Hello all, I'm a long time lurker first time poster~
I have always wanted a bus to call my own, and a few months back I took the plunge, on a unique looking bus I just had to have.
I sniped a 1993 Carpenter Cadet off of a government auction site for $1700... It was a risk buying without getting to look it over, but it only had 60k miles on it, was running, the price had plenty of room if I needed to tow it to a shop, or put tires on it, and i figured the wheelchair lift had to be worth a good chunk of that.
I flew to TN with some hand tools, and started the task of getting it home. The basic plan was to quickly fix any issues, and drive it home (I was ecstatic to find all the rubber in top shape, and the agency i bought it from had given it a rinse off, as well as a new battery before I arrived) It hadn't been used in years, but was started regularly. I topped off the coolant (not thinking much about it at the time), and started my trip. after a few stops( and about 10 gallons of rest station water), I gave in, and preformed a auto zone parking lot radiator swap, but I got her home intact, and have now started the long project of making her into my RV... ish play thing.
next up are a roofmount A/C, and some new bell cranks before ARRL Field day.
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