Help a newbie

[TeacherJoe]

Good Day,

In our research for our own RV build, my wife and I are considering a small skoolie. While I am sort of literate regarding drivetrains in vans, I am not when it comes to buses and shuttles. A few questions:

Will a Chevy gas drive - for lack of a better word - normally at highway speeds?
Is there an optimum engine/transmission/rear end ratio I should look for?
How do shuttles differ? Are they also reasonable platforms for conversion?

Here's a local bus I might consider:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Used-Mini-S...dbq-Ft&vxp=mtr

Joe

[arod79sae]

I have a Chevy bus with a Chevy 366 engine with a 4 speed manual transmission . It has a 2 speed rear end . In high it can go up to 70 on a flat . However on a hill it can lug back to 55 on a good grade. Don't know if I'd take it thru the mountains but I live in Iowa so a majority of my driving is flat .