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[John Jones]

#51823

ColeB wrote:

John Jones wrote:

Nothing like Shasta…😎. But if I am going racing… I might have to skip it this year😞😞😞😞😞. Keep the miles off the pamper for racing trips???? Humm skip the most fun I have ever had in life for some racing…. is this a good move?? Go from camping and relaxing road trips to expensive frustrating weekends not completely in my control….

keep miles off the pamper? What gibberish are you talking?? You’re John jones! You only put miles ON. You gotta go on Shasta! Then racing. Shasta is training for racing anyway. It’ll be a nice “retreat” training trip before the season starts;) haha seth and I are getting prepped for another awesome trip! And anywho, I have that gas money to give you on Shasta 😉 haha! I’ve been looking forward for a whole year to do Shasta again. Some of the best times I’ve had in a bus! Gotta go again!

 

yeah….  hard to miss the most event of the year!!!

The product of every old man that took the time to teach me something 😎😎😎. Thanks❤️

[BBWB]

#51824

John Jones wrote:

yeah….  hard to miss the most event of the year!!!

I was hoping to meet you guys in Ely this year, and follow you to Spencer.

I'm at the age where "fuck off", "fuck you", and "fuck it" answer most questions.

[Franz]

#51835

Happy 30th anniversary Jones’! Your dedication to each other and success is an inspiration for many of us.

[WAY2COOL]

#51836

Happy 30 wonderful years together you two cool people…..and may there be the same to follow,and more !!

 

KIM
Test Pilot @ Submarine Airways

[John Jones]

#51849

Franz wrote:

Happy 30th anniversary Jones’! Your dedication to each other and success is an inspiration for many of us.

Thanks man… means a lot to me…  I think Gretchen and I make it look easy… it’s NOT always easy…. but to get to the good part.. You gotta get through the tough parts first…..     I think my choice of best friend’s at 18 years of age,  paved the way for the life I am living now… 😎 😎 😎

Thanks Corporate!

OK… that day is gone.. we can stop this sappy talk… 😎 😎

The product of every old man that took the time to teach me something 😎😎😎. Thanks❤️

[Willy]

#51959

The dually just looks too good out in the lot to not shoot…

 

[tlambert]

#51966

Badass for sure.

Tim

[WAY2COOL]

#51970

Tough truck !!

KIM
Test Pilot @ Submarine Airways

[ColeB]

#53741

Any surprises on the USS pamper this year during post SST checks? Frame cracks this year? I need to get my bus on the lift once this snow melts.

[John Jones]

#53962

ColeB wrote:

Any surprises on the USS pamper this year during post SST checks? Frame cracks this year? I need to get my bus on the lift once this snow melts.

  Shit was dialed!!!!!  😎   and now you can add a full TOWING trip to the pamper trip for the year!!!   1300 miles or so… 😎  😎  😎   But I dunno how many more times I will be doing that….. The bus towed AWESOME!!!  Audrey said she still had a hard time keeping up with me… and I could still do most the hills in 4th gear!!!     Towed like a mack truck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Proud of it!!!!!

I love the new engine!  although I am tempted to try the bigg ol heater boxes and header and see if I can allow it to breath even more, but maybe have some decent heat????  Is this possible to have both??  anyone out there have a set of big full boxes on a big 2 liter in a heavy ass bus???

The product of every old man that took the time to teach me something 😎😎😎. Thanks❤️

[John Jones]

#53963

I’ve already got over 8000 miles on my new engine that I put in 3 months ago…. 😎  😎   I don’t drive em every day… but I still get my miles in…. 😎  😎  😎

The product of every old man that took the time to teach me something 😎😎😎. Thanks❤️

[John Jones]

#54085

I have been in recovery mode since I got home from Barstow… I think I am just now feeling better..    another thing I learned from barstow..  Volkswagen racing, no matter what your cup of soup is, it is mostly about “keeping your Volkswagen alive”  Just like Mr Muir told us from day one….  I didn’t listen, never have, I have always figured they could “handle” the abuse..  not true… listen dumb ass… fuck….  It’s like the VW gods felt like it was ready to give me another lesson… 😎  a character building one… ya know, the one’s that usually suck…. 😎  😎

So I am asking myself today what do “they” want next??   something exciting I a sure… well…. I have this project that needs finished up…. so I am going to move in that direction… 😎  😎

 

First I am going to work on my most important and best bus combination I have ever owned…!!!!!!

The product of every old man that took the time to teach me something 😎😎😎. Thanks❤️

[ColeB]

#54127

Love that pamper! That bus deserves all the TLC you throw at it

[Pat K]

#54136

JJ has been working on frame reinforcement for his bumper yesterday and this morning. 

We will build it if it comes.

[John Jones]

#54151

Yeah man… Got everything repaired back to stock… Now I am going to double up my frame for the entire section that took any “wear” and tie it into my D pillars.. 😎  😎  😎    Amazingly… I don’t think my light weight hitch failed at all!!!!  The frame failed when the hitch tried to pull the bolts through the sheetmetal frame…. 😎  I also plan on some sort of huge plate washer for inside the frame rail, tied into both bolts and beyond an inch or so… That aught to do it!!!

I already hammered and cleaned it up a little so you can’t tell, but them bolts were down a good 3/8 inch…. 😎

The product of every old man that took the time to teach me something 😎😎😎. Thanks❤️

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