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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Bakersfield, California
Posts: 1,013
Year: 1976
Coachwork: Crown
Chassis: Supercoach
Engine: Detroit 6-71 Mid-Ship Mounted
Rated Cap: 79 at Birth
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Re: 1935 Chevy school bus
Nice work, I can tell this is going to turn out to be something special 
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05-19-2012, 05:17 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Oregon/Philippines
Posts: 1,660
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Re: 1935 Chevy school bus
when u get that done.. there is always an oldsmobile...
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05-19-2012, 09:06 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Farmington Hills, Mi (Detroit area)
Posts: 1,968
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Eldorado Aerotech 24'
Chassis: Ford E-450 Cutaway Bus
Engine: 7.3L Powerstroke
Rated Cap: 19
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Re: 1935 Chevy school bus
I'm always impressed by you metal worker types. I'm more a wood guy and I look at metal forming as magic. Those are some serious jacks!
What is that flat squareish thing attached to the right-side frame rail with a clipped corner and a white label on it in pictures 5 & 7?
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05-19-2012, 09:18 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,231
Year: 1935
Coachwork: Superior
Chassis: Chevy
Engine: 317 ci/tid / Isuzu
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'49, WOW, I can see it now! A Rocket 88 emblem on the hood, kids hair being sucked out the windows by the speed venturi, flames pouring out of the hood vents----and you driving.. When do we start?!
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05-19-2012, 09:21 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Re: 1935 Chevy school bus
WOW Bro!--- mighty nice work. When yer done, come on down and give me a hand...(serious tool & skill envy here).
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05-19-2012, 09:29 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,231
Year: 1935
Coachwork: Superior
Chassis: Chevy
Engine: 317 ci/tid / Isuzu
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Hey Tango, I doubt I could teach you anything--I've seen your work. When I get the '35 done I'd love to run it to Texas and compare notes.
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05-19-2012, 09:35 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,231
Year: 1935
Coachwork: Superior
Chassis: Chevy
Engine: 317 ci/tid / Isuzu
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Roach711, You've got sharp eyes to see that thing. It is the ABS brake computer. This old girl had mechanical brakes with a vacuum assist with a valve mounted to the steering column to modulate it's action. I guess that a 4 spd tranny, a 2 spd rear end and a 60 hp motor didn't keep the driver in panic mode so they added vacuum assist to the brakes to up the stress level a little  I'm way too lazy for all that!
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05-19-2012, 10:56 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,485
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Re: 1935 Chevy school bus
wow progress!!
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05-20-2012, 10:24 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Hey Trunt --- you and that gal of yours are welcome anytime. Would love to see it in person and it appears you'll be on the road long before me. if you're headed down this way, give a shout and I'll make sure to stock up on tasty beverages.
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05-20-2012, 10:39 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,231
Year: 1935
Coachwork: Superior
Chassis: Chevy
Engine: 317 ci/tid / Isuzu
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Hi Tango, Beverages? OOh! I'll have to work extra hard now I got the steering column and the brake booster fabricated this weekend. All I had to do was sort of make a mirror image of the original part and lop off some redundant brackets. Tomorrow I will mock up my handy work and see if it still makes sense  Thanks for the invite and we'll take you up on it as soon as I get the thing finished enough to use--probably the better part of a year as slow work takes time!?!
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05-21-2012, 06:04 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
Posts: 5,158
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Re: 1935 Chevy school bus
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05-21-2012, 09:28 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,231
Year: 1935
Coachwork: Superior
Chassis: Chevy
Engine: 317 ci/tid / Isuzu
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Re: 1935 Chevy school bus
Just a quick note. I set up the modified ]
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05-21-2012, 09:40 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: georgia
Posts: 117
Year: 1979
Coachwork: superior
Chassis: intl loadstar 1653
Engine: D150 V8 diesel
Rated Cap: 48
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Re: 1935 Chevy school bus
LOVE the drivers seat!! it shouldn't leave waffle marks on your rear like a milk crate does.
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05-21-2012, 10:33 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,231
Year: 1935
Coachwork: Superior
Chassis: Chevy
Engine: 317 ci/tid / Isuzu
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Re: 1935 Chevy school bus
Old bar stools never die! They just end up in Skoolies
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05-21-2012, 10:38 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: georgia
Posts: 117
Year: 1979
Coachwork: superior
Chassis: intl loadstar 1653
Engine: D150 V8 diesel
Rated Cap: 48
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Re: 1935 Chevy school bus
all kidding aside, the work your doing is impressive, wish you were closer to atlanta.
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05-22-2012, 01:16 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Re: 1935 Chevy school bus
I have a feeling that I will have to do some serious re-routing of my steering as well. It appears you did a great job on that one, hope mine turns out as well. What wheel/shaft did you use and did it require any extra hardware?
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05-22-2012, 08:29 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,231
Year: 1935
Coachwork: Superior
Chassis: Chevy
Engine: 317 ci/tid / Isuzu
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Hay Atcc77, Wouldn't want anyone thinking I was putting on airs (or is it errors, or heirs ) what with my fancy bar stool drivers seat so school%20bus/seat/48.jpg[/img]
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05-22-2012, 09:00 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,231
Year: 1935
Coachwork: Superior
Chassis: Chevy
Engine: 317 ci/tid / Isuzu
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Hey Tango, I used the steering column from the
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05-22-2012, 09:21 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: georgia
Posts: 117
Year: 1979
Coachwork: superior
Chassis: intl loadstar 1653
Engine: D150 V8 diesel
Rated Cap: 48
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Re: 1935 Chevy school bus
$35.00!!!!  Thats what I call a bargain! Been looking for some nice tan leather seats of the Yonder, already have two tan leather third row suburban seats to use for the dinette, those are from the fine, "Hey, you want this?" collection.
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05-23-2012, 12:47 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Re: 1935 Chevy school bus
Hey Trunt --- haven't even started thinking about upgrading the steering yet. For now, it's original, but hope to find a reasonable power steering set up that I can mod in without too much hassle. The 4BT Cummins has the necessary pump, I just need to find a column and gear that will fit/work and can be routed around the new engine.
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