| Alrighty then, these will be the pages for the project build up process. From here you can follow the buildup with pics and comments of what is going into the bus and who is doing the work. Feel free to copy the pics and paste them on any other forum board that may be interested in the project. |
| The bus being used as the basis for this build is the old KCW "shop truck" John Jones was building this one for himself and got put on the backburner. It sat for awhile and I guess John lost interest. He called fellow LVVWC member Kevin "pigpen" McCain to see if he was interested in the project. Kevin, always looking for a bucket to buy, said yes and went to KCW it pick it up. He brought it home and it sat for a couple weeks before he decided it wasn't for him and posted it for sale. A deal was made to an out of state buyer. After going the Kev's house and seeing the project in person, I realized this was the same bus as on one of my T shirt designs and was dissappointed I had let this get away. Kev told me the deal fell through and the bus was still for sale. Having no dinero to pay for it I told Kev I was gonna go home a list my blower, off the Boxrod, on the Samba and would buy it off him. His ears perked up and he said he would take the blower and $500 and the bus was mine. The rest will be history as we try to build the fastest bus ever. Thanks to John and Kevin for givin the 'bro deal' to make this all happen. |
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| April 2006. This is the earliest pics I can find on the KCW website. The bus is on jackstands with wheels mocked up to get the look. |
| Almost as cool is the "Donk" style. If they had one nut in their sack, they would have done it. |
| Starting to put some of the engine compartment back in. Decision was made to make it into a barndoor look bus from the back. |
| Torsion done, frame notched. From the dates on the pics all this was done in about two weeks. |
| At this point its's a roller. those are some 10 inch Porsche wheels !!! These boys do not mess around. Notice height of motor. |
| One of the KCW guys burning some steel. Not much left back there. Torsion housing getting raised and narrowed |
| Super slammin a bus aint easy. If it was everybody would be doin it. Getting ready to get hammered. |
| July 2006.This is how it ended at KCW. Slammed roller. The wheels didn't go with pigpen when he bought it from John. That shit looks goooood. |
| Not pretty but taking shape. Notice the back door being welded in and the amount of work to convert the decklid area. |
| This is how the rear turned out. What a difference! I recieved a real barndoor deckild with the bus, but probably won't use it. Big window BD. Rare |
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