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11-05-2010, 01:55 PM
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#221
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Missouri, Festus
Posts: 39
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 65
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Re: Good News Bus Conversion Project
Wow! The woodworking against the diamond plate looks awesome! Great job! So Nice ....
Off to look at some more of your photos!
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11-06-2010, 12:44 PM
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#222
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Idaho
Posts: 575
Coachwork: Thomas
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Re: Good News Bus Conversion Project
Looks fantastic. But I can't help wonder how many people are gonna get a glint in their eye while driving and curse ya out.
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11-06-2010, 09:32 PM
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#223
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: OROVILLE, NORTH CENTRAL, WASHINTON
Posts: 295
Year: 1974
Coachwork: CARPENTER
Chassis: GMC-6000
Engine: 454 CHEVY
Rated Cap: 66
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Re: Good News Bus Conversion Project
Quote:
Originally Posted by Seeria
Looks fantastic. But I can't help wonder how many people are gonna get a glint in their eye while driving and curse ya out.
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none. cause if you look at the door no window at the bottom of it.
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CAMO-MONSTER, 454, sm465, gm t170
the BEAST, 350, 4 sm465, np205,
hd d44 4.56, eaton ff 4.56
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11-06-2010, 11:06 PM
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#224
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 179
Year: 1995
Coachwork: International
Chassis: Amtran Genisis
Engine: International DT-466
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Good News Bus Conversion Project
Quote:
Originally Posted by CAMO-MONSTER
Quote:
Originally Posted by Seeria
Looks fantastic. But I can't help wonder how many people are gonna get a glint in their eye while driving and curse ya out.
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none. cause if you look at the door no window at the bottom of it.
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I guess I could drive with my door open just to make passers-by extra angry.
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11-08-2010, 02:36 AM
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#225
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: OROVILLE, NORTH CENTRAL, WASHINTON
Posts: 295
Year: 1974
Coachwork: CARPENTER
Chassis: GMC-6000
Engine: 454 CHEVY
Rated Cap: 66
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Re: Good News Bus Conversion Project
[quote=Bus Project]
Quote:
Originally Posted by "CAMO-MONSTER":r3rrch5f
Quote:
Originally Posted by Seeria
Looks fantastic. But I can't help wonder how many people are gonna get a glint in their eye while driving and curse ya out.
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none. cause if you look at the door no window at the bottom of it.
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I guess I could drive with my door open just to make passers-by extra angry. [/quote:r3rrch5f]
LMAO
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CAMO-MONSTER, 454, sm465, gm t170
the BEAST, 350, 4 sm465, np205,
hd d44 4.56, eaton ff 4.56
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11-11-2010, 09:19 AM
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#226
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 179
Year: 1995
Coachwork: International
Chassis: Amtran Genisis
Engine: International DT-466
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Good News Bus Conversion Project
Quote:
Originally Posted by bcschro
Can you post more pics on your blog, showing detail on how you built out your frame for your new door. Did you use metal or wood to frame it in? Thanks.
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Here is the post where I talk briefly about the framing: http://www.goodnewsbus.com/2010/10/welding.html
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11-11-2010, 09:20 AM
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#227
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 179
Year: 1995
Coachwork: International
Chassis: Amtran Genisis
Engine: International DT-466
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Good News Bus Conversion Project
Ok...more pics on the blog:
BTW does any one know what this is???
I can only assume that it is a block heater.
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11-11-2010, 10:13 AM
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#228
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 1,489
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/AT545
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Re: Good News Bus Conversion Project
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bus Project
Ok...more pics on the blog:
BTW does any one know what this is???
I can only assume that it is a block heater.
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That looks exactly like my block heater. You could always try to follow the wire coming off the back of it and see if it connects to a heating element sticking into the engine. I know it's hard to access the engine in those flat nosed buses though...
