[tcb] Re: mike everet
- From: Neil <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 18:18:11 -0700 (PDT)
82 is when I moved to Texas...
--- On Tue, 8/4/09, mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxx <mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxx <mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [tcb] Re: mike everet
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009, 8:01 PM
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> {margin:0;}You
> youngster, I got married for the first time in 82 (stupid
> me!!!)
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian Denning"
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> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 7:58:07 PM GMT -06:00
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> 58 was parked in 82, it was parked when i was 1 :D
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> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 15:15:00 -0700
> From: atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [tcb] Re: mike everet
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Brian, how long has that 58 been off the road?
>
> Jeff
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> On Aug 4, 2009, at 4:52 PM, Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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> i will never tub another bus, lesson learned on
> hershey :(
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> but boy he was tuckin:
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> http://s114.photobucket.com/albums/n256/i_am_cool_fred/June%20Bug%20Jamboree/?action=view¤t=P1010063.jpg
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> http://s114.photobucket.com/albums/n256/i_am_cool_fred/June%20Bug%20Jamboree/?action=view¤t=P1010006.jpg
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> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 14:42:19 -0700
> From: bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [tcb] Re: mike everet
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> I've heard that tubbing one stops
> that. LOL!
>
> --- On Tue, 8/4/09, Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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> From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [tcb] Re: mike everet
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009, 11:42 AM
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> I'm nowhere near hitting
> my steering box.
> The tops of the tires hitting the front wheel arches when I
> hit bumps.
> Not so much when I'm by myself, but if I have somebody
> in the passenger seat it gets pretty annoying.
>
> Denis wrote:
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> Do you mean your tires are
> rubbing or are you scraping your steering box?
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Eric
> Woodall
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Sent: Tuesday, August
> 04, 2009 11:25 AM
> Subject: [tcb] Re:
> mike everet
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> I'm bottoming out the front of my bus. It
> started happening after I put on the Hankook RA-08 tires.
> I think I'm going to go for some lower profile 14"
> tires and maybe put the Hankooks on the Vanagon.
>
> Denis wrote:
>
> No. He is still officially
> lowered, and I like him that way, but I was working on how
> not to have the front tires rub without narrowing the beam.
> Along with some other tweaks, I raised the settings on the
> springplates and maybe brought him up 1/2 inch. It did
> pretty much eliminate the rubbing.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Eric
> Woodall
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Sent: Tuesday, August
> 04, 2009 10:35 AM
> Subject: [tcb] Re:
> mike everet
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> Did you take the drop spindles off?
> Seems like it was still lowered the last time I saw it
> (him) at the Classic?
>
> Denis wrote:
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> I raised Murray using the
> springplates. I have a little camber, but the tires are
> wearing smoothly. It may change when you load the bus and
> get in it. Springplates are easy and if you don't like
> it, you can put it back and it's free.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Brian
> Denning
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Sent: Tuesday, August
> 04, 2009 10:16 AM
> Subject: [tcb] Re:
> mike everet
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> i meant 205/75r15's
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> just reread my post, sorry, i'm so used to typing
> 14 thanks to being in bay hell
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> From: i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [tcb] Re: mike everet
> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 10:07:37 -0500
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> from all my readings it's looking more and more like
> fred will be getting 205/75r15's
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> i was going to do 215/75r15 but i really plan on going
> offroad with this thing and the thought of the tires getting
> into those perfect rear fender lips just kills me a bit
> inside.
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>
> after discussing with mike through email it was all
> coil overs, he says it rides good, but again, after much
> reading i don't think i'd want to go that
> route
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> 205/75r14's are about 2" bigger than stock,
> that's what hershey now has on him thanks to his new
> owner, and it looks bad ass. so that's what i shall do
> to fred.
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>
> sucks, i wanted to raise him, but there's no good
> way of doing it without getting alot of positive camber out
> back, which woudl make it a bit squirelly on the highways.
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> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 10:00:07 -0500
> From: evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [tcb] Re: mike everet
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> The tires were a lot of it but
> the spring plates were cranked up quite a bit too.
>
> Too bad you couldn't do an easy body lift on a
> bus like you can on a bug to get more tire clearance.
>
>
> -- Sent
> from my Palm Pre
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> Eric Woodall wrote:
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> ..and Mike's bus isn't that much taller than
> stock.
