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05-12-2017, 09:24 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 20
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Hello!!
Hey y'all.
Just bought our school bus, 1997 AmTran Genesis
Mechanical dt466, Allison M643, 30 foot.
We are excited to start the conversion over the next couple months!!
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05-12-2017, 09:26 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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Congratulations
'97 was a very good year.
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Robin
Nobody's Business
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05-12-2017, 10:02 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 20
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robin97396
Congratulations
'97 was a very good year.
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I've heard,  and I'm pumped.
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05-12-2017, 10:17 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: So Ill
Posts: 259
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freightliner
Engine: Cummins 5.9 Allison AT545
Rated Cap: 71
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Congrats!!! I'm hoping to get my own bus this summer, this is a good summer for conversions, I can FEEL it!!!
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05-12-2017, 10:49 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 20
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Hello!!
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Originally Posted by DreamWeaverBus
Congrats!!! I'm hoping to get my own bus this summer, this is a good summer for conversions, I can FEEL it!!!
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Yaassss. What kind of bus are you dreaming of?
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05-12-2017, 11:25 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: So Ill
Posts: 259
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freightliner
Engine: Cummins 5.9 Allison AT545
Rated Cap: 71
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I would really love a RE flat nose, but now I'm thinkin it's gonna be out of my price range, or use up my whole budget. Now I'm banking on a C type dog nose bus, with 25 feet of floor length. That way I'm not too long and I still have all the room I need! *I think* 
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05-13-2017, 08:01 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 339
Year: 2003
Chassis: E-450
Engine: 7.3 Turbo
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Let's see it!
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05-13-2017, 09:30 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 20
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PigPen
Let's see it!
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05-13-2017, 11:11 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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That looks a lot like a TC2000.
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05-13-2017, 11:22 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 339
Year: 2003
Chassis: E-450
Engine: 7.3 Turbo
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Looks and sounds like you got a great bus, good job! Any problems that you know of?
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05-13-2017, 11:28 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: MONTANA
Posts: 436
Year: 1995
Coachwork: AMTRAM
Chassis: INT
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: Big Girl
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Welcome aboard, that's a lot like my bus, mine is a 1995 40ft with the same engine and trans. How many miles on yours? What's your plan for it full time tiny house or just a camping rig?
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Originally Posted by Zdoublehead1
Hey y'all.
Just bought our school bus, 1997 AmTran Genesis
Mechanical dt466, Allison M643, 30 foot.
We are excited to start the conversion over the next couple months!!
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05-13-2017, 01:29 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: So Ill
Posts: 259
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freightliner
Engine: Cummins 5.9 Allison AT545
Rated Cap: 71
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Gahhhhh!!! It's beautiful!! *wipes tears from eyes*
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05-13-2017, 04:33 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 20
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PigPen
Looks and sounds like you got a great bus, good job! Any problems that you know of?
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It needs steering tires, and is missing a mirror and seatbelt. All minor things in the grand scheme to us.
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05-13-2017, 04:38 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 20
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bigskypc50
Welcome aboard, that's a lot like my bus, mine is a 1995 40ft with the same engine and trans. How many miles on yours? What's your plan for it full time tiny house or just a camping rig?
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170k miles. We plan to full time when the conversion is done. It will have a roof raise and a full solar set up if everything goes to plan.
We plan to do blm land, national parks, and many years from now settle down on a piece of property.
We are going off grid, road schooling etc
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05-14-2017, 10:50 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: in the bus on the road
Posts: 529
Year: 1998
Coachwork: myself
Chassis: amtran
Engine: international dt466e allison md 3060
Rated Cap: 13 ton or so says the tit
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zdoublehead1
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Looks clean
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05-15-2017, 03:48 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,692
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zdoublehead1
170k miles. We plan to full time when the conversion is done. It will have a roof raise and a full solar set up if everything goes to plan.
We plan to do blm land, national parks, and many years from now settle down on a piece of property.
We are going off grid, road schooling etc
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I have a 92 Senator/Genesis. I love it. Raised the roof on it, too!
Glad to see another one on the forum. 
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05-15-2017, 05:33 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 20
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
I have a 92 Senator/Genesis. I love it. Raised the roof on it, too!
Glad to see another one on the forum. |
And we are glad to be here at last!
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05-15-2017, 05:42 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,692
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zdoublehead1
And we are glad to be here at last!
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If you wanna see what these look like under all the skins and stuff, check out my "roll your own" thread. Its long, but I've got virtually the same bus as you so you may find some helpful stuff in there.
These buses are GREAT!
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05-15-2017, 05:42 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 20
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Oh awesome, will do!!
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05-16-2017, 02:23 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 130
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I see a possibility for a motorcycle garage in the handicapped door back there
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