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05-16-2015, 06:07 PM
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New Member
Join Date: May 2015
Location: North Dakota
Posts: 4
Year: 1966
Chassis: International
Rated Cap: 48
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does anyone else live in their bus?
hello everyone, here I am in north Dakota between Fargo and wapeton. I bought this bus, a 48 passenger 1966 IHC, in april 2015, been living in it since. in spirit, it belonged to a couple who evidently cared very much for this bus. they must have used it for camping, road trips, etc. the man put a new engine in and with it, propane tanks. he died around 2003 as far as I can tell and the bus was left for seven years at least, eventually evolving into a storage unit. Through a chain of friends, met the bus last march, and a month later bought it to be my home.
I have already made leaps of improvements, with many more to come. I am a 24 year old woman searching for all the inspiration I can get.
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05-16-2015, 06:39 PM
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#2
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Posts: 1,795
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: B3800 Short bus
Engine: T444E
Rated Cap: 36
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I'll give you the obligatory Skoolie.net welcome: "Welcome! now post pictures!!" 
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05-16-2015, 07:00 PM
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#3
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 546
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 PHOTOS please!!
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05-16-2015, 08:55 PM
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#4
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New Member
Join Date: May 2015
Location: North Dakota
Posts: 4
Year: 1966
Chassis: International
Rated Cap: 48
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 tomorrow I'll clean and post more
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05-16-2015, 09:19 PM
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#5
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Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 231
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first off welcome!
I so not live in my bus yet, but...
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05-16-2015, 10:31 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Winlcok, WA
Posts: 2,233
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Nice looking bus.
Carpenter body buses were some of the best ones built at the time your bus was built.
Be very careful with your windshields. Those Carpenter curved glass windshields were used for a lot of years but the last time was in the early '70's. I don't know where you would find replacements this late in the day.
The good thing is flat glass windshields were also offered so you can, with a lot of work, change from curved to flat glass. And flat glass is available at any glass shop that works on auto glass.
Good luck and happy trails!
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05-17-2015, 12:18 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Stony Plain Alberta Canada
Posts: 2,937
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: 190hp 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Welcome.
I really like the front of your bus.
I live in my bus shed full time.
Nat
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"Don't argue with stupid people. They will just drag you down to their level, and beat you up with experience."
Patently waiting for the apocalypses to level the playing field in this physiological game of life commonly known as Civilization
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05-17-2015, 07:03 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: southwest lowsyana
Posts: 542
Year: 1988
Coachwork: ward
Chassis: international
Engine: dt360a
Rated Cap: 65
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howdy, we are living in our bus full time now.
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05-17-2015, 11:11 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Olympia, Washington
Posts: 557
Year: 87
Coachwork: Wayne
Chassis: International s1700
Engine: 6.9 internatiional
Rated Cap: 65
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welcome to Skoolie.net
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05-18-2015, 01:03 AM
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#10
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Texas
Posts: 11
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That is awesome! I love it! Did you post more pictures yet?
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05-18-2015, 06:46 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,826
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by claydbal
howdy, we are living in our bus full time now.
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No pics have ever surfaced to prove so. 
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05-18-2015, 09:12 AM
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#12
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Florida
Posts: 584
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: I.H.
Engine: DT360
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I love the look of the fronts of those buses!
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05-18-2015, 06:52 PM
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#13
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: NM
Posts: 23
Year: 1959
Coachwork: Superior
Chassis: 1959 Chevy
Engine: 350
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I live in my 1959 off and on 
 and my 41 is under construction
Sky
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05-18-2015, 08:28 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Florida
Posts: 584
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: I.H.
Engine: DT360
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Sky, looks nice! I love the windows!
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05-18-2015, 08:29 PM
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#15
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Florida
Posts: 584
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: I.H.
Engine: DT360
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We will be soon live aboards.
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05-18-2015, 09:38 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Gonvick MN
Posts: 339
Year: 1975
Chassis: Gillig
Engine: Cat 3208t/10 speed transmission
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Apostrophe
hello everyone, here I am in north Dakota between Fargo and wapeton. I bought this bus, a 48 passenger 1966 IHC, in april 2015, been living in it since. in spirit, it belonged to a couple who evidently cared very much for this bus. they must have used it for camping, road trips, etc. the man put a new engine in and with it, propane tanks. he died around 2003 as far as I can tell and the bus was left for seven years at least, eventually evolving into a storage unit. Through a chain of friends, met the bus last march, and a month later bought it to be my home.
I have already made leaps of improvements, with many more to come. I am a 24 year old woman searching for all the inspiration I can get.
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I will be driving past you tomorrow.
Wave when you see the big green combine heading south.
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Remove hence to yonder place....
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05-24-2015, 03:51 PM
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New Member
Join Date: May 2015
Location: North Dakota
Posts: 4
Year: 1966
Chassis: International
Rated Cap: 48
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GOT SOME PICTURES UP FINALLY.
More to come of course, lots has changed since I took these a month ago.
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05-24-2015, 06:27 PM
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#18
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by Apostrophe
GOT SOME PICTURES UP FINALLY.
More to come of course, lots has changed since I took these a month ago.
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I don't see no pictures.
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05-24-2015, 06:36 PM
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#19
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New Member
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 2
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I will be soon
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05-25-2015, 03:32 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Gainesville. Georgia
Posts: 544
Year: 1992
Coachwork: bluebird
Rated Cap: 72
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Cal....you can't see them pictures?
Look closer. 
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