Panelfantastic's old Panel on ebay???

[Massive Type IV]

Hell yeah, bring him on in... Maybe he should have a pacemaker check first because I have no mercy!!

[yetibone]

No, I'm not going to incite a brawl on Germanlook...

I just asked him a couple of questions on the auction page....

[Panelfantastic]

Sorry guys, been a little busy. Mowing season. Its how I make extra cash to fund ridiculous projects and tools.

About the bus... good luck to Jim! Thats more than double his money... IF it sells. He writes a beautiful ad.

Mid-engined bus Jake? Hummm... would love to hear how you would tackle something like that (engine/tranny choices) since its so different than your usual projects. I've seen how creative you are, bet it would be a jaw dropper.


Jeff-

[Massive Type IV]

Thanks Panel...

I would not be building the Bus, there is a team of individuals that make my creativity look lame that would be doing the building...

It would not be a "show car" and probably would not have a shiny part on it. But it would forever change the face of four stroke I.C. engines with it's powerplant.

[yetibone]

I feel I pi$$ed him off a little. I wrote to him...

Originally Posted by Yetibone

I have seen this Bus up close when it belonged to it's previous owner, and was able to speak with him at length regarding it's buildup and some of it's technical aspects. I can vouch for the time and effort spent, and the quality of the workmanship that went into this vehicle. My question is what modifications, and completions have been made since you've owned it? Obviously, the cargo compartment has been upholstered, and a sound system installed, but I remember at the time I saw it the rear brakes were CB Performance Roto-Hub assemblies, and the cooling system consisted of a single radiator.

His reply,

Originally Posted by porschetech1111

You are correct about the rear brakes being CB performance (Subaru). It now has 3 radiators, one in its original mounting, one under the front like 911 A/C condensors with fan and one in the left side air inlet that used to supply air to the air cooled engine., I have welded in chassis bracing with square tubing, installed a billet steering, rebuilt steering gear and installed skid plate, detailed engine with polished aluminum and all aircraft bolts, done the body work and paint, had seats reupholstered with shorter bottoms for better egress, insulated entire vehicle, rewired old wiring, reinforced rear engine cradle and coil over mountings, undercoated with rubberized material. powder coated numerous interior pieces, reprogrammed mefi-4 to start better cold and go into closed loop,fabricated many brackets for cooling lines and wiring looms, replaced numerous window and door weatherstripping and installed hula girl on dash....just to name some off the work I have done. thanks for the interest....Jim

I was hoping the question would be on the auction page. So far it isn't.

[Panelfantastic]

I did the three rads. It was the final solution to the overheating. The original Jeep rad in the back hatch, a Boxster rad (right side from their twin setup) mounted up front under the nose, and the rear one in the engine compartment is actually a heater core from an LTD that I added just to shrug off some extra heat. He's right, shes a cool cucumber now.
I'm curious about the ECU reprogram. It definately needed exactly what Jim describes to have done, but the unit I had was "burned in", not remappable. He must have been able to convince someone to sell him another that he could tweak. If he did, that cost him a few pennies for the unit and software.
The bus definately needed some finishing. Jim appears to have tackled the areas he felt needed help. I wish him success with the sale.

My only regret is that he will be taking the bus to some major west coast events and I won't get to hear people's reactions.

Jeff-

[davetaylor]

not that i have anything to do with this, but just for nosiness' sake i asked him an innocuous question: nice bus, did you do the swap yourself or have someone do it? his full response was "i did not have someone do it."

he's very careful to avoid acknowledging your work, panel. i would not like that!