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Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 10-30-2011, 04:50 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 13,021
Posted By Hearse Driver
Re: My new B700 Thomas

Thought I'd better post something even though progress on the bus has come to a halt.

I've been living in this small town in southern Idaho the last year trying to take care of my father's house...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 04-03-2011, 01:25 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,520
Posted By Hearse Driver
Re: 93 Thompson body flat nose wiring

For the off road lights, there should definitely be relays involved. I've attached a picture of a wiring diagram that I drew up really quick. For the wire that goes from the accessory solenoid to...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 03-10-2011, 02:54 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 13,021
Posted By Hearse Driver
Re: My new B700 Thomas

I've been trying to figure out what you meant by this and the only thing I can come up with is that you have been misinformed about speaker size, frequency response and the db levels they produce. ...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 03-09-2011, 09:42 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 13,021
Posted By Hearse Driver
Re: My new B700 Thomas

This bus, a Thomas, had screws for the interior panels. My last bus, a Bluebird, had rivets. With my battery drill, it took maybe an hour to get all the screws out and the panels taken down. When...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 03-08-2011, 09:56 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 13,021
Posted By Hearse Driver
Re: My new B700 Thomas

I took a few pics of the sub box tonight, but they didn't turn out so great since it's so dark in there. But at least you can kinda tell what it looks like now.

And it DOES sound good! At least...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 03-08-2011, 09:36 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 13,021
Posted By Hearse Driver
Re: My new B700 Thomas

The starting bid is $1000 and the Buy It Now price is $2000.



I'm going to be keeping a couple of the factory heaters, but not the two front ones. They are huge and inefficient size-wise, so I...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 03-07-2011, 12:05 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 13,021
Posted By Hearse Driver
Re: My new B700 Thomas

My deuce is now up for sale (https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230594606162) on Ebay. Hopefully it sells right away and I can get back to work on the bus!
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 02-27-2011, 08:39 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 13,021
Posted By Hearse Driver
Re: My new B700 Thomas

Things have been going slowly because of the weather and trying to get stuff taken care of after my Dad's funeral. But there is progress.

This last week I spent tearing out the plywood and rubber...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 02-20-2011, 02:12 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 13,021
Posted By Hearse Driver
Re: My new B700 Thomas

Hmm... I thought I replied about the deuce brakes already... :?

Ya, the brakes on these trucks is kind of a nightmare. I like the hydraulic over hydraulic brakes on the bus much better than...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 02-20-2011, 12:58 PM
Replies: 303
Views: 192,072
Posted By Hearse Driver
Re: The Dirtybus...

Dirtygoat, got a question for you. I was thinking about doing the same thing with my lights, but I was concerned about the light pattern these lenses would make. From the looks of the fluting in...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 01-31-2011, 11:45 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 13,021
Posted By Hearse Driver
Re: My new B700 Thomas

Strangely, I don't have many pictures of the deuce. Most of what I have is from when I was building it right after I bought it, so mostly they are more technical pictures.

This is what it looked...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 01-31-2011, 10:32 AM
Replies: 228
Views: 44,007
Posted By Hearse Driver
Re: new member 1965 chevy

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: That's great!
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 01-30-2011, 05:30 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 13,021
Posted By Hearse Driver
Re: My new B700 Thomas

I like that.[/quote]

:D Gotta love the Joker!

I'm doing a little work on the bus today, trying to get those galvanized panels taken out that are under the windows inside the bus. They are...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 01-17-2011, 03:44 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 13,021
Posted By Hearse Driver
Re: My new B700 Thomas

Speaking of towing stuff, here's a little story that happened on the way back from getting my bus. I was towing my Crown Vic on the dolly of course.

I don't remember where this happened, but we...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 01-16-2011, 11:40 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 13,021
Posted By Hearse Driver
Re: My new B700 Thomas

LOL No offense taken here. One can never have enough knowledge and every little bit of info is useful.
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 01-16-2011, 09:26 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 13,021
Posted By Hearse Driver
Re: My new B700 Thomas

To be honest, one heater in the rear would probably be plenty. I might end up keeping only one also. I'll just see how it goes and how lazy I am when I get to that point. :D

If it weren't for...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 01-16-2011, 09:20 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 13,021
Posted By Hearse Driver
Re: My new B700 Thomas

I used to drive tow trucks so I'm pretty familiar with how stuff has to be towed. There's nothing wrong with towing a vehicle backwards. With an automatic rear wheel drive, you either have to tow...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 01-16-2011, 09:02 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 13,021
Posted By Hearse Driver
Re: My new B700 Thomas

I was just out in the bus looking at the front heating system again, and the way it's done just doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Here's how it breaks down.

Driver's side: There are two...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 01-16-2011, 08:36 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 13,021
Posted By Hearse Driver
Re: My new B700 Thomas

Kinda funny the different way heaters are done in different vehicles. On my bus, the channel above the dash for the defrost is one continuous channel. The heater unit on the passenger side has a...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 01-16-2011, 03:23 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 13,021
Posted By Hearse Driver
Re: My new B700 Thomas

The weather has been cold and nasty here, so I haven't gotten much done lately. It's not fun to be under the bus in the cold and wind holding a wrench on seats bolt nuts! The last couple of days it...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 01-16-2011, 01:23 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,116
Posted By Hearse Driver
Re: jak & ann in the desert bluebird flat face

Many of the better head units have 1/8" inch input jacks on them anymore, and USB is getting more and more common. That way you could just plug in a 4 gb thumb drive and have access to between 400...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 01-15-2011, 01:54 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 29,381
Posted By Hearse Driver
Re: My new 1999 Bluebird P30

The bus has been sold to a guy in Colorado. Hope he enjoys it as much as I did! 8)
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 01-05-2011, 06:24 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 13,021
Posted By Hearse Driver
Re: My new B700 Thomas

Mine was a Minibird so not quite as small as a Micro, but indeed, the new bus feels quite big! I've driven medium duty trucks a bit, but this thing is the longest by far at nearly 40 feet long. ...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 12-30-2010, 05:46 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 13,021
Posted By Hearse Driver
My new B700 Thomas

I've been working on a Bluebird Minibird for a while now, but I've come to the conclusion that it's just a bit too small for what I want to do. So about a week ago, I drove to Wisconsin from Idaho...
Forum: Classifieds | Buy, Sell, Swap 12-30-2010, 02:06 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,881
Posted By Hearse Driver
Selling my 1999 Bluebird Minibird

I've decided that my little Bluebird just doesn't have enough room to do what I need to do so I'm selling it to finance my new B700 buildup. So here's the lowdown on the short bus.

It's a 1999...
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