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abebummy26 · 01-08-2009, 11:20 PM

Everyone knows the Cummins 6bt 12v is the best diesel motor put in a full size truck ever. Also An Allison automatic transmission is the best automatic trans, ever put in a truck. So why don't you guys just buy the one vehicle that you can get both and then scrap the rest? You can get the donor vehicle pretty darn cheap to. Does any one know what vehicle I am talking about? I will give you a hint think big.

thirdstreettito · 01-08-2009, 11:24 PM

Bus.

abebummy26 · 01-08-2009, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by thirdstreettito

Bus.

well that wasn't much fun

skchevota · 01-09-2009, 12:17 AM

onlt trouble s that by the time you can pick up a bus for cheep, it has had a long hard life....But I like your plan

abebummy26 · 01-09-2009, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by skchevota

onlt trouble s that by the time you can pick up a bus for cheep, it has had a long hard life....But I like your plan

Its not as tough as you would think if you dad is a school superintendent.

Livrat · 01-09-2009, 01:43 AM

Great idea...
But.... have you ever tried to get rid of a bus without an engine?

The scrap yards around here will not take them... ask me how I know.. LOL

abebummy26 · 01-09-2009, 01:47 AM

I've seen them in scrap yards. waiting to be crushed.

dammitmitchell · 01-09-2009, 03:48 AM

see some of them here in tx but not the "newer ones"
you can always cut it apart to iddy biddy trailer peices and svrap it over 30 loads =-)
give you a good few hours of cutting an stress relief..
just an idea

1969 GMC · 01-09-2009, 05:04 AM

When my dad used to be the bus mechanic at a local decent sized school district, they would usually auction the buses off with around 150-160k and weren't that old. One of the buses with a running 6bta, allison, and almost brand new tires and brakes auctioned for $1200. (At the same auction they sold a '78 Ford F250 4x4 that had a HP dana 60 front axle, a 300 ci L6 engine, NP435/205. It also had a 7.5' fisher plow on the front. $700, rusty, ran and drove. 35,000 orig. miles. I am still kicking myself about that)

one nice thing about the buses is that the engines have accessory mount air compressors bolted to the block, great for oba or airride.

One guy I knew did this and actually cut the body up with a gas powered saw like the fire department uses to cut apart car wrecks. He kept the frame for whatever reason, but scrapped the body. I think he took all the window frames out and just threw them away. A lot of work but he got a decent chunk of change out of it.

Also, the front and rear towhooks on school buses are fairly burly. If you scrap one out I suggest you keep these and bolt them onto your 4x4 project.

68K20 x Drill · 01-09-2009, 08:01 AM

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thirdstreettito · 01-09-2009, 05:26 PM

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01-08-2009, 11:20 PM	#1
abebummy26 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Haven, MO Posts: 1,243	Crazy ingenious cummins plan Everyone knows the Cummins 6bt 12v is the best diesel motor put in a full size truck ever. Also An Allison automatic transmission is the best automatic trans, ever put in a truck. So why don't you guys just buy the one vehicle that you can get both and then scrap the rest? You can get the donor vehicle pretty darn cheap to. Does any one know what vehicle I am talking about? I will give you a hint think big. __________________ -Lincoln 1987 GMC S15 (soon to be a chevy clone) 2.5l, 4 speed, no ps, no pb, no ac Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver. Spoken by Cletus the hillbilly I like stickers... a whole bunch.

01-08-2009, 11:24 PM	#2
thirdstreettito Resident of Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL, USA Posts: 7,716	Re: Crazy ingenious cummins plan Bus. __________________ ~Bradley~ 2004 Black GTO LS2/T56 too much to list Miss having a truck

01-09-2009, 12:17 AM	#4
skchevota Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Evans, Colorado Posts: 530	Re: Crazy ingenious cummins plan onlt trouble s that by the time you can pick up a bus for cheep, it has had a long hard life....But I like your plan

01-09-2009, 01:43 AM	#6
Livrat Member #1049 Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Troy Montana Posts: 3,940	Re: Crazy ingenious cummins plan Great idea... But.... have you ever tried to get rid of a bus without an engine? The scrap yards around here will not take them... ask me how I know.. LOL

01-09-2009, 01:47 AM	#7
abebummy26 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Haven, MO Posts: 1,243	Re: Crazy ingenious cummins plan I've seen them in scrap yards. waiting to be crushed. __________________ -Lincoln 1987 GMC S15 (soon to be a chevy clone) 2.5l, 4 speed, no ps, no pb, no ac Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver. Spoken by Cletus the hillbilly I like stickers... a whole bunch. Last edited by abebummy26; 01-09-2009 at 01:50 AM.

01-09-2009, 03:48 AM	#8
dammitmitchell the pollock Join Date: May 2008 Location: abilene, texas Posts: 4,423	Re: Crazy ingenious cummins plan see some of them here in tx but not the "newer ones" you can always cut it apart to iddy biddy trailer peices and svrap it over 30 loads =-) give you a good few hours of cutting an stress relief.. just an idea __________________ Jack of ALL trades, Master of none.. (but one... procrastination) Army vet 02-08 RIP El Jay! Miss you brother! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=343538 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=386042

01-09-2009, 05:04 AM	#9
1969 GMC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Rubber City Posts: 5,498	Re: Crazy ingenious cummins plan When my dad used to be the bus mechanic at a local decent sized school district, they would usually auction the buses off with around 150-160k and weren't that old. One of the buses with a running 6bta, allison, and almost brand new tires and brakes auctioned for $1200. (At the same auction they sold a '78 Ford F250 4x4 that had a HP dana 60 front axle, a 300 ci L6 engine, NP435/205. It also had a 7.5' fisher plow on the front. $700, rusty, ran and drove. 35,000 orig. miles. I am still kicking myself about that) one nice thing about the buses is that the engines have accessory mount air compressors bolted to the block, great for oba or airride. One guy I knew did this and actually cut the body up with a gas powered saw like the fire department uses to cut apart car wrecks. He kept the frame for whatever reason, but scrapped the body. I think he took all the window frames out and just threw them away. A lot of work but he got a decent chunk of change out of it. Also, the front and rear towhooks on school buses are fairly burly. If you scrap one out I suggest you keep these and bolt them onto your 4x4 project. __________________ 1969 GMC K2500 1996 Honda Accord 2007 Kawasaki KLR 650

01-09-2009, 08:01 AM	#10
68K20 x Drill Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Freedom CA Posts: 488	Re: Crazy ingenious cummins plan Like this? http://www.commercialtrucktrader.com...-3500-92318722 __________________ 68 Chevrolet k20 Longbed 350 SM465/205, Dana 44, 14bolt, Power steering, Power Disk Brakes, 35" BFGs. 84 Chevrolet Suburban K20 6.2 Banks turbo TH400/NP208 Now with G80 68 GMC C20 Parts? Truck And a few cars

01-09-2009, 05:26 PM	#11
thirdstreettito Resident of Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL, USA Posts: 7,716	Re: Crazy ingenious cummins plan Put it in this: http://trailer.commercialtrucktrader...truck-92951388 __________________ ~Bradley~ 2004 Black GTO LS2/T56 too much to list Miss having a truck



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