[John Jones]

in reply to: Tom’s 23 Window Deluxe!! #65973

Shell is all sanded… Looks like Monday I am gonna start doing the final paint… 😎  Going to be exciting!!!   Then it’s clean shop time!!!!!  😎

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[John Jones]

in reply to: Brendans ‘65 Alabama Camper #65972

Scott Sain wrote:

Maybe go back to 2004 prices for a few years? I’ll send some stuff if you do!

Right!!!   It was probably like $40 an hour back then… 😎  I ONLY had the dirty shop back then..!!!   But part of what is hard to get through is, I WANT to slow down, I want to clean the slate off, I want to start fresh with some fresh stuff… Excited ready to spend money customers..  N0t dragging them through it 😎  Estimate for each and every thing…

I love this bus!! I want nothing more than to finish it and drive it and see it on shasta with us and camping all summer long…  All this bus needs to make that happen is a blank check… 😎  It’s at the perfect place to do it…  Perfect line up to finish it…  The stars are all aligned…!!  BUT… it ran out of money… and money sucks… and can ruin or MAKE anything…. 😎  I personally do not want this project to get to the point where I have to finish it, there’s no more money and pissed off parties…. 😎  Been there so many times….  so many… sooo many free weeks at the end of a $100K resto…  Know how you make up for a free week?  Work extra hard next week… 😎  so fun… 😎  But doable… sustainable for a long long time… till you get tired… 😎

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[John Jones]

in reply to: VWs At The Springs 2022 #65971

I’m sooooooo looking forward to this one!!!!  😎  Thanks for doing it Cody and Ian!!!!!!!!!  I can’t believe you sold out in less than one hour… 😎

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[John Jones]

in reply to: Parkway projects #65970

Douglas E Fresh wrote:

John Jones wrote:

Dougy Fresh’s headliner/ sunroof project got loving from the Kendall Crew today!! Your front and center!!!

Always fun being in the KCW lineup!!

Friday they got everything out and got most everything cleaned up, cleaned out and Riley started putting extra retro sound we had down on the metal behind the seat!!   I bet Pat spends most of next week on your headliner and sunroof… those are always a bit of a headache.. but doable… 😎  Pats done a few now!!! Even one for himself!  😎   The hard part is finding someone who has messed with the sunroofs…  Gonna be nice to have a fresh headliner!!!!!!!!

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[John Jones]

in reply to: Parkway projects #65955

Dougy Fresh’s headliner/ sunroof project got loving from the Kendall Crew today!!  Your front and center!!!  😎 😎 😎

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[John Jones]

in reply to: Tom’s 23 Window Deluxe!! #65954

ColeB wrote:

I’ll have to talk to Tom about it. Sounds like we might see him at OCTO this weekend. I only feel comfortable taking the bus after the interior is done. I don’t have enough experience for it. Especially with a fun and detailed deluxe interior like this one hahaha KCW has the tools and the experience for the interior. This special bus deserves that special treatment. That’s why I dragged it all the way from Seattle to Junction!

I hope we don’t stop till Tom’s driving this rig down Kimball!!!!  I never want to stop on a project till we complete it…  Wasn’t my idea… 😎 😎 😎

This body is soooooo smooth…. 😎 😎 😎

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[John Jones]

in reply to: JJ's projects #65953

My dually decided to leave me at the Parker store thursday!!!!  Had to take a jack out and change a starter in the parking lot… 😎 😎

Pamper is up on the lift to fix that broken shock mount… 😎  Get my freedom vessel back up and road ready!  😎   I guess I should reinforce both sides while I am here…. 😎 😎

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[John Jones]

in reply to: Willbur's 65 SO42 #65952

Glad you got it all dialed in again!!!  That’s your Freedom Vessel!  And you fixed it yourself!!!!!…. 😎 Stud… 😎 😎

Have fun at OCTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Get there early!! Camp in the lot the night before! 😎

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[John Jones]

in reply to: Brendans ‘65 Alabama Camper #65951

I’m glad your happy… It’s freakin awesome solid work!      Sounds like you have a kitchen remodel you need to get done first…. and I understand, I like being married too.. 😎 😎 😎     Sucks for the Bus, the project and the momentum..  Adds hours of time and storage or transportation issues and costs..  And as long as it is here, it is my liability and another project to work around…  Totally doable… totally… did it for ever!!!   😎 😎 😎  I know exactly how to make that work… it’s called hustle…. 😎

Going forward I need to be more clear about the inconvenience it creates for a project, as a whole, when things are prematurely stopped.  It was different when I was in the hustle mode…. I am not in that mode anymore, and looking for opportunities to send  projects home…. Preferably logical stopping points of course… I’m not kicking anyone out in the street…. 😎 😎 😎

 

 

 

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[John Jones]

in reply to: Dawgs #65950

Nice pic!!!! 😎

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[John Jones]

in reply to: Jason's Projects #65949

I imagine that’s how the racks were.. or someone would have told me about it by now… 😎  Looks like it would be doable… humm…

That rack is awesome!!! 😎  The guy who built the meat and potatoes of my chopper built that rack….. 😎

Yeah, let’s design a rack and make one!!!  We really should just make 3 huh.. 😎  I’m sure I could sell some full length racks.. 😎

 

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[John Jones]

in reply to: Tom’s 23 Window Deluxe!! #65948

Yeah… Were sanding it all….  I want it to look as good as it can!!!!!  Audrey has been doing the roof and finishing the body while I been helping Rusty!!!!   I’m gonna put 2 coats on the bottom, wait overnight, scuff off the overspray and do do the whole top in one session. Hoping for some nice flat no buff needed finish.. 😎

Gonna start putting paint back on this week!! 😎  Get her in the clean shop and start doing sound deadening, pulling a wiring harness, hanging parts and head towards some Douglas interior love!!!  😎 😎 😎

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[John Jones]

in reply to: 21 years Bitches! #65947

czechhaza wrote:

Congratulations JJ! You should feel so good going out on top. And you should be so proud of your work. Seriously the best there is! Here’s to little projects and big fun

   Thanks…   It was fun… we did good..!!!   I never claimed to be the best, but I was always good at getting it done!!! 😎 😎    Loved almost every minute of it!!! 😎 😎 😎

 

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[John Jones]

in reply to: KCW Swag #65946

Go buy some shit and tell us what you think??  I wonder if they have Shrek size shirts? 😎

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[John Jones]

in reply to: Parkway projects #65945

Pretty good looking car now..   He’s been by twice now today… 😎 😎 😎

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

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