[tcb] Re: New Bus

  • From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:00:06 -0600

The only thing preventing me from raising my back up to stock height (or
higher) is the roof rack.
Don't wanna take if off every time I put it in the garage...
Would love to have a higher entryway into it.

Brian Denning wrote:
> hey, lemme tell ya those steering box scrapers are crazy...luckily i'm
> in a bay the only thing that scrapes in mine is the beam and tires :D
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:45:52 -0800
> From: bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [tcb] Re: New Bus
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Well; I wasn't gonna say it cause I didn't wanna offend any steering
> box scrapers.
>
> --- On *Thu, 2/12/09, mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxx /<mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxx>/*
> wrote:
>
>     From: mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxx <mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>     Subject: [tcb] Re: New Bus
>     To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 10:34 AM
>
>     Stock ride height.
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: "Denis" <coocoo@xxxxxxx>
>     To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 10:31:45 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada
>     Central
>     Subject: [tcb] Re: New Bus
>
>     AAA
>
>         ----- Original Message -----
>         *From:* sammie smith <mailto:bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>         *To:* tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>         *Sent:* Thursday, February 12, 2009 10:11 AM
>         *Subject:* [tcb] Re: New Bus
>
>         Let's see if I got this right:  You have to jack up the bus
>         and jack down the bus at the same time.  That is if you have
>         the correct length bottle jack and the bus is not so low that
>         you can't get any jack under there in the first place; then
>         you have to wrestle the tire out with help from at least two
>         other people.  And then you got a 200+ pound person to stand
>         on a long pry bar jammed into the suspension somewhere.  Sure
>         hope you don't have a flat on a lonely road at night by
>         yourself.   LOL!
>          
>         That ain't covered in my /Bentley Manual./
>
>         --- On *Thu, 2/12/09, Brian Denning
>         /<i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>/* wrote:
>
>             From: Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>             Subject: [tcb] Re: New Bus
>             To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>             Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 9:25 AM
>
>             mine's not a split but i have to put a bottle jack in
>             there and jack it down then pull the wheel off and then
>             jack it back up.
>
>
>             > Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:54:40 -0800
>             > From: sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>             > Subject: [tcb] Re: New Bus
>             > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>             >
>             > We use a long pry bar ,put it on top of the axtle tube
>             let some one gently put presure on the bar while you pull
>             the wheel out.I also have a small hidraulic jack so I can
>             do it by myself it need be.Be sure and take it with you on
>             trips.
>             >
>             > Paul Smith
>             >
>             > 2009 Zone Tour 1999-2009 ,10 years of Trucking
>             >
>             > H.B.B
>             > T.C.B
>             > Transporters at the Point 6 October 9,10,and 11, 2009
>             >
>             >
>             > --- On Wed, 2/11/09, Mike Hayes <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>             >
>             >> From: Mike Hayes <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>             >> Subject: [tcb] Re: New Bus
>             >> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>             >> Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 6:29 PM
>             >> O.K. I need some advise from someone with a lowered split.
>             >> How the hell do you get the back wheels off!!? I jacked up
>             >> the bus put it on jack stands and started to take the
>             wheels
>             >> off the back off the bus and they won't clear the wheel
>             >> wells. It lacks about 2-3 inches to clear. It also has a
>             >> strait axle conversion. I even tried letting the air out of
>             >> the tires and still can't get them out. :-( :-(
>             >>
>             >>
>             >>
>             >>
>             >>
>             >> Mike Hayes wrote:
>             >>>
>             >>> Got off work early, it's a nice day so I'm
>             >> gonna go out and work on the bus. :-D
>             >>>
>             >>>
>             >>> Will Wood wrote:
>             >>>> No sometimes ugly just comes back uglier.
>             >>>>
>             >>>>
>             >>>>
>             >>>> -----Original Message-----
>             >>>>
>             >>>>> From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>             >>>>> Sent: Feb 11, 2009 4:15 PM
>             >>>>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>             >>>>> Subject: [tcb] Re: New Bus
>             >>>>>
>             >>>>> Sometimes ugly goes around the world and comes
>             >> back on the other side
>             >>>>> beautiful.
>             >>>>> Just ask Robb.
>             >>>>>
>             >>>>> (joking rob, don't kill me)
>             >>>>>
>             >>>>> Mike Hayes wrote:
>             >>>>>
>             >>>>>> I'm just waiting for any show. While
>             >> I do like driving my bay it is
>             >>>>>> ugly as sin.
>             >>>>>>
>             >>>>>>
>             >>>>>>
>             >>>>>> ATX BUS wrote:
>             >>>>>>
>             >>>>>>> We were all waiting for the time and
>             >> date of the show.
>             >>>>>>> Jeff (atx_bus)
>             >>>>>>> 66 So-42
>             >>>>>>> 67 sportsmobile camper
>             >>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>
>             >>
>             
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>             >>
>             >>>>>>> *From:* Mike Hayes
>             >> <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>             >>>>>>> *To:* tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>             >>>>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 11, 2009
>             >> 2:48:03 PM
>             >>>>>>> *Subject:* [tcb] Re: New Bus
>             >>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>> I think the excitement is over,
>             >> I've had my 15 minutes . :-)
>             >>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>> singlecabboy wrote:
>             >>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>> I think you should have like a one
>             >> man show , say in Waco or some
>             >>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>> place centrally located.They're
>             >> hasn't been this much excitement on
>             >>>>>>> here since Denis tried to run Murry
>             >> over the falls.
>             >>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>> Paul Smith
>             >>>>>>>> 2009 Zone Tour 1999-2009 ,10
>             >> years of Trucking
>             >>>>>>>> H.B.B T.C.B Transporters at the
>             >> Point 6 October 9,10,and 11, 2009
>             >>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>> --- On Tue, 2/10/09, Mike Hayes
>             >> <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>             >>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>> <mailto:mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>             >> wrote:
>             >>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>> From: Mike Hayes
>             >> <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>> Subject: [tcb] Re: New Bus
>             >>>>>>>>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>             >> <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>             >>>>>>>>> Date: Tuesday, February 10,
>             >> 2009, 4:32 PM
>             >>>>>>>>> Damn thats what it needs.....
>             >> a beer holder! :-) ;-)
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>> Eric Woodall wrote:
