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Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 08-26-2018, 12:01 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 11,478
Posted By CE42
At least once a week I see some yahoo on YouTube...

At least once a week I see some yahoo on YouTube using one of these wheels with no gloves, no eye protection at all and wearing short pants!

On top of that a lot of them are using the cheapo...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 08-25-2018, 11:37 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 11,478
Posted By CE42
I sure am sorry to hear that happened to you! ...

I sure am sorry to hear that happened to you!

Thanks for the reminder that they call those things "Death Wheels" for a reason!


I watch all the bus conversion videos that come across YouTube...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 08-19-2018, 12:35 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,673
Posted By CE42
Hehehe... I don't smoke weed, but if I had to...

Hehehe... I don't smoke weed, but if I had to drive a bus load of the type of kids that most parents are raising today I think I'd have to start!


:whistling:
Forum: Classifieds | Buy, Sell, Swap 08-01-2018, 11:14 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,339
Posted By CE42
The bus has been sold! Thanks to everyone...

The bus has been sold!


Thanks to everyone who looked at the listing.
Forum: Classifieds | Buy, Sell, Swap 07-29-2018, 01:18 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,339
Posted By CE42
Thanks! Yes, it is an Allison MOD-2000.

Thanks!

Yes, it is an Allison MOD-2000.
Forum: Classifieds | Buy, Sell, Swap 07-28-2018, 11:31 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,339
Posted By CE42
2002 Bluebird FE (with two spares) for sale

Hi Folks,

We are putting our bus up for sale for $5700 OBO.

Here are the particulars:

2002 Bluebird School Bus
5.9 Cummins Diesel Engine
Allison Automatic Transmission (5 speed)
127,530...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 06-30-2018, 03:28 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,068
Posted By CE42
Pull the unit and turn it upside down. Leave...

Pull the unit and turn it upside down.

Leave it sit that way for a week.

Then turn it back right side up and try it again after 24 hours.

If it still doesn't work, repeat the process.

...
Forum: Plumbing, Water and Waste 06-18-2018, 03:15 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 7,680
Posted By CE42
If you use a urine diverter and drop the urine...

If you use a urine diverter and drop the urine into a gray tank, it is a total non-issue.

The ONLY time a composting toilet stinks is if you are mixing liquids and solids (or that odd case of the...
Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 06-16-2018, 11:54 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,840
Posted By CE42
Think hard about that. If you setup for...

Think hard about that.


If you setup for 50 amps, you can tie into a 30 amp circuit with no problems (it is just an adapter for your power cord). But once you run out of juice you can't easily...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 06-13-2018, 11:48 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 13,649
Posted By CE42
Thanks for the video's EastCoastCB !!! I...

Thanks for the video's EastCoastCB !!!

I live in Monteagle and go up and down the mountain at least once a week (one side or the other - depending on which Walmart we are headed to<g>).

I've...
Forum: Plumbing, Water and Waste 06-02-2018, 03:39 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 7,680
Posted By CE42
Get a composting toilet with a urine diverter. ...

Get a composting toilet with a urine diverter.

It is not your poo or pee that smells that bad, but mix the two and you are off and running for your own methane production.

Natures Head is a...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 05-17-2018, 02:51 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 23,134
Posted By CE42
Personally I'd be removing the chair rail and...

Personally I'd be removing the chair rail and side panels on the inside of any conversion. If you don't then what you are losing in thermal bridging on the sidewalls will far offset any gains you...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 05-17-2018, 02:47 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 23,134
Posted By CE42
+1000 A friend here who is a builder keeps a...

+1000

A friend here who is a builder keeps a half sheet of Advantech anchored with a rope and weighted down with a cinderblock in his pond to show how well it holds up.

We've been looking at it...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 04-09-2018, 01:30 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 995
Posted By CE42
At the Pinterest page, it should be the bus at...

At the Pinterest page, it should be the bus at the top of the page (there was only one photo there about it - Pinterest then feeds you what it thinks are similar items).

The bus has the rub rails...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 04-05-2018, 02:57 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 995
Posted By CE42
Smile Whose conversion is this?

Hi Folks,

I ran across this link back to Skoolie.net from a Pinterest post that someone made.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/244672192229489801/

However like most images that show up from the...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 12-26-2016, 04:19 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 35,347
Posted By CE42
So how did those windows work out? I am...

So how did those windows work out?

I am wanting to replace my bus windows (and get rid of a lot of the glass), but am really not fond of RV windows either.
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 10-29-2016, 09:22 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,460
Posted By CE42
I have 30" of width on each side (between the...

I have 30" of width on each side (between the frame and outer bus skin).

The old fuel tank is only about 21" wide (the old frame might even fit - but it would be close). That is why I am thinking...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 10-29-2016, 06:33 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,460
Posted By CE42
Skoolie as a toterhome - a followup report

First off, a big THANKS to everyone who contributed to this thread!

I am now the proud owner of a 2002 Bluebird All American front engine flat nosed bus!
...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 10-29-2016, 05:15 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,435
Posted By CE42
That door would give me the willies! At...

That door would give me the willies!

At least you can see through this one:

https://www.gonecamping.net/images/bus/other/blocked.jpg

I've even thought about that as an option myself if I ever...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 10-01-2016, 07:53 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,441
Posted By CE42
The Bluebirds that I have seen around here are...

The Bluebirds that I have seen around here are all that way:

Here is a photo of one like them:
https://www.bargainbusnews.com/Buses/1670-2002BlueBirdAllAmerican/1670-2002BlueBirdAllAmerican-1.jpg...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 10-01-2016, 07:51 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,441
Posted By CE42
Thanks for the information about moving the tank!...

Thanks for the information about moving the tank!

That is an especially good tip about making a new access hatch for the fuel tank sender!

One thing I love about these forums is that there is...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 09-30-2016, 06:38 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,441
Posted By CE42
Thanks Turf. It is good to know that...

Thanks Turf.

It is good to know that configuration is running around out there.

I'll have enough work to do as it is without having to make more for myself!

:wink1:

Charles
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 09-30-2016, 06:31 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 11,194
Posted By CE42
Thanks Christopher. More good intel. ...

Thanks Christopher.

More good intel.

Charles
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 09-30-2016, 05:11 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,441
Posted By CE42
Feasability of moving a fuel tank on a FE bus

For those just tuning in, I am looking to start a project where I take a Skoolie and convert it into a "toterhome" for a 5th wheel.

Original thread here:...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 09-30-2016, 04:49 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 11,194
Posted By CE42
But back to the original question for a moment. ...

But back to the original question for a moment.

If the two engines did spec out as stated above (and let's say they had the same transmission - a 545 in this case), what does that mean to a...
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