Hi Bob, I am glad you are happy with your van, and I am envious of the power and reliability you have acquired. But everyone's tastes are not always going to be the same. I couldn't camp in "most new cars" in many of my favorite camping spots. Sometimes they have mushy spots and big rocks along the way. I need my camper to have lots and lots of clearance between the engine and the ground, because I often put a lot of stress on the suspension and drive in such a way that I use the suspension to its fully designed capacity. And sometmes maybe a little bit more. ;-P. Your milage may vary. Don't weld the hood shut just yet, I am sure that there will be a lot of people eager to get a closer look at it.
Happy Trails, Greg Potts 1973/74/75/77/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato" www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia www.busesofthecorn.com
On 12-Oct-06, at 10:27 AM, Bob Mac wrote: > That was my bus you were looking at. The actual ground > clearance is > 6 inches to the bottom of the oil pan. Bostig offers an oil pan that > will give you another inch of clearance. I myself did not think > this was > a big issue so i opted out of the oil pan. With the oil pan you would > have 7 inches of clearance. The transmission oil pan is only 8 inches. > For most road conditions 6 inches is plenty of clearance. Their are a > lot of new cars out there that have a lot less clearance than that. If > anybody wants to check this out i'll be at busses by the depot this > weekend. I'll try not to park it in the mud with 6 inches of grass > so it > doesn't look so bad. > I might add that this van is such a pleasure to drive now that i > can't get enough seat time in it. I'm almost ready to weld the hood > shut. Catch you all at BBD |
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