It's hot mike.
What about some vintage plates for the bus?
Home away from Home, on wheels.
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Re: Home away from Home, on wheels.
Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
MrBreeze wrote: This is the DVG board. The threads flow as they flow.
Deal with it.
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Re: Home away from Home, on wheels.
I have vintage plates. They were registered about 2 years ago, but I let the regi lapse, and never went through the process again to use them. I likey will for this season.
They were on Glenn's old car...
They were on Glenn's old car...
Re: Home away from Home, on wheels.
Oh yeah.... Much better.
She's lookin good!
She's lookin good!
Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
MrBreeze wrote: This is the DVG board. The threads flow as they flow.
Deal with it.
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Re: Home away from Home, on wheels.
Those plates were on my 1980 Audi 5000S that I purchased in 1984.
Glenn
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"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
When you mess with the bull, you get the horns.
Re: Home away from Home, on wheels.
Glenn wrote:Those plates were on my 1980 Audi 5000S that I purchased in 1984.
'BJ'N'...
.....figures
Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
MrBreeze wrote: This is the DVG board. The threads flow as they flow.
Deal with it.
Re: Home away from Home, on wheels.
Never...... I must be getting slow in my old age.Big_kid wrote:You never noticed that before, Raj?
Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
MrBreeze wrote: This is the DVG board. The threads flow as they flow.
Deal with it.
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Re: Home away from Home, on wheels.
Tire cover fiasco, averted...
Much happier with this new one, than the one had had done previously...
Scott from German Supply had dropped me a line on TS and highly recommended a battery that's from the VW dealer. He had mentioned that size/power it was a good fit for the late bay.
I called the local dealer and was suprised that its only $120
I think I'm going to grab two, since Bill suggested that I use the same batteries for both the leisure and starting batteries.
Much happier with this new one, than the one had had done previously...
Scott from German Supply had dropped me a line on TS and highly recommended a battery that's from the VW dealer. He had mentioned that size/power it was a good fit for the late bay.
I called the local dealer and was suprised that its only $120
I think I'm going to grab two, since Bill suggested that I use the same batteries for both the leisure and starting batteries.
Re: Home away from Home, on wheels.
nice job Mike
Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
MrBreeze wrote: This is the DVG board. The threads flow as they flow.
Deal with it.
Re: Home away from Home, on wheels.
ObnoxiousBlue wrote:
Do you really think Mike cares if it is not StraightGlenn wrote:It's crooked.
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It's a circle for Jewish Christ's sake!
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Bus is going back to have the fiberglass roof done, filling the little dings with resin and repainting in white before the new canvas goes in.
Looks like it'll go the week after Campbelltown.
Looks like it'll go the week after Campbelltown.
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Bringing my "veneer" discussion back here. Took the bus to work today just for fun. I need to run it every few days because the battery is really close to the end of life.
I decided that as much as I want to reface my cabinets, I'm going to hold off till the next winter. I realized, that while the cabinets aren't going to be as difficult as I thought, that my ceiling looks like crap, and my interior paneling does too. So, since this was the winter of the body, next winter I will reface all my cabinets, install new paneling in the back and a new ceiling. I dropped alot of coin this winter on the exterior, fuel lines, vacuum lines, wheels, tires windows et al. I need to slow down a bit.*
I'm moving on, and will finish the cap, the new tent, front seats, front door and kick panels, and maybe a new radio before the season really gets going. Then, we wait.
*Take it in Glenn, I'm never gonna say it again...
I decided that as much as I want to reface my cabinets, I'm going to hold off till the next winter. I realized, that while the cabinets aren't going to be as difficult as I thought, that my ceiling looks like crap, and my interior paneling does too. So, since this was the winter of the body, next winter I will reface all my cabinets, install new paneling in the back and a new ceiling. I dropped alot of coin this winter on the exterior, fuel lines, vacuum lines, wheels, tires windows et al. I need to slow down a bit.*
I'm moving on, and will finish the cap, the new tent, front seats, front door and kick panels, and maybe a new radio before the season really gets going. Then, we wait.
*Take it in Glenn, I'm never gonna say it again...
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Re: Home away from Home, on wheels.
removing the old veneer won't be easy...
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Re: Home away from Home, on wheels.
I did it on one section after joining in on a thread on TS, it was easy as hell lol.
I repaired one section, and reused the old formica with no issues whatsoever.
Just used an iron and a spackle knife, took my time and it came up with no issues. I used a bit of paint thinner to remove the old glue, used a sanding block to pull down any high spots left on the wood, let try, hit it with a cheese cloth and contact cemented the shit out of it.
I too thought it would've been very difficult. When in reality, the section of the panel that had pulled away was the hardest. I found that that secion is more brittle and it took more attention to resist cracking it there while the rest of the panel came off without a fight.
I repaired one section, and reused the old formica with no issues whatsoever.
Just used an iron and a spackle knife, took my time and it came up with no issues. I used a bit of paint thinner to remove the old glue, used a sanding block to pull down any high spots left on the wood, let try, hit it with a cheese cloth and contact cemented the shit out of it.
