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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16503 Location: Brookeville, MD
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erste Samba Member
Joined: March 29, 2013 Posts: 1110 Location: San Francisco
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Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2021 4:44 pm Post subject: Re: Building a bus for travel in Europe "euroBus" |
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Awesome progress Dave! Look forward to seeing how the lid for the storage turns out. |
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DuncanS Samba Member
Joined: October 17, 2013 Posts: 4583 Location: New Hampshire
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Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 4:30 am Post subject: Re: Building a bus for travel in Europe "euroBus" |
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Right, I meant the first coat has to be bubble free and perfect. |
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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16503 Location: Brookeville, MD
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Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 5:14 pm Post subject: Re: Building a bus for travel in Europe "euroBus" |
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I pulled the trigger on the Yokohama Geolandar A/T tires 215/70/15.
I am very happy with them. They ride nice, no road noise. I took them up a shale trail about a mile to a gathering last weekend and they gave me way more confidence than the Nokian eNtyres would have.
$33,720
$600 for 5 tires
$150 mounted and balanced
$34,470 _________________ Dave O
'87 Westy w/ 2002 Subaru EJ25 and Peloquin TBD
"To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive." Robert Louis Stevenson
MD>Canada>AK>WA>OR>CA>AZ>UT>WY>SD
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=620646
Building a bus for travel in Europe (euroBus)
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=695371
The Western Syncro build
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=746794 |
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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16503 Location: Brookeville, MD
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kevinj73us Samba Member
Joined: September 25, 2011 Posts: 228 Location: Laurel, MD
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Posted: Sat May 08, 2021 9:52 am Post subject: Re: Building a bus for travel in Europe "euroBus" |
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You can put your weed in there.
kj _________________ 1973 Station Wagon
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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16503 Location: Brookeville, MD
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16CVs Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2004 Posts: 4024 Location: Redwood City, California
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Posted: Sat May 08, 2021 6:47 pm Post subject: Re: Building a bus for travel in Europe "euroBus" |
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Hey guys
You don't need to hide weed anymore, unless you're worried about someone stealing it.
Stacy _________________ 1987 Syncro Westfalia Triple knob (bastard)
1989 Syncro Tristar Triple knob "Swedish"
2013 Jetta Hybrid a true "Zwitter"
Samba member # 14980
Call anytime number 650 722 4914 .
Keep Your van running and upkept tastefully for the love of the hobby.
Don't let your van end up in an "abortions" thread. |
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4Gears4Tires Samba Member
Joined: October 08, 2018 Posts: 3028 Location: MD
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Posted: Sat May 08, 2021 8:07 pm Post subject: Re: Building a bus for travel in Europe "euroBus" |
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Well you can certainly fit quite a few pounds in there so maybe theft is a concern. _________________ '87 Syncro
Ferric Oxyhydroxide Superleggera Edition |
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djkeev Samba Moderator
Joined: September 30, 2007 Posts: 32592 Location: Reading Pennsylvania
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danfromsyr Samba Member
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djkeev Samba Moderator
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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16503 Location: Brookeville, MD
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djkeev Samba Moderator
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shagginwagon83 Samba Member
Joined: February 07, 2016 Posts: 3796 Location: VA/TN
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Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 6:33 am Post subject: Re: Building a bus for travel in Europe "euroBus" |
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Great job on the box Dave. You sure are good at cutting big holes in your van
My friend ntaraMorris has a similar box that houses his propex, 125aH LiFePo4, and most of his aux battery system. I have been interested in filling that empty space, but I think I'm going to hold off and wait to use it house the battery for my future electric front diff
_________________ Brandon
"Jo Ann" - '83.5 Westfalia EJ22e w/Peloquin
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Howesight Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2008 Posts: 3274 Location: Vancouver, B.C.
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Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 4:40 pm Post subject: Re: Building a bus for travel in Europe "euroBus" |
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dobryan wrote: |
kevinj73us wrote: |
You can put your weed in there.
kj |
So I hear...
Always on the mind of a bay window.... |
Duuuuuuude!
_________________ '86 Syncro Westy SVX |
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ZsZ Samba Member
Joined: December 11, 2010 Posts: 1645 Location: Budapest Hungary, Europe
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Posted: Mon May 10, 2021 1:58 am Post subject: Re: Building a bus for travel in Europe "euroBus" |
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Nice smugglers compartment. German police will love that _________________ Zoltan
1.9 MTdi 2wd Multivan (ex Caravelle)
Van since 2006, engine since 2008 |
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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16503 Location: Brookeville, MD
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DuncanS Samba Member
Joined: October 17, 2013 Posts: 4583 Location: New Hampshire
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Posted: Mon May 10, 2021 5:20 am Post subject: Re: Building a bus for travel in Europe "euroBus" |
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Really a great box. Very clean installation. I've been thinking of doing this for years, but right now I'm a tad over inventoried with holes which need tidying up. Three before I leave on a 700 mile trip in two more days. As one of my friends used to say, "No hill for a climber".
Planning on making my box from fiberglass and tapering it a bit under the door threshold so it's less visible from the side. |
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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16503 Location: Brookeville, MD
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Posted: Thu May 27, 2021 8:26 am Post subject: Re: Building a bus for travel in Europe "euroBus" |
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I went to Horrible Freight and bought some tools for the euroBus. (Not all these are from HF).
1/2" breaker bar
1/2" 19mm deep socket
3/8" and 1/4" metric sockets
3/8"/1/4" combo 72 pt ratchet, extendable (I really like this one)
screw drivers
Metric wrench set
socket extentions
hammer
tape measure
box knives
drift/punches
miscellaneous torx and other driver bits
impact screw driver
adjustable wrenches, medium and large
0-80 ft/lbs torque wrench
pry bar
vice grips (real ones) regular and needle nose
tire air compressor
multimeter analog
pliers
wire cutters
CV joint 12 pt allen tool
rear brake adjuster
circlip pliers
mini hack saw and blades
zip ties
bailing wire
Supplies:
rescue tape
silicon glue
Goop glue
3M 5200 adhesive
JB weld regular
JB weld high temp
Gorilla tape
nitrile gloves
tire repair kit
wheel bearing grease
Did I miss anything?
Maybe a 46mm socket?
$34,620
$300-ish tools
$34,920 total
I'll have a list of spare parts later..... _________________ Dave O
'87 Westy w/ 2002 Subaru EJ25 and Peloquin TBD
"To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive." Robert Louis Stevenson
MD>Canada>AK>WA>OR>CA>AZ>UT>WY>SD
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=620646
Building a bus for travel in Europe (euroBus)
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=695371
The Western Syncro build
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=746794
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