School Bus idea

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  1. scott

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    There a guy at one of the tracks that I race at that converted a bus. It is totally enclosed. That back half is for the car and the front half has a pretty awesome living room in it. He covered all the windows and in the front he carpeted the floor, walls and ceiling, put a couch, recliner, TV. I have thought about doing it, but I do not have the room for something like that right now.
     
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    I would love to see any pictures of the these converted busses
     
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    Yeah right after i posted that i had seen that. Hmmm did anyone ever build that bus for them selves? lmao Now that we are all older and rich ahah
     
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    mav1970 Bob Hatcher

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    Not to throw a wrench into your project, but how do you open the car doors once you're inside the bus? I used to love Knight Rider when they'd pull the car into an 82" wide semi trailer and it looked like the inside of a warehouse!:rofl: You'll have to have some kind of slide out so you can get out of the car.:)
     
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    I have seen a couple modified to hall jeeps.
     
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    DDDOOOOOODDD....It's aaaaa Maaagggiiiccc BBuusssss.:shocked::Ifireworks:
     
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    The angle on that ramp looks mighty steep...Should be at least twice as long
     
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    Maybe they're haulin' a 4X4 with lots of clearance:huh:
     
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    Yup there are always 2 or 3 of those that show up at the moab easter jeep safari every year
     
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    FishnRace Jamie

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    I like the axle count aspect. When I picked up my '72 in up state New Jersey from Southern Maryland, I paid over 100 bucks round trip for tolls because of the tandem axle trailer. I think the highway between Baltimore and Philly is made with titanium aggregate :16suspect
     
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    This Idea is beginning to sound really practical. The yellow buses ramp could be made retractable/hydralic. The cab could be a camper. My neighbor is building one of the small buses from the 50s, he's channeling the floor to lower it. He got the Idea from John Force.:)
     
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    Check around for insurance for it. Some insurance will not insure converted school buses.
     

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