I too thought it would've been very difficult. When in reality, the section of the panel that had pulled away was the hardest. I found that that secion is more brittle and it took more attention to resist cracking it there while the rest of the panel came off without a fight.
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I took the bus to work today, and got stuck in the sun showers we had here on the north shore. I was thrilled that my windscreen wipers worked so great! I knew that they had worked after the wiper refresh, but as I pulled the handle I was met with a swift response from the wipers. I got giddy because they moved so quickly.
Hoping that this weekend will see either the front turn signal mod, or the retrofit of the intermittent wiper harness from a 78 CE bus.
Hoping that this weekend will see either the front turn signal mod, or the retrofit of the intermittent wiper harness from a 78 CE bus.
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Re: Home away from Home, on wheels.
Where the hell is the Roo Bar ? We haven't seen or heard anything in a while.
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It's in my gayrage. After I as the tabs welded on, it needs to be refinished. I decided not to powder it till I had all my bumpers back here (have to coordinate with Raj because he scored me a better-bumper for the rear) if I don't have it powdered by Campbelltown, I'll just paint it so I can roll with it. I miss it, but still I kinda feel like the bus looks fresh without it,.,
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Yea it looks very lively in the above picture. What happened the Hearse die ? 
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We had a big funeral, so the boss and I did the funeral together.
The hearse was there, I hung around after everyone left to watch the vault. Took my bus, instead of one of the funeral home vans, just because it was a nice day to be out with the bus.
The hearse was there, I hung around after everyone left to watch the vault. Took my bus, instead of one of the funeral home vans, just because it was a nice day to be out with the bus.
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Re: Home away from Home, on wheels.
I decided today to try and tackle a few issues I've had with the switches in my 77 bus' steering column.
To start, my horn has always been "touchy" it has a dead spot, and I think this is attributed to the break in the ring on the back of the wheel. Can I buy this horn ring, or do I need to replace the set?
I'm getting ready to install my intermittent wiper relay harness, so I followed the Bentley and when I started to pull things apart, I found that I'm missing a spring for the horn button, as well as one of the small metal spacer tubes that support the switches.
If anyone has them, PM me.
Also while here, I looked at the connection for my wiper's electric pump. The connection was weak, and the tab fatigued. Here, it is the blue wire:
And here, it's broken (screw on the left)
Can I just unscrew it, remove a washer and put in a crimp on connector with a loop at the end?
Next, I disconnected the plugs under the column, I figured quickly that the left one is the wipers, and the right is for the signal and light control switch.
Which helps me understand how the intermittent harness goes in.
I took some pics of the harness
I understand that the black connector at the end connects to the switch on the column:
The connector in the middle, goes to the wiper motor, and the brown wire to the ground connectors that are welded to the inside of the nose:
As for the loose ends, I know these go to the relay.
My question is, is there an empty position on the relay panel under the fuse panel to mount the intermittent relay? Does anyone have a photo to show the orientation, or the placement of the colored wires on the relay?
(The wiring-specific questions were really targeted for the Bay Window forum on TS, as the only bus here set up the same as mine is Tom and Ronnie's... I don't suspect they have the one-year-only intermittent wiper system)
To start, my horn has always been "touchy" it has a dead spot, and I think this is attributed to the break in the ring on the back of the wheel. Can I buy this horn ring, or do I need to replace the set?
I'm getting ready to install my intermittent wiper relay harness, so I followed the Bentley and when I started to pull things apart, I found that I'm missing a spring for the horn button, as well as one of the small metal spacer tubes that support the switches.
If anyone has them, PM me.
Also while here, I looked at the connection for my wiper's electric pump. The connection was weak, and the tab fatigued. Here, it is the blue wire:
And here, it's broken (screw on the left)
Can I just unscrew it, remove a washer and put in a crimp on connector with a loop at the end?
Next, I disconnected the plugs under the column, I figured quickly that the left one is the wipers, and the right is for the signal and light control switch.
Which helps me understand how the intermittent harness goes in.
I took some pics of the harness
I understand that the black connector at the end connects to the switch on the column:
The connector in the middle, goes to the wiper motor, and the brown wire to the ground connectors that are welded to the inside of the nose:
As for the loose ends, I know these go to the relay.
My question is, is there an empty position on the relay panel under the fuse panel to mount the intermittent relay? Does anyone have a photo to show the orientation, or the placement of the colored wires on the relay?
(The wiring-specific questions were really targeted for the Bay Window forum on TS, as the only bus here set up the same as mine is Tom and Ronnie's... I don't suspect they have the one-year-only intermittent wiper system)
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Re: Home away from Home, on wheels.
Found the parts I need... Between half a dozen emails to Busted Bus, and Karl Bower, I think I have everything on its way... Found an original Intermittent Relay too... Bus depot sells them for $100, a fellow Sambanista offered one up for $10... Electrical parts are a gamble, but for a potential $90 savings... It's worth rolling the dice.
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Re: Home away from Home, on wheels.
Hey- for $10 I'd do it too. Even if it doesn't work, you then have a relay to take to an electronics supply house and find an equivalent replacement. It might not be the same physical size or pinout, but it can be made to work relatively easily.