These people have the wood you need , right outside of downtown
Houston in the Heights and open Sat. til 12
We have the following:
3mm 5' x 5' Russian Birch BB/CP Plywood @ $14.95 each
Pete
Clark's Hardwood Lumber Company
713-862-6628
From: "mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxx" <mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 10:39:31 PM
Subject: [tcb] Re: Right Tires for a Splittie? Also for Sammie, Wood
Paneling
There is a place here in Houston that has the correct Baltic birch
that comes in oversized 5 x 8 sheets. I can't remember the name of
the place but Mark J. knows the name and location. I will ask him
tomorrow.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred McDonald" <texasbluebus@xxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 9:38:26 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: [tcb] Re: Right Tires for a Splittie? Also for Sammie, Wood
Paneling
Thanks for the tire info. I have 165/15s on the bus now, that's the
size the bus had when I purchased it.
If I move up to a 185 tire, what width should I consider, 75, 70 or
even a 60?
I still have a stock 1600 single port motor.
The panels I'm trying to replace are 1/8" but I can't seem to find
any.
I've gone to Home Depot and Lowes and nether have it and don't care
to find it.
----- Original Message -----
From: sammie smith
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 7:16 PM
Subject: [tcb] Re: Right Tires for a Splittie? Also for Sammie, Wood
Paneling
Fred: The from the factory original size is bias ply 6:40x15 which
are available from Coker in TN and they are some where around $100+
each. Great for looking pure stock, but since you are not going
stock wheels I would go with a metric size that comes as close to
the size of the 6:40/15 as possible. If memory serves the diameter
of a stock original tire is 27.1 inches. What you are going to find
close is somewhere between 185 and 205 in metric radial sizes. A
185x15 would come closest but I don't think anyone makes them
anymore. 165/15 will work but they are much smaller than stock.
As to the wood paneling: Stock came with 1/8" birch which can be
purchased in most lumber yards and maybe even someplace like Lowes
or Home Depot. If you really want to be anal retentive; the correct
wood is baltic birch 1/8" but you are going to have to find some
specialty wood products company to find some. I am not a wood
expert and I really don't know what the difference is between baltic
birch and regular old birch. I used regular old birch 1/8" like the
cabinet guys use and it looks just like the original birch that is
in there. I used a bit of stain that gave it the same color as the
original and varnished over that.
--- On Wed, 5/13/09, Fred McDonald <texasbluebus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Fred McDonald <texasbluebus@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tcb] Right Tires for a Splittie? Also for Sammie, Wood
Paneling
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 6:55 PM
What are the correct size tires for a split window bus with 15"
wheels?
What brands would you recommend?
Sammie,
What type of wood paneling did you use for your Westie?
How thick was it?
Where did you get it?
