[tcb] Re: Still looking for Jalousie windows.

  • From: "Christopher Dirksen" <cajun-eskimo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 07:26:13 -0600

Eric did you ask Amy if she would like to go to the Christmas party?




Cajun Eskimo

Christopher Dirksen

 


From: "Eric Woodall" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: Still looking for Jalousie windows.
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 07:23:18 -0600 (CST)
>That's the plan. Anchoring at the bottom.
>Amy loves this color and material planning!
>Finally a way for her to get involved with the bus, other than just riding
>shotgun...
>
> > Or you can do what we did and get an extra set of curtain rods and anchor
> > the bottom of the curtains like rv's do so you don't have all that
> > flopping.
> > The breeze thru the windows does help cool the bus on a roadtrip and if
> > it's
> > a cold day you know real quick if you left a window open.
> >
> >
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > Of wuzmop@xxxxxxx
> > Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 6:28 AM
> > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [tcb] Re: Still looking for Jalousie windows.
> >
> >
> >
> > I drive on road trips all the time with mine open. Other than the curtain
> > problem Sammy mentioned, I've had no problems. Since you're not going
> > correct, I would suggest making an easily removeable curtain rod so you
> > can
> > take them down on road trips. That is, if you are going with curtains.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 8:33 PM
> > Subject: [tcb] Re: Still looking for Jalousie windows.
> >
> > Thanks Sammie,
> > And as far as "correctness", this bus is about as far from correct as you
> > can get.
> > I am putting Jalousie windows in a 13 window deluxe! Blasphemy!
> >
> > Sammie Smith wrote:
> >> Eric:
> >> Look at the swap meets. Usually can find some of these things at a >
> >> swap
> > such as Ennis. Going rate probably about $25 per copy for good > ones.
> > When
> > you acquire them make sure the cranks work. The gear in > the crank
> > mechanism has a tendency to strip out and to my knowledge > there is no
> > easy
> > fix for this problem. So, when you are looking at a > used one make sure
> > the
> > crank works and cranks the windows in and out > with no problem. Also,
> > some
> > of these windows have laminated glass and > all of the laminate old ones I
> > have seen have rusty discoloration in > the laminate and to look good the
> > glass will have to be replaced. The > ones that do not have laminate have
> > tempered glass which does not have > that problem. Also, if you are a
> > stickler for correctness there is a > slight difference between the ones
> > for
> > a 65 and the ones for a 66 or > 67. The bottom sill plate is flat on the
> > ones for 65 and slanted > significantly towards the out side on the ones
> > for
> > the 66/67. However, > they are interchangeable between all busses and fit
> > the cutouts where > the pop outs would normally be on a Kombi. As to
> > driving
> > with them > open. I have around town. The only problem is that driving
> > down
> > the > highway the wind plays havoc with the curtains that go on each of >
> > these windows. Other than that there is no problem that I know of >
> > driving
> > with them open.
> >>
> >> Hope this helps.
> >> Sammie
> >> At 08:56 PM 12/5/2006, you wrote:
> >>> I am still looking to buy at 6 - 8 square split window jalousie >>
> > windows for my bus.
> >>> I have one question though; can you drive with the jalousies open?
> >>> Peter, did you have a chance to see if you had any around?
> >>>
> >>
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