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03-25-2014, 09:13 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Cuyahoga Falls Ohio
Posts: 592
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Startrans
Chassis: Ford e-350 single wheel
Engine: 5.4 litre
Rated Cap: 12
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Re: My 1996 E-Super Duty MetroTrans
OMG, what an awesome picture...
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03-27-2014, 06:20 AM
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#22
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 60
Year: 1996
Coachwork: MertoTrans
Chassis: Ford E-SuperDuty
Engine: 460 Ford
Rated Cap: 4
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Re: My 1996 E-Super Duty MetroTrans
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Originally Posted by leadsled01
OMG, what an awesome picture...
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It does look cool to look in the rearview mirror and see a Cobra that close!
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03-31-2014, 02:26 PM
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#23
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 60
Year: 1996
Coachwork: MertoTrans
Chassis: Ford E-SuperDuty
Engine: 460 Ford
Rated Cap: 4
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Re: My 1996 E-Super Duty MetroTrans
Got quite a bit more work done this weekend. Fabricated the taillight "Pods" for the new taillights and built the door extension pieces. Still need to finish the latches, do paintwork, and get some weatherstripping to seal things up. Won't let me attach photos, so I will try later.
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04-11-2014, 10:10 PM
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#24
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 60
Year: 1996
Coachwork: MertoTrans
Chassis: Ford E-SuperDuty
Engine: 460 Ford
Rated Cap: 4
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Re: My 1996 E-Super Duty MetroTrans
Try pictures again
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04-12-2014, 12:14 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Re: My 1996 E-Super Duty MetroTrans
Very trick! With a little paint it will look like it came that way from the factory. Nice job on the tail lights too.
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04-16-2014, 07:41 PM
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#26
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Bus Nut
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 471
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Ward
Chassis: Ford B600
Engine: 6.6L Turbo Diesel
Rated Cap: 26
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Re: My 1996 E-Super Duty MetroTrans
Tango,
NICE tailgate adaption! Where are you in Houston if you don't mind me asking?
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We few, we Band of Brothers. For he who sheds his blood with me shall be my brother.
- William Shakespeare ("King Henry V")
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04-17-2014, 11:44 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Re: My 1996 E-Super Duty MetroTrans
Howdy M1031 --- I have an art warehouse near downtown but work on my bus over near Shepherd & Washington. Howza' bout you?
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04-17-2014, 03:50 PM
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#28
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Bus Nut
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 471
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Ward
Chassis: Ford B600
Engine: 6.6L Turbo Diesel
Rated Cap: 26
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Re: My 1996 E-Super Duty MetroTrans
Tango,
Katy, by Katy Mills Mall. Bus is in storage near Brookshire. We should meet up sometime! (sorry about hijack...... misread who started thread... my fault)
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We few, we Band of Brothers. For he who sheds his blood with me shall be my brother.
- William Shakespeare ("King Henry V")
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04-22-2014, 08:28 PM
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#29
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 60
Year: 1996
Coachwork: MertoTrans
Chassis: Ford E-SuperDuty
Engine: 460 Ford
Rated Cap: 4
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Re: My 1996 E-Super Duty MetroTrans
Quote:
Originally Posted by M1031
Tango,
Katy, by Katy Mills Mall. Bus is in storage near Brookshire. We should meet up sometime! (sorry about hijack...... misread who started thread... my fault)
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Hijacks are welcome. Heck, I'm only about 125 miles East of y'all (Kountze is a little north of Beaumont)
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04-23-2014, 06:50 PM
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#30
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Re: My 1996 E-Super Duty MetroTrans
Well, since I'm smack in the middle, howza' bout a meet up here in The Big Wicked City sometime. If you're up for some good, free, honkey-tonk music and ice-cold adult beverages... there is ReHAB Bar on the Bayou on Wednesday evenings?
And any other area Skoolies would be most welcome to join in.
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04-23-2014, 08:09 PM
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#31
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Bus Nut
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 471
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Ward
Chassis: Ford B600
Engine: 6.6L Turbo Diesel
Rated Cap: 26
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Re: My 1996 E-Super Duty MetroTrans
I have my state boards coming up on the 4May14, so I'm studying hard right now. After that, it will depend upon fuel$$ available, unless I show up in my F350...... The B600 is rather diesel thirsty....... Anything out on the west side of Houston works best for me.
M1031
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We few, we Band of Brothers. For he who sheds his blood with me shall be my brother.
