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09-03-2019, 05:11 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Virginia
Posts: 2,325
Year: 1971
Coachwork: Wayne
Chassis: International Loadstar 1700
Engine: 345 international V-8
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rivetboy
Worked on Lady Liberty for over 2years today it went up for sale. Plenty of posts here and asking best offer.
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What happened?
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09-03-2019, 08:19 AM
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#82
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Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 127
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Originally Posted by Rivetboy
Worked on Lady Liberty for over 2 years today it went up for sale.
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I have not read your build thread so I am going to ask this question anyway:
After 2+ years of hard work did you finish it or are you bailing on the project!
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Remember "Drive Fast, Turn Heads, Break Hearts"
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09-03-2019, 09:50 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Huntington Beach CA.
Posts: 939
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: T/C 2000 28 foot Handy Bus
Engine: Cummins 5.9 Mechanical
Rated Cap: 2
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Originally Posted by Ronnie
What happened?
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Priorities changed.
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09-03-2019, 10:29 AM
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#84
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Huntington Beach CA.
Posts: 939
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: T/C 2000 28 foot Handy Bus
Engine: Cummins 5.9 Mechanical
Rated Cap: 2
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Originally Posted by vintageracer
I have not read your build thread so I am going to ask this question anyway:
After 2+ years of hard work did you finish it or are you bailing on the project!
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priorities changed.
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09-03-2019, 03:17 PM
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#85
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: SW USA
Posts: 2,064
Year: 2003
Coachwork: IC / Amtran
Chassis: CE300
Engine: International T444e
Rated Cap: 23
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I hope this was a decision made in leisure and not one forced upon you, Rivet. In any case, best of luck with your sale. As with ECCB, your build documentation here should provide ample proof of your skills, knowledge, and dedication to doing a job right. I don't imagine you'll need to wait for long.
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09-04-2019, 02:41 AM
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#86
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Freedom Field, New Mexico
Posts: 459
Year: 1998
Coachwork: International
Chassis: Amtrans
Engine: 444E
Rated Cap: 84 pas
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Amen. Yup. They only thing I don't love about driving 1998 Amtran pusher with the international 7.3 as my car is the 8-10 mpg of diesel fuel. But the truth is my 1996 GMC 2500 with a 454 gas engine doesn't do as well.
I would really love the short wheelbase version of this bus. They are really fun to drive.
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09-04-2019, 02:57 AM
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#87
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Freedom Field, New Mexico
Posts: 459
Year: 1998
Coachwork: International
Chassis: Amtrans
Engine: 444E
Rated Cap: 84 pas
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Woop hoop! Yup. You gotta love that sense of accomplishment.
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09-04-2019, 04:31 PM
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#88
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Mt Vernon, WA
Posts: 523
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Bluebird, Collins
Chassis: G30 Bluebird Microbird, E350 Shuttle Bus
Engine: 1995 Chevrolet 350, 1992 Ford 460
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If a bus build is constantly evolving how could it ever be finished? For example, when I built my solar energy system I let it run for 5 years before buying the fancy accessories to monitor the system. At the same time I fabricated a breaker box and upgraded my main inverter breaker.
Maybe another question would be what percent bail out and sell part way? And what percent turn them I to a yard ornament?
So for me it’s lots of mini accomplishments along the way.
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09-04-2019, 05:17 PM
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#89
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: SW USA
Posts: 2,064
Year: 2003
Coachwork: IC / Amtran
Chassis: CE300
Engine: International T444e
Rated Cap: 23
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Doktari
Maybe another question would be what percent bail out and sell part way? And what percent turn them I to a yard ornament?
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I'm glad I wasn't more specific, because this has turned into quite an interesting discussion. But when I originally created the post, that's pretty much what I had in mind... people that bailed mid-way through before ever getting any 'RV time' in it. Not people taking longer than x-amount of time, or those who continue to add to, remove from, or modify an already functional conversion.
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09-04-2019, 08:29 PM
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#90
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,231
Year: 1935
Coachwork: Superior
Chassis: Chevy
Engine: 317 ci/tid / Isuzu
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Funny how that goes yet we really still don't have a clue do we?
Jack 
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09-04-2019, 08:35 PM
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#91
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: SW USA
Posts: 2,064
Year: 2003
Coachwork: IC / Amtran
Chassis: CE300
Engine: International T444e
Rated Cap: 23
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ol trunt
Funny how that goes yet we really still don't have a clue do we?
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It's not like it's actionable information. I didn't expect a hard & fast figure. Was more interested in the dialogue.
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09-18-2019, 11:13 PM
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#92
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Clearlake, Northern California
Posts: 2,510
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: TC-2000 Frt Eng, Tranny:MT643
Engine: 5,9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 84
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Millicent will always be a work-in-progress, but I have driven her 65,700 miles over 12 seasons, to all manner of events, so I dare say she is operational.
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