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Hello everyone! I am super stoked to say that after years of wanting to jump into to making a skoolie, I have taken my first steps and purchased a bus today! Looking forward to being a part of this community and sharing the journey of making it into something super rad! I am sure I will have...

I'm actively looking for a 30-35ft Crown or Bluebird Pusher. Other busses are an option if they have the right engine and transmission. Preferably less than 150k miles. Must have little to no rust. I'm not looking for anything with previous conversion done. Thanks!

My 1972 Bluebird, Rear Engine Bus.. Everyone, it's with a heavy heart I decided to sell my bus. I lived in it for 4 years building, I met my wife and we lived in it for 2. And spent almost a whole year traveling, and living in the bus on the road for around 3,000 miles! We have a daughter now...

Hello Im just getting into this build i have the interior mostly demod and removed the ac units front and rear and tons of wiring. i plan to add solar and have as many solar panels as i can fit :biggrin: I bought the bus from AAA Bus in Pheonix, Arizona drove it 1900 miles home. I am not very...

Hello everyone! I live in the Portland/Vancouver area and would like to exchange ideas about how to get things done. If anyone is in the same area and we could meet in person, all the better! Just a few weeks ago I bought a mid-size bus on a full size frame. It is a: -2000 Blue Bird, 28’ long...

1995 International diesel bluebird body style, 300k miles. Great condition partial conversion, title motorhome in hand, 3 new marine batteries as the main batteries, everything in the interior will be removed before delivery except for the curtains, came out of LAUSD fleet, and has continued to...

Hey fellow skoolie folks, My 2003 Bluebird Model TC2000 has pneumatic/air power doors. The current cylinder piston that runs the doors leaks like crazy from where the piston comes in and out of the cylinder. I removed the unit from the bus hoping I could take it apart and replace some seals...

Help! I need chassis. ( brakes, suspension , and all that goes with drivetrain. ). This is that few year that gmc crawled in bed with Bluebird. 28 ft, dognose , handicap. It has car 3116 ( yes I need an old diesel dude to look it over). At 545 ( seems ok now) but I NEED brake pads . And the...

My partner Emily and I just started a conversion on an 06 BlueBird All American named Bessie. The interior is gutted, and currently designing floor plan and roof raise. We have lived on a Tayana 42 sailboat (Delca) for 4 years now, and will split our time between Bessie and Delca. We are very...

So I'm thinking of getting a bus. It's a bluebird tc with a Cummins in it. (I think 5.9L). I'm going to inspect it sometime in January or February because it's very far from me. The owner says it was maintained well but now it's been sitting for over a year. The batteries are dead and the fluids...

Meet Poli, from Thermopolis, Wyoming! 2003 BlueBird All American, Cummins 8.3 ISC & Allison MD3060_R 146k miles and 7200 hours. Featuring a center mounted 100 gallon fuel tank, underbody storage bays on both sides, an Air Foil, factory front door lock, air brakes, air ride, block heater...

Looking for resources pertaining my skoolie, it's got a 366 gmc engine, curious what sparkplug/ignition cables I need or where to find them, I've been to a few auto shops and no luck yet, making sure to get it right the first time since I'm problem solving issues step by step to get it running...

I recently just scored a 1995 mini bird that was bought and drove 200 miles or so before covid. They couldnt get it to run after sitting and now here we are. Its a 6.5 on p30 chassi blue bird. Any help is appreciated

Greetings Fellow Travelers... We are bus shopping for a full-time rig that will do well in the mountains. My lady has a remote job that requires she live in Colorado. We are currently looking at a 1997 35' Rear Engine Bluebird with a Cumming 5.9 and an Allison MT643 and 190k. I don't know what...

My husband and I have a 1994 Genesis Transit Bluebird (I may be wrong on some of that but we are still finding info out about it, 40 ft bus. Our alternator went bad and blow a bunch of fuses but we don’t know with fuse goes to what, we’ve figured out most of them but would really like to have a...

Fully gutted skoolie for sale. We bought this bus from a rural school district in Ohio a little over a year ago and life has thrown us a few curveballs recently. This project has been pushed to the back burner and we are looking to sell it. All of the metal walls below the windows have been...

Hey everyone, Just joined...anyone here have a Bluebird minibird?

Hello! Me and my partner have just recently gotten a 2003 mini blue bird with a dt466e engine. Were preparing for inspection and see that the ABS light stays on but no other codes appear on the dash. The previous owner did a lot of work with the electrical so were thinking the ABS needs to be...

Hello! 40 foot 1983 Bluebird School Bus! Located near Asheville NC. Master bedroom, 2 bedroom areas split in the center area. Couch with storage. Kitchen w sink. Wood burning stove! Toilet inside, outside shower. Water storage tank. AC Solar panels Inverter/converter RV electric Deck...

Hey everybody! I’ve been posting on this site for a while with a multitude of questions and confusion that everyone has been very kind to answer. I’ve been meaning to make this “skoolie diary” thread for a while but just never found the time. Well now I’ve got a few minutes to at least begin it...

So I am currently looking for my first skoolie to convert and right now I have 2 options available. The first is a 2006 35’ IC international with the dt466e paired with an Allison 2500 on 83,000 miles, but it has some small rust issues on only 2 rear cross members. Unfortunately this bus has...

Selmer!! Bought in 2017 1991 Blue Bird TC2000 60,xxx miles Cummins Inline 6-Turbo Diesel 34-foot, Front Engine Right before me it was owned by a church that used it as a mobile classroom (run every week). Before that it was owned by a hospital as a shuttle bus. Asking $83,000. Please see below...

I recently- through a series of perfect connections- acquired a free 28’ BlueBird with the 1992 12-Valve 5.9L Cummins. Now, I know this to be one of the best Diesel engines ever made, but it appears as I was driving it from point A to point B (work space) it leaked and burned all the oil. She...

Hi all, been lurking a bit. Currently working on my 30 foot Blubird "City Bird," originally a shuttle bus from Florida. While not a skoolie, there are many shared elements in construction. We started the conversion in '02 in Alameda, CA and then we moved to Michigan in '04. We weren't able...

Long time/first timer here… I have a 2009 Bluebird Vision. I haven’t started my bus in a couple months, I’ve been working on it off and on. Today, when I turned the key, I got a “Stop!” displayed on the instrument cluster. (I didn’t try to start it or turn it over, just turned it one click.)...