New photos of Olde Skool posted

[jzjames]

kaptnkaos you got your computor out in that bus? Have you slept in it yet?

[kaptnkaos]

hey JZ...

No computer in the bus... the computer is in my bedroom
No, I haven't slept in it yet, 'cause I don't have a bed in it... though I have spent a great deal of time laying on the floor...

have a great day...

KaptnKAOS

[spartman]

I don't think passed out counts as sleeping anyways.

[kaptnkaos]

Hey Spartman...


Nah, not passed out... I don't drink or drug anymore.
(almost 13 years now)
Just redoin' some under the dash wiring and installing the brake light switch like 3 differant times... 2 differant switches.
I'll probably have to do some more time on my back before everything is said and done... oh well... it's a bump bus and it's worth it !!!

KaptnKAOS

[spartman]

That's cool kapt.

You could also be passed out from to many sugary drinks or hitting yourself with a large tool after it ricochets off of something.

[390Nut]

Hope the harness works well for ya but you need to fix that brown wire...

[TheeMc]

"...a large tool after it ricochets off of something. "

Not so much anymore, but at one time......well lets just say he had a standing order at the parts house for ratchets.....
and a good thing he had a 2nd car for the parts that mysteriously became dented or broke out of his 68 Goat......



Love ya Bro....
M

[kaptnkaos]

Dang bro ...

Why'd ya go and dig that up... the rachet actually,took flyin' lessons... probably 75 yards or so across the street and into the field.
I honstly didn't use it to brake out the windows of the GTO... I used a tire iron on the sucka... dang and it felt good.. well for a minute anyway until reality hit and I realized that I wuz gonna have to replace all that glass... a lesson well learned... unlike another brother we know.

Dang, you know I never did find that ratchet.. it was a good one too... an SS Winser... hehehe

Hey did ya check out the sound system in Olde Skool ? It's Bose equipped.. thanks to a little injun-nu-ity. In side the storage box, I got a couple of deep cycle batteries and a mounted 12 volt power plug. I got an inverter so I can run the Bose either ac or dc without running down the main battery...
I could take another pic for yer squeeze if it wouldmake points with her boss... I'm thinkin' surround sound .... hehehe

love ya,
A

[spartman]

Thanks for the laugh guys.

Of course I have NEVER launched any wrenches in my entire life.

[TheeMc]

"....a lesson well learned... unlike another brother we know."

You mean the one who likes to "slap" windshields and nearly put his hand in a permanant "hang loose" gesture?

Well two outa three of Ma's kids can be taught....the third....well the jury's still out...

Bet that Bose sounds good with the acoustics of a bump bus....

M

[kaptnkaos]

Hey Thee

yup... that be da one...

You just dang near had to bury a brother in great state of WA...
I went to NAPA today to check on getting a master cylinder for Olde Skool. They didn't have one in stock, but could get one in if I wanted it.
Then he said those famous words we all like to hear... "it's a little expensive". I'm thinkin' back to the last one I bought.. I think it was something like $30... so I'm thinkin' in the $100 range or so...
Then he said $468.00 plus shipping and tax... so a little over 5 bills.
I was going into defibulation and just about to go under, until I thought about the guy tryin' to give me mouth to mouth and I wasn't havin' noooo part of that, so I came to enough to say," How about a kit for it?" He found one in the entire country... It's gonna be $50 plus shipping and tax... I felt the blood coming back to my brain, but still could utter just two words... "Order it !!". He said it would take about 3 weeks from Georgia...at this point I'm still not able to talk much.. but I think to myself.. hmm I wonder if it's bein' shipped UBS (U be slow) or what... dang in 3 weeks I could go get the sucka myself be back and have it installed.
Was talkin' to my roomie Troy this evenin' He's got a full size Chevy/Bluebird bus, that he actually uses as a bus. (it has a 427 w/auto). He was sayin' that he'd be real surprised if I could get the brakes done for under $1000, and that's without replacing any brake drums.. that thought is a little scary... but I figure I could save up for a year and do one wheel each year or so, and I might get it done while I can still drive
well bro it's gettin' late so i gotta ...
be blessed
A

[TheeMc]

Don't get discourged, keep you eye on the brass ring, keep your nose to the grindstone, don't give up, keep a stiff upper lip, one step at a time.....I'll think of a couple more clichés if I try hard enough....

I had the same reaction when I filled "Old's Cool" up getting ready to go camping down in Charlston, lets just say I fianlly know for sure what the "F" stands for on the guage..... all it needs is the "ed" at the end...

Keep your eye on the prize....Bro...

M
(told you I could come up with another cliché, )

[kaptnkaos]

Hey Bro...

I like that name fer yer rig... it fits

I did order the rebuild kit for the master cylinder... I also think it has a second master (slave) cylinder. I need to look on the vacuum booster tank. (It mounts under the bus) I can get new wheel cylinders at Shuck's (that's what it is here... It might be Checker or something else there) They run about $25-$30 each... multiply that by 8 since there are two wheel cylinders per wheel. ($240 plus tax title and license).
Troy's estimate of $1000 might be way low.

One thing at a time... It's goin' no where fast...

Speaking of goin' fast ... I get off work in
9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1... I'm outta here !!!

Love ya Bro..