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02-19-2013, 05:45 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
Posts: 5,158
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Re: 1990 E350 Conversion Project
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Originally Posted by Ferenzy
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Originally Posted by bansil
so any 7.62x51 in the 50 cal cans you want to get ride of
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Sorry Bansil, no ammo for you! This stuff is impossible to get now, especially now with NY's "Safe Act"
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BooHoo....I know the feeling
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02-19-2013, 07:24 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Andrews,Indiana
Posts: 2,430
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: AARE
Engine: 3116 Cat 250hp
Rated Cap: Just the two of us.
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Re: 1990 E350 Conversion Project
I don't envy you all of that work.
I have found one of these to be worth every penny, they are a bit pricy. I've used mine many, many times and still going strong.
I'm sure the made in USA applies here.
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02-19-2013, 01:50 PM
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#23
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Re: 1990 E350 Conversion Project
Roger the above ---If yer gonna mess with sheetmetal...ya gotta have a step drill.
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02-20-2013, 06:55 AM
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#24
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Orange County, NY
Posts: 37
Year: 1990
Coachwork: Eldorado
Chassis: E350
Engine: Ford 7.5 liter Gas
Rated Cap: 29
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Re: 1990 E350 Conversion Project
Thanks for the info guys. I always thought step drills were only for sheet metal, but after some googling they can actually go through 1/8" and even 1/4" steel! Lesson learned I 'll remember that for the rest of my project!
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02-22-2013, 08:46 PM
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Moderator
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: 1990 E350 Conversion Project
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Originally Posted by Ferenzy
Ok, so the big snow storm passed and I got some more work done on the bus today. I finished pulling the floor up.....what a P.I.A. !!
Here you can see better, the extensive damage to the crossmembers. It looks like I'll be taking them all out and replacing them with new steel.
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That's some scary stuff there.
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02-22-2013, 08:48 PM
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#26
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Moderator
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: 1990 E350 Conversion Project
You're just a big tease putting those ammo cans in the picture.
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02-22-2013, 10:16 PM
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#27
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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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Re: 1990 E350 Conversion Project
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Originally Posted by crazycal
You're just a big tease putting those ammo cans in the picture.
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02-23-2013, 10:02 AM
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#28
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Re: 1990 E350 Conversion Project
Roger the Ammo Envy --- which reminds me...anyone else curious about what the Hell is going on with the Feds buying up most of the ammo on planet Earth for "non-military" agencies like Social Security? Mainstream media has once again avoided raising any questions so that only leaves us with a few fringe sources for any info at all. I'm not much on conspiracy theories, but this is just weird. Do a little digging and see what you think. Here are a couple of many such articles...
http://theintelhub.com/2013/02/08/co...ounds-of-ammo/
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Governm...-Of-Ammunition
If you want to know why it isn't a good idea to trust the Federal Government...just ask a Native American.
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02-23-2013, 11:13 AM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 227
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466e
Rated Cap: 47
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Re: 1990 E350 Conversion Project
They are getting ready for the wheels to come off this economy.
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02-23-2013, 01:19 PM
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#30
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Re: 1990 E350 Conversion Project
"Panem et Circenses"
When you add gun and or ammo control, you got'em (us) by the short hairs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_circuses
And remember...the sole purpose of the Second Amendment to the Constitution was not to insure hunters the right to hunt or homeowners the right to stave off intruders. Our Founding Fathers added that clause to insure that the American people would always and forever be able to defend themselves from the Government should it ever become so corrupt and out of balance that it no longer represented We the People.
Pretty wise and insightful guys, those Founding Fathers. Anybody here know of anyone currently in office that is equally as wise ?
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02-23-2013, 03:41 PM
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#31
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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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Re: 1990 E350 Conversion Project
The conspiracy theories I've looked at over the years mostly didn't hold water but we'd all agree that handling a complete financial collapse of our country (or the world at large) would require a lot of ammo. The Geneva convention forbids military use of hollow point ammo so the intended use would logically be non-military targets.
OTOH, when ammo was dirt cheap I was able to burn through quite a lot of it without any effort at all. If I was one of the Federals and all my plinking was on the taxpayers dime I'd be likely to burn up way more yet. So, while I would put NOTHING past our lovely government, I'm not ready to start building a bunker in the back yard YET. I do, however, have quite a nice collection of those ammo boxes myself. Just sayin'
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02-23-2013, 06:20 PM
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#32
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Skoolie
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Long Island NY
Posts: 162
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Re: 1990 E350 Conversion Project
What happen to the bus pics? I came here to forget about the sad sd of NY and the country for a while!
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02-23-2013, 09:58 PM
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#33
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Orange County, NY
Posts: 37
Year: 1990
Coachwork: Eldorado
Chassis: E350
Engine: Ford 7.5 liter Gas
Rated Cap: 29
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Re: 1990 E350 Conversion Project
Ditto guys, an unarmed people is a conquered people.
Sorry for the tease but that's my man cave! I have to squeeze all my goodies in there so the wifey don't kick me out!!!!!
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02-23-2013, 10:01 PM
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#34
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Orange County, NY
Posts: 37
Year: 1990
Coachwork: Eldorado
Chassis: E350
Engine: Ford 7.5 liter Gas
Rated Cap: 29
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Re: 1990 E350 Conversion Project
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Originally Posted by 100MPG
What happen to the bus pics? I came here to forget about the sad sd of NY and the country for a while!
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You asked for it! Well the weather still stinks so I was browsing the net and came across these seats on Craigslist. The guy was asking $200 for them, I was able to chew him down and got them for $100. I was pretty psyched. I picked them up in your neck of the woods 100mpg, they were located in Dix Hills, Long Island.
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02-24-2013, 09:05 AM
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#35
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Re: 1990 E350 Conversion Project
WOW! --- What a great find! Really good looking seats at a "steal" price. Nice score.
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02-24-2013, 10:36 AM
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#36
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Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 227
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466e
Rated Cap: 47
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Re: 1990 E350 Conversion Project
Damn, I hope you at least bought him dinner first.
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02-24-2013, 12:32 PM
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#37
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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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Re: 1990 E350 Conversion Project
NICE FIND!! I thought I got a killer deal on my seats but you've outdone me.
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02-24-2013, 05:44 PM
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#38
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Orange County, NY
Posts: 37
Year: 1990
Coachwork: Eldorado
Chassis: E350
Engine: Ford 7.5 liter Gas
Rated Cap: 29
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Re: 1990 E350 Conversion Project
Thanks. Although I think they may be too nice for my bus!!!!
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03-06-2013, 07:42 PM
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#39
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,485
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Re: 1990 E350 Conversion Project
nice find!
lol dinner
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03-06-2013, 07:52 PM
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#40
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Skoolie
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Long Island NY
Posts: 162
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Re: 1990 E350 Conversion Project
GAH! I didn't need the details! Thats is too close but hey, you got a heck of a deal. Did he have two more?
What were they out of? A custom van maybe?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ferenzy
I was able to chew him down and got them for $100. I was pretty psyched. I picked them up in your neck of the woods 100mpg, they were located in Dix Hills, Long Island.
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