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Forum: Titles, Insurance, Registration and Money Matters 03-25-2021, 10:21 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 52,617
Posted By GaryTheRock
Hang in there. I successfully changed two titles...

Hang in there. I successfully changed two titles from, "bus" to what GA has for a motor home. One of mine is a, "House Car" (HC) and it was quite an experience to get it to that point. The tag...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 11-22-2020, 08:05 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,967
Posted By GaryTheRock
Luggage Compartment Conversion

Hello Tammy,

In my shuttle bus the whole frame and wall was wood. It took me very little time to remove both the frame and the wall. The condensate tubing ran down next to the wall on both...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 08-18-2020, 11:16 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,981
Posted By GaryTheRock
Cool Back to the drawing board

Thanks for all your replies.
It's back to brainstorming solutions.

I currently own two motor homes, one longer and better equipped for traveling and not finished, both have wheel chair lifts, and...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 08-15-2020, 12:11 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,981
Posted By GaryTheRock
Question Modify Frames and Still VIN?

I have a handicap equipped shorty, Ford E450 with a Goshen body. It currently has a motor home title, registration, and insurance.
The thing I wish to do is to move the Goshen body to a Ford E550,...
Forum: Titles, Insurance, Registration and Money Matters 08-07-2020, 08:01 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 52,617
Posted By GaryTheRock
Fantastic! Wonderful you got everything...

Fantastic! Wonderful you got everything completed and didn't give up.
I did know the biggest factor is exactly who you are talking to. Fortunately for you the return trip ended with one of the...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 08-01-2020, 03:51 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 33,782
Posted By GaryTheRock
Smile Finally found the rear air conditioning ports for my E450

:dance: I finally found the air conditioning ports for the rear air conditioning in my 2012 Ford E450, Goshen body shorty. They are over a heat shield and difficult to see.
Note this particular...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 07-22-2020, 11:57 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 33,782
Posted By GaryTheRock
96 Ford E350 SuperD, 7.5L Gas Air Not Cold

My E450 is a 2012 and has two compressors, but it can be a difference in the year of the vehicle. I also have the condensers on the side of the bus.
The place that built the rest of a cutaway can...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 07-21-2020, 03:53 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 33,782
Posted By GaryTheRock
Progress, but not much progress

I managed to buy both compressors. I didn't intend to, but ordered the compressor for the rear thinking it was the front one. I made a bad guess the original Ford compressor, for the front, would...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's 06-21-2020, 04:24 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 40,299
Posted By GaryTheRock
I recently discovered wheels to use in the larger...

I recently discovered wheels to use in the larger Superstruts. They can hold a whole bunch of weight! I was considering using the Superstrut and wheels so I can build slide out trays for batteries....
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 06-13-2020, 12:30 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 33,782
Posted By GaryTheRock
Unhappy My Shortie 2012 Ford E-450 V-10 Has TWO compressors

I'm trying to fix one of my air conditioners and having a hard time finding the same compressor.
The front air wasn't working, but the back air is, and I figured out the front system has a huge leak...
Forum: Heating, Cooling and Appliances 06-04-2020, 08:48 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 10,090
Posted By GaryTheRock
410A pressure

Shoot! I did a quick query on Google of the 410A pressures and here's what it says:
System Pressures
A normally operating R-410A system with the same condensing temperature of 120 degrees and a 45...
Forum: Heating, Cooling and Appliances 06-04-2020, 08:06 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 10,090
Posted By GaryTheRock
Thanks. Do you know what that pressure is for...

Thanks. Do you know what that pressure is for 410A? The reason I was considering the plastic tubing is that's what is already in the bus but the difference in pressure sure could be a problem...
Forum: International | Navistar Drivetrain 06-04-2020, 07:55 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,745
Posted By GaryTheRock
I never owned a Detroit Diesel DT466e but when is...

I never owned a Detroit Diesel DT466e but when is the last time the fuel filter was changed? I had that problem, far from home, on the first Cummins I owned and it turned out to simply be a plugged...
Forum: Heating, Cooling and Appliances 06-04-2020, 07:33 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 10,090
Posted By GaryTheRock
Question Split-mini Success With Automotive Plastic Tubing?

