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05-13-2020, 02:31 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2020
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 16
Year: 2001
Coachwork: GM- Workhorse
Chassis: P32
Engine: 8.1L Vortec
Rated Cap: 18,000 lbs
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Bought us a Workhorse!
My wife and I just bought a 2001 Workhorse P32 8.1L with 67k miles on it!
We flew out to Florida to check it over (the flights were only $15 a person!) then drove it from Fort Myers, Florida to MN and thankfully didn't run into any issues.
Ever since getting to MN we've been so excited we've already started tearing it down! I guess it technically isn't a Skoolie but can't wait to start our bus conversion adventure!
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05-13-2020, 03:08 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Claremont, NH
Posts: 482
Year: 2003
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DT466E (195hp, 520tq)
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Welcome! Looks like a cool rig. How was the gearing for highway driving?
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05-13-2020, 03:41 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2020
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 16
Year: 2001
Coachwork: GM- Workhorse
Chassis: P32
Engine: 8.1L Vortec
Rated Cap: 18,000 lbs
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ermracing
Welcome! Looks like a cool rig. How was the gearing for highway driving?
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It was our first time driving a bus so we didn't know what to expect. It drove well. We kept it in overdrive the whole time and I only downshifted while going down a slight hill a few times just to get comfortable doing so. I was able to get up to 78 mph on the speedometer then got too nervous and mainly kept it around 65mph. We later found that the speedometer is about 4mph higher than our actual speed 
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05-13-2020, 04:23 PM
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#4
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Moved to Zealand!
Posts: 1,517
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freightliner FS-65
Engine: 7.2L Cat 3126 turbo diesel
Rated Cap: 71 passenger 30,000 gvwr
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What was it's original purpose? Looks like a tour bus or...?
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05-13-2020, 04:28 PM
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#5
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2020
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 16
Year: 2001
Coachwork: GM- Workhorse
Chassis: P32
Engine: 8.1L Vortec
Rated Cap: 18,000 lbs
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Quote:
Originally Posted by banman
What was it's original purpose? Looks like a tour bus or...?
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It was owned by the local Florida teen challenge, they would use mostly for shorter spurts but said they would occasionally make a 1 - 2 hour trips in it.
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05-13-2020, 06:27 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Suburbs of Winterset, OH
Posts: 802
Year: 2005
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: FS65
Engine: Mercedes 6.4L
Rated Cap: just the 2 of us
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really nice looking....really gives you a head start on the conversion.
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05-13-2020, 06:34 PM
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New Member
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Pacific Northwest
Posts: 3
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Supreme Corp. Startrans
Chassis: Ford SuperDuty F53
Engine: V10 Triton
Rated Cap: 22 + 2
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Looks very familiar to what we just had delivered... today.
2001 Ford Startrans 22px
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05-13-2020, 10:32 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Brazoria County, Texas
Posts: 819
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International
Engine: T444E
Rated Cap: 32 Passenger
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Cool looking rig there. Congratulations. Welcome to the Crazy !!
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05-13-2020, 11:10 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2020
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 16
Year: 2001
Coachwork: GM- Workhorse
Chassis: P32
Engine: 8.1L Vortec
Rated Cap: 18,000 lbs
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SeaStarDream
2001 Ford Startrans 22px
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long lost siblings!
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05-14-2020, 02:44 AM
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#10
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 3,856
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Thomas Built Bus
Chassis: Freightliner FS65
Engine: Caterpillar 3126E Diesel
Rated Cap: 71 Passenger- 30,000 lbs.
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Both of y'all have cool looking rigs!
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05-14-2020, 06:35 AM
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#11
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,830
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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I really like these.. in my opinion with the service door behind the front seat and the nice large windshield, these give a nice motorhome feel right off the bat..
one word of advice dojt rip out the A/C if you plasn to drive in the summer..
great bus!! ive wondered where to find these for sale. as I'd like to snag one for myself at some point
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05-14-2020, 07:20 AM
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#12
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Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Motor City
Posts: 146
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OP: Body is by Goshen, no?
A search for Goshen bus finds a few for sale. I like your the best of the ones I saw.
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05-14-2020, 07:30 AM
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#13
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,830
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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I like the workhorse models because they run the 8.1 with the allison trans.. im not a fan of ford transmissions at all. so the startrans chassis was kind of out for me
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05-14-2020, 09:56 AM
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#14
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2020
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 16
Year: 2001
Coachwork: GM- Workhorse
Chassis: P32
Engine: 8.1L Vortec
Rated Cap: 18,000 lbs
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ennonne
OP: Body is by Goshen, no?
A search for Goshen bus finds a few for sale. I like your the best of the ones I saw.
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Thanks, yes its body is manufactured by Goshen.
For other info on the bus the vin # will pull up Workhorse P30, some pull up a workhorse P32, and https://vincheck.info/free-vin-decoder pulls it up as a Itasca Suncruiser. Any advice out there on why that is?
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05-14-2020, 10:10 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2020
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 16
Year: 2001
Coachwork: GM- Workhorse
Chassis: P32
Engine: 8.1L Vortec
Rated Cap: 18,000 lbs
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cadillackid
one word of advice dojt rip out the A/C if you plasn to drive in the summer..
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Thanks for the advice! I'm nervous to touch the A/C, it has great A/C and no heat, which would be great in Texas but not Minnesota. I just took out the floor condenser yesterday and had to cut the tubes going into and out of the condenser, I'm nervous to start the bus back up in fear of the fluid squirting out of that area, could I get by by connecting those tubes together so things still flow smoothly?
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05-15-2020, 09:04 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Brazoria County, Texas
Posts: 819
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International
Engine: T444E
Rated Cap: 32 Passenger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Waddlebrow
Thanks for the advice! I'm nervous to touch the A/C, it has great A/C and no heat, which would be great in Texas but not Minnesota. I just took out the floor condenser yesterday and had to cut the tubes going into and out of the condenser, I'm nervous to start the bus back up in fear of the fluid squirting out of that area, could I get by by connecting those tubes together so things still flow smoothly?
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Yes I’m Texas we live by the A/C !!!
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05-19-2020, 12:18 AM
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#17
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2020
Posts: 28
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Yes, shorten and double back the coolant line. You could even run an additional cooler for additional cooling if you choose. I really like the size of your bus. It seems big enough, but also small enough to go anywhere.
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05-19-2020, 12:59 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2020
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 16
Year: 2001
Coachwork: GM- Workhorse
Chassis: P32
Engine: 8.1L Vortec
Rated Cap: 18,000 lbs
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ICE Bus
Yes, shorten and double back the coolant line. You could even run an additional cooler for additional cooling if you choose. I really like the size of your bus. It seems big enough, but also small enough to go anywhere.
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Thanks! yep I ended up just connecting line with some rubber tubing and hose clamps
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05-20-2020, 03:33 PM
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#19
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Northern California (for now)
Posts: 55
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Looking forward to following your build. 
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05-20-2020, 03:44 PM
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#20
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 23
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That’s one sweet looking ride! Congrats!
Don’t forget to get in serviced ASAP. If you take care of it it will take care of you!
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