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02-26-2018, 03:17 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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I won a bus
Well I finally got a deal. This 04 THOMAS MPV with a Cat engine. Won it for $2425. Found a one way flight from Atl. to OKC for $85, figure $250 in fuel home and I'll be on the property for less than $2800. As mentioned, it will be called "The Bucket List". Now I need to find a surplus rear door.
https://publicsurplus.com/sms/auction/view?auc=2032165
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02-26-2018, 03:45 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,835
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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congrats!!! looks like a real decent unit!! says it uses a little antifreeze so take some with you.. most often it seems a leak i na heater is often responsible just dont get it hot and you'll be good!.. got a nice Overdrive transmission too!!
-Christopher
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02-26-2018, 03:45 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 973
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Quote:
Originally Posted by o1marc
Well I finally got a deal. This 04 THOMAS MPV with a Cat engine. Won it for $2425. Found a one way flight from Atl. to OKC for $85, figure $250 in fuel home and I'll be on the property for less than $2800. As mentioned, it will be called "The Bucket List". Now I need to find a surplus rear door.
https://publicsurplus.com/sms/auction/view?auc=2032165 |
Awesome...welcome to skoolieville...
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02-26-2018, 03:54 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cadillackid
congrats!!! looks like a real decent unit!! says it uses a little antifreeze so take some with you.. most often it seems a leak i na heater is often responsible just dont get it hot and you'll be good!.. got a nice Overdrive transmission too!!
-Christopher
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You are assuming on the tranny? I didn't see any tranny info.
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02-26-2018, 04:14 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Upstate, SC
Posts: 278
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02-26-2018, 04:35 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,835
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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Quote:
Originally Posted by o1marc
You are assuming on the tranny? I didn't see any tranny info.
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when I blew the pic up it "looked" like an over drive shifter.. plus by 04 I believe everything was allison 2000. or 3000 (this one isnt a 3000)..
regardless it looks like someone's Bucket List is about to start gettin checked off!!!!!
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02-26-2018, 04:50 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Largo, FL
Posts: 59
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 81
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Congrats. Now the fun begins. I'm In the almost same stage.
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02-26-2018, 04:52 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cadillackid
when I blew the pic up it "looked" like an over drive shifter.. plus by 04 I believe everything was allison 2000. or 3000 (this one isnt a 3000)..
regardless it looks like someone's Bucket List is about to start gettin checked off!!!!!
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Got it, didn't think to look at the dash for the shifter. 
The contact persons phone was busy until the end of the auction (convenient), then I got sent to their voice mail, so haven't gotten any questions answered.
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02-26-2018, 05:04 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Owasso, OK
Posts: 2,627
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner MVP ER
Engine: Cummins 6CTA8.3 Mechanical MD3060
Rated Cap: 46 Coach Seats, 40 foot
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Let the fun begin.
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02-26-2018, 05:34 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Brunswick, GA
Posts: 150
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: TC2000
Engine: 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 84
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Congratulations on the win!! Keep us posted on your trip home.
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02-26-2018, 05:44 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cadillackid
when I blew the pic up it "looked" like an over drive shifter.. plus by 04 I believe everything was allison 2000. or 3000 (this one isnt a 3000)..
regardless it looks like someone's Bucket List is about to start gettin checked off!!!!!
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Standard was an Allison 2500, 3000 was an option. I have a camera in a rear view mirror that starts to record everything as long as it's powered up. I will always have it running, even during the build, so nothing gets missed.
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02-26-2018, 05:48 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,835
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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Quote:
Originally Posted by o1marc
Standard was an Allison 2500, 3000 was an option. I have a camera in a rear view mirror that starts to record everything as long as it's powered up. I will always have it running, even during the build, so nothing gets missed.
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2500 PTS is the most sytandard school bus transmission for that year.. and its a good one too. .
neat and they are leaving the camera in? how cool is that!!
-Christopher
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02-26-2018, 06:00 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 1,413
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Thomas
Engine: CAT 3126
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Awesome! Fun times!
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02-26-2018, 06:08 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cadillackid
2500 PTS is the most sytandard school bus transmission for that year.. and its a good one too. .
neat and they are leaving the camera in? how cool is that!!
-Christopher
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You keep seeing bonuses I overlooked. I see no mention of the camera? I saw a camera on the upper front wall on a local bus, but saw no monitor or viewing screen. How do they work?
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02-26-2018, 06:16 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Colorado
Posts: 164
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Amtrans
Chassis: Genesis
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 20 (9 window handicap)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by o1marc
Well I finally got a deal. This 04 THOMAS MPV with a Cat engine. Won it for $2425. Found a one way flight from Atl. to OKC for $85, figure $250 in fuel home and I'll be on the property for less than $2800. As mentioned, it will be called "The Bucket List". Now I need to find a surplus rear door.
https://publicsurplus.com/sms/auction/view?auc=2032165 |
Cant wait to see what you do with the rear door.
Just curious are there places that are common to find bus bone yards ( I assume that is where you will find your spare door?) There is a bus depot just down the street from me and I think they have a few buses that they strip parts off of, but considering how much they wanted for the running buses that they were selling, I was thinking that their used parts might be kind of steep too.
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02-26-2018, 06:31 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Eastern WA
Posts: 6,401
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American RE (A3RE)
Engine: Cummins ISC (8.3)
Rated Cap: 72
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Congrats!!
Nice looking bus. Looking forward to your build.
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02-26-2018, 06:35 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tigerman67
Cant wait to see what you do with the rear door.
Just curious are there places that are common to find bus bone yards ( I assume that is where you will find your spare door?) There is a bus depot just down the street from me and I think they have a few buses that they strip parts off of, but considering how much they wanted for the running buses that they were selling, I was thinking that their used parts might be kind of steep too.
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I have to do a search to find bus salvage yards on the way home. The tear down and rear door mod will be first. Both places I checked so far wanted more for a back door than I want to pay. But now that I have a bus to work on I have to find a door. Fortunately Thomas doors are common.
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02-26-2018, 06:37 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Owasso, OK
Posts: 2,627
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner MVP ER
Engine: Cummins 6CTA8.3 Mechanical MD3060
Rated Cap: 46 Coach Seats, 40 foot
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Quote:
Originally Posted by o1marc
You keep seeing bonuses I overlooked. I see no mention of the camera? I saw a camera on the upper front wall on a local bus, but saw no monitor or viewing screen. How do they work?
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Normally they feed directly into a recorder. Some can transmit the video remotely.
In school we can get the video files really fast if we ask Transportation.
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02-26-2018, 07:15 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Weeki Wachee, FL
Posts: 3,056
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 72
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About damn time. Congrats!
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02-26-2018, 07:21 PM
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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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I'm crying. I thought this day would never come. Our little 01marc got his own bus.
I'm glad you finally have something else to do too. Happy for you. It looks pretty nice.
I didn't see food and drinks in your get home budget. I always get very dehydrated on those high stress drives. Now, drive it like it's stolen.
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