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03-07-2018, 11:31 PM
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#621
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: N.C.
Posts: 1,136
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 34
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Congrats! Sounds like you got it going on.
Can I come live in a corner of your garage? My shorty doesn't take up much space.
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03-07-2018, 11:57 PM
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#622
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 973
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Originally Posted by M1031A1
I PASSED MY BIOLOGY EXAM!!!!!!! WOHOO!!!!!! The motivation to be a high school biology teacher is getting stronger every day! Now I can get back to building (as well)! I'm SOOOO pumped!!!!! Wifie and I went to look at another property close to where we are planning our final career move - a 30 acre, 4K square foot home with a full basement, a full, yet not completed third floor (add another 1700 square feet to the over all total), a HEATED FLOOR garage WITH an overhead engine hoist, transmission area, A/C, hood vent, exhaust pipe vent, welding table, and much more in the garage!
Once we get signed contracts with our school system of choice, we're making a move on this property! Plenty of room for working safely on HF and a few other projects we have in mind!
We have to go to Colorado where wifie has relatives that are giving us furniture to replace what we lost during Hurricane Harvey. Many things are happening quickly right now. So when the opportunity arises, we'll keep y'all posted. Right now I'm off to sleep to get ready for tomorrow.
As one of our esteemed colleagues on the forum would say:
ONWARD!
M [emoji3][emoji3][emoji3]
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Awesome...sounds great...Harvey played hell with us...I faired pretty good...nothing like the folks out along eldridge parkway or kingwood...
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03-08-2018, 07:22 AM
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#623
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Owasso, OK
Posts: 2,627
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner MVP ER
Engine: Cummins 6CTA8.3 Mechanical MD3060
Rated Cap: 46 Coach Seats, 40 foot
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Congrats on the exam.
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03-08-2018, 08:14 AM
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#624
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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 M...Congrats!--- Glad to hear things are moving in the right direction. Just let us know when your Bus Barn and campground are complete so we can all start moving in.
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03-08-2018, 08:42 AM
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#625
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 973
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Originally Posted by Tango
Hey M...Congrats!--- Glad to hear things are moving in the right direction. Just let us know when your Bus Barn and campground are complete so we can all start moving in.
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For real huh?
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03-17-2018, 09:52 PM
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#626
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Dowdy Lakes, Colorado
Posts: 1,444
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner ER
Engine: 3208 CAT/MT643 tranny
Rated Cap: 87
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Hey all!
Sorry for the delays in between posts. Just thought I'd let y'all see what followed us home last weekend: a new-to-my-son pick-up truck! NO power steering, NO power brakes, NO automatic, but it does have A/C! Got her for $600. She needs some work, new tires/rims, clean out/repair the interior, get the gauges working again, Ospho the patina, clear coat her, do some suspension work, and other assorted projects. So this will be the farm truck for the property we're looking at acquiring in the not-too-distant future.
Other good news - we FINALLY got our first paychecks from substitute teaching, making a good dent into the bills . So without any further waiting, here's the '68 F-250 Ranger/Camper Special with the four speed 360 two barrel V8 (if you look carefully at the first pic, you can see wifie playing with the kitties, and my F350 on the other side):
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Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people’s liberty teeth and keystone under independence. — George Washington
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03-17-2018, 10:33 PM
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#627
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 1,413
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Thomas
Engine: CAT 3126
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Quote:
Originally Posted by M1031A1
Hey all!
Sorry for the delays in between posts. Just thought I'd let y'all see what followed us home last weekend: a new-to-my-son pick-up truck! NO power steering, NO power brakes, NO automatic, but it does have A/C! Got her for $600. She needs some work, new tires/rims, clean out/repair the interior, get the gauges working again, Ospho the patina, clear coat her, do some suspension work, and other assorted projects. So this will be the farm truck for the property we're looking at acquiring in the not-too-distant future.
Other good news - we FINALLY got our first paychecks from substitute teaching, making a good dent into the bills . So without any further waiting, here's the '68 F-250 Ranger/Camper Special with the four speed 360 two barrel V8 (if you look carefully at the first pic, you can see wifie playing with the kitties, and my F350 on the other side):
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Cool truck!
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03-18-2018, 05:09 AM
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#628
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Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Kansas
Posts: 224
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Thomas
Engine: 8.3 Cummins, 643
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Hard to kill those old Fords I tried my hardest in highschool. Funny back then I would have done anything not to ride the bus and now I have one in my yard
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03-18-2018, 06:58 PM
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#629
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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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Should make a great educational project for your boy. And after he learns on his own vehicle...you can put him to work on the bus.
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03-19-2018, 12:54 PM
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#630
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Dowdy Lakes, Colorado
Posts: 1,444
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner ER
Engine: 3208 CAT/MT643 tranny
Rated Cap: 87
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tango
Should make a great educational project for your boy. And after he learns on his own vehicle...you can put him to work on the bus.
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That's the idea!
M
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03-19-2018, 01:34 PM
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#631
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,753
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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awesome truck!!!! soubds like someon nmyself in a previous life bought it... gotta have A/C no matter what!!
-Christopher
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03-23-2018, 12:07 PM
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#632
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 703
Year: 1995
Engine: DT408
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Way cool truck score!! I had a 69' F100 for years. Loved it!! Trying to find a decent one in budget myself. I'd love to do a 4BT conversion on a 250 myself after the bus is finished (which means I may never get one LOL!!).
