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05-02-2017, 10:18 PM
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#81
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
Posts: 2,447
Year: 1989
Coachwork: 1853FC International/Navistar
Chassis: 35' Retired Air Force Ambulance
Engine: DT466, MT643
Rated Cap: 6 souls and a driver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tlbeck1985
She wants the bed in tact lol.
I'm kinda attached to the kids and don't wanna sell em just yet.
I like the navy bunks, and actually have been planning to build something like that
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They must still be young
All kidding aside... There was a video from a member on here of a bus that had an incredible amount to sleeping capacity and storage... To see the video, you'd think the bus was 75' long.
Maybe someone else remembers the video... My memory fails me. Hate getting old
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05-02-2017, 10:22 PM
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#82
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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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Wait till they are teenagers. You'll be ready to sell'em off cheap!
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05-02-2017, 10:28 PM
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#83
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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Sell em? I'd have paid someone to take them.
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Nobody's Business
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05-02-2017, 11:25 PM
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#84
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
Posts: 2,447
Year: 1989
Coachwork: 1853FC International/Navistar
Chassis: 35' Retired Air Force Ambulance
Engine: DT466, MT643
Rated Cap: 6 souls and a driver
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That Tennessee teacher that "kidnapped" that 15 year girl and took her to California.... Can you imagine driving across country with a 15 year old, using cell phone silence???
I wouldn't have made it to the Tennessee state line!
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05-02-2017, 11:32 PM
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#85
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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What do you want to bet that guy has rethought his decisions lately?
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Nobody's Business
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05-03-2017, 09:07 AM
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#86
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Essex, MD
Posts: 3,738
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: Blue Bird TC RE 3904, Flat Nose, 40', 277" wh base
Engine: 8.3L Cummins ISC 260hp, MT643, 4.44 rear
Rated Cap: 84 pax or 1 RV; 33,000lbs
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Originally Posted by milkmania
They must still be young
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Without a doubt. That's when you get the best price for them tho. It's too bad they don't come with an exchange policy. I can't get mine to leave the couch. Outdoors?!? There's bugs, dirt, and stuff out there. I'm pretty sure mine were swapped at the hospital.
Quote:
All kidding aside... There was a video from a member on here of a bus that had an incredible amount to sleeping capacity and storage... To see the video, you'd think the bus was 75' long.
Maybe someone else remembers the video... My memory fails me. Hate getting old
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I dunno if they are on here but YouTube is full of fanilies with 3~5 kids and both parents living on a bus. I would install a James Bond ejection seat with that many. Kid starts giving me grief... You think you're the oldest but you had an older brother. You see that shovel; we don't talk about him any more.
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05-03-2017, 09:10 AM
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#87
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Essex, MD
Posts: 3,738
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: Blue Bird TC RE 3904, Flat Nose, 40', 277" wh base
Engine: 8.3L Cummins ISC 260hp, MT643, 4.44 rear
Rated Cap: 84 pax or 1 RV; 33,000lbs
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Quote:
Originally Posted by milkmania
That Tennessee teacher that "kidnapped" that 15 year girl and took her to California.... Can you imagine driving across country with a 15 year old, using cell phone silence???
I wouldn't have made it to the Tennessee state line!
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Hallway talk... a guy that just came back this week from baby leave was talking to another guy that has a 3 month old. There's an app for tracking diapers, feedings, etc. WHY?!!? The other guy "Oh you need that the first couple of months." Me, ... "Yeah because there were no kids before the internet was invented."
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05-03-2017, 10:38 AM
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#88
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Ridge Manor, FL
Posts: 311
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: Ford B600
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 20 person
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I just noticed you are from Chesapeake VA! I am teaching there next week! Any suggestions for good local restaurants?
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05-03-2017, 11:47 AM
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#89
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Ridge Manor, FL
Posts: 311
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: Ford B600
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 20 person
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Our floor plans...4th revision
Here are our floor plans. My wife keeps changing the design. I told her she could change as oftens as she wants until I start building the interior!
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06-03-2017, 03:44 PM
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#90
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Blue Springs, MO
Posts: 10
Year: 2003
Coachwork: International
Engine: Diesel
Rated Cap: 71
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Dawn Treader's floor plan draft
Since we are removing all the seats right now, and then going to be removing all the flooring, we thought we should get an idea of how we would like to get the bus set up.
