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Old 05-06-2010, 10:47 PM   #81
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...It's his fault we have this bus anyway.
I have a couple friends who I blame for things too...

Can't wait to see how the lights look on the bus. Don't forget pics!

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Old 05-13-2010, 10:33 AM   #82
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Thanks for that link. That looks like a good source.
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Old 05-17-2010, 02:24 PM   #83
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Well, enough spending imaginary money.
Why, the government continues to do it! Your paint job is looking nice
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Old 05-17-2010, 02:37 PM   #84
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Well, enough spending imaginary money.



Why, the government continues to do it!
Haha! Yeah, but they get to follow through with their imaginary spending... and dammit if I'm not a bit jealous, sometimes.
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Old 05-17-2010, 04:45 PM   #85
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HA JKINDT I HAVE ALL THE TOP LIGHTS AND LOWER REAR LIGHTS IF YOU ARE STILL WANTING SOME LIGHTS,,ALL WORKING ..$25.00 PLUS SHIPPING,,,, I BELIVE THERES 8 LIGHTS I WENT TO 7'' LED IN THE BACK SO THESE ARE THE 7'' ONE ...IAM IN GA 30540 PM ME
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Old 05-17-2010, 08:49 PM   #86
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I just bought 2 more 4" round LEDs for the back (total of 4) for less than their price at the local parts store (O'Rileys). Sometimes shopping closer to home is cheaper
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Drat, no O'Reillys by us. I have checked all the likely sources here, and can't find anything yet. We are a capitol city, but still pretty small.

Thanks for the compliments! I haven't worked much on it lately. It's been too windy to paint, and I have been pretty busy with plain ol' family type stuff. On a good note, things have been looking up around here, been working more hours, almost back to full time. Can't complain about that!
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Old 05-18-2010, 12:19 AM   #87
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HA JKINDT I HAVE ALL THE TOP LIGHTS AND LOWER REAR LIGHTS IF YOU ARE STILL WANTING SOME LIGHTS,,ALL WORKING ..$25.00 PLUS SHIPPING,,,, I BELIVE THERES 8 LIGHTS I WENT TO 7'' LED IN THE BACK SO THESE ARE THE 7'' ONE ...IAM IN GA 30540 PM ME
Thanks for the offer...I am still trying to decide if I am upgrading to 7" LEDs or not. But if I don't, I will need two red lenses from the lower lights.
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Old 04-25-2011, 10:47 AM   #88
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Wow, a lot has changed in a year. Wife and I are separating, I am moving to Utah, and I will probably be living in this bus for a bit, hopefully no more than a few weeks.
I am leaving June 2nd, and I have NO idea where I am going to park. Oh, right, lost my job in January too. After weeks off from an emergency surgery. So, it's been a great year so far.
But, I am hopeful for the future, and staying generally positive these days. I really need to finish the paint, fix the brakes, find and fix the seriously leaking transmission fluid hose, and pack it up. Running out of time. I might have to ditch my deck idea, and sell the platform, which would be a bummer, because I was excited about that.

If anyone has any ideas about where to stay for free temporarily in Salt Lake City, I would love some suggestions.
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Old 04-25-2011, 11:52 AM   #89
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No idea where to stay in Utah, sorry. You have our best wishes for an even better remainder of the year
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Old 04-25-2011, 01:22 PM   #90
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... If anyone has any ideas about where to stay for free temporarily in Salt Lake City, I would love some suggestions.
Might try someplace like http://www.freecampsites.net

If you search for "boondocking", you will find a list of websites that I posted. I would give you a couple more sites but I recently had my computer worked on and I lost ALL my bookmarks.

You would need to check these places out but these are from my Don Wright's Free (and Cheap) Campgrounds Western Edition (13th edition):
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Rockport State Park (45m E of city) $9 primitive at 5 campgrounds, $18 developed sites @ Juniper Campground, showers & toilets

Farmington
Wasatch National Forest (7 day limit.. you would have to leave for 24 hours and then you could check back in)
Bountiful Park (1/2 mile N of town) $10, 39 sites, seasonal 7/1 - 9/15, toilets, drinking water
Sunset (4m NE of town) $8, 12 sites, seasonal 7/1 thru Labour day, toilets, drinking water

Syracuse
Antelope Island State Park ( 9m W of town) 14 day limit, $12, open all year, 30 sites, toilets, drinking water, dump station

You can do a Google search for "free campgrounds" or "free campsites" to find websites on the internet. Also do a search for "Free Campsites in Utah"

This is from a newspaper article. Has some info on nearby campgrounds if you scroll down thru the article
http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/artic...r-camping.html
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Old 04-25-2011, 03:03 PM   #91
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Very nice EF you have there!

The rear lights are very similar to the ones on the newer model of that bus. I believe they started using them in 2008. The photo below will give you a pretty good idea of what yours might look like.

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Old 04-29-2011, 08:59 PM   #92
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. . . Running out of time. I might have to ditch my deck idea, and sell the platform, which would be a bummer, because I was excited about that. . . . .
Maybe you could toss it on the roof to bring it with you, and hold it down with some ratchet straps over the top, hooked into a couple of windows cracked open just a bit. Kind of like an SUV carrying a canoe . . . ???
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Old 07-07-2013, 12:47 PM   #93
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Adventure,
If you're still here in Utah, look me up in Corinne. (about 50 miles north of SLC). I'm the bus dude..
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