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04-24-2018, 10:51 AM
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#301
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Wisconsin N.E.
Posts: 412
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Thomas
Engine: 5.9
Rated Cap: 72
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04-24-2018, 11:03 AM
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#302
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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 weboughtabus
I'll happily keep an eye out for something along those lines. I'm planning to carry LPG for cooking, so to me it's more sensible to run off of LPG than gasoline so I don't have to tote three different fuels. If I could find a small, quiet, reasonably-priced diesel generator, I might change my mind, but my I can't find a genie in any of the lamps I rub.
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I'm trying to stay single source. Diesel water heat, diesel heat, and diesel stove. Guess I'd be totally hosed if the tank ran dry. But I'd like a second tank just to extend the driving range if nothing else. A 40ft bus with a 60 gallon tank; what were they thinking?!! I'd like to ADD (not replace) a 100 gallon tank. There's plenty of room between the frame rails in front of and behind the original tank.
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04-24-2018, 11:09 AM
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#303
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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 Whatthefak
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Not for me; that's gasoline and LP. You can buy those as Tractor Supply to Lowes and everything in between.
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04-24-2018, 11:52 AM
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#304
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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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04-24-2018, 12:09 PM
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#305
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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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04-28-2018, 06:47 PM
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#306
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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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04-29-2018, 04:40 PM
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#307
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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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Am I glad that is done.
That was a long, hard day.
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05-01-2018, 07:40 PM
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#308
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Frisco, Texas
Posts: 829
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: Dt466e
Rated Cap: 71
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Twigg
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That's the downside of searching through the forum with certain words...you sometimes miss the build threads! Exactly what I had been looking for. Any chance you could get a few up close shots of what you did? This'll be my project within the next week or so
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05-01-2018, 07:48 PM
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#309
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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 jjhwick119
That's the downside of searching through the forum with certain words...you sometimes miss the build threads! Exactly what I had been looking for. Any chance you could get a few up close shots of what you did? This'll be my project within the next week or so
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Yes.
It's getting dark now so I'll try to get them tomorrow.
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05-01-2018, 07:55 PM
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#310
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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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05-01-2018, 08:13 PM
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#311
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Frisco, Texas
Posts: 829
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: Dt466e
Rated Cap: 71
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You, Sir, are amazing. Thank you so much! I feel much better about the project now. I'll get a better view on computer later when I'm home than on this phone.
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05-01-2018, 08:32 PM
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#312
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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 jjhwick119
You, Sir, are amazing. Thank you so much! I feel much better about the project now. I'll get a better view on computer later when I'm home than on this phone.
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You're very welcome.
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05-01-2018, 08:38 PM
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#313
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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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.... and ... I sold three of the windows.
First return I've had that puts money back in the kitty.
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05-03-2018, 01:18 PM
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#314
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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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I'm keeping mine. Will likely use them to build a greenhouse oneday someday.
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05-03-2018, 05:04 PM
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#315
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Frisco, Texas
Posts: 829
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: Dt466e
Rated Cap: 71
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brewerbob
I'm keeping mine. Will likely use them to build a greenhouse oneday someday.
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My windows will be for my friends greenhouse when I get out to new Mexico after my build is completed. Once I'm done and quit my jobs, I'll be out there helping him build up his property some
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05-04-2018, 11:12 AM
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#316
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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 Twigg
Okay, got some close-ups showing various aspects including some from inside showing where the new screws come through:
Attachment 21483
It looks a little rough in some places, but once the sealant is tidied up and the panels painted, they will look just fine.
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Armchair critic, ... is that over the rub rail? Mine will be under the oem metal at the top of the windows, over the metal at the bottom of the windows and under the rub rail. It's going to be fun to try to get it to "pop" into place.
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05-04-2018, 11:21 AM
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#317
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Frisco, Texas
Posts: 829
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: Dt466e
Rated Cap: 71
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brewerbob
Armchair critic, ... is that over the rub rail? Mine will be under the oem metal at the top of the windows, over the metal at the bottom of the windows and under the rub rail. It's going to be fun to try to get it to "pop" into place.
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Thomas and Bluebird does this differently. The top of our thomas rub rails are already underneath the sheet metal, unlike your bluebird that is right on top of the metal. We would have to remove metal skin to remove the rub rail, which isn't really necessary since the rub rail is covered from factory. What he did, and what I will do, is the sheet sitting flush where the rub rail is under the bus skin where the little bump is, so it lays on flush with that
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05-04-2018, 04:46 PM
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#318
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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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Exactly as he said, just like this:
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05-05-2018, 01:36 AM
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#319
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Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Flagstaff AZ
Posts: 149
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Vista 36pp
Engine: 7.3 L diesel
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Are those self tapping screws you used for the new skins? I have been going back and forth between doing mine with rivets or self tapping screws. I would rather use the screws , but didn't really know the pros and cons.
The new skins look great though congrats on getting that done
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05-05-2018, 08:08 AM
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#320
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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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Off topic question....
Steve- are you a football fan?
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