Restore 1952 Flixble bus (diesel related, but not PSD)

[dasboot]

Man that is pretty mint already....

In excellant shape. The interior is in good shape just kinda boring old blue velore whore house looking. Interior gets gutted and redone. New paint job. Not sure about engine. Rright now it has a Ford gasser in it. I'm not sure size. I heard it has no promblem pushing it down the hwy.

 

[dasboot]

update Oct 03 intercooler

here ia the brand new custom made intercooler. It is sitting on top of the RV due to being place in from above.
Made by BIC Bell intercooers, Inc
Boerne, TX
cost was about $750.00

 

[6.0 p-stroke]

Bell intercoolers is literally about 400 yards down from our building in Spring Branch. They definitely do quality work!

 

[michigan37]

That thing is awesome! That would be one hell of a tailgater!

 

[mudwizer]

yep as a bus mechanic for 34 years thats a fine looking bus. what gear ratio does it have

 

[dasboot]

It is close to finishing. If they get it done, I might be able to take it to the Diesels in Dark Corners pull in Nov at Liberty Antique tractor pull

 

[dasboot]

yep as a bus mechanic for 34 years thats a fine looking bus. what gear ratio does it have

I was just told 4:33 but not 100% sure. I know the whole dif and axle was replaced to go with the Cummins 5.9 engine.

 

[dasboot]

I was just told 4:33 but not 100% sure. I know the whole dif and axle was replaced to go with the Cummins 5.9 engine.

Correction a 21000 lb Rockwell rearend with a 4:56 ratio

 

[dasboot]

Oct update

got it ready to roll to only find out that it had 6 gears in reverse and 1 forward.
OOPS! ( this what happens when you have a star of david halo over your head and try to buy something at the pet store canary cage. cheap cheap cheap) someone didn't take in the factor that when you get a rear end from a front engine truck and install it in a pusher, what the out come would be. It goes fast in reverse. Correction is to flip the rear axle and pumpkin. Very little modification. Hope to have it on the raod soon.

 

[PTSUPERD]

It goes fast in reverse. .

LOL LOL

 

[Hotrodtractor]

Oops.... I hate it when that happens.

Reminds me of a 4 wheel steering baja car that we built in college..... some things didn't fit right for the geometry - we flipped the steering racks over and knew of the issue, but needed to test the car in the river... so we drove a reversed 4 wheel steer car from campus to the river.... very entertaining.... LOL - one of my buds from college earned his nick name that day... "Crash"... LOL

 

[dasboot]

She's running

Got her going. Today's madien voyage to somewhere near Myrtle Beach for a Rv Rally.
Those of you in Ga. or SC. might see her running the hwy.
I might bring her down to Diesel In dark corners at the Liberty Truck and tractor pull.