new bus?

Dustin Fredrickson · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 1:22 pm

MikeWhitney wrote:

This one's looking good. Would like to get dimensions on it.

http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/ctd/1616396877.html

Anyone going to Ft Lauderdale?

Looks long -- question is how long is too long to efficiently store?

jeremy gast · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 1:43 pm

i help build that when i was circle track racing. Dougs garage in Franklinton built it. It was built to haul a 30 foot goosneck that caried two cars and all the stuff along with them. wow i tjhik that would be over kill and it is def an handful to manuveur in tight places.

Charlie Guthrie wrote:

OK, if the roll back towing a trailer concept didn't fly (perhaps due to the absence of the enclosed space for T&S, how about something like this:
[/img]http://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/1627247793.html
Same basic principal, but more "down home" (i.e. east of I95ish)
Charlie (ever so helpful) Guthrie

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

Dustin Fredrickson wrote:

MikeWhitney wrote:

This one's looking good. Would like to get dimensions on it.

http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/ctd/1616396877.html

Anyone going to Ft Lauderdale?

Looks long -- question is how long is too long to efficiently store?

What's another 5 feet when we're already at about 40' long?

Maybe we could sawzall off about 4 feet of overhang behind the rear axle.

Donnie Barnes · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:16 pm

MikeWhitney wrote:

Maybe we could sawzall off about 4 feet of overhang behind the rear axle.

Lame. No power tools were required to lower the roof on the current bus!

--Donnie

Vincent Keene · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:41 pm

Donnie Barnes wrote:

Lame. No power tools were required to lower the roof on the current bus!

True, a low RR bridge in Baliey, NC was used instead.

Dustin Fredrickson · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 5:24 pm

MikeWhitney wrote:

Dustin Fredrickson wrote:

MikeWhitney wrote:

This one's looking good. Would like to get dimensions on it.

http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/ctd/1616396877.html

Anyone going to Ft Lauderdale?

Looks long -- question is how long is too long to efficiently store?

What's another 5 feet when we're already at about 40' long?

Maybe we could sawzall off about 4 feet of overhang behind the rear axle.

Solves that trailering stability issue too.

Maybe we should just do that with the CURRENT bus?! :twisted:

JasonWatts · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 5:59 pm

on top of stability, dont forget about the added power to weight ratio... so maybe the smaller weaker engine wont be as much of an issue.

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

This one's a bit older and bigger than we'd like, but it's low miles, long wheelbase, and CHEAP. And it's local.

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/rvs/1629049550.html

I'd love to stick my head under the rear bumper and evaluate what it would take to lop 4 feet off the back of this thing. I'm half serious.

Bernie Baake · **Posted:** Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:16 am

Looks like a cutting torch , some welding equipment and some time.

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

Bernie Baake wrote:

Looks like a cutting torch , some welding equipment and some time.

And rewiring rear lights, maybe a window replacement, possibly the AC if the rear unit is in the back. We'd need to disassemble the box down to the metal substructure to do it right.

Just would take time, tools, and a bit of money, bit I bet it's doable.

Dustin Fredrickson · **Posted:** Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:25 am

MikeWhitney wrote:

This one's a bit older and bigger than we'd like, but it's low miles, long wheelbase, and CHEAP. And it's local.

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/rvs/1629049550.html

I'd love to stick my head under the rear bumper and evaluate what it would take to lop 4 feet off the back of this thing. I'm half serious.

We could just hack the back off and finish the rest with 2x4's. I could have that knocked out in a weekend or two

Seriously though, this isn't a bad idea if we could find space to do the work over time.

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

Dustin Fredrickson wrote:

MikeWhitney wrote:

This one's a bit older and bigger than we'd like, but it's low miles, long wheelbase, and CHEAP. And it's local.

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/rvs/1629049550.html

I'd love to stick my head under the rear bumper and evaluate what it would take to lop 4 feet off the back of this thing. I'm half serious.

We could just hack the back off and finish the rest with 2x4's. I could have that knocked out in a weekend or two

Seriously though, this isn't a bad idea if we could find space to do the work over time.

If the club buys me a plasma cutter, I'm volunteering space and time to do it.

Heck I'm tempted to buy the thing and make it into an RV...

Carl Fisher · **Posted:** Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:17 pm

Dustin Fredrickson wrote:

MikeWhitney wrote:

This one's a bit older and bigger than we'd like, but it's low miles, long wheelbase, and CHEAP. And it's local.

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/rvs/1629049550.html

I'd love to stick my head under the rear bumper and evaluate what it would take to lop 4 feet off the back of this thing. I'm half serious.

We could just hack the back off and finish the rest with 2x4's. I could have that knocked out in a weekend or two

Seriously though, this isn't a bad idea if we could find space to do the work over time.

I thought y'all wanted a diesel? That ad says V10- or are you talking about another vehicle?

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

Carl Fisher wrote:

Dustin Fredrickson wrote:

MikeWhitney wrote:

This one's a bit older and bigger than we'd like, but it's low miles, long wheelbase, and CHEAP. And it's local.

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/rvs/1629049550.html

I'd love to stick my head under the rear bumper and evaluate what it would take to lop 4 feet off the back of this thing. I'm half serious.

We could just hack the back off and finish the rest with 2x4's. I could have that knocked out in a weekend or two

Seriously though, this isn't a bad idea if we could find space to do the work over time.

I thought y'all wanted a diesel? That ad says V10- or are you talking about another vehicle?

Couple of pages back we debated and decided either diesel or V10 is fine. In fact there may be a few "bad" years for the diesel to avoid but I haven't read anything catastrophic about the V10.

Steven Carter · **Posted:** Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:46 pm

My, that's inexpensive...almost too inexpensive. worth a look, and without seats in the coach section we can design the interior to preference, almost in a quasi workstation format. I like it.

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