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Forum: Conversion General Discussions

01-30-2017, 10:41 PM

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Posted By Rameses

No need to share that sentiment with the seller...

No need to share that sentiment with the seller though. When it comes time to negotiate, whatever it doesn't have is what you should prefer. :thumb:

Forum: Conversion General Discussions

01-30-2017, 09:47 PM

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Posted By Rameses

Don't take what I was saying the wrong way, I...

Don't take what I was saying the wrong way, I didn't in any way mean to say you shouldn't consider that bus. That thing looks pretty damn perfect from my perspective (especially for that price, as...

Forum: Conversion General Discussions

01-29-2017, 10:50 PM

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Posted By Rameses

Couple things to point out... It's not a...

Couple things to point out...

It's not a 2000. The last year Blue Bird made the rear engine TC2000 was 1998. It also isn't an ISC. That's a mechanical 8.3 Cummins. It also doesn't appear that it's...

Forum: Conversion General Discussions

01-29-2017, 09:43 AM

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Posted By Rameses

I'm envious. That's the one thing I wish my bus...

I'm envious. That's the one thing I wish my bus has that it doesn't. I've thought about putting a Peterbilt air-leaf in it. If that ever happens it'll be years down the road, after everything else is...

Forum: Conversion General Discussions

01-28-2017, 10:38 PM

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Posted By Rameses

If you're anticipating spending any appreciable...

If you're anticipating spending any appreciable amount of time on the road with your bus, I'd strongly urge you to get behind the wheel and test drive both an RE and an FE before committing to buying...

Forum: Conversion General Discussions

01-24-2017, 08:42 PM

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Posted By Rameses

Almost forgot about the rust part. Yeah, an...

Almost forgot about the rust part. Yeah, an Arizona bus will be incredibly rust free. I bought mine from a guy in Tennessee and was amazed by the condition of it until he told me he bought it from a...

Forum: Conversion General Discussions

01-24-2017, 08:34 PM

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Posted By Rameses

What EastCoast said about the in-frame rebuild is...

What EastCoast said about the in-frame rebuild is one of the big advantages of the 8.3 over the 5.9.

In addition to that, they're also a great engine in general. They have all of the longevity...

Forum: Conversion General Discussions

01-24-2017, 05:30 PM

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Posted By Rameses

However, just because a bus has a rear that's...

However, just because a bus has a rear that's faster than a 5.38, that doesn't necessarily mean that it isn't equipped with an OD. Mine has a 4.78 and an MD3060. But that is by no means common. The...

Forum: Conversion General Discussions

01-24-2017, 05:16 PM

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Posted By Rameses

https://m.publicsurplus.com/sms/docviewer/aucdoc?fr...

https://m.publicsurplus.com/sms/docviewer/aucdoc?from=view&auc=1773068&docid=20073603

Bottom left corner of the black data plate. :wink1:

Blue Bird was nice enough to put the rear end ratio on...

Forum: Conversion General Discussions

01-24-2017, 11:56 AM

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Posted By Rameses

:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin: Definitely a pet...

:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

Definitely a pet peeve of mine too.

Forum: Conversion General Discussions

01-24-2017, 10:08 AM

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Posted By Rameses

All three of those are 24 valve 8.3 Cummins. ...

All three of those are 24 valve 8.3 Cummins.

Look at the shifters in the first two. See if they have an overdrive.

I would suspect that the first two buses (the two TC2000s) have MT643s in...

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