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PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 12:08 pm    Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? Reply with quote

rodgersbadassbus64 wrote:
Thanks, my son didn't want a vw....his loss but I also have a Daddy's Girl. She's graduating from Cal Lutheran University and off to Grad School in the Midwest Case Western. I'm very proud of her. So I built her a fat Chick for Graduation:)


That's great, what a wonderful graduation present!
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 11:58 am    Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? Reply with quote

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got all the skylights installed on lucky13plus8
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 7:19 pm    Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? Reply with quote

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took the bus to the track almost got into 17s with ragtop back and passenger safari 1/2 way open
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PostPosted: Sat May 07, 2016 10:17 am    Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? Reply with quote

Greased the front end this morning and decided to replace the steering box oil seal while I was under there and greasy. I've had the seal for a year but having read the nightmare job some have had getting the pitman arm off, I wasn't looking forward to it.

I was pleasantly surprised. The arm slid straight off with a couple of turns on the puller. The hardest part was getting the old seal out.

No more leaks (from the front anyhow). Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2016 1:48 pm    Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? Reply with quote

Broke it again! I wish it was just a broken spring! Sad

BTDT and it was really simple to just swap the spring for a new one. This happened on Monday April 25th. Wanting to still go camping, I swapped the engine with the Bug's one. Having really not much time to tear the engine apart before the Featherly campout, I just went ahead and bought heads and jugs at the swaps. NOW, after having taken the engine apart, found only a small mark on the #1 piston, meaning I did not really need them replaced. d'oh!

Might as well do the jugs swap now! Anyway, this is how a dropped valve seat looks like:

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The exhaust valve doesn't look pretty either! Rolling Eyes

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PostPosted: Mon May 16, 2016 4:43 pm    Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? Reply with quote

Took her out to stretch her legs on a 250 mile round trip to an old friends house. He has a 44 Jeep Willy and we planned on a little drive together a la "Cars" but his clutch died. It was a good trip for my bus though.

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PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 5:00 pm    Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? Reply with quote

Got my new custom rack mounted up and out for a test spin
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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2016 6:00 am    Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? Reply with quote

Al (Hella Bro) started this thread in 2007 on this day, it has provided a lot of entertainment for me over the years. Miss your smiling face my friend. Smile
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PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2016 3:13 am    Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? Reply with quote

Made the 64' kombi work!

Transporting Belgium malt from Dingemans to Heer van Oranje - Dutch Craft beer! Amazing how capable the kombi's are - even at this high age. Can hardly see on the weighbridge that she carries a significant cargo Very Happy

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PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2016 9:59 am    Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? Reply with quote

volksheime wrote:
Got my new custom rack mounted up and out for a test spin
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Looks great!
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 6:47 am    Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? Reply with quote

closing holes in the cab. There was alot of very thin metal and rust hole. there's less now.
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the good news, i'm having fun.

the bad news, i'm still not too good at this.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 3:39 pm    Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? Reply with quote

Enkiel wrote:
closing holes in the cab. There was alot of very thin metal and rust hole. there's less now.
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the good news, i'm having fun.

the bad news, i'm still not too good at this.


Crazy how rust free the metal under the flipseat arm is.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 3:22 pm    Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? Reply with quote

Hung curtains in my 1967 SO42 but only after spending 2 hours cleaning mice house out from inside my back seat. Damn rodents! Curtains look nice.

TJ

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2016 5:54 pm    Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? Reply with quote

New curtains and tires
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 6:57 am    Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? Reply with quote

^^^Nice!^^^ Razz
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 9:48 pm    Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? Reply with quote

Getting the rear brakes back together on the big nut that's in my '60 panel.

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 11:32 pm    Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? Reply with quote

RHD Notch wrote:
Getting the rear brakes back together on the big nut that's in my '60 panel.

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Looks good Gary! I finally did some work on the so-35, pulled the engine to start cleaning everything and see if it will start.

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:48 pm    Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? Reply with quote

I visited each rusty piece of yard art and made a heartfelt promise to get to them one day.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 7:16 pm    Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? Reply with quote

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Called & ordered a new tire for the '66 SC after a blow out @ 60 mph....
Plus I bought a NEW skinny tire to fit my spare, the one I had held air & had ok tread, it's just that it was 30+ years old Shocked



( skinny tire needed to fit the spare tire yoke, the 195's won't fit...
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 8:57 pm    Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? Reply with quote

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