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02-12-2018, 11:25 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 29
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New guy here, 53 chevy
Hello all, first time posting here, been proud vw owner for a few years, just upgraded to a bigger bus, 53 Chevy, dodge front, vw top. Help
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02-13-2018, 12:28 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 973
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spiritjohn
Hello all, first time posting here, been proud vw owner for a few years, just upgraded to a bigger bus, 53 Chevy, dodge front, vw top. Help
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I bet that's a cool skoolie...back in the 80s I saw a skoolie in Arizona with a vw on top...hopefully you'll post more pics...
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02-13-2018, 12:50 AM
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Traveling
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Midwest
Posts: 2,573
Year: 2003
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: TC2000
Engine: 5.9L Cummins
Rated Cap: '00
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Welcome !
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02-13-2018, 01:18 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 973
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rusty
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So what you gonna put it for power?
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02-13-2018, 09:12 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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MORE PIX!!! Gotta love that old Dodge front clip but it is much earlier than the '53 Chevy behind it. What year? Looks to be the same vintage as my Chevy...1946.
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02-13-2018, 12:08 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 29
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Engine is not original, not sure what vehicle it came out of, the guy I got it from says it's from the 60s. V8, 283 though. Getting a 2nd battery hooked up for an inverter. Wood burning stove came with luckily. Put in a gas stove/oven. Just bought small propane 12 volt fridge, 40 gallon water tank, 6 gallon water heater. Been doing much work to inside
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02-13-2018, 12:13 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 973
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spiritjohn
Engine is not original, not sure what vehicle it came out of, the guy I got it from says it's from the 60s. V8, 283 though. Getting a 2nd battery hooked up for an inverter. Wood burning stove came with luckily. Put in a gas stove/oven. Just bought small propane 12 volt fridge, 40 gallon water tank, 6 gallon water heater. Been doing much work to inside
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That 283 is a solid engine...hopefully you still got lots of miles left
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02-13-2018, 12:23 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 29
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I hope so too, it does seem solid. Haven't been able to drive it. Brakes and clutch and rear end need attention too. This bus sat in a barn for 30 years so it does need much love.
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02-13-2018, 12:30 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 973
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spiritjohn
I hope so too, it does seem solid. Haven't been able to drive it. Brakes and clutch and rear end need attention too. This bus sat in a barn for 30 years so it does need much love.
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I had 283 in a 65...the shifter sucked[emoji20]...lost it because of budget...and family scraped it[emoji35]...really old history now...need to real careful about dark corners...heck, I'd bomb it for bugs...just me though
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02-13-2018, 01:04 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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If the frame is a '53 Chevy, a 4 or 6BT Cummins would slide in there nicely and make for a great, long lived and economical power-plant. But hey...I am a bit of a Cummins freak.
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02-13-2018, 01:11 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 973
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tango
If the frame is a '53 Chevy, a 4 or 6BT Cummins would slide in there nicely and make for a great, long lived and economical power-plant. But hey...I am a bit of a Cummins freak.
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And for the tranny?
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02-13-2018, 01:33 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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What else but an Allie 6 seed!? Bolts right up to either.
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02-13-2018, 02:36 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 29
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That's the plan long-term to get a Cummins in there, for now its mostly just my house
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02-13-2018, 08:58 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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You are fortunate to own a post war bus. The frame does not narrow down in front (like mine) and will accommodate darn near any motor short of a D-16 Cat. Make it how you want it but please keep the pix coming. Love the looks of that old Dodge front end.
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