Hi Bob,

I am glad you are happy with your van, and I am envious of the power
and reliability you have acquired.

But everyone's tastes are not always going to be the same.  I
couldn't camp in "most new cars" in many of my favorite camping
spots. Sometimes they have mushy spots and big rocks along the way. I
need my camper to have lots and lots of clearance between the engine
and the ground, because I often put a lot of stress on the suspension
and drive in such a way that I use the suspension to its fully
designed capacity. And sometmes maybe a little bit more.  ;-P.  Your
milage may vary.

Don't weld the hood shut just yet, I am sure that there will be a lot
of people eager to get a closer look at it.

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
1973/74/75/77/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
www.busesofthecorn.com

On 12-Oct-06, at 10:27 AM, Bob Mac wrote:

>    That was my bus you were looking at.  The actual ground
> clearance is
> 6 inches to the bottom of the oil pan. Bostig offers an oil pan that
> will give you another inch of clearance. I myself did not think
> this was
> a big issue so i opted out of the oil pan. With the oil pan you would
> have 7 inches of clearance. The transmission oil pan is only 8 inches.
> For most road conditions 6 inches is plenty of clearance. Their are a
> lot of new cars out there that have a lot less clearance than that. If
> anybody wants to check this out i'll be at busses by the depot this
> weekend. I'll try not to park it in the mud with 6 inches of grass
> so it
> doesn't look so bad.
>     I might add that this van is such a pleasure to drive now that i
> can't get enough seat time in it. I'm almost ready to weld the hood
> shut. Catch you all at BBD