I want a Grayhound -Bus

[afterburn 549]

On my resume back there somewhere there is an old time wood boat builder...I am sure Zeke would do a great job .
Under the hallucination of quarter-sawn, steam-bent, tortured ply, I will make an earnest endeavor.
However, i for sure am looking for a great floor plan.
The split level is an asset and a complication.

[masraum]

Sweet, so that's the one that you bought and that ~1500 mile route is going to be your maiden voyage?

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by afterburn 549

On my resume back there somewhere there is an old time wood boat builder...I am sure Zeke would do a great job .
Under the hallucination of quarter-sawn, steam-bent, tortured ply, I will make an earnest endeavor.
However, i for sure am looking for a great floor plan.
The split level is an asset and a complication.

Well you know you can't bend plywood so you are going to bend veneer over a buck and stack your layers. You don't have to steam them, just wet them and assemble with poly glue. I would suggest bending only the part that needs to be coved. Use trim to cover a butt joint where any cove meets straight panels.

3 ply should be more than enough. There is some stuff called bending ply but IDK if it's available in oak much lass quarter sawn.

Kerf bending is another trick. If you have any compound curves, I'd like to see how you go about that.

[hcoles]

Originally Posted by widebody911

This is an interesting YouTube channel about a guy who goes around the country in a bus, fixing other people's buses

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTeteRfN_uu-odJld157e6Q

Thanks, now I'm sucked up in those videos.

[jyl]

Originally Posted by afterburn 549

"Tortured" plywood as you know, -they call it.

It can be done to some extent....
I don't think I will be using too much of it, as it is such a small area.
Perhaps some exotics might be nice?
I am not much for plastics as on countertops -maybe Purple Heart?
IDK....
Floor plan ideas are welcomed!
Keep in mind there are about 4 stair steps up to the next floor about 1/3 the way dwn the bus.

Post the dimensions? This would be a fun thing to group-noodle on.

[jpnovak]

Just found this thread.

Friend just bought a Wanderlodge. Pretty cool setup.

We are also working to revive a 57 Greyhound conversion. Has a 671 that hasn't run in 10 years. We pulled a few stuck injectors and have fixed the governor and emergency cutoff (blockoff). Hope to fire up soon. At least the bus has full set of manuals.

Yes, the Bus Grease Monkey is a great watch. You can really learn quite a bit watching and absorbing.

[rwest]

Can’t be of much help here, but can give a bit of info on the Purpleheart. It will quickly turn to a brown/burgundy with sun exposure. On the plus side, it is pretty rot resistant; saw a show about an old sailing ship that had, if memory serves a Purpleheart keel?

Nice bus, thanks for sharing the journey
.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by afterburn 549

It would be great to get some ideas!


It was built under the old DOT law and they had a fight about that with the feds because of the length.


I think it is a safe bet to allow about 5 feet in the front area for the driver and entryway.

Outside dimensions - the inside will be slightly different as in smaller
Total Length: 40 feet (12.19 m) Bumper to bumper
Width: 96 inches (2,438 mm)
Height: 134 inches (3,404 mm)

It is all high enough to walk around on, either level.

I'd recommend avoiding the 11'8" bridge.

(technically, I don't think it exists any more)

[masraum]

Originally Posted by afterburn 549

We are making this into a 600 HP version.

Hmm, 600hp and probably 1000lbft of torque. Do you think it would fit in my boxster?

[jpnovak]

Looks like a mid-engine Dodge.

Is that CAT?

Yes, long term on the 57 is to swap drivetrains. but first, It has to move from its current resting location. Lots of options once it is in an accessible area.

[herr_oberst]

Check out the interior on this one!

[stevej37]

I would like to trade an A for an E.

[oldE]

Whoo Hoo! Beautiful.
Now the fun starts.

Best
Les

[VINMAN]

Awesome! So jealous!

[HobieMarty]

That's a really cool Scenicruiser!!! My Dad had a bus tour/charter business back in the 80's and two of the buses were of the "Buffalo" variety with the windows up above the windshield!!! He always had a Love for the Scenicruiser though. I remember a man in Panama City, Fl that had one that he had customized.

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[Tim Hancock]

That thing is pretty cool!

[DonDavis]

I must've been sleeping or something, I looked over this thread and can't see where the acquisition of the bus took place. Or which exact model/year you picked up, AB.

Plus, where are the pics?

C'mon man. Let us see!

[Scott Douglas]

Wow, is that your rig?
I bet it doesn't even notice the car is there or not.

[Scott Douglas]

That engine is HUGE!
Do you have a tractor to help move it around on the stand?

[masraum]

Originally Posted by DonDavis

I must've been sleeping or something, I looked over this thread and can't see where the acquisition of the bus took place. Or which exact model/year you picked up, AB.

Plus, where are the pics?

C'mon man. Let us see!

His post that he got one wasn't super clear, and now I can't even find it. It's one that he talked about looking at farther back. Yes, I don't think there have been any pics except the original post about looking at one for sale or something like that.

He's more circumspect than many of us about putting himself out there, but that's not a bad thing at all. It's not like this is a private forum.