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03-23-2018, 03:05 PM
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#633
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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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4BT? Heck, you have room in that thing for a 6BT!...with multiple turbos!
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03-24-2018, 09:24 AM
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#634
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Dowdy Lakes, Colorado
Posts: 1,444
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner ER
Engine: 3208 CAT/MT643 tranny
Rated Cap: 87
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tango
4BT? Heck, you have room in that thing for a 6BT!...with multiple turbos!
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Tango,
DON'T TEMPT ME!!!!!! LOL......
Ok, a little update before I get back to working on HF.
This Spring Break wife and I decided to finish "unpacking" all the stuff we got from her relatives in Denver. Three days of rearranging our little world. Now we have the basics for living sorted out in our little home.
This left some time to work on HF. So Wednesday was a rough in day where I cut out the basic shapes I needed to finish the dashboard. Thursday was the dial-in day, getting everything zeroed in for final installation. Yesterday was finish the installation and get the trim pieces cut and installed. Last night was a test drive to see how my new dash looked in the dark.....
Today is finish off the trim and finish off the radiator sheet metal installation.
The hard job is coming up: trimming back the spray foam so I can put the sheet metal up and start wiring and plumbing the interior. The most effective tool I have is my light duty grinder. However, it makes this fine powder out of the spray foam. Yet it gets the job done much quicker than anything else I've bought or have. The two shop vacs I have are full of the this fine powder.... Oh well.
Here are the pics to enjoy with more to come later today:
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Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people’s liberty teeth and keystone under independence. — George Washington
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03-24-2018, 09:36 AM
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#635
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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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Moving ahead and looking good M.
Another option for trimming foam...
make yourself a "hot knife".
I've built a few over the years and cannot understand why they are not used on insulating foam. No dust, no particles, clean edge/surface. The ones I built used an old fashioned electric train transformer to adjust the heat on the wire (guitar D or E string).
Here's one set of plans but they can be made simpler...
Hot Wire Foam Cutter: 15 Steps (with Pictures)
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03-24-2018, 12:04 PM
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#636
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: N.C.
Posts: 1,136
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 34
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tango
Moving ahead and looking good M.
Another option for trimming foam...
make yourself a "hot knife".
I've built a few over the years and cannot understand why they are not used on insulating foam. No dust, no particles, clean edge/surface. The ones I built used an old fashioned electric train transformer to adjust the heat on the wire (guitar D or E string).
Here's one set of plans but they can be made simpler...
Hot Wire Foam Cutter: 15 Steps (with Pictures)
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Or, if you're like the rest of us who CAN'T make a 13-sided Rubik's Cube out of 47 popsickle sticks and 3 rubber bands....
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XWF64VZ...7031114586/url
I really like the dash you've got going there.
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03-24-2018, 12:08 PM
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#637
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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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That type of knife is handy for slicing, but one that has a wire run across two posts can be used flat to shave a smooth surface.
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03-24-2018, 01:27 PM
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#638
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Eastern WA
Posts: 6,401
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American RE (A3RE)
Engine: Cummins ISC (8.3)
Rated Cap: 72
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Has anyone tried cutting the two part spray foam with a hot knife/wire cutter?
It has been several years since I had a bus foamed. I vaguely recall deciding against the hot wire idea but I can't remember why....
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03-24-2018, 02:54 PM
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#639
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Swansboro,NC
Posts: 2,973
Year: 86
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Ford B700
Engine: 8.2
Rated Cap: 60 bodies
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Cool old ford truck. I have a 77 150 super cab that I have taught my now 18 & 19 year olds on/with.
If you need any old ford help I have some knowledge?
And LMC trucks is the best parts source.
Good luck.
Not being scared of getting dirty and learning to turn wrenches properly is the most important part.
My 19-yr old helped me rebuild the tranny when he was 17 and my youngest at 17 helped me rebuild the ford/Thompson power steering pump today. Which is probably what you have.
Now my oldest has started an internship at a ford dealership service and parts and they already want to pay for him to go to the Henry ford institute.
LMC will send you a catalog of every body part or motor accessory that you can dream of?
Have fun
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03-24-2018, 07:29 PM
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#640
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Dowdy Lakes, Colorado
Posts: 1,444
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner ER
Engine: 3208 CAT/MT643 tranny
Rated Cap: 87
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jolly Roger bus 223
Cool old ford truck. I have a 77 150 super cab that I have taught my now 18 & 19 year olds on/with.
If you need any old ford help I have some knowledge?
And LMC trucks is the best parts source.
Good luck.
Not being scared of getting dirty and learning to turn wrenches properly is the most important part.
My 19-yr old helped me rebuild the tranny when he was 17 and my youngest at 17 helped me rebuild the ford/Thompson power steering pump today. Which is probably what you have.
Now my oldest has started an internship at a ford dealership service and parts and they already want to pay for him to go to the Henry ford institute.
LMC will send you a catalog of every body part or motor accessory that you can dream of?
Have fun
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I had a '68 F150 Camper Special in the Air Force. Most fun I ever had with a 390. I've been turning wrenches since I was four years old. I've been playing with Fords and government Chevys most of my life. I have a running account with LMC Truck.... I've been a Master Diesel Mechanic since '96... I've also rebuilt 351 Clevelands in my sleep..... .... But if you have any ideas, I'm always open to suggestions.....
I'll have more pics tomorrow after I get wife's air ride seat installed....
WoHOO!!!!
M
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