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Specialty Forums => Bay- curios? => Topic started by: bwaz on March 21, 2011, 10:03:12 AM

Title: Brazillian Bay
Post by: bwaz on March 21, 2011, 10:03:12 AM

What's the scoop on a brazillian model? Looks like a newer version of an old non-slider side doors. Is that what they did in mexico and brazil up until recently. At least it looks like it's got a day permit so it could be registered in BC!

http://www.vvwc.ca/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=7652

Title: Re: Brazillian Bay
Post by: BUSDADDY on March 21, 2011, 11:27:14 AM

Mexi bays looked almost like the ones here, that's an 70's/80's Brazil only model, essentially a 63 bus from the bulkhead back. Should have odd IRS reduction boxes too.

Title: Re: Brazillian Bay
Post by: Geoff on March 21, 2011, 02:25:28 PM

Yeah they also have king pin disc spindles and like Busdaddy said redux boxes with u joints to a IRS trans

Title: Re: Brazillian Bay
Post by: 77standard on March 21, 2011, 07:35:54 PM

Quote from: Geoff on March 21, 2011, 02:25:28 PM

Yeah they also have king pin disc spindles and like Busdaddy said redux boxes with u joints to a IRS trans

any pictures or diagrams of how the IRS reduction boxes work ? or wht they look like ?
thanks

Title: Re: Brazillian Bay
Post by: BUSDADDY on March 21, 2011, 09:54:07 PM

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi282.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fkk259%2Fbevelhead%2Fbrazilia%2520bus%2FPIC_0003Medium.jpg&hash=e3108c10307ca8d416d3e30e2a0fc5db0801a6f9)

Title: Re: Brazillian Bay
Post by: beetleboy on March 23, 2011, 11:02:58 AM

the disk brakes are power assisted!! I ll snap some more pics if you guys like

Title: Re: Brazillian Bay
Post by: Jodasa on March 23, 2011, 03:32:51 PM

Here are a few picks of Brazillian bay stuff I saw when I was down in Brazil in Feb. 2011.
There were so many bay window busses, I could ALWAYS see at least 2 or 3 driving close by at any given time.

A Panel still being used all over Brazil, hard at work.

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs790.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy187%2FJoelSanderson%2FBrazil%2520-%2520Bahia%2FDSC01377.jpg&hash=79b52b98884e73bbf468f52dda83f35514b45055)

I had a Brazillian driver while I was there and he was a VW enthusiast... From what I gathered, this is the 2010-2011 model they are selling.

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs790.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy187%2FJoelSanderson%2FBrazil%2520-%2520Bahia%2FDSC01368.jpg&hash=148ade51680b821ac96d898aa548aa170699634c)
(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs790.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy187%2FJoelSanderson%2FBrazil%2520-%2520Bahia%2FDSC01369.jpg&hash=cf363951273ce6e7285e69cd0c527106d96c9314)

These are everywhere!  :o

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs790.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy187%2FJoelSanderson%2FBrazil%2520-%2520Bahia%2FDSC01327.jpg&hash=615d89902233e1363ccb1223020e8b84fff9d194)

Here is what they do with them when they are finished with them... they become art in the middle of the highway as a message to other drivers. BE SAFE, many have died here. ;)

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi790.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy187%2FJoelSanderson%2FBrazil%2520-%2520Bahia%2FDSC01334.jpg&hash=d6579592832ab0ab042fb050cf14d65a1f0ac62c)

Title: Re: Brazillian Bay
Post by: 77standard on March 23, 2011, 09:24:44 PM

now im interested to see some more shots of that rear suspension and axels/reduction boxes