Transporter 5: Hipster tech fixing Hippy problems

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Boaz MacPhereson: Jul 11, 2006; Day 12045 Ht10hands 180lbs
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I think old buses are pretty cool but I don't know poo poo about them. Hence my lack of comments.

You seem to be making more progress than I am!

# ¿ Sep 24, 2015 00:39

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 08:34

Boaz MacPhereson: Jul 11, 2006; Day 12045 Ht10hands 180lbs
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Piss OK Genitals intact
Multiple scars Heals fast
O NEGATIVE HI OCTANE
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on the Powder Lakes V8
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Geirskogul posted:

That was the reason I copied everything over to TheSamba: to maybe help people down the road, and inject a tiny bit of humor into their dry, dry forum, as google loves it for showing in search results for VW problems. I think my tone isn't appreciated over there.

For instance, I defended myself in one of the PMs by saying that this bus has clearly been Dukes of Hazzard'd at some point and somebody got it stuck on a rock or something, so the frame isn't exactly straight all around, and the frame runners in the rear are all crushed. It has also been tapped from behind, and I discovered while installing the interior panels in the rear quarter that the passenger side is both 100% bondo from the bumper up to the window, and 1/3 inch shorter than the driver's side. So, the bus will never really be worth too much, and has already lived a very rough life through either five crazy owners or one batshit owner with a welder. Therefore, all I'm trying to do is make a mechanically reliable daily driver that is a hodgepodge of the things I most like about the bus eg: weekender seating configuration, but Westfalia jalousie windows, with interior "party" lighting for fun bar runs with friends. But it will never be perfect.

He responded by saying that if I'm not going to restore it to "show finish," which from what I gather he really meant "concours finish," then I should just give up now and sell it to somebody who "knows what they're doing."

gently caress that guy and gently caress TheSamba for harboring that attitude. If it were a one-off I'd understand, but this has been from multiple people throughout both my thread there, and through asking questions in other threads. Seriously, in my thread, there are like maybe three people that have expressed humor in it, but 7 different people PMing me about how wrong I am.

Holy poo poo, gently caress that place. God forbid you drive a car because it brings you joy.

# ¿ Oct 15, 2015 04:19

Boaz MacPhereson: Jul 11, 2006; Day 12045 Ht10hands 180lbs
No Name
No lumps No Bumps Full life Clean
Two good eyes No Busted Limbs
Piss OK Genitals intact
Multiple scars Heals fast
O NEGATIVE HI OCTANE
UNIVERSAL DONOR
Lone Road Warrior Rundown
on the Powder Lakes V8
No guzzoline No supplies
ISOLATE PSYCHOTIC
Keep muzzled...

Geirskogul posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CX9Z3546Vo

Also

Note to future readers (there aren't any future readers): this takes 1.5 packages to get the total length, so buy two packages. Then you also have an extra piece for fuckups, or to patch holes in other parts of the tins.

Make sure to post that on the Samba for people trying to save money :v:

# ¿ Nov 11, 2015 22:29

Boaz MacPhereson: Jul 11, 2006; Day 12045 Ht10hands 180lbs
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Piss OK Genitals intact
Multiple scars Heals fast
O NEGATIVE HI OCTANE
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Lone Road Warrior Rundown
on the Powder Lakes V8
No guzzoline No supplies
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Geirskogul posted:

My only regret is that the hilarious criticism happens over PMs. These old farts are too afraid to be truly nasty in public, kind of like the post-middle-age American populace at large.

E: VVVVVV

You mean $10

(I know what you said, deliberate misinterpretation)

EDIT 2:

DUCK (tm) brand is owned by the Henkel Group, a German multinational. Therefore, this foam seal is a Genuine German Product (tm) and should appease TheSamba posters.

drat. I wish I could see the butthurt. Fuckin' greybeards. Who needs 'em?

# ¿ Nov 11, 2015 23:13

Boaz MacPhereson: Jul 11, 2006; Day 12045 Ht10hands 180lbs
No Name
No lumps No Bumps Full life Clean
Two good eyes No Busted Limbs
Piss OK Genitals intact
Multiple scars Heals fast
O NEGATIVE HI OCTANE
UNIVERSAL DONOR
Lone Road Warrior Rundown
on the Powder Lakes V8
No guzzoline No supplies
ISOLATE PSYCHOTIC
Keep muzzled...

Free parts car? Does that question really even need to be asked? :cmon:

# ¿ Nov 24, 2015 15:21

Boaz MacPhereson: Jul 11, 2006; Day 12045 Ht10hands 180lbs
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Two good eyes No Busted Limbs
Piss OK Genitals intact
Multiple scars Heals fast
O NEGATIVE HI OCTANE
UNIVERSAL DONOR
Lone Road Warrior Rundown
on the Powder Lakes V8
No guzzoline No supplies
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Geirskogul posted:

8: Took off the OIL-SOAKED TINWARE that I could easily remove. Place OIL-SOAKED TINWARE into DISHWASHER. Wash OIL-SOAKED TINWARE. Remove SURPRISINGLY-RUSTY TINWARE from dishwasher, proceed to get yelled at by FIANCEE.

God drat. Now I really wish I had a drain in my garage. I've already got a spigot out there and our dishwasher is actually getting replaced this weekend. Son of a bitch that would be a good idea.

