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Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 11-11-2017, 09:27 AM
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Posted By cadillackid
awesome dude!!! you look to have gotten a GREAT...

awesome dude!!! you look to have gotten a GREAT shortie!!! this thing should be a great runner!!! all the goodies in one package and texas born and raised so should be pretty rust-free too!!
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Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 11-07-2017, 06:11 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 90,538
Posted By cadillackid
pretty cool!! you'll see shorty in his vids for...

pretty cool!! you'll see shorty in his vids for sure!!
-Christopher
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 10-31-2017, 06:47 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 90,538
Posted By cadillackid
dude that looks great!! slap a coat of paint on...

dude that looks great!! slap a coat of paint on that bus before the tiny home show and you'll get good coin for it, either that or you'll decide you want to keep it.. then we can swap a allison...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 09-17-2017, 10:15 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 90,538
Posted By cadillackid
great stuff, !! the bulb type seal is what I have...

great stuff, !! the bulb type seal is what I have used in the past for custom... i have also used universal trunk-lid seals in hot rod projects and they are great because they are designed to smash...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 09-17-2017, 07:42 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 90,538
Posted By cadillackid
I think you'll be happy with the door delete.. or...

I think you'll be happy with the door delete.. or even make it an RV door or such.. I dealt wit hthis very thing all the time building hotrods.. there were times a project would get stalled for...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 08-28-2017, 12:32 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 90,538
Posted By cadillackid
im all for screen doors!! my redbyrd doesnt have...

im all for screen doors!! my redbyrd doesnt have that aux door.. my DEV has one near the front. and its great for parking.. swing that door open and lots of air comes in and light.. making it an...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 08-04-2017, 01:05 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 90,538
Posted By cadillackid
Nice!!! thats a good thing to get!! ...

Nice!!! thats a good thing to get!!
-Christopher
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 07-22-2017, 08:23 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 90,538
Posted By cadillackid
yes!!! BUS WORK!! I love weekends like that.. ...

yes!!! BUS WORK!! I love weekends like that.. im lucky I got my transmission installed when I did.. its done nothing but rain here the last couple weeks.. like solid hours and hours of rain at a...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 07-10-2017, 08:14 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 90,538
Posted By cadillackid
wonder if all the tractor supply have it on...

wonder if all the tractor supply have it on sale... theres one not far from me
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 07-07-2017, 08:22 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 90,538
Posted By cadillackid
my price stayed the same.. I pay $950 a year...

my price stayed the same.. I pay $950 a year total for both busses full coverage, declared value of 12K on each.
-Christopher
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 07-07-2017, 07:46 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 90,538
Posted By cadillackid
I have both my shorties insured through...

I have both my shorties insured through Progressive COMMERCIAL. (CALL!! dont go online.. call the commercial division.. ).. it is commercial vehicle for personal use. and iboth mine are...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 07-07-2017, 07:43 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 90,538
Posted By cadillackid
I'll look and see if theres a city when I take it...

I'll look and see if theres a city when I take it out later today
-Christopher
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 07-06-2017, 09:07 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 90,538
Posted By cadillackid
brewer: and mine was built in late 99 in...

brewer: and mine was built in late 99 in Someplace in Mexico
-Christopher
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 07-05-2017, 09:12 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 90,538
Posted By cadillackid
I drive by fort valley all the time on my way to...

I drive by fort valley all the time on my way to florida and back.. I see lots of cool busses and get thumbs up from bus drivers when im driving the red one..

my Bluebird says mexico on it.. ...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 06-23-2017, 02:25 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 90,538
Posted By cadillackid
bluebirds just had rust issues on some of theur...

bluebirds just had rust issues on some of theur busses at the rivets.. seemed the paint flaked off the rivets quicker than other spots.. ive een a lot of older bluebirds rusty right along the rivet...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 06-23-2017, 02:15 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 90,538
Posted By cadillackid
esp since im a Gen Xer :) -Christopher

esp since im a Gen Xer :)
-Christopher
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 06-23-2017, 10:42 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 90,538
Posted By cadillackid
ha!! i just like to be Mister cool in the seat...

ha!! i just like to be Mister cool in the seat of the bus... which is funny because in my cars i drive with the windows down all the time.. ands in my house I only run the A/C in the bedroom zone...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 06-23-2017, 09:09 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 90,538
Posted By cadillackid
they put face-facing vents in the defroster...

they put face-facing vents in the defroster duct.. its minor.. never liked it because it would make m,y life much more difficult to install Dashboard A/C than in other brands..

the only thomas...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 06-23-2017, 08:58 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 90,538
Posted By cadillackid
I dont like thomas because they put Dash vents in...

I dont like thomas because they put Dash vents in the defroster duct == worthless.. lolol
-Christopher
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 06-21-2017, 01:40 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 90,538
Posted By cadillackid
not likely you need 2.. in fact the only purpose...

not likely you need 2.. in fact the only purpose of the engine system is for driving... so if it were mine id do like i did on my carpenter which is Dashboard A/C.. thaty blows on me.. so i stay...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 06-21-2017, 01:30 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 90,538
Posted By cadillackid
the big busses all have dual A/C if they have it...

the big busses all have dual A/C if they have it at all... you cant get much more than 65k BTU out of a single standard compressor.. so the 8.3's ive seen (on big busses) had dual compressors.. ...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 06-21-2017, 12:53 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 90,538
Posted By cadillackid
I know there are forum members who have yanked...

I know there are forum members who have yanked their dual A/C units off of the 8.3's, someone .. cowlitz perhaps said there is some reason that mounting 2 compressors on an 8.3 is hard on the front...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 06-19-2017, 09:53 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 90,538
Posted By cadillackid
A/C equipment in a shuttle bus is pretty much the...

A/C equipment in a shuttle bus is pretty much the same as in a school bus.. just different compressor bracketry to mount to a school bus engine instead of a van engine..
-Christopher
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 06-19-2017, 09:04 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 90,538
Posted By cadillackid
here in ohio most of the full-size busses are...

here in ohio most of the full-size busses are without, all of the handicap busses do.. as well as any summer school runner full-size busses..

theres a ton of shuttle busses around this city...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 06-19-2017, 08:27 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 90,538
Posted By cadillackid
theres a LOT of harvestable A/C in the junk...

theres a LOT of harvestable A/C in the junk yards.. esp in short busses.. the rear units out of van cutaways are almost always there...

if I thought I could make any coin by grabbing them and...
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