Again, for the two of us, David.... too late.
 

Yikes.
 :shock:

My son just bought the Vanco 2's from Tirerack.com
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes.jsp?make=Continental&model=Vanco+2

They look and feel great. D load rating. Plus they gave him a $75 visa card for his purchase.

I will call him when he gets out of school and ask him how he got that. You might have to call and ask.

Okey day,
Time for an update.  I got the front and rear brakes all replaced and got it running well enough to camp at BAP.  I had to replace one outter bearing and put on a new muffler.  Ran OK but had been going down hill the past 200 miles or so. I have replaced just about all the stuff under the hood and had noted the tailpipe was pretty sooty.  I chalked it up to the blown out muffler and lack of back pressure on the engine.  Well tonight I was replacing a pre filter that I have installed that is getting some varnish in it.  While I was working on the bus I decided I would check the timming and I was running about 5 deg AFTER TDC.  As I fiddled with the distributor, I believe that the advance weights were stuck out some what.  I have readjusted the timming and set it at 32 deg BTDC at highest advance and it is running SOOO much better now and has alot more power.  I was getting a massive 9 mpg and was attributing it to the muffler and the fact that I had an Automatic, but man this thing was WEAK.  I haven't driven it much distance yet, but I can tell a MASSIVE difference.
I am looking forward to driving it tomorrow.
KC

El G - Thanks, It has been a blast to drive these past 2 days, I have ALOT more power than I have had for the past 300 miles or so.  

-I need to fix the ODO at some point in time, is this possible?  

The ODO works the EGR box wasn't tight.
I now have a bus that every light and guage works on (yes, even the gas guage...)
Just gotta get a table top for my table leg (hint hint RALPH S.)
I'll try to get some photos uploaded soon, I have painted the wheels, bumpers, and the top with rustoleum.  It is as easy as the Samba describes.
KC

That EGR box can be a pain, particularly if you don't have EGR anymore. I wonder if there's anywhere you can get just a male-to-male speedometer cable and do away with it completely.

I just took the bulb out of the dash so as not to have to worry when it lights up.
Just a thought.
KC

Hey Casey, that bus I was telling you about at work today is in Chatsworth.  It's a 79 transporter.  It doesn't have a Z Bed . . . just the seats.  The middle seat is in it but not bolted down.  $500 for everything but the tranny and axles.  $425 more with get those.  It's listed in Chattanooga.