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Post by Neal on Aug 5, 2022 18:49:18 GMT -5
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Post by Dabeagle on Aug 7, 2022 10:41:42 GMT -5
Buses like this give me mixed feelings. On the one hand it's cool to see, but on the other they had to destroy a bus to make this. For years they would make bay window buses in Mexico, and you could tell because the nose would have this think black plastic grill with fins to let air through for the radiator - yep, they redesigned the old bay window transporter to be water cooled - they never got the Vanagon. I saw one at an antique show that had been converted similarly to this one, but it was still driveable.
My own bus had some bushings replaced and the tach fixed, but that has exposed malfunctioning oil pressure sensors so that may be next Saturday's project.
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Post by Neal on Aug 10, 2022 20:15:53 GMT -5
Buses like this give me mixed feelings. On the one hand it's cool to see, but on the other they had to destroy a bus to make this. For years they would make bay window buses in Mexico, and you could tell because the nose would have this think black plastic grill with fins to let air through for the radiator - yep, they redesigned the old bay window transporter to be water cooled - they never got the Vanagon. I saw one at an antique show that had been converted similarly to this one, but it was still driveable. My own bus had some bushings replaced and the tach fixed, but that has exposed malfunctioning oil pressure sensors so that may be next Saturday's project. I agree with you about cutting up the buses. A friend of mine from my youth restored old cars. He had a T shirt I still remember, "I like my old cars like my old movies, uncut and original." Did you notice the driver's seat in the bus pictured? I think the bus "runs" but I wouldn't want to drive it more than on to or off of a trailer. |
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