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Old 03-15-2005, 10:40 PM   #1
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I know not all busses are created equal so I'm looking for an informed guess. When I get a bus it's goung to be 72 or 77 passinger. dont know if it makes a diffrence, but it'll be conventional. I would like to know, how long from back of drivers seat to rear?
I bought a CAD program and I want to play with the interior.

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I hope this will help, I have a 67 passenger skoolie (66 children @ 3 per seat + 1 driver) and I have 28' 3"L x 7' 2"W of useable floor space behind the driver's seat.

I have 11 passenger windows per side behind the driver's seat that measure 28-3/4" center post to center post. Based on this, a 77 passenger bus would have 2 additional windows per side for an additional 4' 9" giving you a total useable length of 33'. Maybe this will give you something to play with on your CAD program!

I know I had a fun time CAD-ing out mine, & even though I have pretty much decided on my configuration, I still play around with it! Have fun!
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Old 03-18-2005, 12:13 PM   #3
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Where in NC?

Griff, where are you at in NC? I'm in the Greenville/Spartanburg area in SC. You wouldn't happen to be near Brunswick county, just north of Myrtle Beach, would you? That's where the bus that I am interested in is located.
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Old 03-18-2005, 03:36 PM   #4
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I'm in GREENVILLE, NC, kin ya imagine it? I'm close to ECU college. I'm kinda north of where yer bus is by about 2-3 hours.
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Thanks Griff. I forgot to ask about the wheel wells can you give me a qlue as to size of them?
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Wow! Sorry, kinda stupid of me not to mention that! The wheel wells on mine start exactly 9' from the rear of the bus. They are 3' 6" long, 2' wide and 9-1/2" tall at their higest point from the original rubber flooring.
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