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06-11-2015, 10:59 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
Posts: 2,446
Year: 1989
Coachwork: 1853FC International/Navistar
Chassis: 35' Retired Air Force Ambulance
Engine: DT466, MT643
Rated Cap: 6 souls and a driver
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Mary is the artist, I can barely draw flies!!  |
sorry to derail your thread, that's still beautiful artwork to be proud of!
during stages of depression, picked up some paint and itty bitty paint brushes.... first thing I ever painted that wasn't a sheetrock wall or spray painted metal
1st pic was mine....2nd pick was my inspiration....3rd pic is my future goal 
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06-13-2015, 08:49 PM
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#182
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 546
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And the best use of an existing reflector award goes to....
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06-13-2015, 08:50 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 546
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Quote:
Originally Posted by milkmania
sorry to derail your thread, that's still beautiful artwork to be proud of!
during stages of depression, picked up some paint and itty bitty paint brushes.... first thing I ever painted that wasn't a sheetrock wall or spray painted metal
1st pic was mine....2nd pick was my inspiration....3rd pic is my future goal |
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06-15-2015, 10:02 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 546
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Road trip!
Heading for cooler weather up near Flagstaff AZ.
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06-15-2015, 10:12 AM
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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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Very cool paint job!
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06-18-2015, 02:48 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 546
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Thanks CB...
HOME! 11 mpg on the run home from Flagstaff via Oak Creek Cyn., Sedona and up a 6 percent 7 mile grade on I-17.
The solar system worked perfectly, nothing broke or malfunctioned  .
Pine Grove CG 6 15 15 by dondq | Photobucket
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06-18-2015, 02:53 PM
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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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Nice!
There's a bus like yours in cali at auction right now. 97 with mechanical 5.9 and 3.54 rear.
I wish I had the money.
Sounds like you had a great trip. Nothing breaking is always a huge plus. How many miles total?
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06-18-2015, 02:59 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 546
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About 250ish.
Our Scan Gauge D showed 13.8 mpg until we got to THE (6%) GRADE. Love the SCD, fun to watch and helps the MPG by making you aware of what your right foot can do to MPG.
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06-18-2015, 03:45 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Monrovia California
Posts: 151
Year: 1984
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Engine: 3208 turbo Cat
Rated Cap: 78
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Eastcoast, where in Cali is that bus?
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06-18-2015, 03:50 PM
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#190
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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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06-18-2015, 04:05 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Monrovia California
Posts: 151
Year: 1984
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Engine: 3208 turbo Cat
Rated Cap: 78
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Thank you Eastcoast, this is a beauty, hopefully I does not go up too much I will keep an eye.
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06-18-2015, 04:14 PM
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#192
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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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Probably does a good 70-75mph!
Keep an eye on that one. I will too!
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06-18-2015, 05:09 PM
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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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Wow...you couldn't buy a set of used tires for the current price! Looks like all it needs is a tranny upgrade to qualify as superb.
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06-18-2015, 06:18 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Stony Plain Alberta Canada
Posts: 2,937
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: 190hp 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
Probably does a good 70-75mph!
Keep an eye on that one. I will too!
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That bus has 3.54 gears due to the smaller 19.5 inch tires.
It would be around the same as my bus with 22.5 tires and 4.44 gears.
That bus may also only have 160 hp vs 190 for the one with 22.5 tires. Every bus with 19.5 inch tires I have seen in the last few months are lower power.
Nat
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Patently waiting for the apocalypses to level the playing field in this physiological game of life commonly known as Civilization
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06-22-2015, 05:17 PM
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#195
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 546
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Big Foot sighted!
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06-22-2015, 07:26 PM
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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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That's all we get to see....That looks like a guy I work with, hehe.
Are you painting from different pics or just wingin' it as you go?
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06-22-2015, 07:31 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 546
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Quote:
Originally Posted by REDD
That's all we get to see....That looks like a guy I work with, hehe.
Are you painting from different pics or just wingin' it as you go?
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2 Kool 4 Skool by dondq | Photobucket
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06-22-2015, 09:17 PM
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#198
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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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We call him "skunk ape" or "swamp ape" here.
I grew up right near Green Swamp.
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06-23-2015, 10:11 PM
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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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I'd call him an ex brother-in-law.
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07-04-2015, 11:12 AM
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#200
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 546
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