I've read a very few posts where the mini-split was installed with the plastic tubing instead of the copper. My bus came with grey plastic tubing going to the air conditioners and I was considering...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 05-28-2020, 11:55 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,967
Posted By GaryTheRock
Smile I own both a Bluebird and a shuttle bus

I know it's heresy on a skoolie forum but I didn't even consider the Bluebird school bus for conversion for some practical reasons and some personal reasons.
The Bluebird was running but has severe...
Forum: Heating, Cooling and Appliances 05-22-2020, 10:24 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,953
Posted By GaryTheRock
Thumbs up My Vote For Mounting a Mini-Split

Hi. On my Freightliner I went with the popular add a platform to the back.
There are several reasons I decided to go this direction.
I plan on installing, and already bought, two mini-splits....
Forum: Titles, Insurance, Registration and Money Matters 02-17-2020, 11:02 PM
Replies: 2,293
Views: 537,899
Posted By GaryTheRock
Note the change in the Georgia tag computer...

Note the change in the Georgia tag computer program that happened in 2019 often doesn't have a selection for, "home car" for a specific vehicle, so they can't select what you need and often just...
Forum: Titles, Insurance, Registration and Money Matters 02-17-2020, 09:55 PM
Replies: 2,293
Views: 537,899
Posted By GaryTheRock
If this is Cobb County, Georgia, here's what you...

If this is Cobb County, Georgia, here's what you do. Bring a completed Certificate of Inspection (Form T-22B), signed by the sheriff to the tag office where the sheriff signs off on it being a,...
Forum: Cummins Drivetrain 02-02-2020, 01:58 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 17,555
Posted By GaryTheRock
Question Swap Engine and Transmission on 2001 Freightliner?

I bought a 2001 shuttle bus with a Freightliner chassis, it has a Cummins 5.9 engine with a 2400 series Allison transmission.
It is currently titled in Georgia as a, "House Car", the current Georgia...
Forum: Titles, Insurance, Registration and Money Matters 06-28-2019, 04:37 PM
Replies: 2,293
Views: 537,899
Posted By GaryTheRock
Talking Title fixed, insured and registered in Georgia!

:dance: :popcorn: :biggrin: I got my motor home title changed, insured and registered today! Yay!
Here is the promised results of the problem I was having with the Georgia tag office, with one...
Forum: Titles, Insurance, Registration and Money Matters 06-27-2019, 12:57 PM
Replies: 2,293
Views: 537,899
Posted By GaryTheRock
Marc, before the new software you could simply...

Marc, before the new software you could simply have gotten a Georgia title and tag using that VIN certification form you have, a T22-B form, with, "motor home" in the body style block. I did succeed...
Forum: Titles, Insurance, Registration and Money Matters 06-27-2019, 12:49 PM
Replies: 2,293
Views: 537,899
Posted By GaryTheRock
You make several great points. I could race for...

You make several great points. I could race for the Georgia State line and relax a little. I do very much agree States should not make this so difficult and painful.
I am at the point where I want...
Forum: Titles, Insurance, Registration and Money Matters 06-27-2019, 12:03 PM
Replies: 2,293
Views: 537,899
Posted By GaryTheRock
Well John, you're technically correct. Getting a...

Well John, you're technically correct. Getting a plate from Vermont is not illegal. A Georgia resident with an out of State plate after the specified time (30 days for a title application) in...
Forum: Titles, Insurance, Registration and Money Matters 06-26-2019, 08:20 PM
Replies: 2,293
Views: 537,899
Posted By GaryTheRock
Angry News For Modifying a Title in Georgia With the New Tag Program

I've already managed to get one title modified in Georgia. I found out, for tag offices that are fussy, a Georgia form T-22B is the ticket. For my first title change I got the sheriff to sign a...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 04-28-2019, 09:05 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,068
Posted By GaryTheRock
Cruise Was There

I have a 2001 Freightliner shuttle bus, built by Champion Bus, with a Cummins 5.9 engine. I noticed it has what was a cruise control on the blinker arm but the wires have been cut. :facepalm:
I'm...
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