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Vehicle Name HamSkoolie
Year 1996
Make AmTran
Model RE300
Length 40'
1996 AmTran RE300
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Former Disney parking shuttle then school team bus. 40' pusher with DT444E engine..... the same engine as in my F350 pickup truck.

Purchased Feb 2021 and planning a 2 year build into an off grid rig independent of everything but potable water, dumping, and grocery facilities...oh and internet. LOL
Exterior
IN WORK:
Removed all under floor wiring and hoses for the air conditioning systems..... 200 feet of hose and 250 feet of 6 wire cable.

Removed 3 Air Conditioning evaporators under bus

Removed rear window external access capability.
Interior
Stripped lower wall sheeting
Removed front interior wall over windshield
Removed all flooring to bare metal
Removed Air Conditioning Evaporators
Removed engine coolant heaters except dash
Customizations
IN WORK, still in demo
Tow Vehicle
Planning on a Jeep Wrangler, flat towed
Favorite Camping Destinations
THE BOONIES

We avoid pay "campgrounds" where they pack you in like sardines just like the plague...... the real plague not this COVID manufactured stuff.
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Old 07-20-2021, 10:46 PM   #2
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Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Fraser Valley British Columbia
Posts: 1,043
Year: 2007
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freightliner
Engine: C7 Cat
Welcome Ham
Fantastic looking bus you got there.
Appreciate your boonie camper mentality, can't stand the idea of sardine packin!
Cheers
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