"Jim22208" wrote in message
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I will be real disappointed if you don't have a boat by the time I get
there. Might be bringing a car with me instead of the bike. The bride is
getting tired of the bike. You know the song "Happy Wife Happy Life"
Please don't mention dates on line. I need to keep the pirates off guard.



Crap. The pressure is on already.

BTW .... I don't have the Harley anymore either.
Getting smart in my old age. Down to my '65 VW Bus and a Mustang GT for
fun.

Eisboch

Eisboch wrote:

"Jim22208" wrote in message
...


I will be real disappointed if you don't have a boat by the time I get
there. Might be bringing a car with me instead of the bike. The bride
is getting tired of the bike. You know the song "Happy Wife Happy
Life" Please don't mention dates on line. I need to keep the pirates
off guard.



Crap. The pressure is on already.

BTW .... I don't have the Harley anymore either.
Getting smart in my old age. Down to my '65 VW Bus and a Mustang GT for
fun.

Eisboch


I see your boy Florida Jim is still paranoid... nice to see.


--
Palin & Bachmann in 2012 -
All Stupidity All the Time

Eisboch wrote:

"Jim22208" wrote in message
...


I will be real disappointed if you don't have a boat by the time I get
there. Might be bringing a car with me instead of the bike. The bride
is getting tired of the bike. You know the song "Happy Wife Happy
Life" Please don't mention dates on line. I need to keep the pirates
off guard.



Crap. The pressure is on already.

BTW .... I don't have the Harley anymore either.
Getting smart in my old age. Down to my '65 VW Bus and a Mustang GT for
fun.

Eisboch

Not even a Porche? Did you ever get in touch with the VW collector in
Oregon?

"Jim22208" wrote in message
...
Eisboch wrote:

"Jim22208" wrote in message
...


I will be real disappointed if you don't have a boat by the time I get
there. Might be bringing a car with me instead of the bike. The bride is
getting tired of the bike. You know the song "Happy Wife Happy Life"
Please don't mention dates on line. I need to keep the pirates off
guard.



Crap. The pressure is on already.

BTW .... I don't have the Harley anymore either.
Getting smart in my old age. Down to my '65 VW Bus and a Mustang GT for
fun.

Eisboch

Not even a Porche? Did you ever get in touch with the VW collector in
Oregon?



My older son has the Porsche now. He wouldn't stop drooling over it, so I
gave it to him.

I don't remember the VW guy in Oregon. The bus I have flunked inspection
last
fall because it needs new tie-rods and bushings in the front end. The guy
I go to
is usually pretty forgiving about some things, but I have to agree with him,
when he jacked it up and wiggled the front tires around it scared the crap
out of me.

I drove it home with the big "R" sticker in the window and stuck it in the
garage for the winter.
Yesterday I went down to a foreign car repair shop not far from me and they
said they could fix it up for me. So, Monday I will drive it down there for
repairs.

The bus is a blast. 65 mph wide open. About 5 feet in first gear,
another 20 feet in second, then it's home to the races in third and forth.

Eisboch

On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:03:27 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

The bus is a blast. 65 mph wide open. About 5 feet in first gear,
another 20 feet in second, then it's home to the races in third and forth.

I drove my cousins 50's bus and it had a top speed of 55. With much
headwind, it was faster in third.

Casady

"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:03:27 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

The bus is a blast. 65 mph wide open. About 5 feet in first gear,
another 20 feet in second, then it's home to the races in third and forth.

I drove my cousins 50's bus and it had a top speed of 55. With much
headwind, it was faster in third.

Casady


That one probably had the 36hp engine.
Mine's souped up to 46hp.

Eisboch

Eisboch wrote:

"Richard Casady" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:03:27 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

The bus is a blast. 65 mph wide open. About 5 feet in first gear,
another 20 feet in second, then it's home to the races in third and
forth.

I drove my cousins 50's bus and it had a top speed of 55. With much
headwind, it was faster in third.

Casady


That one probably had the 36hp engine.
Mine's souped up to 46hp.

Eisboch

My late 1940's rebuilt willys station wagon had about that much
horsepower and would do 60 with a tailwind.


--
Palin & Bachmann in 2012 -
All Stupidity All the Time

On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:20:32 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


That one probably had the 36hp engine. Mine's souped up to 46hp.

Eisboch

Be careful in that bus. Those flat fronted vans of the day, offered
little protection. Not that you want to hear this, but the VW Bus made
this list of deadliest car designs.

http://www.askmen.com/top_10/cars/to...esigns_10.html

"thunder" wrote in message
t...
On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:20:32 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


That one probably had the 36hp engine. Mine's souped up to 46hp.

Eisboch

Be careful in that bus. Those flat fronted vans of the day, offered
little protection. Not that you want to hear this, but the VW Bus made
this list of deadliest car designs.

http://www.askmen.com/top_10/cars/to...esigns_10.html


Yup. Mine is more of a novelty. I use it once in a while around town,
but that's about it.
Right now it needs front end work, so it isn't being used at all.

Eisboch

On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:32:00 -0500, thunder
wrote:

On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:20:32 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


That one probably had the 36hp engine. Mine's souped up to 46hp.

Eisboch

Be careful in that bus. Those flat fronted vans of the day, offered
little protection. Not that you want to hear this, but the VW Bus made
this list of deadliest car designs.

http://www.askmen.com/top_10/cars/to...esigns_10.html

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Yes, I used up one of my youthful nine lives in a VW bus roll over
back in the 60s. They are also known for doing unscheduled lane
changes in a cross wind or when being passed by a tractor trailer
truck.