S.C, I don't know how to put this other than say, if you are not going to spend any money on fixing something simple on Stupey , You are going to be in big, big trouble trying to get a 72 up van going. Granted we have some nice vans in the club , but they were not junk to start with.
You better have Deep pockets my friend.
He doesn't need deep pockets . . . He lives in "the triangle!" :lol: All those wires hangin' under the dash probably go to stuff that don't work anymore anyway (like headlights and turn signals) . . . It's REAL easy to convert it to a type 1 . . . If the brake booster goes bad, he can copy Homer's setup and just bolt on a stuper beetle master cylinder and not use the booster.
You need deep pockets to keep a bus on the road if you do it right . . . but keep in mind that I gave $400 for Homer . . . I've put 5 engines and a tranny in it, replaced all the brakes, the generator several times, a handfull of regulators, a couple of starters, two sets of tires, all the steering parts, the CV axles and various other bits and pieces . . . all added up, it's still under $2500!
And what did that $2500 get me? Well, I've probably put 100,000 miles on it. I've camped out in many times, hauled all kinds of junk, won several trophies and plaques, and met countless interesting people, and came up with enough stories to write a book . . .
If I had deep pockets, I'd have a nice bus done right. I'd be afraid to drive it. I wouldn't break down and get to met interesting people on the side of the road. I wouldn't have any funny stories to tell. But, yeah, I'd have a nice bus. :wink:
