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Re: 87 Chevy B-60 Bus
Wow, that's clean.
Another option of a donor school bus, maybe you can get rid if the Dayton wheels and swap over to some nice Budds.
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12-28-2013, 12:34 PM
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Re: 87 Chevy B-60 Bus
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01-06-2014, 05:46 PM
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Re: 87 Chevy B-60 Bus
I've been working on some exterior renderings of possibly what I'd like this thing to be. I want to keep the thing looking like a school bus but upon closer inspection a unique bad ass mild RV conversion:
  
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01-06-2014, 05:58 PM
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Re: 87 Chevy B-60 Bus
I remember those from my youth as well. I remember the ones I would ride on were manual trans, I'm guessing my rural school district saved some cash by opting for the manual.
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01-17-2014, 10:09 PM
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Re: 87 Chevy B-60 Bus
I found this low mileage 1988 427 engine on the bay. What do you all think? 2 main questions - can I convert this to fuel injection? And, IF this is a NON air brake engine would I be able to add my compressor to it? I posted the question to the seller whether this is an air brake engine or not but havent heard back yet.
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01-17-2014, 11:30 PM
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Re: 87 Chevy B-60 Bus
Converting to injection SHOULDN'T be too bad. Trick is to get a setup off of a late 80's very early 90's 454. They used an adapter setup on a quadrajet type intake. Bolt pattern is same a Qjet. Then obviously get all sensors and wiring and computer.
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01-18-2014, 12:02 PM
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Re: 87 Chevy B-60 Bus
I have another option: A friend of mine half way across the country has a mint condition 1990 Blue Bird GMC bus with a newer 8.2L Detroit (bus was originally a gas), Allison MT643 transmission (has the lockup converter unlike my AT545), air brakes like mine, budd wheels, an electric retarder ( I have no idea what that is) and goes 65 mph at a decent RPM. Bus is rust free.
So in other words: Axles are a plus - I would gain the budd wheel setup and better rear end ratio Transmission is a plus - I would gain the lockup converter Engine - unsure if the 8.2 is a plus as I've heard some bad things about this engine online. The wheelbase is the same as mine - I'm thinking it might be easier just swapping the bodies He is asking $4000 - I'm sure I could get him down a little What are your thoughts? |
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