yellodogg

what was your gas mileage if you don'tmind me asking?

hey there, please send me the manuals too if you get this! sean foolscrowstudio@gmail.com thanks

funny it might have been me, but it could be a coincidence. i have a white with brown stripes 81 dolphin,

just took out my 81 dolphin 300 today for the first time. it sounds like your rig. i also want to cut out useless weight so i can haul my band and gear around... i love how it rides at 50 and under. i totally agree with you there. it sounds like you're hurting it when you go past 55.

oooo yes, the gretsch synchromatics are the prettiest guitars as is yours, i've loved them for years, i only played a trashed lower end model a few years back though. wish i had some fun gear to post but all i play are lower end amps/ and japanese lawsuit electrics and acoustics. i do have a shitload of vintage keyboards... again, not as sexy. haha

i love the guild! also, the marcus miller style jazz bass. i used to have a guild x-100 i think which has that same body style, with strat style pickups, they are so cool. i do a lot of recording these days at my home studio so i haven't needed a big loud amp yet, though i play through a buddys ampeg svt with my hofner bass when we practice . do you have stuff you've recorded online?

If you've not seen a flip top it is one of these jewels http://www.andrewsamplab.com/Amp%20Photo%2...5n_flip_top.htm Mine is a 1968 model and has a D150 JBL in side of it. good to see more fellow musicians thinking the same things. - aha. i've seen and played these a lot, i love ampeg amps, though i've always been a fender man, (teles, twins, champs, bassmen, etc.). i know the issue of space. we've got electric pianos (wurlitzers and rhodes) and stuff too to carry so its going to be crowded. but crowded in a dolphin sounds much better than a sweaty smelling conversion band.

thanks guys, hey mike appreciate the links but i just got in the club! i love the rv too much already i can't let her go. haha, i don't mind putting in the money for the axle, its split between three people so i'm not worried about the project. i found the rv for a song, considering all the new parts that are on it. ever strip a dolphin down and just use it to haul cargo? i wondered what the combined weight of all the furniture and appliances are anyhow. i thought about box trucks, but then you might as well be hauling around in a standard van, and we are just a poor band, so i wanted to keep gas costs down. i figure in the mean time i'll dig around the tri-state area for parts.

hey guys, new to the forum, glad to see there's a bunch of guys here. i just got an 81 dolphin-500 series. 36000 miles (apparently) 22r motor with a 20r head? and the 5 lug axle, which is definitely something i have to replace. a few questions which i'd appreciate some help! 1. which year/model toyota full floater axle is the easiest to replace the original? i read the 84-86, but also 87-88... is the 81 dolphin an actual 81 toyota chassis too? i've read of other models on some of these posts with different years of chassis and bodies i got a guy who said he'd do it, he sold it to me. also i am in the hunt for that axle, i am located in central new jersey, so give a hollar if you have any or know a local one in the tri-state area. 2. i am going to be using this as a touring vehicle for my band. we are a three piece, and may bring a fourth man too, (i'll probably gut some of the big stuff out of the rv, we need to maximize space and weight) would it be too much to attempt to tow a mini trailer for drum cases, a few amps even? (No marshall stacks or anything, probably around o250 pounds of gear including everything) i've read all over any towing on the 4 cylinder is not a good idea, but nothing about really small trailers.