# ¿ Jan 12, 2016 17:58

Boaz MacPhereson: Jul 11, 2006; Day 12045 Ht10hands 180lbs
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No lumps No Bumps Full life Clean
Two good eyes No Busted Limbs
Piss OK Genitals intact
Multiple scars Heals fast
O NEGATIVE HI OCTANE
UNIVERSAL DONOR
Lone Road Warrior Rundown
on the Powder Lakes V8
No guzzoline No supplies
ISOLATE PSYCHOTIC
Keep muzzled...

BEHOLD! THE STOMP-HORN�!

Bad rear end.

# ¿ Jan 19, 2016 01:58

Boaz MacPhereson: Jul 11, 2006; Day 12045 Ht10hands 180lbs
No Name
No lumps No Bumps Full life Clean
Two good eyes No Busted Limbs
Piss OK Genitals intact
Multiple scars Heals fast
O NEGATIVE HI OCTANE
UNIVERSAL DONOR
Lone Road Warrior Rundown
on the Powder Lakes V8
No guzzoline No supplies
ISOLATE PSYCHOTIC
Keep muzzled...

I think jerry cans are around 7" wide, aren't they? If one would fit, that'd probably serve pretty drat well.

# ¿ Feb 15, 2016 04:04

Boaz MacPhereson: Jul 11, 2006; Day 12045 Ht10hands 180lbs
No Name
No lumps No Bumps Full life Clean
Two good eyes No Busted Limbs
Piss OK Genitals intact
Multiple scars Heals fast
O NEGATIVE HI OCTANE
UNIVERSAL DONOR
Lone Road Warrior Rundown
on the Powder Lakes V8
No guzzoline No supplies
ISOLATE PSYCHOTIC
Keep muzzled...

scuz posted:

gently caress Barrett Jackson.

This. Forever.

# ¿ Oct 14, 2016 17:02

Boaz MacPhereson: Jul 11, 2006; Day 12045 Ht10hands 180lbs
No Name
No lumps No Bumps Full life Clean
Two good eyes No Busted Limbs
Piss OK Genitals intact
Multiple scars Heals fast
O NEGATIVE HI OCTANE
UNIVERSAL DONOR
Lone Road Warrior Rundown
on the Powder Lakes V8
No guzzoline No supplies
ISOLATE PSYCHOTIC
Keep muzzled...

Nth-ing the love for the 300+MT. That cockroach will run forever. Being in AZ, I assume rust is minimal so I'd be seriously considering that truck if I were you.

# ¿ Dec 9, 2016 16:51

Boaz MacPhereson: Jul 11, 2006; Day 12045 Ht10hands 180lbs
No Name
No lumps No Bumps Full life Clean
Two good eyes No Busted Limbs
Piss OK Genitals intact
Multiple scars Heals fast
O NEGATIVE HI OCTANE
UNIVERSAL DONOR
Lone Road Warrior Rundown
on the Powder Lakes V8
No guzzoline No supplies
ISOLATE PSYCHOTIC
Keep muzzled...

Metal Geir Skogul posted:

Also designed a simple m14 spark plug holder. Will have to use an old spark plug to thread the hole, but holds four plugs and designed to be installed in the engine bay. Saw a vintage part up on ebay, decided it was something I could make very simply. Printing it now.

That is super clever. Sturdy, handy, mount wherever. I'm totally ignorant on ACVW stuff but I assume spare plugs are part of the standard 'emergency kit', yeah?

# ¿ Jan 17, 2017 03:22

Boaz MacPhereson: Jul 11, 2006; Day 12045 Ht10hands 180lbs
No Name
No lumps No Bumps Full life Clean
Two good eyes No Busted Limbs
Piss OK Genitals intact
Multiple scars Heals fast
O NEGATIVE HI OCTANE
UNIVERSAL DONOR
Lone Road Warrior Rundown
on the Powder Lakes V8
No guzzoline No supplies
ISOLATE PSYCHOTIC
Keep muzzled...

Man, sometimes I think I really want a 3D printer so I can print all kinds of wacky doodads but other times I can't think of a single thing I'd actually ever want or need to print. You seem to be clever as all hell though and print all sorts of neat stuff for your bus. This is all really cool to see so thanks for sharing

# ¿ Jan 31, 2017 21:20

Boaz MacPhereson: Jul 11, 2006; Day 12045 Ht10hands 180lbs
No Name
No lumps No Bumps Full life Clean
Two good eyes No Busted Limbs
Piss OK Genitals intact
Multiple scars Heals fast
O NEGATIVE HI OCTANE
UNIVERSAL DONOR
Lone Road Warrior Rundown
on the Powder Lakes V8
No guzzoline No supplies
ISOLATE PSYCHOTIC
Keep muzzled...

The Locator posted:

Ok, I'm finding it more hilarious than I probably should that I mistook a pair of boots for a puppy. The profile at the top looks like a floppy ear on a puppy looking into the kitchen.

Glad Beetle was on the mend, good luck man!

I did the exact same thing. It looks like a floppy-eared black puppy.

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Boaz MacPhereson: Jul 11, 2006; Day 12045 Ht10hands 180lbs
No Name
No lumps No Bumps Full life Clean
Two good eyes No Busted Limbs
Piss OK Genitals intact
Multiple scars Heals fast
O NEGATIVE HI OCTANE
UNIVERSAL DONOR
Lone Road Warrior Rundown
on the Powder Lakes V8
No guzzoline No supplies
ISOLATE PSYCHOTIC
Keep muzzled...

Metal Geir Skogul posted:

Bye bye, dragonbus

See you, space cowboy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-PUW6y4F6c

Only it's a dragon instead of a little horse.

# ¿ Sep 15, 2017 13:33

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