No Rear View (was Re: Take Two or Nothing)

From: Ethan Dicks <erd_6502_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Mon Mar 24 23:16:00 2003

--- "R. D. Davis" <rdd_at_rddavis.org> wrote:
> Quothe Ethan Dicks, from writings of Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 07:52:52PM
> -0800:
> > I brought home an 11/34, several RL02s and the two H960 DEC racks (72"
> > tall) in the back of my 1976 VW Microbus.
>
> Neat! But, didn't that put quite a strain on the bus? I never
> realized that they were built to be able to transport loads like that.

No problem...

2 x H960
1 x 11/34
3 x RL02
2 x RX02
1 x MINC-11
papertape & floppies

That's about 5-6 passengers worth of mass. The racks rode empty on the
back deck, the contents rode on the floor below (no middle bench seat).

> Hopefully your bus has less rust on the structural components than my
> '67 VW Beetle.

It's in much nicer shape than my '68 Beetle (that needs new floors/
heater channels).
 
> When I hear the word Microbus, I can't help thinking about that 1970's
> country/trucking song "Convoy."

Did they even mention Microbuses? That song make me think of "pick-em-up
trucks".

-ethan
Received on Mon Mar 24 2003 - 23:16:00 GMT