Date:         Thu, 18 Nov 2004 17:27:12 -0700
Reply-To:     jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
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From:         jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: Pimp my ride!
Comments: To: two-tone brown <kite.wagon@GMAIL.COM>
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On 11/17/04 8:17 PM, "two-tone brown" <kite.wagon@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> I'm currently in North Carolina, at the opposite end of the country
> from my van, at my brother's house.  Up late watching MTV last night
> however, Xzibit and the enormous mechanics at "West Coast Customs"
> pimped this guy's early 60's (guess!) microbus.
> Any one else see it?
> 
> it was wild... they put in a 40 inch plasma with a playstation2 all
> cleanly mounted, a custom couch, safari windows in the front, and a
> little pop out school bus style stop sign (button activated) on the
> side that sez "Chill."  That last feature was especially choice-- the
> guys said "Brian, if youre taking it easy heading down the road and
> some stressed out fools are riding too close, trying to go to fast,
> just push this button, let em know that they just have to CHILL." so
> cool.  Really nice body work and two tone paint job too.
> 
> Overall it was most excellent-- a very nice surprise in contrast to
> the Escorts and suburbans typically featured.
> 
> 

The main problem I saw with that one was that the guy is a surfer and it is
his only wheels.  I sure wouldn¹t be parking that at any remote beach
parking lot.  Talk about massive thief bait?!?!?  BTW did the math on the
added batteries that they put in to power the system while parked and he
will get about 8 hours of operation with those two heavy deep cycles.  They
didn¹t show it but from the cabling I believe they put in one of the
aftermarket heavy alternators as well.

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jimt
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