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01-26-2006, 08:40 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 16
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Advice on 4WD skoolie
Greetings to all,
I am interested your thots on a 4WD skoolie. I'd like to convert to an RV, and use for mild off road conditions. Some mud, sand. Not doing any rock crawling!
Currently converting a 75 MC8, which I've dubbed the concrete cadillac.
Really looking for something to access some remote areas to dry camp.
Thanks in advance!
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DigDug
75 MC8
Arcadia, FL
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01-26-2006, 06:20 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 213
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Here is one I seen at Silver Lake Dunes in MI 3-4 years ago, it was built for MTV by Michigan Off Road Center, MTV used it to shoot some kind of MTV thing then let the guy that built it keep it after it was all over, the tires he had on it sucked and he was stuck 500' up the entrance ramp.
http://12.215.122.222/koolschool.htm
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01-26-2006, 09:07 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: near flint michigan
Posts: 2,657
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it sure looks mean!
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01-27-2006, 04:45 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Off-Grid
Posts: 740
Year: 1982
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: IH S1723
Engine: IH V345 Gas V8
Rated Cap: 66
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These guys did it, no reason why you can't do it too! I'm an off-road enthusiast and if I had the time and were independently wealthy, I'd put FWD on mine! GO FOR IT (but you MUST post pictures )
http://www.skoolie.net/gallery2/SwampBus
http://www.skoolie.net/gallery2/album06
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01-27-2006, 06:03 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 16
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HA!
Those guys are over the top! I'm going to try to get one with "stock" 4WD. Too mechanically and financially challenged to do it myself!!
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DigDug
75 MC8
Arcadia, FL
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01-27-2006, 09:36 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Posts: 786
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I've seen that one and a red one with even bigger tires runnin around up in the Dunes in Silver Lake. Both are custom built. I've seen a coupple of stock 4X4 school buses on Ebay, seems like a very cool bus to start a conversion on to me.
Good luck.
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01-27-2006, 10:59 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Central Iowa
Posts: 1,839
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I had thought of buying a FWD skoolie too, pretty neat idea, I say go for it.
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01-27-2006, 07:44 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Off-Grid
Posts: 740
Year: 1982
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: IH S1723
Engine: IH V345 Gas V8
Rated Cap: 66
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You could email the guy at this site:
http://www.4x4bus.com/
He's got some pretty unique stuff.
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02-15-2006, 03:14 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Angleton, Texas
Posts: 35
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If it were me, I would look at a mid '80's International diesel bus. Then check the truck salvage yards for an International 4wd service truck like those used by utility companies and the railroad. Take some carefull measurements underneith, and I bet that the front axle, rear axle, transmission, and transfer case could be swapped under the front of a bus. If you went with one ton pickup components, it wouldn't hold up to the stress and weight of a bus.
Just remember that by taking the bus off-road, the further away from the road you get, the more expensive the towing bill when you get stuck. You friend's F-250 won't pull out your bus.
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02-15-2006, 10:14 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Terre Haute, IN
Posts: 22
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Towing
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the further away from the road you get, the more expensive the towing bill when you get stuck.
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Get AAAPlusRV while it is different in different states, the indiana AAA considers a bus conversion to be a valid medium duty tow. Just don't go more than 100 miles off the road....
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02-20-2006, 03:46 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 16
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HA!
Well, my farmall pulled out my MC8......
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DigDug
75 MC8
Arcadia, FL
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