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KAYE RIVERCITY · 10-02-2005, 09:50 PM

.....iF you want to get the feel of a cab over get a ride on a fire truck made by Seagrave....the town I live in just got theirs and I got a chance to ride/drive....in alleys they are a charm as they kinda go sideways to some extent which makes for easy tracking and parked car avoidance-if the front end gets through-the back end is sure to follow in the same track....kinda easy in tight spots which is alot of advantage as this town in some parts is modeled after an English villiage and the streets aren't very wide with parking on one side or both in some cases......geofkaye

spooner · 10-02-2005, 10:07 PM

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Originally posted by WalliK:
Hi Mike...

there was another thread
http://truckhome.com/eve/forums/a/tp...3/m/1781030423
under general discussion Re conventional vs COE, and when I brought up Europe (Im from Austria) I stirred up some quuite interesting comments.
Did not know they had old roman roads in .. shall I assume.. Scottland?

Hey you know I was teasing you with the petrol and kerb weight.

Yea, i think it would be cool to bring one of the standard US conversions over to Europe, you would be talk of the town, pics in all the newspapers....

Walter

Hi Mike
welcome to the board

where are you from?

Walter
im originaly from switzerland and i can tell you that i sometimes daydream about doing a trip to europe just for the fun of it .
picture our Pete at 75 mph (120kmh...the legal speed limit here in AZ) in the passing line....

it gets even better; i also dream about bringing one of our street legal dune/desert buggies we build here with me...something like this one:

(T-Rex; twin turbo 521cid BBF)
i bet they would chase me down (if they can catch me

) and lock me up at gunpoint....

and there would be pics in all the newspapers

...maybe better if it stays just a dream

WalliK · 10-02-2005, 11:35 PM

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i bet they would chase me down (if they can catch me )

I still remember the time when I passed a Gendarmerie (Sherif) on the Autobahn in Austria with his lights and siren on. But then again at that time cops still used VW beetle and passat and i drove a BLMC Rover, and there was no law yet against dusting a cop. lol Bet time has changed...

Just make sure when you pull your Pete in the fast lane to use your turn signal, drivers might not see you otherwise

Walter

Travis Q · 10-05-2005, 12:57 PM

Spooner -
GREAT looking conversion. The quality of your fabrication work is really top shelf, and quite innovative....let us know how the air suspended box works out!! Keep those pix coming!

Travis

spooner · 10-27-2005, 07:52 PM

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Originally posted by Travis Q:
Spooner -
GREAT looking conversion. The quality of your fabrication work is really top shelf, and quite innovative....let us know how the air suspended box works out!! Keep those pix coming!

Travis

thanks Travis

the work on the Pete is going slow

(lots of other work)
at least got the granit glued down (floating on a thick bed of silicon

)

its a highly polished dark greenish-black granit with silver flakes in it

a friend of us did the granit work; he made a large radius bullnose for safety

the steel supports will be covered with wood that will match the cabinets.

WalliK · 10-28-2005, 09:03 AM

Cool pics. I bet its nice if you can add all the granite you want without worrying about weight.

Walter

miket · 10-30-2005, 02:24 PM

lookin good

inphobic · 11-28-2005, 07:30 PM

hey I'd be happy to take those ugly rims off your hands when your ready!
Jake

spooner · 11-28-2005, 08:30 PM

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Originally posted by inphobic:
hey I'd be happy to take those ugly rims off your hands when your ready!
Jake

they are Freightshaker rims, thats why i call them ugly

where are you located?
the tire and rims start to pile up in our shop;
they are all 22.5 and "hub pilot" style (flat washer lug nuts)
i have 4 inside + 4 outside "sawblade" rears (need a polish)
2 "roundhole" fronts, 2 outside "roundhole" rears and 2 inside steel rims
i also have 4 goodyear fronts and 4-8 bridgestone lopro rears (almost brand new and perfect)