yah, murray will have e-brakes!!!!!!!!!!!! don't you like when your bus is compared with others and others look worse...i always enjoy that :D ________________________________ > From: coocoo@xxxxxxx > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [tcb] E-brake cables!!!! > Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 10:16:19 -0500 > > I had a panel of experts about a week ago go through Murray's brakes and when > it came to installing the E-brake cables they were as stumped as I was. Stuff > just didn't fit, so I finally called Wolfgang, where I bought the swing arm > kit, and they told me that it required a '64 to '67 cable with an inch cut > off the spring and a brass tube about 2" long. I would have died of old age > before I would have figured out that combination. So, I just ordered them > made up and they arrived yesterday. YEA! > > Here is where Sammie says, 'When you change one thing you have to change > something else. It was designed as it was for a reason, by cracky!" > > I put Murray, no glass in the front, on his trailer and took him to BNNTA, > where people were somewhat impressed that he was going to survive smashing in > to a tree. There was an award for the bus most in need of restoration or > repair. I figured that we were a shoe in, but he didn't even make the top 3. > There were, at least, 3 other busses more in need of repair than the one who > ran in to a tree! One guy told me that I didn't win because he was already > being repaired, and another person said that Murray was in good hands and was > clearly coming back. The others might be lost causes. > > When the accident happened the steering wheel was pushed to the left and > through the windshield (but the Safaris were opened at the time). The > stretcher guy brought it back to close to the original spot. At the end of > the show I started him and was going to drive through the campgrounds to show > people how good he still runs. The steering wheel was still a little to the > left, so I kinda yanked it to the right, and the bus stopped. Just stopped. I > looked under the ignition switch and found a bunch of disconnected wires. I > went and got the trailer and folks helped push him on. > > Yesterday, I found 6 wires disconnected. Thank goodness Chuck and I had used > all the proper wire colors and when I reconnected them Murray started right > up. > > Lots of work to do to make T@P. > > It has rained here for three days. Today I can take Murray out and get back > to work. _________________________________________________________________ Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn “10 hidden secrets” from Jamie. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008