Finally found a Firetruck

water guy · Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 12:58 pm Post subject:

The light for my water pump and second hose reel showed up today!!

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'55 Porsche Continental
'63 Firetruck

Basketcase · Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 1:17 pm Post subject:

just gets better and better!
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'72 Karmann Ghia Coupe (the Boss's)

empiracer · Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:39 pm Post subject:

water guy · Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 6:06 pm Post subject:

Shipping was steep spending, but I think that is gonna be my only source of the parts I'm missing. Next on the list are a couple nozzles and fittings.
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'63 Firetruck

water guy · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2014 5:35 pm Post subject:

I need some input... The light also came with a plug-in socket to mount on the body of the truck. The fire trucks I have seen with that socket put them about 6 inches below the passenger side windshield. I don't think there is really a wrong place to put it, but does that sound like a mistake to drill a hole and mount it there? It is quite an industrial Eiseman socket with a waterproof cap that screws on over it.
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'63 Firetruck

water guy · Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 10:01 pm Post subject:

Going to my first car show tomorrow. Vintage police, military and firetruck theme at Griots Garage in Tacoma. If anyone is around, come take a look at my truck!
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'55 Porsche Continental
'63 Firetruck

BulliBill · Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 6:53 am Post subject:

The spot light on my 1956 Ziegler is a little smaller and plugs right into a smaller female connection on the pump (below the fuel tank on the pump side) and is powered off the industrial engine generator. Sounds like your spotlight is bigger, more heavy duty version like used on "catastrophe response" vehicles, some of which had the electrical connection as you described, on the outer nose skin. Not sure what to tell you. Can you show us a photo of the connector (male and female ends). Is it 6 or 12 volt?

For my rig, I bought two fire nozzles, the strainer for the pick-up hose, and hose seals off vendors on German eBay, no problem! Shipping was about as expensive as the fairly cheap cost of the items. Luckily my pump/motor came complete with four sections of wire reinforced pick-up pipe and three 50 foot long coils of Ziegler output fire hose. A friend at Ziegler send me a fire fighting helmet. Have you run your motor yet? Video of that?

Have fun at the Tacoma fire show...

Bill
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I'm looking for these license plate frames for my fleet:
Coeur D'Alene - Lake Shore Volkswagen
Mission VW - San Fernando
Thornton VW - Stockton

Thanks for any help!

Bombero26 · Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 8:42 am Post subject: Firebus accessory plug/socket

These are pics of what was on my firebus when I received it. I don't know for positive that this is how it came from the "Bachert" firefighting coach builder. It does give a good option so that you don't add holes in the outer skin that it did not originally have. Just FYI, Enjoy.

Keith B.
67 Firebus Slider Panel

water guy · Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 8:24 pm Post subject:

Went to my first car show with the fire truck and got mention in Griot's Garage website.
Pretty cool...
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'55 Porsche Continental
'63 Firetruck

water guy · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:56 pm Post subject:

Took the Firetruck up to the Seattle vintage meet last weekend. I got first place in my class and third place overall for People's choice! Pretty cool to see how many people liked my truck..
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'55 Porsche Continental
'63 Firetruck

j.pickens · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 6:25 pm Post subject:

Your bus is beautiful. And deserves the praise.
Do you have a link to the Griots's garage article?
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Basketcase · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 6:50 pm Post subject:

congrats!!
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'72 Karmann Ghia Coupe (the Boss's)

rebapuck · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 8:19 pm Post subject:

I found the page... http://www.inmygarage.com/feuer-rettungswagen-1963-vw-single-cab-fire-rig/
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Judy
1966 Camper "Hannah"
1967 SingleCab "Khady"

water guy · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 10:02 pm Post subject:

The firetruck got a younger (but bigger) brother!
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'55 Porsche Continental
'63 Firetruck

quartermilecamel · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 10:31 pm Post subject:

Looks like its now almost complete! Your still missing one thing.
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Waiting for santa to drop off funky green. I can wish can't I????

notchboy · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 11:37 pm Post subject:

Super cool rig! Got to see it first hand at the Vintage Meet. Cool

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quartermilecamel · Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 12:47 pm Post subject:

Wow no takers Laughing

The one thing your missing now is ......THE FIRE! disclaimer(not inside the bus)
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Waiting for santa to drop off funky green. I can wish can't I????

water guy · Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 11:41 am Post subject:

Does anybody know what the numbers on the windshield signify? I believe 112 is the European version of America's 911...but the other numbers I'm trying to figure out.
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'55 Porsche Continental
'63 Firetruck

3B(G) · Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 1:22 pm Post subject:

The nummer is the "Funkrufname" of this Car
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greetings from Germany

Daniel

65 Panelvan
05 Multivan

water guy · Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 9:18 pm Post subject:

Found a euro trailer hitch, and a trailer for the firetruck!
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'55 Porsche Continental
'63 Firetruck


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