Due to arrive soon

[94touring]

Got the correct hockey stick installed into the nose cone to the transaxle today. I had to fabricate/cobble together one to get me back on the road after the transaxle debacle last year.  1st to 4th shifted great but reverse has always been temperamental.  So detached everything to move the transaxle and motor back 4-6 inches to get the nosecone off to make the swap.  Took all day and wasn't fun.  I flushed the gear oil while I was in there.  End result is 1st to 4th is still great and now I have a reverse that goes in gear and actually stays in gear!  Side by side of what I made compared to what it should have been. I had the profile pretty close.

[94touring]

Updates. Almost time for the yearly Colorado trip.  I've been testing a different fan and fan shroud with mixed results. The bad news was his plastic fan exploded. The good news is his shroud with the metal fan, in conjunction with a custom "velocity stack" I fabricated, works AMAZING!  I reduced head temps about 20 degrees on average in numerous back to back test. So that's super "cool".

The electric ignition unit with 3d programmable map I've been using for the past few years has given me fits. It has always had a level of occasional kickback on startup that drives me crazy. Some of the signal wires are also sensitive to placement and can cause odd spikes or ignition cuts.  Recently the ignition cuts have gotten worse and I simply can't resolve it. So tossing in the towel and bought a 123 Bluetooth programmable distributor.  I opted for the programmable unit as I can create the same curve I've been using, and also set when and how much vacuum advance is applied. This is a very nice feature because vacuum signal on twin idf 40 webers is pretty weak. That was a huge bonus to the other unit.  Till it arrives I tossed in the factory distributor. It pretty much sucks for ignition curve and I can really feel it in the seat. The pleasant part is the bus fires up just looking at the key in the ignition.  I am pretty pumped to have that with the 123 but get my ignition curve back to optimal for my build.  Has a cool interface from my phone too.

[94touring]

On my way to Colorado. Had a windshield blow out. Similar to an airplane in that it sounded like a shotgun.  I eventually took the whole thing out.  Too far into my drive to turn back. Will try to arrange a windshield in Estes. With the windows up it doesn't even blow my hat off!

[MPlayle]

That is how my one Mini windshield went out a few years ago - same style shatter pattern.  It was a single layer "toughened" glass.  I replaced it with a laminated.

Does your Brazilian bus use the same bay window as the German buses?

[94touring]

Yeah same glass.  Company is coming out Tuesday.

[94touring]

All set and back to having a windshield.  In some ways I'm happy it busted.  Two reasons, first I eliminated the safari front glass that leaked. Second, it has a tinted top which will be very nice.