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bonzai272
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 Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 8:36 am Post subject: Rear wheel arches removed? - photos |
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Hey all,
Looking at a bus and noticed something off with the rear wheel arches. Any idea why or how someone might have removed them like this? I havent seen this before on other buses, have you? Kind of weird and you can still see a bit of the lip on each side.
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busdaddy
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Abscate
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| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 9:26 am Post subject: Re: Rear wheel arches removed? - photos |
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Yuck. Horrible look.
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Manfred58sc
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| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 6:20 pm Post subject: Re: Rear wheel arches removed? - photos |
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Time to rock some Jackman's and an eight-track player. 70's cool is so uncool that its always cool.
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KentABQ 
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| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 6:48 pm Post subject: Re: Rear wheel arches removed? - photos |
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Yeah, that looks.... well, it looks like... like...
Aw shit! My dad always said "If you don't have something nice to say, shut the fukk up!" 
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TomWesty
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| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 8:12 pm Post subject: Re: Rear wheel arches removed? - photos |
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| Manfred58sc wrote: |
| Time to rock some Jackman's and an eight-track player. 70's cool is so uncool that its always cool. |
Haven’t thought about Jackmans in a looooong time. 
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 8:30 pm Post subject: Re: Rear wheel arches removed? - photos |
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Ahhhh......, Jackmans!
Yes!, your PO has already done the deed that requires the maximum level of pucker, now all you need is a few inches of lift, some meaty tires, a roof rack and maybe some funky curtains and driving lights, who doesn't dig a tasteful Baja bus?
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skills@eurocarsplus
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| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 8:39 pm Post subject: Re: Rear wheel arches removed? - photos |
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at least they left nipples to align replacement panels
that split rear bumper may be worth something to the right guy
all that maaco overspray under the bus....mmmmm mmmmm turdalicous
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notchboy
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 8:48 pm Post subject: Re: Rear wheel arches removed? - photos |
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| Isn't that a polished turd on after market Porsche rims?? |
Yeah, scary......, but it's Banzai272's turd and he/she sounds somewhat proud of it so try to be nice  , at least it still has all of it's jack points and the remnants of the wheel well lips, could be far worse.
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danfromsyr
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| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 8:48 pm Post subject: Re: Rear wheel arches removed? - photos |
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that is prepped for sale not for life.
give it a very close look over to make sure it's not a 2am special your taking home.
with lip gloss on a pig look very close under the skirt..
beam to frame, rear torsion to frame, brake lines etc..
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notchboy
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 8:55 pm Post subject: Re: Rear wheel arches removed? - photos |
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I don't know, those do look like Ebay photos, maybe it's early buyers remorse setting in? 
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skills@eurocarsplus
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| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 9:05 pm Post subject: Re: Rear wheel arches removed? - photos |
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| busdaddy wrote: |
| I don't know, those do look like Ebay photos, maybe it's early buyers remorse setting in? |
naa...they can't see the sorrow in their eyes in the rear 1/4 because half of it's missing
but it sure is shiny
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notchboy
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FullFender
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| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 9:43 pm Post subject: Re: Rear wheel arches removed? - photos |
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Manfred58sc
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| Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 12:39 am Post subject: Re: Rear wheel arches removed? - photos |
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Well, if you insist,,2 hits ( blotter ) , purple window tint, Van Halen II on the 8-track. But no driving whilst afflicted.
I like this Bus more and more, and I'm sure it has problems that go with the character.
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Wildthings
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| Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 4:39 am Post subject: Re: Rear wheel arches removed? - photos |
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Had a guy in Arizona a few years ago suggest that I do just this to my van. He was dead serious about it. Don't think it would have done any good to point out to him that the hundreds of Transporters that have had this done to them over the years have mostly all been crushed by now, cause cutting them up like this is just a first step in turning them to worthless junk.
Seems that people just love to spoil unspoiled buses. |
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Abscate
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| Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 9:58 am Post subject: Re: Rear wheel arches removed? - photos |
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There is something about overspray on a jack point and torsion arm cover that tells you if one can't be bothered to mask with newspaper, the prep work underneath is ......(words removed)
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