoping you were going to arrive in your bus. Wanted to check it out. I made my wife move her Subaru to the street to make you a spot.
Next time.... plenty of work yet to do! |
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Stuartzickefoose
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I was really hoping you were going to arrive in your bus. Wanted to check it out. I made my wife move her Subaru to the street to make you a spot.
Next time.... plenty of work yet to do! |
haha definately! or you can swing up north and we can go through your electrical at my place, where i have all my extra wiring and toold n such....lol along with a ton more parking
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Daverham
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Sounds good.
Today... A couple minor upgrades inside. I made a little trim piece for the bottom edge of the bulkhead top-pad, which was wrinkly, cracked and very ugly.
And my wife sewed up a little curtain for the cabinet that I made.
Before - check out that wrinkly bottom edge of the pad. It was really ugly in person.
After: Trim Board... much better!
After: Curtain...
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Daverham
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Just another pic. I saw this empty lot that looked like it needed a bus in it...
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Stuartzickefoose
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Looking good.....i got free time this week man...and my car got broken into over the weekend and my cash was all in my wallet (all 150 that i have- had to my name ) so unless i land a job this week, i got nothing else to do but learn. hit me up!
and no im not saying pay me...im just saying keep me occupied
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Pinetops
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| Did you notice any difference in the ride when switching to the vanagon wheels? |
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Daverham
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Stuart. That SUCKS. Break-ins make me furious  I would love some help lowering the back... just to get it done faster. You want to tackle one side while I do the other? That would be killer. I can slide you $25 or something if it helps your broke, student ass. At least cover your gas money and then some. After work this week? Tomorrow (tue)??
Stuco, I don't believe the wheels made much difference in the ride. It's hard to remember exactly, but I don't think anything was really notable. Maybe a little better just because the newer/nicer tires were on there. And while we're talking about that.... the drop spindles on front didn't really change the ride either - at least they didn't really change the suspension/travel. But cruising is definitely more fun. You can see/feel that it's lower from the cockpit for sure. Now it feels more like a CAR and way less like an old, flappin', soggy pickup TRUCK. Actually, driving now reminds me of my buddy's old GTI a little bit. It used to remind me of my dad's 75 Ford Pickup.
But it's not any stiffer or harder or anything negative like that - and it's not scraping, rubbing or having any of those problems. In my opinion: it's just fantastic. |
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Stuartzickefoose
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Stuart. That SUCKS. Break-ins make me furious I would love some help lowering the back... just to get it done faster. You want to tackle one side while I do the other? That would be killer. I can slide you $25 or something if it helps your broke, student ass. At least cover your gas money and then some. After work this week? Tomorrow (tue)??
But it's not any stiffer or harder or anything negative like that - and it's not scraping, rubbing or having any of those problems. In my opinion: it's just fantastic. |
sounds like a plan... moneys up to you, i wont ask for it.
just imagine if all your shocks are new, properly inflated tires (have you done this yet?) , and lowered.....haha what a combo...
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Daverham
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Oh yeah. I inflated my tires to 50 PSI yesterday (they were at 30  ). That must also be a factor in how much I loved driving this morning! |
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| Oh yeah. I inflated my tires to 50 PSI yesterday (they were at 30 ). That must also be a factor in how much I loved driving this morning! |
so you noticed the difference around corners? haha handling goes WAYY up...
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Daverham
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Corners. Straight. Everywhere. Just tighter in general. Oh and you must have succeeded in breaking that right side caliper piston loose, because now it pulls to the right. Good work  |
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Stuartzickefoose
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| Corners. Straight. Everywhere. Just tighter in general. Oh and you must have succeeded in breaking that right side caliper piston loose, because now it pulls to the right. Good work |
now we gotta break the other side loose...haha
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| But it's not any stiffer or harder or anything negative like that - and it's not scraping, rubbing or having any of those problems. In my opinion: it's just fantastic. |
Thats awesome. I'm glad you like the results. The empty lot shot is great.
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have you noticed how much further you can see out the back window with the rear view mirror yet? raising the butt or dropping the front changes the angle to a further distance....go outside and see
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Pinetops
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Stuco, I don't believe the wheels made much difference in the ride. It's hard to remember exactly, but I don't think anything was really notable. Maybe a little better just because the newer/nicer tires were on there. And while we're talking about that.... the drop spindles on front didn't really change the ride either - at least they didn't really change the suspension/travel. But cruising is definitely more fun. You can see/feel that it's lower from the cockpit for sure. Now it feels more like a CAR and way less like an old, flappin', soggy pickup TRUCK. Actually, driving now reminds me of my buddy's old GTI a little bit. It used to remind me of my dad's 75 Ford Pickup.
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Thanks for the feedback. The vanagon wheels look great but if there is not much difference in ride I will probably just get mine cleaned up for now since I like both looks equally. I do like that the vanagon rims are 1 piece, readily available and will never rust. |
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You have to get new nuts for the Vanagon wheels. Your stock ones don't have the right shape to the seat. Cone/dome. I forget which is which. And anyway, you'd want nice chrome-capped ones.
If you're ambivalent, then I'd stick with stock. All other things being equal... people love a stock bus. |
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