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Author Topic: Can busses ever be cool Cal-Lookers?  (Read 204019 times)
Nikke
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« Reply #360 on: April 19, 2018, 04:43:55 am »
The "Leichtbau"..
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« Reply #361 on: September 24, 2018, 16:37:12 pm »
A crappy pic of my '71 Bay.  I am working on some new rear hubs that will narrow the rear so I can fit a decent size rear tire under there.  
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« Reply #362 on: September 24, 2018, 17:02:05 pm »
Quote from: brian e on September 24, 2018, 16:37:12 pm
A crappy pic of my '71 Bay.  I am working on some new rear hubs that will narrow the rear so I can fit a decent size rear tire under there.  
Brian


Man, that patina is GORGEOUS, and works really well with the wheels/stance. Lowered, but not stupid slammed is the way to be.
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My car is what it is, maybe not Cal Look per the books, but it's more than most.

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« Reply #363 on: September 24, 2018, 20:28:33 pm »
Thanks,
It is all original paint, just buffed a few times to make it shiny again.  The bus has the usual rocker/dogleg/windshield rust, but the floors are mostly solid.  It is our new cheap daily driver family truckster, and I am using it to prototype my newly designed spindles and hybrid beam combo.  Working good so far!

Brian 
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« Reply #364 on: September 24, 2018, 22:17:18 pm »
Sounds like a good cruiser/prototype dummy! Got any more pics of that thing?
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My car is what it is, maybe not Cal Look per the books, but it's more than most.

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« Reply #365 on: September 25, 2018, 18:05:46 pm »
My then 8 year old son spotted it down a side street in tiny town Wyoming.  He and my dad left a note on the old guys door, and the guy called me back, and we made a deal.  It had a small engine fire, and the guy parked it for 12 years till I bought it.  Its got some dents and rust, but we drive the crap out of it, and I dont have to worry about the parking lot at the soccer field. 








Here are a couple pics of the new spindles I built.  These were just before I finished up the caliper brackets.  The new spindles are 3.5" lowered, about 1/2" narrowed, corrected Ackerman angle, use new modern hub assemblies, giant calipers, and 10.5" vented rotors.  All of the parts are super easy to get at any parts store in the country.  They are built to work with a new bolt-in hybrid beam I built.  The beam has the bottom tube moved up 1.5" so it has the same ground clearance as a split beam.  If you have ever driven a lowered Bay, you know how low the beam is, and how much 1.5" will help.  The spindles and beams will be in production soon, and I already have a Willwood caliper option, and a 12" rotors shouldn't be to far away.   




Thanks for the interest, Brian
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« Reply #366 on: September 26, 2018, 16:56:19 pm »
Not real Cal-look, nur good for towing a cal-look!😎

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« Reply #367 on: September 26, 2018, 16:58:59 pm »
Not realy Cal-look, but good for towing a Cal-look beetle!😎

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« Reply #368 on: September 28, 2018, 07:41:42 am »
Otto, I think your trailer is overloaded...  Grin
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« Reply #369 on: September 28, 2018, 23:27:50 pm »
I always wondered what a Baywindow would look like with Porsche steelies - very nice!  Grin


Quote from: Otto/DFL on September 26, 2018, 16:58:59 pm
Not realy Cal-look, but good for towing a Cal-look beetle!😎

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« Reply #370 on: September 29, 2018, 11:57:41 am »
First ever post and it's my bus. The shame..  Grin

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« Reply #371 on: September 29, 2018, 19:59:58 pm »
I like that!
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« Reply #372 on: September 30, 2018, 11:21:26 am »
Do you mean Cal look or resto cal look ? Mine is definitevely Cal look
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« Reply #373 on: October 09, 2018, 16:46:01 pm »
Owned by Bill Mcmillan DKP1 member.
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Found on this site.
Really should be included.
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« Reply #374 on: October 29, 2018, 20:38:43 pm »
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Not a cool cal looker but still cool.
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jick
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« Reply #375 on: January 04, 2019, 22:40:37 pm »
How about some photos of Bruno Courbons chrome yellow 23 window Samba from Volksworld issue2?
Still one of the top 3 Cal-Look buses of all time I reckon.....

Can anyone oblige?
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« Reply #376 on: January 08, 2019, 21:17:00 pm »
Here you are jick  Smiley

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« Reply #377 on: January 08, 2019, 22:48:15 pm »
Nice one dude...,👍👍

Apart from the mirrors, I still think that thing looks great.....💥💥
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« Reply #378 on: January 17, 2019, 21:04:10 pm »
My Bus in 1993
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« Reply #379 on: March 14, 2019, 08:33:18 am »
Doubt it comes under the cal look title but it is from California



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« Reply #380 on: August 21, 2020, 17:38:24 pm »
Got my Fuchs back from the Fuchs Company  Smiley
I have a big Puzzle to play with now...
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« Reply #381 on: August 28, 2020, 15:40:30 pm »
j-f  superb , i need to come one day to see it
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« Reply #382 on: August 30, 2020, 10:49:09 am »
Quote from: speedwell on August 28, 2020, 15:40:30 pm
j-f  superb , i need to come one day to see it


Hi Fabian,

Why not, but not a lot to see actually. It is a bare painted shell with wheels resting on wood blocks  Cheesy
Getting the wheels back was a good motivation shot to get back working on it  Smiley
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« Reply #383 on: August 31, 2020, 10:54:15 am »
Mine,wel it has a 1776 and nose down stance.
So good start to be callook.

Henk!!!
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« Reply #384 on: December 16, 2020, 00:51:25 am »




 Grin
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leec
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« Reply #385 on: December 16, 2020, 09:19:26 am »
I really like that  Grin
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« Reply #386 on: December 16, 2020, 21:59:26 pm »
Thanks Lee  Smiley
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dames
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« Reply #387 on: December 23, 2021, 17:49:07 pm »

Not cal look but a very cool bus!
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