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11-24-2010, 11:02 PM
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#229
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 179
Year: 1995
Coachwork: International
Chassis: Amtran Genisis
Engine: International DT-466
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Good News Bus Conversion Project
Maiden voyage of Good News coming soon. Planned departure date: Nov. 29th
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11-29-2010, 09:20 PM
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#230
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: MASS
Posts: 449
Year: 1993
Coachwork: THOMAS
Chassis: SAFE-T-LINER
Engine: CAT 3116
Rated Cap: 83
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Re: Good News Bus Conversion Project
I noticed on your blog you put a couple LED lights in your stairwell. I was wondering how you have them wired? I was thinking of doing a battery powered motion detector light. Not too sure about that though.
Bus is looking incredible. Good luck on the voyage!!
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01-01-2011, 05:59 PM
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#231
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 179
Year: 1995
Coachwork: International
Chassis: Amtran Genisis
Engine: International DT-466
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Good News Bus Conversion Project
The Good News Bus departed the south on Nov. 30th and arrived in Canada on Dec. 5th.
This is the first time the Good News Bus has ever seen snow. Everything went well and we arrived safe.
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01-01-2011, 09:43 PM
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#232
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: MASS
Posts: 449
Year: 1993
Coachwork: THOMAS
Chassis: SAFE-T-LINER
Engine: CAT 3116
Rated Cap: 83
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Re: Good News Bus Conversion Project
NICE! You still up there?
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01-02-2011, 04:09 PM
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#233
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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: Good News Bus Conversion Project
The snow won't hurt her at all. Have fun in the north and enjoy the beautiful country up there. Happy New Year to the Good News
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05-31-2011, 11:07 PM
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#234
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 179
Year: 1995
Coachwork: International
Chassis: Amtran Genisis
Engine: International DT-466
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Good News Bus Conversion Project
It has been a long time. Hope everyone has been doing well. I just posted a short update on the blog.
http://www.goodnewsbus.com
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08-09-2011, 01:17 PM
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#235
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 179
Year: 1995
Coachwork: International
Chassis: Amtran Genisis
Engine: International DT-466
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Good News Bus Conversion Project
I have added a few features to the Good News Bus Blog. First is: Good News Bus - From the Beginning. This enables the reader to start at the beginning of the project and read to the end. It can be found here: http://www.goodnewsbus.com/p/good-ne...beginning.html
The second feature is a video: The Good News Bus in Ten Minutes. This takes you through the whole project in less then ten minuets. It is a very condensed version of the blog with narration. You can find that here: http://www.goodnewsbus.com/p/video-g...n-minuets.html
Thanks and if you think of it, please rate the video!
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08-09-2011, 03:14 PM
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#236
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,485
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Re: Good News Bus Conversion Project
woo! yay canada lol
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03-17-2012, 01:00 AM
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#237
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 179
Year: 1995
Coachwork: International
Chassis: Amtran Genisis
Engine: International DT-466
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Good News Bus Conversion Project
Just wanted to post an update on the Good News Bus blog. I have posted two new pages. A FAQ page and a "What I would do different" page.
Please check them out!
Thanks!
http://www.goodnewsbus.com
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04-08-2012, 09:17 PM
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#238
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 179
Year: 1995
Coachwork: International
Chassis: Amtran Genisis
Engine: International DT-466
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Good News Bus Conversion Project
I covered 7 more windows in the Good News Bus.
A lot more pics on the blog.
http://www.goodnewsbus.com
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04-09-2012, 12:27 PM
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#239
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 1,489
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/AT545
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Re: Good News Bus Conversion Project
So how does it look from the outside? Do you just see the foam insulation, or did you add some sort of material to "black out" the window?
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04-09-2012, 11:36 PM
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#240
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 179
Year: 1995
Coachwork: International
Chassis: Amtran Genisis
Engine: International DT-466
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Good News Bus Conversion Project
The windows were already tinted so with the foam and the panel over it on the inside it just looks blacked out on the outside. You can't tell from the outside because I already had dark tint on the windows.
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