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09-17-2013, 02:41 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: MN
Posts: 732
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Wayne
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Project "Brutus"
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OK, now I can say wow. Nice job on the paint. 
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Haha...well thanks! I'm pretty excited right now, just ordered stainless hardware to mount my bumpers. I went with socket heads and 7/8" od washers. Thinkin it's gonna look pretty nice!
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09-17-2013, 08:56 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: MN
Posts: 732
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Wayne
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Project "Brutus"
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09-17-2013, 08:59 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,245
Year: 1935
Coachwork: Superior
Chassis: Chevy
Engine: 317 ci/tid / Isuzu
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Re: Project "Brutus"
No such thing as too many pics! Is the stack double tubed so the paint won't burn off?
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09-17-2013, 10:16 PM
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#304
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Stony Plain Alberta Canada
Posts: 2,937
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: 190hp 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Project "Brutus"
I love the excitement!
Nat
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09-17-2013, 10:40 PM
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#305
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: South/North Dakota
Posts: 201
Year: 1989
Chassis: Ward
Engine: 6.6L Brazilian Ford
Rated Cap: 1
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Re: Project "Brutus"
Jake,
Ol' Brutus is B*tch*n man!!!!
Just awesome!!!
I can't believe how that silver looks
I gotta say I was a little skeptical in
the beginning but you've pulled it off
nicely.
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09-17-2013, 11:05 PM
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#306
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NUNYA
Posts: 4,236
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: 3800
Engine: DT408, AT545
Rated Cap: 23 500 gvw
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Re: Project "Brutus"
Very impressive. I thought about a stack but was worried about it coming out the side. I will follow and see if you're happy with it being on the side.
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09-18-2013, 08:33 AM
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#307
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: MN
Posts: 732
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Wayne
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Project "Brutus"
Thanks for the encouragement, guys! As for the stack, it is not double walled, and is under evaluation. I put the stack on when I first got the bus, and then painted it and welded the bull horn on a couple years ago. I primed it with high temp primer and I believe also painted it with high temp paint. It got beat up, as I recall, and I remember painting it over with rustoleum. It held up fine, just was looking a little beat up again.
I am currently evaluating it as a safety risk. At first, I thought I would for sure need a guard, but I am leaning towards not, now. Fully warmed up, with the idle bumped up, I can hold on to the stack, no problem. It's hot, but not uncomfortable. I have no doubt that after driving, especially if climbing a grade, the stack will be too hot to touch, possibly even burn. It cools off extremely fast, though. I am wondering if it partly has to do with how free flowing the exhaust is, and with it being vertical, heat escapes very quickly. I will try to get some actual temp readings for you guys, just need to find my temp gun!
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09-19-2013, 01:25 PM
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#308
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: MN
Posts: 732
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Wayne
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Project "Brutus"
Bumpers completely bolted with new hardware, door painted black, all lights came in the mail yesterday. Tonight may be the night I finish the exterior. Mirrors and lights are all thats left.
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09-19-2013, 02:15 PM
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#309
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NUNYA
Posts: 4,236
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: 3800
Engine: DT408, AT545
Rated Cap: 23 500 gvw
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Re: Project "Brutus"
How about a side shot pic.
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09-19-2013, 03:10 PM
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#310
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: MN
Posts: 732
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Wayne
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Project "Brutus"
After I finish tonight
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09-21-2013, 06:02 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: MN
Posts: 732
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Wayne
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Project "Brutus"
Still not quite done putting things back together on the exterior, but i took a break today and decided to do some woodworking. Overhead storage done in the bedroom. The door is off center, the cabinets are the same on both sides.
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09-21-2013, 07:12 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 133
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Phantom
Chassis: Gillig
Engine: Series 50
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Re: Project "Brutus"
Very nice work. Looking good!
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09-21-2013, 07:38 PM
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#313
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Bakersfield, California
Posts: 1,013
Year: 1976
Coachwork: Crown
Chassis: Supercoach
Engine: Detroit 6-71 Mid-Ship Mounted
Rated Cap: 79 at Birth
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Re: Project "Brutus"
This bus is awesome!!
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09-21-2013, 10:31 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: West Lafayette, IN
Posts: 832
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Engine: 3126
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Project "Brutus"
Looking good, I didn't notice the door was off center until you mentioned it.
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09-22-2013, 12:27 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NUNYA
Posts: 4,236
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: 3800
Engine: DT408, AT545
Rated Cap: 23 500 gvw
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Re: Project "Brutus"
I think my Wayne is the same bus just older. I've got that roof extension and two cargo compartments on both sides.
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09-22-2013, 08:14 PM
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#316
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: MN
Posts: 732
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Wayne
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Project "Brutus"
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09-22-2013, 09:59 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: South/North Dakota
Posts: 201
Year: 1989
Chassis: Ward
Engine: 6.6L Brazilian Ford
Rated Cap: 1
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Re: Project "Brutus"
Looks really nice though Jake; well worth the effort.
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09-23-2013, 11:18 AM
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#318
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: MN
Posts: 732
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Wayne
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Project "Brutus"
Thanks! I just sprayed them with black plastidip. Best stuff for covering chrome and you can just peel it off later if you want
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09-23-2013, 12:21 PM
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#319
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: South/North Dakota
Posts: 201
Year: 1989
Chassis: Ward
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Re: Project "Brutus"
Did you thin the plasti-dip and run it through a sprayer?
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Thanks! I just sprayed them with black plastidip. Best stuff for covering chrome and you can just peel it off later if you want 
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09-23-2013, 12:26 PM
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#320
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: MN
Posts: 732
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Wayne
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Project "Brutus"
You can buy it in an aerosol can
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