We are planning on installing solar on the roof of the front half of the bus.
We are also planning on having our water (fresh/black) under the driver side.
We plan to insulate and floor soon. And insulate everything eventually.
We would like to build a porch on the back roof with food down sides.
We would like an awning on the passenger side.
However, insides first.
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06-03-2017, 04:56 PM
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#91
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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Sounds like a solid well thought out plan. Some people put tape on the floor to outline where things are intended to go.
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Nobody's Business
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06-03-2017, 07:53 PM
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#92
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Billings, MT
Posts: 1,269
Year: 2003
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: HDX
Engine: Cat C7
Rated Cap: 84 passenger
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I'm just wingin' it and playin' by ear.
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06-03-2017, 08:37 PM
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#93
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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Yeah I never had a floor plan either. I just shoved all the things in that I want, then unloaded the stuff I didn't actually need. Things do have a way of working themselves out.
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Nobody's Business
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06-05-2017, 08:53 AM
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#94
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Essex, MD
Posts: 3,738
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: Blue Bird TC RE 3904, Flat Nose, 40', 277" wh base
Engine: 8.3L Cummins ISC 260hp, MT643, 4.44 rear
Rated Cap: 84 pax or 1 RV; 33,000lbs
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DawnTreader
We would like to build a porch on the back roof with food down sides.
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You should probably reconsider if you are near bear county.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Robin97396
Sounds like a solid well thought out plan. Some people put tape on the floor to outline where things are intended to go.
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Once I'm done patching the floor, I'm going to Costco to load up on boxes. I want to mock everything up 3 dimensional as close as possible. This door is going to open out, now you walk around and head for the bathroom.
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06-05-2017, 09:42 AM
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#95
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Montana
Posts: 581
Year: 2000
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I had several floor plan ideas drawn up - but in the end... I used none. I just put in the things I wanted and hoped for the best. So far it is looking pretty good.
I have about 2-3 more weeks to get it completed - before I put my house up for sale...
Still need a few odds and ends... but moving from 1300 sq feet to 200 sq feet is suppose to be a challenge.
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06-05-2017, 10:01 AM
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#96
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Essex, MD
Posts: 3,738
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: Blue Bird TC RE 3904, Flat Nose, 40', 277" wh base
Engine: 8.3L Cummins ISC 260hp, MT643, 4.44 rear
Rated Cap: 84 pax or 1 RV; 33,000lbs
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dog Rescuer
- before I put my house up for sale...
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That's what I should be working on instead.
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Still need a few odds and ends... but moving from 1300 sq feet to 200 sq feet is suppose to be a challenge.
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You bought a little bus then. I'll have a mansion; 314 sq ft.
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06-05-2017, 12:33 PM
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#97
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: NY
Posts: 774
Year: 2002
Coachwork: International
Engine: dt466
Rated Cap: 65C-43A
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I thought I had a plan but I know I'll end up winging it. I know where I basically want things and I'm sure once I get building it will change over and over until it feels right.
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06-05-2017, 12:34 PM
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#98
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: NY
Posts: 774
Year: 2002
Coachwork: International
Engine: dt466
Rated Cap: 65C-43A
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brewerbob
I'll have a mansion; 314 sq ft.
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Yours is gonna be huge.
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06-05-2017, 02:51 PM
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#99
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Essex, MD
Posts: 3,738
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: Blue Bird TC RE 3904, Flat Nose, 40', 277" wh base
Engine: 8.3L Cummins ISC 260hp, MT643, 4.44 rear
Rated Cap: 84 pax or 1 RV; 33,000lbs
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tobeamiss
Yours is gonna be huge.
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Some of that is dash, lousy measuring, math rounding, and angles but it's still a solid 35' behind the driver's seat. Take another 3' off for the rear deck where the engine lives. That's still 240 sq ft of uninterrupted floor space.
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06-05-2017, 07:47 PM
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#100
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Blue Springs, MO
Posts: 10
Year: 2003
Coachwork: International
Engine: Diesel
Rated Cap: 71
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I think it gives a good idea. When it comes down to it, our main goals are to keep the windows, and the feel of the bus home. So we will likely be measuring by windows when all is said and done.
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