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11-01-2018, 10:14 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: MONTANA
Posts: 471
Year: 1995
Coachwork: AMTRAM
Chassis: INT
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: Big Girl
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My Shuttle Bus Conversion
Thought I would start and official tread on my shuttle bus project. I tell you, this is an addiction, had a lot of fun with my 40ft "Tiny House Bus", I wanted something smaller to use for day trips etc.
It's a 1994 Ford E350 gas 5.8L 20ft Star-Trans shuttle bus. Still shorting out some problems with the drivetrain before I really start doing any conversion work.
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11-01-2018, 04:18 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: SW Ontario, Canada
Posts: 17
Year: 2008
Chassis: G3500
Engine: 6.6 Duramax
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Awesome! I am just going through ideas for my own conversion.... Look forward to following this!
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11-01-2018, 08:42 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Ashtabula, Ohio
Posts: 1,494
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: International
Engine: T444E 7.3L
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I love shuttle bus projects!
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11-01-2018, 09:53 PM
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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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Looks like it's in good shape!
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11-01-2018, 10:18 PM
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#5
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Greater Boston
Posts: 504
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I like how the door frame for the rear doors doesn't stick out from the sides of the bus too much - many of the back doors tend to look like they just slapped on a square door frame and totally ignored the contours of the sides of the bus.
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11-03-2018, 09:14 AM
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#6
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: MONTANA
Posts: 471
Year: 1995
Coachwork: AMTRAM
Chassis: INT
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: Big Girl
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Thanks guys, Mark thats one of the reason I really decided to buy it, it did not have that "messed up" roof line you are talking about.
Think I got most of the engine/drivetrain problem sorted out, so I turned my attention to the body. Sealed up the window stopped all the leaks, removed the seats and some of the rubber flooring. A mess, but not what above what I was expecting. I knew I had some soft spots
What is your guy's vote?
1. Cut out just the rotten parts patch with 5/8" ply, and then frame new floor on top.
2. Remove entire floor down to metal frame with new 5/8" Ply.
3. Just "cover over" the rotten floor with new framing and Ply.
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11-09-2018, 10:28 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 819
Year: 1993
Chassis: IH 3800
Engine: DT360
Rated Cap: 66
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I cut and patched mine as I only had a few small areas that needed attention. Then I subfloored it with 1" insulation blue board. Worked great for our needs.
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05-05-2019, 01:23 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Indiana/Idaho
Posts: 14
Year: 2000
Coachwork: International
Chassis: 3400
Engine: 7.3-L V-8 OHV 16V DIESEL/CNG
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Soft Spots and Mold
I have water damage and mold in the ceiling of my shuttle bus, but it’s all behind the fiberglass frame and I’d have to saw off a big chunk to get to it. Any suggestions???
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05-05-2019, 04:27 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: MONTANA
Posts: 471
Year: 1995
Coachwork: AMTRAM
Chassis: INT
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: Big Girl
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Do you mean you have mold between the roof and ceiling? Photos are worth a thousand words.
Well without seeing a photo, likely the only way to fix something like that correctly is to rip out the inside ceiling panels, find the source and fix the roof. If you can see water damage on your celling panels it's likely not fiberglass and you should be able to replace it with a nice wooded celling.
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Originally Posted by rogerssj23
I have water damage and mold in the ceiling of my shuttle bus, but it’s all behind the fiberglass frame and I’d have to saw off a big chunk to get to it. Any suggestions???
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05-06-2019, 06:28 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Cuyahoga Falls Ohio
Posts: 592
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Startrans
Chassis: Ford e-350 single wheel
Engine: 5.4 litre
Rated Cap: 12
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Are you sure its mold? A lot of times the fiberglass insulation acts like an air filter and it really just dirt.
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05-06-2019, 08:50 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Indiana/Idaho
Posts: 14
Year: 2000
Coachwork: International
Chassis: 3400
Engine: 7.3-L V-8 OHV 16V DIESEL/CNG
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Photos
Here are some photos of the interior.
Unfortunately, I’m pretty sure it’s mold and/or rot because the smell is horrendous.
In the photos you can see the kind of fiberglass/plywood/insulation/plexiglass layering I’m dealing with. This stuff is solidly glued together and I’m not sure how to go about getting it out without damaging the exterior plexiglass body.
There’s another thread where other skoolie members are doing their best to help me solve this (and many other) puzzles with my shuttle bus here:
http://www.skoolie.net/forums/f9/discouraged-please-help-26796-3.html#post323875
Thank you so much for any and all feedback! ❤️
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05-06-2019, 01:47 PM
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#12
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Cuyahoga Falls Ohio
Posts: 592
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Startrans
Chassis: Ford e-350 single wheel
Engine: 5.4 litre
Rated Cap: 12
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Oh man, you got one of those cardboard buses. IDK what to do with that.
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05-06-2019, 01:52 PM
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#13
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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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Where's the Plexi?
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05-06-2019, 03:28 PM
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#14
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Indiana/Idaho
Posts: 14
Year: 2000
Coachwork: International
Chassis: 3400
Engine: 7.3-L V-8 OHV 16V DIESEL/CNG
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Quote:
Originally Posted by o1marc
Where's the Plexi?
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It’s the exterior...I think...
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05-06-2019, 06:03 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 rogerssj23
It’s the exterior...I think...
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There is no plexi anywhere on your bus.
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05-06-2019, 07:48 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Indiana/Idaho
Posts: 14
Year: 2000
Coachwork: International
Chassis: 3400
Engine: 7.3-L V-8 OHV 16V DIESEL/CNG
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Quote:
Originally Posted by o1marc
There is no plexi anywhere on your bus.
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Ok what am I looking at here, then? What’s the body of this bus made of, because it certainly isn’t metal.
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05-06-2019, 08:03 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 rogerssj23
Ok what am I looking at here, then? What’s the body of this bus made of, because it certainly isn’t metal.
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Fiberglass/composite paneling.
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05-06-2019, 10:43 PM
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#18
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: MONTANA
Posts: 471
Year: 1995
Coachwork: AMTRAM
Chassis: INT
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: Big Girl
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With the other photos, on the other thread all that rust etc, and it being a cardboard bus. I hate to say but I would run not walk away from that one. Sell it for what you can get and buy a diff bus. I shutter to think what the frame fuel lines mounts and stuff look under there if the door and rockers are that far gone.
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