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03-25-2017, 11:46 PM
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#821
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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03-26-2017, 09:54 AM
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#822
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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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Lookin' great guys!
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03-26-2017, 09:58 AM
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#823
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,497
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: Bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins 24v
Rated Cap: 72 pax
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That looks awesome!
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03-26-2017, 10:07 AM
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#824
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,835
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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I got to ride RYO for the first time too!!!!!
that DT-466 starts and sounds PERFECT!
-Christopher
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03-26-2017, 10:17 AM
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#825
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cadillackid
I got to ride RYO for the first time too!!!!!
that DT-466 starts and sounds PERFECT!
-Christopher
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Thanks again for all your help, man!
Yeah, for having a quarter million miles it sure runs amazingly. Starts quicker than my car!
Thanks for all the kind words folks!
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03-26-2017, 12:05 PM
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#826
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: SE Florida
Posts: 1,108
Year: 2003
Coachwork: International
Engine: T444E
Rated Cap: 65 pax
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
SOOOOOOO glad to have such amazing FRIENDS and family to help out.
Pics later when I get home, but Eddie and I knocked out the last of the transition piece today. Really happy with how it came out, and glad we took our time.
Chris came over and got out shorty's wipers FIXED!!!! What an amazing wizard that guy is.... Roxy and I are truly grateful, Chris!
VICTORY in busland this weekend. Ahhhhhhh. Time to celebrate a Bday over here, and now to roll a fat one of my own!
Thanks for all the well wishes and encouragement yall!!!!
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Woo Hoo!!!! Sounds like it's all coming together!
Sandi
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03-26-2017, 04:32 PM
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#827
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New Member
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 9
Year: 1996
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: Genesis
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 84
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Heater boxes
Did you have to disconnect the heater boxes on the floor? We have two on our 96 international Genesis but dont want to screw with coolant lines and get too mucb aor in system, etc. However we want to remove them (at least temporarily) for floor installation. Thoughts?
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03-26-2017, 04:45 PM
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#828
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: ...little north of Toronto Ontario
Posts: 606
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Thomsass
Chassis: FreightShaker
Engine: 5.9 Cummins 5 speed
Rated Cap: 2 ATV's and friends
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Comin' along nicely, transition looks real good.
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03-26-2017, 06:38 PM
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#829
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Originally Posted by SashaRosen
Did you have to disconnect the heater boxes on the floor? We have two on our 96 international Genesis but dont want to screw with coolant lines and get too mucb aor in system, etc. However we want to remove them (at least temporarily) for floor installation. Thoughts?
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I still have my rear heaters in. No real reason, I'm getting rid of all but one.
They're not connected to the floor, but are still looped into the cooling system for now.
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03-26-2017, 06:39 PM
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#830
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WanderWoman
Woo Hoo!!!! Sounds like it's all coming together!
Sandi
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Absolutely!!
Quote:
Originally Posted by REDD
Comin' along nicely, transition looks real good.
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Thanks man!!!! Your bus is looking REAL nice!
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03-26-2017, 06:51 PM
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#831
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Bus Nut
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 502
Year: 92
Coachwork: Thomas Built
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 5.9L
Rated Cap: 77
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man that looks nice, cant wait to see it all filled in. im sorry but i may have forgot, have you decided on your windows yet?
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03-26-2017, 06:53 PM
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#832
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BurlKing
man that looks nice, cant wait to see it all filled in. im sorry but i may have forgot, have you decided on your windows yet?
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Still shopping around and gona go look at a buddy's stock of windows at his shop, but basically going with RV windows.
Will be getting at least 3 of the 20x30 pop out exit windows.
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03-27-2017, 03:13 PM
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#833
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: SW New Hampshire
Posts: 1,334
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Great! You hit two home runs in one weekend! Nobody deserves it more.
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03-27-2017, 03:37 PM
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#834
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Almost There
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Indian Trail, NC
Posts: 73
Year: 1985
Coachwork: Thomas Built
Chassis: International
Engine: 9.0L v8 IHC
Rated Cap: 54 passenger
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Nice job
Man that looks amazing. You did a fantastic job on the raise, it makes your bus look crazy cool, plus practical. I will def be referring to your raise on our next bus! Looking forward to stalking your progress
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03-27-2017, 03:46 PM
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#835
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 703
Year: 1995
Engine: DT408
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Looks great!! Now, I'm second guessing my decision to keep mine stock!!
I could easily do a raise at this point in my build since almost all of the work I've done is below deck.
I'm working in Ohio right now so I'll have to get her here to do it though.
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I am an sojourner in the earth; hide not Your Commandments from me. Psalm 119:19
Here is the patience of the saints; here are the ones keeping the commandments of YAHWEH, and the faith of Yahshua. Rev. 14:12
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03-27-2017, 04:07 PM
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#836
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Originally Posted by sojourner
Looks great!! Now, I'm second guessing my decision to keep mine stock!!
I could easily do a raise at this point in my build since almost all of the work I've done is below deck.
I'm working in Ohio right now so I'll have to get her here to do it though.
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It really went way easier than I'd have ever thought.
A guy like you could do a REALLY AMAZING job!
But yeah, thanks for the kind words everyone! I'm totally stoked and extremely happy with the results.
Having said that- the first time doing anything new is a learning experience. I could do it even better now that I've done it!
There WILL be a "next time" some day!
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03-27-2017, 08:51 PM
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#837
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 703
Year: 1995
Engine: DT408
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What kind of material did you use to make the transition pieces? Some of it looks like galvanized. I've got a good bit of 17ga. galvanized I've been using on mine.
If I do decide to raise mine I was thinking of using something like 3/4" or 1" metal conduit pipe bent the same as the roof line and welded to the flange on the hat channel to make more of a radius transition at the top. A fillet at the bottom joint would soften the transition there.
I love way the metal lays in nicely and doesn't appear to be forced. Great job!!
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I am an sojourner in the earth; hide not Your Commandments from me. Psalm 119:19
Here is the patience of the saints; here are the ones keeping the commandments of YAHWEH, and the faith of Yahshua. Rev. 14:12
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03-27-2017, 08:57 PM
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#838
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sojourner
What kind of material did you use to make the transition pieces? Some of it looks like galvanized. I've got a good bit of 17ga. galvanized I've been using on mine.
If I do decide to raise mine I was thinking of using something like 3/4" or 1" metal conduit pipe bent the same as the roof line and welded to the flange on the hat channel to make more of a radius transition at the top. A fillet at the bottom joint would soften the transition there.
I love way the metal lays in nicely and doesn't appear to be forced. Great job!!
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We used three pieces cut from 18ga. Its not galvanized, it looked nice and shiny when we picked it up. But the stuff gets surface rust real quickly if it rains any. WHich it did a bit.
In this pic, we had just strapped down the center piece. You can see another sheet of steel had been laying on top of it for a couple weeks waiting on eddie. 
We did the side pieces first, then did one big piece for the center. It matches the bend and contours of the roof REAL nice and its solid. Next weekend I'm gonna seal it up real well, and do a bit of smoothing with some filler. Then I'll prime it! 
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03-27-2017, 09:10 PM
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#839
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Spring Valley AZ
Posts: 1,343
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 2 elderly children, 1 cat
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Lookin' good CB, rollin' your own nicely.
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03-28-2017, 02:48 AM
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#840
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: NY
Posts: 774
Year: 2002
Coachwork: International
Engine: dt466
Rated Cap: 65C-43A
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It looks great!! That's one big ride you have now! I'll bet it feels huge inside. Congratulations on getting that finished up. What a relief.
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