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09-14-2014, 05:40 PM
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#281
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montana
Posts: 1,626
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All-American R/E
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: The Brown Crown
6-71 with a 10spd, nice combo.
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09-14-2014, 06:20 PM
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#282
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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: The Brown Crown
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Originally Posted by opus
6-71 with a 10spd, nice combo.
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It is indeed Opus...could climb a tree if it could get traction Unless I'm on a hill, usually start out in 4th and then go to 6,7,8,9,10
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09-14-2014, 10:40 PM
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#283
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: The Valley - Arizona
Posts: 644
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freight-shaker (Freightliner)
Engine: Cat 3126b 250 HP
Rated Cap: Only 1 seat
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Re: The Brown Crown
I love this bus! I hope I do at least 60% as good on mine as you have on yours!!!!
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09-15-2014, 06:44 AM
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#284
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
Posts: 5,158
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Re: The Brown Crown
great updates...nice floor
I could image how hard cutting into sides would....mine was hard enough.....hell no mine was easy!
grinder on....and plunge
Great nice and neat install of heater
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Our build La Tortuga
Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.
George S. Patton
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09-15-2014, 09:20 AM
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#285
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Olympia, Washington
Posts: 557
Year: 87
Coachwork: Wayne
Chassis: International s1700
Engine: 6.9 internatiional
Rated Cap: 65
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Re: The Brown Crown
BC, the work you do on your bus always turns out beautiful and professional. If my bus ends up 1/4 as nice as yours Ill be happy
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09-23-2014, 09:01 AM
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#286
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 262
Year: 2003
Coachwork: International
Chassis: Amtran
Engine: T444E
Rated Cap: 71
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Re: The Brown Crown
Sooooo nice!
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~Morpheus
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11-18-2014, 08:37 PM
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#287
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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: The Brown Crown
Took BC on a road trip this past weekend to the California desert and onto the Colorado River to visit some friends
A short break on old US Route 66 in Newberry Springs
BC at a RV campground in Newberry Springs, CA
At my friend's home on the Colorado River...glad BC has good spring brakes
Sunset on the River
My dogs Yoda and Bob enjoying the coforts of BC
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11-18-2014, 08:44 PM
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#288
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,227
Year: 1935
Coachwork: Superior
Chassis: Chevy
Engine: 317 ci/tid / Isuzu
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Re: The Brown Crown
BC, small world. We stopped both coming and going at Newberry Springs this past weekend on our trip to Lake Mead! Did you'all get the high winds Saturday night like we did? It taught us a thing or two--like roll up the awning at night just in case Jack
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11-18-2014, 08:52 PM
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#289
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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: The Brown Crown
Quote:
Originally Posted by ol trunt
BC, small world. We stopped both coming and going at Newberry Springs this past weekend on our trip to Lake Mead! Did you'all get the high winds Saturday night like we did? It taught us a thing or two--like roll up the awning at night just in case Jack
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Jack, BIG ASS winds on Saturday Night
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11-18-2014, 09:16 PM
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#290
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,227
Year: 1935
Coachwork: Superior
Chassis: Chevy
Engine: 317 ci/tid / Isuzu
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Re: The Brown Crown
BC. I use this as a screen saver. It reminds me of your friends place. http://freshome.com/2013/07/20/the-loco ... er-design/ I hope the site is still up--it is really cool. Jack
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12-31-2014, 04:26 PM
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#291
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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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First, wishing all my Skoolie friends a very safe and happy New Year.
Been working the last day or so on some lighting stuff. BC has conventional RV lights along the sides, but I like the warmer atmosphere of the indirect lighting and not having the lights hit you right in the eye, so I tried building something different.
Got some LED light strips at the automotive store and put them above and below a mounting strip. For now, just built a plain cover until I decide on a cover that I like...eventually it will be something different, just haven't decided on what design yet, but wanted to try it out. Positioned them a little higher than center mount on the wall so more of the lighting would shine down on the chair for reading.
Really liked the way the lighting shines on the roof and below, and it matches the lights I put in around the bar area. Here are a few pics:
I also installed some blue lights inside the bumpers for a different kind of outdoor lighting at night...really looks cool when very dark and shines on the front end of the bus.
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01-01-2015, 07:26 AM
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#292
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
Posts: 5,158
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Our build La Tortuga
Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.
George S. Patton
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01-01-2015, 09:10 PM
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#293
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,208
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: 3800 International
Engine: T444E
Rated Cap: 72
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Looks great, I really enjoy your postings, keep them coming.
gbstewart
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01-02-2015, 03:03 PM
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#294
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by gbstewart
Looks great, I really enjoy your postings, keep them coming.
gbstewart
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Thank you much!
Already a design change (I'm bad about that) The fixture was just too dull, so worked today making some changes. I cut out a the light facing and glued some plexiglass behind it. Painted one side of the glass so as not to have lights shinning in the eyes. Then added some wood strips for a nicer look. Much prefer this design.
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01-02-2015, 03:06 PM
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#295
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
Posts: 5,158
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Cool now to take that design and soften up the ends with a couple or 1 big radius, its to sq for a curvy crown
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Our build La Tortuga
Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.
George S. Patton
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01-02-2015, 03:29 PM
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#296
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by bansil
Cool now to take that design and soften up the ends with a couple or 1 big radius, its to sq for a curvy crown
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Dang Bansil...why didn't I think of that...back to the drawing board
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01-03-2015, 06:41 AM
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#297
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
Posts: 5,158
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Just helping make sure you have plenty to do
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Our build La Tortuga
Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.
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01-04-2015, 05:38 PM
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#298
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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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Finished building the other new light fixtures today for BC. Have 3 in the living room area and wanted them all to be the same. Sorry Bansil, but they are still all square at this point.
Got the front two working, gotta wait for another payday to buy the light strips for the third one.
Leaving all the kitchen lighting with the boring conventional RV type fixtures.
Have a meeting next weekend in Sacramento, so that will be the first time in almost two months I have been able to get BC out on the road...ready to hear that Detroit roar
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02-22-2015, 03:31 PM
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#299
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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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When I moved my couch over to the other side of the bus, I left the seatback from the old dinette between the couch and the kitchen area. It stuck out into the hall, which was ok, but unnecessary and made it crowded.
So today I got out the saw and cut it back. Opened up the space and makes it easier to walk into the galley area or the bathroom.
Before Pic
After Pics
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02-22-2015, 08:27 PM
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#300
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 352
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: International
Engine: 466DT
Rated Cap: 65
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Looks good! Sure looks a lot more open in the pictures.
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