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03-01-2017, 08:37 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 36
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New Members!!!
Hey everyone my Wife and I bought our first school bus about a week ago. We are super stoked and know there's a lot of work ahead. We will continue to post YouTube videos of our progress! Feel free to give us any pointers along the way. Glad to meet everyone!
Here's the link to our first video!
https://youtu.be/7JaPk3aNyJQ
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03-02-2017, 05:37 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
Posts: 5,158
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Welcome, your first posts with outside links will be moderated to reduce spam, so give 24 hours for it to be posted
Look forward to your upcoming adventures
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Our build La Tortuga
Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.
George S. Patton
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03-02-2017, 06:57 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Utah
Posts: 266
Year: 1990
Coachwork: BB
Chassis: TC2000
Engine: Cummins
Rated Cap: 25.999K
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Welcome!! Where are you folks from?
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03-02-2017, 03:56 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 36
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We are from Michigan. West side. What about you!?
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03-02-2017, 05:22 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Lebanon, IN
Posts: 272
Year: 1998
Chassis: TC 2000 bluebird
Engine: 5.9 cummins
Rated Cap: 66
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Welcome, we are in Michigan also. Birch Run between Flint and Saginaw(near Frankenmuth) we have been working on our conversion for a while now. We have our first trip planned for Memorial day close to home as a trial run. (Just over to Frankenmuth) If you would like to see a mostly done conversion you can stop in. I still have a ton of wiring to do and have to install the generator, a water tank, and the battery bank. And about a 5 page list of other stuff. (My daughter was making a list) but it would be fun to show it off if you get out this way.
And maybe give you some ideas.
Bill, Bonnie, Danny, and Katie
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03-02-2017, 07:01 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 36
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@miltruckman We just may plan on that! Thanks!
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03-10-2017, 01:42 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Lebanon, IN
Posts: 272
Year: 1998
Chassis: TC 2000 bluebird
Engine: 5.9 cummins
Rated Cap: 66
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How are you guys making out? I am working on the wiring on my conversion. There are many many wires to connect before i can install the appliances.
Bill
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03-10-2017, 10:02 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Greenwood, Indiana
Posts: 671
Year: 1999
Coachwork: New Flyer
Chassis: D45HF "Viking"
Engine: 11.1L Detroit Diesel S60
Rated Cap: 51,600
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Lurker Turned Poster
Howdy, new member here. Okie turned Hoosier after 9/11 and a job loss. Wife and I looking at all of the collected wisdom here and trying to decide if we want to even try taking on this sort of task (yea, 4 kids, too...).
Wondering if there are any Hoosier Skoolies floating around as we'd very much like to meet you and see what you're up to - you know, to help us decide.... 
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03-11-2017, 12:14 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,798
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Originally Posted by MarkyDee
Howdy, new member here. Okie turned Hoosier after 9/11 and a job loss. Wife and I looking at all of the collected wisdom here and trying to decide if we want to even try taking on this sort of task (yea, 4 kids, too...).
Wondering if there are any Hoosier Skoolies floating around as we'd very much like to meet you and see what you're up to - you know, to help us decide.... |
Look up "SomewhereinUSA". Dick is a hell of a guy, and has a HELL of a sweet bus conversion. IIRC he's in or near Elkhart?
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03-12-2017, 05:09 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 36
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Quote:
Originally Posted by miltruckman
How are you guys making out? I am working on the wiring on my conversion. There are many many wires to connect before i can install the appliances.
Bill
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Hey Bill! We are making out pretty good! We have removed the floor. I've been killing/neautrilizing the rust. My wife is going to work on "episode 3" of our Bus conversion progress on YouTube. It's been a fun process. Hard work but I'm very determined! I have not thought to deeply in my writing set up yet. That will take some research. I'm a plumber not a electrician, but I'm ready for the challenge!
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03-12-2017, 05:13 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 36
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Defiantly bite the bullet and buy a bus! It's a exciting feeling. Feel free to sub to our YouTube channel. I'm going to try to document every step of a bus conversion hoping to help others! https://youtu.be/7JaPk3aNyJQ
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03-12-2017, 10:19 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Lebanon, IN
Posts: 272
Year: 1998
Chassis: TC 2000 bluebird
Engine: 5.9 cummins
Rated Cap: 66
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Its a lot like building a house. Kind of like a kitchen, the most expensive room of the house. If you are in the trades, you have the skills. I'm pushing hard right now to get mine ready enough for the road in May. My wife already booked the campground so it has to be ready!
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03-13-2017, 06:25 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 36
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Quote:
Originally Posted by miltruckman
Its a lot like building a house. Kind of like a kitchen, the most expensive room of the house. If you are in the trades, you have the skills. I'm pushing hard right now to get mine ready enough for the road in May. My wife already booked the campground so it has to be ready!
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Exciting stuff man!
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