JJ’s 58 Single Cab!

[mtnbus]

#70983

Fuck yea John !!!

[John Jones]

#70992

I don’t really like it..  Too narrow.    I guess what I really want is a tilt and a front roof rack….😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎.

Humm…

Retired 😎 😎

[John Jones]

#71020

 

Back to no rack city…..   much better

about to cut a hole for second gas door!!

 

Retired 😎 😎

[Audrey Jones]

#71026

[WAY2COOL]

#71037

peep po Mr Jones

KIM
Test Pilot @ Submarine Airways

[John Jones]

#71045

I got that gas door all in and done… It looks right at home… 😎 😎

I am pretty sure I can still fit a stock tank in the stock location…. Maybe I should weld down another set of tank cradles?? 😎   Noooo..  The whole idea of moving the tank was to gain that room back there.. 😎  It’s still gonna be a reach… 😎  anyhow…  I was also thinking about where that petcock on the tank is now relative front to back.. If I were low on gas… and on a steep hill… I might “run out of fuel” ?????  humm..  I would have to be really low on gas, and on a really steep hill… but just sayin.. 😎

If I did run dual tanks… Why not just “T” them together?  Dual tanks would mean not having to carry extra.. 😎  But T’ed together, when you run out, you run out!!!!  Unless you had a reserve setup on one of them….???  😎  22 gallons of gas..

The idea of the single cab is no top heavy weight…   I need to keep that in mind… 😎

Retired 😎 😎

[Rustabus]

#71052

I was thinking about dual gas tanks yesterday when you were doing this mod, can’t see why it’s a bad idea!!! Just put a shut off valve on the side tanks line  and use it as a huge reserve!!👍👍👍

[ryans65]

#71054

You could do what we did for endurance race cars and put a low pressure electric pump on the spare tank to fill up the main tank!

[Franz]

#71055

You guys stop all the time when driving busses. They are slow and uncomfortable.

Its not like you’re trying to do 500 miles in one sitting.

[Rustabus]

#71061

Facts, Buuuut…. Keep 420 behind the parcel tray on that little shelf, beef jerky, get a dedicated pee bottle, and you could just cruise along for quite a while if you wanted to. Fully filled it only adds 65 pounds or so and gives lots of options!!!👍👍👍 But yeah, stopping and enjoying where you are/going is a big fun part of Bus driving!!!😃

[John Jones]

#71080

I’m thinking now I will find a sealed cap for a bus tank and weld in a vent on the neck.  I’m also really thinking about welding in another set of tanks cradles and having two tanks!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻  Be sweet to have a 12v pump mounted handy you could suck gas out for other buses in the left side door, all handy with a few feet of hose👍🏻😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

 

Oh… I’ve been sanding too.. getting close since my objective is patina. 👍🏻👍🏻    But still lots of sanding to do.👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔

Retired 😎 😎

[Vwfool]

#71082

Looking good JJ. I like the dual tank idea

[John Jones]

#71091

Thanks Scott..   Yeah. The dual tanks seems like a no brainer the more I think about it..   😎 😎  I should probably order some tank saddles and a 58 decklid… 😎  That will leave the most usable spot of the treasure chest open, also takes care of extra fuel issues 😎 😎

more sanding  😎  Now I just gotta decide when it’s nice enough for some fake patina!!! 😎

Pin holes and edges… 😎

Retired 😎 😎

[mtnbus]

#71095

I had dual tanks on my 65 double cab. PO cut the hole and installed the extra tank

way to punch it out

Should be cool john. Envious

[RobK]

#71108

I think R/T style flip petrol (gas) caps!!  Fill both tanks at the same time.  In and out in 30 secs!

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