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09-29-2015, 05:39 PM
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#1
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Vacaville, Ca
Posts: 1,634
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Crown / Pusher
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
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I Know I Know Not A Schoolie But I like Them
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09-29-2015, 06:21 PM
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#2
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: EHT New Jersey
Posts: 1,134
Year: 2003
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International 3000RE
Engine: T444E/AT545
Rated Cap: 75
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BUT it's an EM-50
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09-29-2015, 08:29 PM
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#3
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Farmington Hills, Mi (Detroit area)
Posts: 1,968
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Eldorado Aerotech 24'
Chassis: Ford E-450 Cutaway Bus
Engine: 7.3L Powerstroke
Rated Cap: 19
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These beauties look like a drive-able Airstream trailer.
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09-29-2015, 08:42 PM
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#4
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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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Don't they run Toronado-based fwd?
I've heard they ride great.
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09-29-2015, 08:47 PM
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#5
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montana
Posts: 1,626
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All-American R/E
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Yes and yes.
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09-29-2015, 08:49 PM
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#6
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Farmington Hills, Mi (Detroit area)
Posts: 1,968
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Eldorado Aerotech 24'
Chassis: Ford E-450 Cutaway Bus
Engine: 7.3L Powerstroke
Rated Cap: 19
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
Don't they run Toronado-based fwd?
I've heard they ride great.
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Yup. GM 455 gasser engine with front wheel drive and torsion bar rear suspension. I'd love to rehab one of these.
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09-29-2015, 08:59 PM
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#7
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posts: 1,001
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: International
Engine: TE 444
Rated Cap: 12
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rear suspension is air bag, there is an airbag between the 2 rear wheels on each side
and a common swap is to switch out the olds 455 for a cadilac 472 or 500 built to 1970 specs, last year before they were smogged
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09-29-2015, 09:07 PM
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#8
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,231
Year: 1935
Coachwork: Superior
Chassis: Chevy
Engine: 317 ci/tid / Isuzu
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Even after watching one of these things disintegrate in a wreck on the AL-Can hwy in 1974, like others I still dream of owning one of these beautiful machines. What Raymond Lowey did to the Studebaker Avanti is what GM did to It's RV. Art and form and function--who gives a s*!@ about gas mileage!
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09-29-2015, 10:59 PM
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#9
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Vacaville, Ca
Posts: 1,634
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Crown / Pusher
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kubla
rear suspension is air bag, there is an airbag between the 2 rear wheels on each side
and a common swap is to switch out the olds 455 for a cadilac 472 or 500 built to 1970 specs, last year before they were smogged
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Get one 75 or older & there is no smog, at least in Ca.
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09-30-2015, 06:20 PM
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#10
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posts: 1,001
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: International
Engine: TE 444
Rated Cap: 12
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not talking about the smog test, but from 1971 and newer, GM v8's lost compression, power and fuel mileage all in the name of NoX emissions reductions
the 472 in my 69 cadilac was rated at 390 hp and over 500 ftlb of torque, the 500 in my 76 eldo was rated at 190 HP and 390 ftlb of torque and got half the mileage of the 69
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10-02-2015, 05:00 PM
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#11
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Estes Park, CO
Posts: 67
Year: 1994
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: B700
Engine: 5.9L 12V Cummins
Rated Cap: 71 Passenger
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I'll just leave this right here:
Restored! GMC Coach 1974
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