Dr Frankenstien gets his hands on a transit bus.

Wow all the doubt!!!!!!!!

I'm with ya,pal.You demo,,,,i'll be there for the inside work.

If you guys saw the inside of that fifth wheel,and the huge garage in it,,,you'd understand.
Or seen how little that 1 ton Dodge diesel looks under that trailer,there'd be no questions.

I'm glad you're using the sawzall and not the plasma cutter - otherwise we might have to revoke your Team Ghetto membership.

It's a great, ballsy project and I am in!! Maybe I will see this thing up close before the leaves fall?!

Off topic- When is the Natedog Billy Goat ride?

http://www.amazon.com/AMC-600-2-Double-Motorcycle-Mounted-Carrier/dp/B000LUXYZW

I have one of these that I made out of iron, for a 2" hitch, if your looking for one. Truly Ghetto and way over built.

Having slept in his driveway, I can totally see what you mean!

So, do we start now with name suggestions?

Frankinbus

Frankintruck

Dog Wagon

Nathan's Famous...............................

Bangbus....

In for the ride...
Looks like a sweet project...

Do you have any concerns about the front axle weight rating/capacity when you do that?

This is great Nate! I'm really glad to see some action with this bus and I think you've got a great plan together. Keep on rockin!

Not really,,,,i'll be aware of the front suspension action however. I'd be very surprised if moving the rear axle would load the front more than the springs could handle. I think I'll look at the front axle weight rating just for the hell of it though.

It's also shedding weight at the same time. Between the body that's coming off,,i'm also removing the original A/C system which is massive.
It weighs 13,400 lbs to start with and i'll be weighing it again when I'm done.
GVW is 16,000 lbs.

Ghetto bus man!
It's grown on me too much to change it now.

I'll have close to 8 feet of bed when done and if that's not enough I have 36 feet of toy hauler,,,but thanks anyway.

That's funny,,,,That boat looks way more daunting to me.
I worked in our body shop at the School for 6 years and have ripped pretty deep into school buses replacing wheel wells,roof bows and assorted panels that I'm sure it was something I could handle.
So far It's been going as planned and I'm pretty exited about the whole thing. I doubt you'll see anything like it on the road.
It seems to have generated a fair bit of interest here which is nice too see.

What's your loaded 5th wheel weight and also the pin weight?

I don't remember what to guesstimate for pin weight on a 5th, 25%?

Will you have it done for the 6 days of Michigan? I really think we could all ride in style if you can get it done

I want to say 2,000 to 2,500 lbs . The axle ratings on the bus are 6,000 lbs front ,,10,000 lbs rear.
On the subject of weight,,,I did look a little bit for the specs on this thing with no luck.
Marcopolo and Oshkosh have web sites but I couldn't find a gross combined weight rating for this vehical. I'm quite sure it's capable of pulling more than my pickup truck but I'd like to know what the chassis is rated to pull just in case sombody official wants to know.
If any of you guys are more computer savvy than me and don't mind helping me out ,,,I'd be in your debt.
The model is 1990 Marcopolo Starship 28 on an Oshkosh chassis.

Its coming along quickly,,,I'm thinkin it will definitely be at least mobile and capable of towing in time for Black river stages.

The wheel wells went bye bye today and the body was officially cut in two