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Old 11-21-2018, 12:19 PM   #1
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About to start my conversion, seeking general tips and tips for a gillig phantom

About to start my conversion, seeking general tips and tips for a gillig phantom most of all.
I know I'll need new tires, radiator hoses and possibly new batteries (I hope to revive them)
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Old 11-21-2018, 12:28 PM   #2
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nice gillig!!!
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Old 11-21-2018, 12:29 PM   #3
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take care of your transmission!! treat it nicely.. esp if its the ZF or Voith
-Christopher
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Old 11-21-2018, 01:04 PM   #4
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I'm pretty sure it's an allison
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Old 11-22-2018, 12:00 PM   #5
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take care of your transmission!! treat it nicely.. esp if its the ZF or Voith
-Christopher
This puzzles me.....

There are tons of transit buses on the road with Voith transmissions in the US but service and parts seem to be scarce as unicorn farts...
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Old 11-22-2018, 12:38 PM   #6
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This puzzles me.....

There are tons of transit buses on the road with Voith transmissions in the US but service and parts seem to be scarce as unicorn farts...

Transit buses don't really wander - there might be 500 of them in the city, but they all go to the same 2 garages for service. It's not exactly that there aren't any mechanics out there for them, there just aren't any /commercial/ mechanics out there for them.
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Old 12-21-2020, 08:25 PM   #7
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About to start my conversion, seeking general tips and tips for a gillig phantom most of all.
I know I'll need new tires, radiator hoses and possibly new batteries (I hope to revive them)

I know this is a bit old, but we wondered if you've made progress on your Phantom? That's one sweet bus, with the custom windows and all, so we're anxious to see where you go (went?) with the conversion.
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Old 12-21-2020, 11:21 PM   #8
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I agree, two years should have SOMETHING going on.
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