- William Shakespeare ("King Henry V")
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05-20-2014, 06:20 AM
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#32
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 60
Year: 1996
Coachwork: MertoTrans
Chassis: Ford E-SuperDuty
Engine: 460 Ford
Rated Cap: 4
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Re: My 1996 E-Super Duty MetroTrans
Loaded up the car and took the bus on a 200+ mile road trip a week or so ago. Drives, runs, and handles great! Mileage is about 8 (a guess). Both A/C units showed a need of work, so I have been messing with that. Added some R134 and fixed the blend door in the dash. Now we have cool air! Decided to add a curtain between the Cobra and the seats to help keep me cool. Trying to get things ready for the trip to Denver next month. Adding gauges, new starter, changing all the fluids again, etc.
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05-20-2014, 10:41 PM
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#33
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Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: St Louis Metro
Posts: 110
Year: 1978
Coachwork: Wayne
Chassis: Lifeguard
Engine: 366 Chevy
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Re: My 1996 E-Super Duty MetroTrans
Quote:
Originally Posted by davidshelton
Loaded up the car and took the bus on a 200+ mile road trip a week or so ago. Drives, runs, and handles great! Mileage is about 8 (a guess).
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Can't wait till I can do the same! My "race" car's gonna be in the shop for another month, so I'm taking my time.
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05-22-2014, 09:16 PM
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#34
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 60
Year: 1996
Coachwork: MertoTrans
Chassis: Ford E-SuperDuty
Engine: 460 Ford
Rated Cap: 4
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Re: My 1996 E-Super Duty MetroTrans
The bus has now become my Friday truck. I take it to work every Friday to shake it down and see if I need to fix more stuff.
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06-23-2014, 06:09 AM
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#35
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 60
Year: 1996
Coachwork: MertoTrans
Chassis: Ford E-SuperDuty
Engine: 460 Ford
Rated Cap: 4
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Re: My 1996 E-Super Duty MetroTrans
Just returned from a 2,000+ mile trip in the bus. 7-8 mpg at 65mph. Only problems were a blowout on the left outside rear tire and the cruise control quit working. This thing is noisy inside! I have to figure out how to insulate the floors.
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08-15-2014, 11:05 PM
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#36
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 60
Year: 1996
Coachwork: MertoTrans
Chassis: Ford E-SuperDuty
Engine: 460 Ford
Rated Cap: 4
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Re: My 1996 E-Super Duty MetroTrans
Bought 3/4" thick rubber horse stall mats from Tractor Supply and fit them to the floor. Sure quieted things down a lot. Also added more insulation to the engine cover. Converted both A/C units to run on the same compressor and the side mounted condensing unit. Bought a junk yard cruise control module so that is fixed. Installed a huge trans cooler from a 6.0 liter Ford Super Duty. Things are working out pretty well
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10-25-2014, 08:07 AM
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#37
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 60
Year: 1996
Coachwork: MertoTrans
Chassis: Ford E-SuperDuty
Engine: 460 Ford
Rated Cap: 4
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Re: My 1996 E-Super Duty MetroTrans
Just been driving the bus with no problems. I've been gathering parts to swap a Cummins diesel into my bus. So far I have bought a 1991 Dodge Cummins engine and a Ford Torqshift 5R110 auto trans along with other parts. Did some work on both to freshen them up. Still have to so something about the 4.63 rear gear.
The biggest problem I have is the 460 in the bus uses no oil and runs flawlessly. Really no need to change the engine unless something goes wrong.
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12-18-2014, 03:46 PM
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#38
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Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 170
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Re: My 1996 E-Super Duty MetroTrans
Very inspirational thread. I've been tossing around a bunch of ideas regarding this lately. Everything from a 5th wheel to a school bus, but a shuttle bus is looking like a better alternative for me. Here's why:
I already own a wrecked 7.3l, as well as another which replaced it. This means I have a working (albeit well-used) motor, transmission, transfer case, 4x4 front end. 4x4 conversions on these can be done without too much work which would suit my lifestyle well. I'll be using the rig for all sorts of things, camping, playing in the dirt, snowmobiling, snowboarding, traveling. Possibly living off-grid even.
I like the idea of the rear door opening upwards as you did, I'd then employ an actual floor that folds down as a ramp though. This way when not in use, it could be propped up on a couple jackstands and greatly increase the living space. Add in a snap in bug screen and you're set.
Anyway really nice job, cant wait to see where you go from here.
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12-29-2014, 09:53 PM
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#39
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 60
Year: 1996
Coachwork: MertoTrans
Chassis: Ford E-SuperDuty
Engine: 460 Ford
Rated Cap: 4
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I think there are a lot of good uses for these shuttle buses. Lately I have been just tweaking a few details on my bus and driving it. Some day I really need to repaint the bus. Really sounds kinda perverse but I actually LIKE driving this thing!
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12-30-2014, 04:37 AM
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#40
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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I can relate, I even enjoy driving my 38 footer.
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