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Tram
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Joined: May 02, 2003
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Location: Still Feelin' the Bern- Once you've felt it you can't un- feel it.
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In 2013 I took my best friend from middle school on the Lost Coast Camping Trip. It was the week he started dating his future wife.
Yesterday I drove him to their wedding.
It doesn't matter what oil you use. What matters are drives like these.
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Of course it matters what oil you use.  What are ya, a maroon? Let's see ya run olive oil.
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airschooled
Air-Schooled
Joined: April 04, 2012
Posts: 12721
Location: on a bike ride somewhere
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| Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 4:54 pm Post subject: Re: 8k+ miles of bussing and smiles - now with more of each! |
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Celebrated Buddy’s 51st birthday today with a wash, clay bar, and wax...
If that wasn’t enough of an upper body workout, I figured I’d hit the beach and change into my wetsuit in my van for the first time in 2020...
Had a nice three-wheeled photo shoot yesterday outside of Palm Springs... How good is YOUR parking brake??
See you on the road,
Robbie
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crownline
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Joined: September 10, 2010
Posts: 592
Location: Northwoods of WI
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| Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 4:58 pm Post subject: Re: 8k+ miles of bussing and smiles - now with more of each! |
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Dam those goofy mirrors  
Maybe I'll try it. 
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1972 Bus 1700 cc Single Carb. But not a progressive.
Barelymuvin
Wish I still had the ones I got rid of.
"It"s got some dings and dents and neither of us is going to SEMA."(Update, I went to SEMA in 2019 but the Bus stayed home)
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airschooled
Air-Schooled
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Location: on a bike ride somewhere
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| Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 4:59 pm Post subject: Re: 8k+ miles of bussing and smiles - now with more of each! |
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Dam those goofy mirrors
Maybe I'll try it. |
Careful, you won’t go back!
Robbie
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Abscate
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Joined: October 05, 2014
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Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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| Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2020 7:46 am Post subject: Re: 8k+ miles of bussing and smiles - now with more of each! |
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My one experience at a clay bar was it was hard to drink
Did you take the color out of their wedding , too?
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RONIN10
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Joined: April 30, 2007
Posts: 594
Location: Seattle, WA
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| Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2020 8:40 am Post subject: Re: 8k+ miles of bussing and smiles - now with more of each! |
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| crownline wrote: |
Dam those goofy mirrors
Maybe I'll try it. |
Careful, you won’t go back!
Robbie |
I tried that method and the angle triggered my OCD so I went with the Brazilian Bus mirrors. Try those and you won't go back.
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airschooled
Air-Schooled
Joined: April 04, 2012
Posts: 12721
Location: on a bike ride somewhere
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| Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 12:15 pm Post subject: Re: 8k+ miles of bussing and smiles - now with more of each! |
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Haha remember this thread?
Buddy's headliner used to be so nice and perky…
Somewhere between living in Phoenix, and traveling all summer the last few years, things got a little sloppy. The most recent Phoenix trip left me with these wrinkles:
All summer it got worse, especially with the humidity in New England. NYCythina and I were so disappointed in the wrinkles that we shot our album cover against them.
So today I committed to tensioning the headliner underneath the entropic rear hatch cover. It was a bit scary…
Sheet metal screws were used.  However! I used the defroster ground holes so I did not have to drill a hole in my car. Going on seven years of modifications using factory holes and mounts for everything now…
Why sheet metal screws? Because the PO installed the headliner with nothing but spray adhesive in the rear. This is not a station wagon headliner that has the clip/structure in it, it's a custom job, and looks quite nice despite the construction methods.
The screws are hidden by the Westy torsion rod cover anyway, so sue me.
Who wants to go kayaking?
Robbie
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airschooled
Air-Schooled
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| Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 2:34 pm Post subject: Re: 8k+ miles of bussing and smiles - now with more of each! |
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On cabinets:
Eight years ago I made a little partition wall to keep my pillow from falling off the bed, and keep my skateboard safe in a crash... This week I was able to finish the cabinet I set out to make originally...
Obligatory sketch up in MS Paint..
Waste half a sheet of plywood learning how to use the jigsaw..
I think it’s pretty close, for a prototype! Gotta live with this for a few minutes this and figure out the faults, then have a professional make the final version.
Best part so far? Built in dimmable lighting from the interior light switch. 
Bottle opener has a rare earth magnet to catch caps, duh,
Robbie
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