Date:         Wed, 1 Nov 1995 08:47:53 MST
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From:         "Mike White" <MIKE.WHITE@law.utah.edu>
Subject:      Re: Splash Pans for a '56 & booty.

> 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 

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