Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
 
Old 11-14-2009, 11:05 AM   #1
New Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 2
Year: 1987
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: Chevy 60
Engine: 366
My second bus (first Skoolie) with an undetermined name...

I just brought my second bus home (first is a short bus that I converted to a snow cone truck). It is a 1987 Bluebird built on a Chevy 60 frame. I think the engine is a 366 and it has an Allison automatic transmission. The body has some rust and I do not know the condition of the floor yet. It has about 1.5" of foam padding on top that I haven't started tearing out. It came with a 6500W Onan Generator and two roof air units. I don't know the full condition of either just yet. I got it for really cheap so I figured worse case, I yank the generator and an air unit and put them in my short bus, sell the engine and transmission off, and scrap metal the rest. I should get more than I paid for it back.

YouTube video 1:
YouTube video 2:
Attached Thumbnails
IMG_0074.jpg   IMG_0075.jpg   IMG_0076.jpg  

ybjones72 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-14-2009, 11:32 AM   #2
Bus Crazy
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Adirondack Mountains NY
Posts: 1,101
Re: My second bus (first Skoolie) with an undetermined name...

Welcome!
__________________
Someone said "Making good decisions comes from experience, experience comes from bad decisions." I say there are three kinds of people: those who learn from their mistakes, those who learn from the mistakes of others, and those who never learn.
Redbear is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-14-2009, 12:21 PM   #3
New Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 2
Year: 1987
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: Chevy 60
Engine: 366
Re: My second bus (first Skoolie) with an undetermined name...

The people that I bought it from used to take it around to pre-schools and kindergarten schools and they did gymnastics inside. That is why there are rings in the ceiling and padding on the floor. My kids think that they want to use the rings so instead of putting in bunk beds, they want to hang hammocks to sleep in.

The inside measurement from back to front "wall" is just shy of 27 feet. My initial thought was to strip and scrap this bus and buy a bigger one in better shape but I think that I will give this one a go - unless the floor ends up being trashed. However, I think it is OK from looking underneath.
ybjones72 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-14-2009, 12:37 PM   #4
Bus Nut
 
Seeria's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Idaho
Posts: 575
Coachwork: Thomas
Re: My second bus (first Skoolie) with an undetermined name...

I can't imagine sleeping in a hammock all the time, would drive me nuts but dang it sure would cut down on weight and bed space during the day.
Seeria is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
New Skoolie Conversion and Old Skoolie Remodel jlhollowx13 Skoolie Conversion Projects 0 01-22-2013 01:41 PM

» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:09 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.