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jthw8

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Re: So what's YOUR winter project?
« Reply #15 on: October 07, 2009, 07:59:23 pm »

take a 51 year old car that noone has ever heard of and:

Convert it from front engine front drive to rear engine rear drive using VW suspension components and transmission welded to the stock frame while extending the stock wheelbase by approximately 4 inches
Install 2.2 Subaru engine in aforementioned vehicle
Take molds of front clip and rear fenders, recreate in fiberglass 4-6 inches wider
Plumb brake system, fuel system, hydraulic clutch
Convert to 4 wheel disk
Wire car
Install 6 point roll cage
Loose my friggin mind
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Re: So what's YOUR winter project?
« Reply #16 on: October 07, 2009, 08:17:00 pm »

i think im with jack on this one.  unless i can pack up and head to the keys then im fine with it
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Re: So what's YOUR winter project?
« Reply #17 on: October 07, 2009, 09:08:10 pm »

@7@ I think we should ban theses AZ guys from the site for the winter, I can see whats coming while we are freezing.

AZ-Went for a dip in the pool today.  NJ-the lake froze over last night.
AZ -Gee, I wish it would cool off a little.    NJ-went down to 15o today
AZ -Had to take my shirt off while working on the car.  NJ-car won't turn over, to cold.
AZ -Thought I would get a few rays today to help my tan.  NJ-had to dig out the long jons today.
etc.
etc.
etc.
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Jack,Jack,Jack...... @7@

Let me put these absurd notions you have to rest once and for all. @3#
Went for a dip...nonsense. I only have until the end of the month, maybe first week in November.
Wish it would cool off a little...I"ll have you know that there are some days it doesn't get up to 70....until 11:00am  m-d
Take my shirt off to work on the car?!? Shirts are only worn in public...or when a good looking girl walks down the street. I used to be good looking when I was younger. But now the girls look at me and think...EWWWWWWW!!!! :icon_eek:
Help my tan...no one here needs help. It is a year round thing. :icon_cheesygrin:
Who is this long jon person? We have a Long Johns but it is a place that sells fish. I don't know what that has to do with winter. ???

 As cold as it gets there in the winter wethsnow wethsnow wethsnow wethsnow wethsnow it is just as hot during the summer here. :icon_sunny: :icon_sunny: :icon_sunny: :icon_sunny: :icon_sunny: :icon_sunny: :icon_sunny:

Overall I think you might have the advantage. You can always put on more clothes...I can only take so many off mooning
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Re: So what's YOUR winter project?
« Reply #18 on: October 07, 2009, 09:50:42 pm »

making slip covers/ recovering the seat in both the bus and the shortie
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Re: So what's YOUR winter project?
« Reply #19 on: October 07, 2009, 09:51:10 pm »

oh and maybe get my jetta running
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Re: So what's YOUR winter project?
« Reply #20 on: October 08, 2009, 04:08:25 am »

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Convert it from front engine front drive to rear engine rear drive using VW suspension components and transmission welded to the stock frame while extending the stock wheelbase by approximately 4 inches
Install 2.2 Subaru engine in aforementioned vehicle
Take molds of front clip and rear fenders, recreate in fiberglass 4-6 inches wider
Plumb brake system, fuel system, hydraulic clutch
Convert to 4 wheel disk
Wire car
Install 6 point roll cage
Loose my friggin mind

SHeesh..
I'm feelin lazy just reading this!  c23 c23
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Re: So what's YOUR winter project?
« Reply #21 on: October 08, 2009, 06:18:43 am »

SHeesh..
I'm feelin lazy just reading this!  c23 c23

In theory I have 3 helpers....
but one lives in North Jersey, one lives in Pheonixville and one isn't very mechanically inclined.  We'll see how it goes.
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Re: So what's YOUR winter project?
« Reply #22 on: October 08, 2009, 09:01:14 am »

Jack,Jack,Jack...... @7@

Let me put these absurd notions you have to rest once and for all. @3#


LoL   LoL
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Re: So what's YOUR winter project?
« Reply #23 on: October 08, 2009, 01:03:57 pm »



 Stand back Jack, I got this one covered for a good winter project.........



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I wish!


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Re: So what's YOUR winter project?
« Reply #24 on: October 08, 2009, 08:44:03 pm »

OK....

Replace bus nose
Replace both lower rear corners
Replace lower sliding door skin
Replace battery tray
remove all paint and find all other unknown body problems and fix them
Paint bus
remove old tent and install new tent

more...more...more
   
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Re: So what's YOUR winter project?
« Reply #25 on: October 10, 2009, 06:09:23 am »

What no Subaru engine? That's lame.
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Re: So what's YOUR winter project?
« Reply #26 on: October 10, 2009, 08:09:59 am »

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What no Subaru engine? That's lame.

Here ya go beet.....
this could be your next project..

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Re: So what's YOUR winter project?
« Reply #27 on: October 12, 2009, 05:55:47 am »

Huh we had a lot of the same ideas... Next project is going to be some type of VW Camper... hopefully by Granny Grose.
Requirments you ask?

Runs and Stops. =-)

I found a really nice one in Florida for 5k... I wonder if they take monthly payments?
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Re: So what's YOUR winter project?
« Reply #28 on: October 12, 2009, 06:28:00 pm »

Last night I made up a "To do List" under it I wrote " So much to do, so little time" 

But I know the real answer- With all of the get well  fruit baskets Joan got, I will be
spending all my time getting rid of the fruit flies  @7@  fig2   %6%

No help needed, we got 3 million ideas already. My answer-burn the place down
and buy a class A motorhome  .///    OOPS I'm a life time member of the fire co.  @3#
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