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MINCE · Post by **MINCE** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 4:15 pm

nice bus guy
but, personally (no offence), if it was mine, i would lose the wide load panels and put the others that go with the sides of the bus (like the one in your profile pic).

but, whatever floats your boat

eddyr · Post by **eddyr** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 4:21 pm

It's look like a builders bakkie with the wide body... But you don't see them like this anymore... and a Beetle fit on the back of it!!!

MINCE wrote:nice bus guy
but, personally (no offence), if it was mine, i would lose the wide load panels and put the others that go with the sides of the bus (like the one in your profile pic).

but, whatever floats your boat

Post by **Pine** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 4:31 pm

lose the wide load panels and put the others that go with the sides of the bus

That is exactly what IMPI did with his s/c and I think the result is good!

Merlin · Post by **Merlin** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 4:32 pm

Can we please leave atleast ONE OG Fleetline pickup in ZA?

Post by **fig** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 4:33 pm

MINCE wrote:nice bus guy
but, personally (no offence), if it was mine, i would lose the wide load panels and put the others that go with the sides of the bus (like the one in your profile pic).

but, whatever floats your boat

Yes, the Fleetline wide bak is ugly. But it's also a super rare configuration, and very useful. I'd be happier if people who want to "lose the wide load" bed would rather keep looking for a German bus or one with a completely rusted wide bak and save the few remaining good ones to people who can appreciate them.

One day Fleetlines will be appreciated for what they are and valued accordingly, but by then there will be very few survivors. Fleetline Kombis and panelvans were far more plentiful than the bakkies, and there were only about 5,000 of all types made between 1/75 and 3/76.

If anyone else wants to lose their wide bak, let me know and I'll come and fetch it.

eddyr · Post by **eddyr** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 4:53 pm

Fig have spoken and the children will listen....

fig wrote:
MINCE wrote:nice bus guy
but, personally (no offence), if it was mine, i would lose the wide load panels and put the others that go with the sides of the bus (like the one in your profile pic).

but, whatever floats your boat
Yes, the Fleetline wide bak is ugly. But it's also a super rare configuration, and very useful. I'd be happier if people who want to "lose the wide load" bed would rather keep looking for a German bus or one with a completely rusted wide bak and save the few remaining good ones to people who can appreciate them.

One day Fleetlines will be appreciated for what they are and valued accordingly, but by then there will be very few survivors. Fleetline Kombis and panelvans were far more plentiful than the bakkies, and there were only about 5,000 of all types made between 1/75 and 3/76.

If anyone else wants to lose their wide bak, let me know and I'll come and fetch it.

Post by **fig** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:08 pm

eddyr wrote:Fig have spoken and the children will listen....

Unfortunately they won't ...

Beach_Bum · Post by **Beach_Bum** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:58 pm

To each his own....

the german dropgates looks much better, and you can always put the wide bed back on later if you want.

whats the point in having a vehicle you don't even like

didi · Post by **didi** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:57 pm

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fig wrote:But it's also a super rare configuration, and very useful. I'd be happier if people who want to "lose the wide load" bed would rather keep looking for a German bus or one with a completely rusted wide bak and save the few remaining good ones to people who can appreciate them.

AMEN

Post by **Pine** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:06 pm

Merlin moaned:

Can we please leave atleast ONE OG Fleetline pickup in ZA?

there is one. I showed it to you when we went to Potch last year, remember?

http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/forum/vi ... php?t=2513

Merlin · Post by **Merlin** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:02 am

...one that will remain in tact once it's moved off of the floor would be nice Pine.

That one's held together by a prayer.

N.

MINCE · Post by **MINCE** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:03 am

iknow all your arguments about the rare wide load blah blah blah and whatnot, but even if it is rare, and if i had it, i would put on the slimmer ones. you wanna know why? because it would be mine.
i am not a purist

flatfourfan · Post by **flatfourfan** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:55 am

fig wrote:
Yes, the Fleetline wide bak is ugly. But it's also a super rare configuration, and very useful. I'd be happier if people who want to "lose the wide load" bed would rather keep looking for a German bus or one with a completely rusted wide bak and save the few remaining good ones to people who can appreciate them..

Good luck on finding a german single cab in this country..........

Only two people who appreciate the single cab fleetline is you and merlin.......

I say take them off......remove the bed and store them if someday someone maybe wants to convert it back..........

Merlin · Post by **Merlin** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:10 pm

I came across a guy once who wanted to make a braai...so he took off a s/c gate and hacked it up for that purpose.

I had to hold back a LOT to avoid beating the Sh*t out of him.

N.

flatfourfan · Post by **flatfourfan** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:13 pm

Merlin wrote:I came across a guy once who wanted to make a braai...so he took off a s/c gate and hacked it up for that purpose.

I had to hold back a LOT to avoid beating the Sh*t out of him.

N.

So you're compairing converting a widebody to a normal width one to hacking up a side gate and making a braai???

Dude, you couldn't bl*ksem off the back of a truck..........

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