>             >>>>>>>>>>>> To the beer
>             >> holder, everything is beautiful! ;-)
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>> ATX BUS wrote:
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>> X2
>             >>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>> Seriously, can't
>             >> wait to see that bad boy in
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>> person.
>             >> And I thought
>             >>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>> the saying
>             >> was, "beauty is the the eyes of
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>             >> beer holder?"
>             >>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>> Jeff
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>
>             >>
>             
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>             >>
>             >>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>> *From:*
>             >> Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>> <mailto:eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>             >>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>> *To:*
>             >> tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>             >>>>>>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday,
>             >> February 10, 2009 2:34:47 PM
>             >>>>>>>>>>> *Subject:* [tcb] Re:
>             >> New Bus
>             >>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>> Shite, who cares Mike,
>             >> it is still sweet!!!
>             >>>>>>>>>>> Very nice ride.
>             >>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>> Mike Hayes wrote:
>             >>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>> Actually there is not as much to be
>             >> jealous of
>             >>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >> as one might think. So
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>> here it
>             >> is since it will come out eventually.>>
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>> It is a 62, fifteen
>             >>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>> window
>             >> with a 21 window top made to look like
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>             >> 59-60. It was pretty
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>> well
>             >> done but it was done awhile ago and
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >> everything needs to be
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >> freshened up like the rubber, headliner and
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >> finish the interior.
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>> But I
>             >> don't care it's beautiful, I
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >> like it, theres no rust holes and
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>> >>>>>
>             >> it's mine. :-) :-D
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>> It will be running
>             >> and stopping by next
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >> Monday. Since it hasn't been
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>> on the
>             >> road since 1999 I'm gonna make sure
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >> it's mechanically sound.
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>> The
>             >> pictures were from the guys house I picked
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >> it up from it had been
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>> sitting
>             >> under a carport since 99.
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>> sammie smith
>             >> wrote:
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>> Me thinks there are a LOT of
>             >> jealous
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>> people on this list today.
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ---
>             >> On *Tue, 2/10/09, Denis
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>> /<coocoo@xxxxxxx <mailto:coocoo@xxxxxxx>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>> <mailto:coocoo@xxxxxxx
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>
>             >> <mailto:coocoo@xxxxxxx>>>/* wrote:
>             >>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>> From: Denis <coocoo@xxxxxxx
>             >>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>> <mailto:coocoo@xxxxxxx>
>             >>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>> <mailto:coocoo@xxxxxxx
>             >> <mailto:coocoo@xxxxxxx>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>
>             >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>
>             >> Subject: [tcb] Re: New Bus
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>> To:
>             >> tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>> <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>
>             >>>>>>> <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>             >>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >> Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 10:01
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>> AM
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >> It's OK, kinda dirty, though. And
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>> it has a nasty old Indian
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >> blanket on the floor and I think I see
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>> rust in the parcel tray.
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The
>             >> ball on the shifter handle is
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>> wrong. I think that it is
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >> missing a windwing latch.
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>> Lots of
>             >> work. I hope you didn't pay
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>> too much.
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >> Asshole.
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>> -----
>             >> Original Message ----- From:
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>> "Mike Hayes"
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >> <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>> <mailto:mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>
>             >>>>>>>
>             >> <mailto:mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>>>
>             >>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >> To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>> <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>
>             >>>>>>>
>             >> <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>>
>             >>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 10:00
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>> PM
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >> Subject: [tcb] New Bus
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>> So
>             >> I've always wanted a split
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>> window bus so a couple of weeks
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ago
>             >> I
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>> picked
>             >>> up a little fixer upper.
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>> Should have it on the
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >> road soon.
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Big
>             >> improvement over my Bay with
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>> the bloody nose.
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here
>             >> are some pic's
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>
>             >> http://www.mikescoolpics.com/thumbnails.php?album=42
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>
>             >>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>
>             >>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>>
>             >>>>>>
>             >>>>>>
>             >>>>>>
>             >>>>>
>             >>>>>
>             >>>>
>             >>>>
>             >>>>
>             >>>>
>             >>>>
>             >>>
>             >>>
>             >>>
>             >>>
>             >
>
>             
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