[tcb] Re: College Station Buses
- From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:49:51 -0500
Close to it.
There's a dude that had a 2187 in his split here in Houston.
He stored it at my house for a while while he moved to California.
I got to drive it whenever I wanted.
Words cannot describe how awesome it is to drive a bus that moves like that!
Just awesome!
sammie smith wrote:
> Won't look original but it'll sure as hell run. Ever driven a split
> bus 100mph?
>
> --- On *Mon, 6/29/09, Eric Woodall /<eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>/* wrote:
>
>
> From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [tcb] Re: College Station Buses
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Monday, June 29, 2009, 12:28 PM
>
> Here's how anal retentive I am about restorations.
> The next engine that is going in my split is going to be a
> converted [to air] 2110 waterboxer with megasquirt efi.
>
> sammie smith wrote:
>> Well, yes and no. Yes, they don't match the VIN. However, the
>> motor # does correlate to the build date of the vehicle, i.e., a
>> VW built on December 4, 1959 with the original motor should have
>> a motor # that shows a build date of sometime just prior to Dec
>> 4, 1959. And, I am not sure, but I think if you get the original
>> birth certificate from VW on your VW it includes the original
>> motor #. It just depends on how anal retentive you are about
>> restorations. Same thing with a lot of the date coded parts,
>> e.g., wheels are all date coded with the build date by month and
>> year. If you have a Dec 59 build date VW then your wheels should
>> have a date code of probably Oct, Nov or Dec of 59 on them.
>>
>> Personally I am not that picky about vintage restorations. As
>> long as a VW touted as vintage looks correct I am ok with it.
>> But if a guy advertises a perfect all original 1960 VW bus and
>> asks $29 gazillion for it because it's all original then I'm
>> gonna have a problem if all of the parts are not original to the
>> bus.
>>
>> --- On *Mon, 6/29/09, Eric Woodall /<eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>/* wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [tcb] Re: College Station Buses
>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Monday, June 29, 2009, 10:53 AM
>>
>> VW's aren't like american iron.
>> There's not a serial number on the engine that matches the
>> body of the vehicle.
>> Thank God!
>>
>> ATX BUS wrote:
>>> I'd like to go with a 1500 possibly a 1600. The motor in
>>> that pic looked mostly complete and I thought it would be a
>>> good start for a project.
>>>
>>> I'm not expecting to find the correct motor number of the
>>> bus, but I would like something that would have a stock
>>> appearance.
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> *From:* sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> *To:* tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> *Sent:* Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:49:46 PM
>>> *Subject:* [tcb] Re: College Station Buses
>>>
>>> 40 hp is not correct for an SO-42. H case single port 1500
>>> is the correct engine.
>>>
>>> --- On *Sun, 6/28/09, Bergman
>>> /<bergmanfamily@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>/* wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Bergman <bergmanfamily@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Subject: [tcb] Re: College Station Buses
>>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Date: Sunday, June 28, 2009, 3:22 PM
>>>
>>> I have a late model 40hp that is ready to assemble
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> *From:* tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *sammie
>>> smith
>>> *Sent:* Saturday, June 27, 2009 9:44 PM
>>> *To:* tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> *Subject:* [tcb] Re: College Station Buses
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jeff: How specific do you want to be?. I may be able
>>> to find you an H case. How close do you need to be on
>>> motor number? Other than the H case and the motor # you
>>> can make any 1500/1600 motor look correct for the SO-42
>>> fairly easily.
>>>
>>> --- On *Sat, 6/27/09, ATX /<atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx>/* wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> From: ATX <atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> Subject: [tcb] Re: College Station Buses
>>> To: " tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx " < tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >
>>> Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009, 6:06 PM
>>>
>>>
>>> Interesting. The broken glass in the rear hatch might
>>> have doomed the cabinets. I have an so-42 resto
>>> project, I'll still need a period specific motor. If
>>> someone buys this and doesn't need the motor then let me
>>> know.
>>>
>>> Of course, I hope it's restorable and not turned into parts.
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>> sent via iPhone
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jun 27, 2009, at 5:51 PM, Ronnie Hughes
>>> <fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> If he contacts me tonight I will go over tomorrow.
>>>
>>> --- On Sat, 6/27/09, captainotto@xxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=captainotto@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> <captainotto@xxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=captainotto@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> From: captainotto@xxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=captainotto@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> <captainotto@xxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=captainotto@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>> Subject: [tcb] Re: College Station Buses
>>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009, 5:05 PM
>>> I'm
>>> curious about the oval.Sent via BlackBerry from
>>> T-MobileFrom: sammie smith
>>> Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:00:09 -0700 (PDT)
>>> To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>>> Subject: [tcb] Re: College Station Buses
>>> Yeah. I know you do.
>>> I e-mailed the guy about the camper which appears to be an
>>> SO-42 Westy. Have not heard back from him. The
>>> Westy appears that it could be a resto candidate depending
>>> on condition and completeness. Why don't you see
>>> if you can contact him and go
>>> look. --- On Sat, 6/27/09,
>>> Ronnie Hughes <fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> From: Ronnie Hughes <fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>> Subject: [tcb] Re: College Station Buses
>>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009, 12:09 PM
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't know who it is, but if you want me to go look
>>> at them I live in College Station now.
>>>
>>> Ronnie
>>>
>>> 979-268-4932
>>>
>>> --- On Sat, 6/27/09, sammie smith
>>> <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>>> Subject: [tcb] College Station Buses
>>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009, 9:28 AM
>>> Anyone on the list know anything
>>> about these busses or the owner?
>>> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=794962
>>>
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