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jason
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 Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 5:03 pm Post subject: Early or late safari's |
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My bus has a set of safari's on it. My issue is they are touching on the bottoms. They have done this for as long as I have had the bus. I know that early safari's have a hinge that is closer to the frame than the later ones. My question is how close. I have looked on here but I don't see a side by side or even a measurement. I think mine are late and I need early. They are also the v shaped ones.
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jason
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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ozinbc
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| Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 6:17 am Post subject: Re: Early or late safari's |
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I too am wondering as to the difference in hinge location, and whether as someone else has said, in the later busses with the recess the hinge is not symmetric and is slightly angled on the frame.
I have NOS early frames but a late bus and am considering relocating the hinges.
Anyone?
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easy e
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| Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 6:51 am Post subject: Re: Early or late safari's |
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Looks like late style to me.
See 15th post is this thread, made by member NOS PARTS...
Safari Frames - early and late - the difference?
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| I have NOS early frames but a late bus and am considering relocating the hinges. |
Don't relocate hinges... sell them to me... or trade them for later hinge style + cash. I believe earlier are harder to find. There's brief discussion about relocating the hinge, in the thread linked above.
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ozinbc
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 1:36 am Post subject: Re: Early or late safari's |
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Did some measuring today and some trial fitting. WIll keep the frames and source a 1.5 to 2 mm webbing like material, a little thicker than the original stuff.
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cru62
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 11:09 am Post subject: Re: Early or late safari's |
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I believe it is a sealant/cushion for the hinge to body interface. I have some old "friction tape" that I use when possible. I use a hole punch for the screws. And it is tacky so it doesn't move around when installing. I had the remnants of the OG stuff and it matches well. I use it for sealing the overhead vent cover also.
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kafer60
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 12:57 pm Post subject: Re: Early or late safari's |
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I'll take those late one if you decide to remove and sell
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