> The splash pan is one of the first things removed from the typical bus, but > it has a function and should be retained. If your bus is lacking a splash > pan you can make a good replacement simply by pulling a fiberglas copy from > an existing pan. The existing pan must be sanded, sealed and waxed to > prevent bonding, and your pull should have at least three layers of fabric on > the body, six on the flange. The nice part is that your fiberglas copy won't > rust or rattle. A Volkswagen rust or rattle! I'll hear no such nonsense! <grin> I imagine its the case with most old busses, but I took it off to work on the master cylinder, and never got it back on. The cold air is now recommending that I do! - Mike White [Mail: mike.white@law.utah.edu - mwhite@eng.utah.edu] Visit my '57 23-Window VW BUS at: [http://fpc99.law.utah.edu/]
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