> Maybe about 2 inches, which was gained by tires.
>
> w.wood wrote:
> really? Wow, I guess all those years of
> fixing up cut wheel wells didn't teach me much about
> redux boxes then. I don't know much about
> yours and it could have been modified. If you have
> 46mm axle nuts and you're planning to run big tires
> I'd suggest getting a set from a 55-63 bus which have
> lower gearing for the taller tires you sound like you'll
> need. You could always cut the fender wells out and go
> 60's retro with fiberglass fender flares. That and
> a set of air scoops would look totally mod for the new
> millennium.. ;-)
>
> Also since presumably yours is a 58 you should read the
> crazy 8's thread on thesamba before you make mods.
> You may have something rare there. I realize
> under the rust you may be expecting Doubloons but I'd
> bet just rot..
>
> Then again you could always get a Ford chassis and
> put your bus on top of that. Wait, that's been
> done
>
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=358633&start=0
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> But at least you could get parts at the local ArkaCan
> O'Reilly's or Canada Tire and keep it running.
>
> The point I'm trying to make here Brian is that if
> you're going to modify a 51 year old bus you should
> think about the end game and the serviceability. If
> it's going to be something for fun then you want
> contemporary components that are relatively easy to
> get. I'll also get a *gasp* from that from a few
> folks on here on that statement but if you've priced
> stock 1600 parts lately, the ones that aren't made in
> Taiwan, then you'll know what I mean. Redux gear parts
> aren't exactly being made by the bucket full anymore,
> neither are stub axles for RGBs either. If you
> want real fun, try buying Barndoor parts
> sometime.. So if you're committed to modify,
> go big or go home. Don't try to modify 50 year old
> parts without expecting the requisite problems and pocket
> book gouge..
>
> To illustrate the problem, after futzing around with a Type
> 3 this weekend, I'm having it hauled to Doug's for
> some more work.. and that's for my kid for High
> School.. Why? After putting new heads on it, new
> tubes it wouldn't mate back up to the transaxle.
> After re-aligning the clutch 3 times to see if I could get
> it to seat, I said "f* it." But then again
> CB 044 heads, dual 44 IDFs and a 1700 Kennedy may be
> fighting me somewhere but oh well... It needs some
> other things too, so might as well whip out the
> checkbook....
>
> fix the z-bar.. new wheel cylinders.. oh well.
>
> Right now I'm thinking Honda Accords look pretty damn
> good. Maybe a Prius.. in Pink.. Naw, he's
> cadet commander in NJROTC and that'll be against the
> don't ask don't drive a Prius policy.
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> On Mikes bus he went with some very tall tires and wound up
> denting the lower portion of his dog legs and his rear
> rockers. A lot of the height he gained was by the
> tires as far as I recall.
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> On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at
> 8:47 PM, Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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> will, i know i'm new to pre 67, but i'm
> pretty sure they all have redux. boxes from the factory ;)
>
> including both of mine
>
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> Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 20:15:17 -0400
> Subject: [tcb] Re: mike everet
> From: evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> What??? This sounds like ArklaCan engineering here?
>
> Get a set of redux boxes and tall tires, it'll go up
> high enough. THe coil overs from what I recall was in
> the front end.
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> On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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> the only raising busses thread is the one kevin did
> and i'm not gonna cut my tranny hanger to do a 2"
> tranny drop
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> Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 08:18:23 -0700
> From: bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [tcb] Re: mike everet
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> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Brian: I have 2 phone #s for him: Home
> 214-350-5373, cell 214-837-1379. Will not guarantee
> that those or good. They are rather old and I
> haven't called him in a long time. If they do not
> work you might call Jack Wenk at Black Gold Imports in
> Arlington and ask him either how Mike did it or how to get
> in touch with Mike. Phone # at Black Gold is
> 817-633-1135 I think. I do know that Mike did not do
> any major suspension modifications to his bus. I think
> just coil overs and larger tires. There is also a
> thread on the samba about raising busses.
> Sammie
>
> --- On Mon, 8/3/09, Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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> From: Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [tcb] mike everet
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Monday, August 3, 2009, 9:25 AM
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>
> anyone have any kind of email or samba name on this
> guy??? mike hayes suggested i talk to him about how he got
> his bus raised using coil overs, would like the same effect
> on the 58, or even better, any of you know how i can get the
> bus up about an inch without to much drastic work???
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