[tcb] Re: Right Tires for a Splittie? Also for Sammie, Wood Paneling

  • From: "Master of Space and Time" <coocoo@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 19:36:30 -0500

That's right. Because it smells like freedom.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: sammie smith 
  To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 7:29 PM
  Subject: [tcb] Re: Right Tires for a Splittie? Also for Sammie, Wood Paneling


        Chase that place down Mark.  There are a lot of SO-42 people out there 
who would like to find a source for baltic birch.  it apparently is hard to 
find.

        --- On Wed, 5/13/09, mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxx <mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


          From: mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxx <mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxx>
          Subject: [tcb] Re: Right Tires for a Splittie? Also for Sammie, Wood 
Paneling
          To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
          Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 10:39 PM


          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?

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