check out the project

[burbillac]

alright so today i picked up a 1988 international harvester bus with the 7.3l diesel.auto trans.picked it up for $1500 off craigslist.just got the inside gutted out today and hoping to cut it of 4 feet in front of the wheel well and take the back were the door is and put it back on were i cut it.then put a beaver tail on it.then put beds in the the bus.

http://i44.tinypic.com/bd2bk.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/vnm7bk.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/mrtfv7.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/qq8ish.jpg

[regal200021]

i need to find one of these too... good find ... looks clean too... and good luck...

[UFOSPY]

wow i've been looking on craigslist for months,nice score

[burbillac]

yea the guys got a couple more here's the link there all $1500 the 77 passenger chevy needs a torque converter and i dont know what the otheres need.

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/cto/1039641095.html

[MNFordMudder]

cool always wanted one wife said no

[93cherokee]

a guy I work with just let one go about 6 months ago.....800 chev 350 block

[burbillac]

Yea there all over craigslist but some expensive.

[chevy_338]

cool always wanted one wife said no

so did mine but i might just bring one home

[mudtrux]

SCORE!!!! I want one but need something 4wdI've been stuck hauling out a few too many times

[burbillac]

alright i got it all cut off and we decided that we dont need to dovetail it so we are in the proses of making ramps that slide in the rear bumper.i will keep posting pics as i go.just cant wait till the first mud run.

http://i44.tinypic.com/15n9ick.jpg

[ox_man]

looks sweet

[Fluffy Bully]

what color you painting it

[Mud Hugger]

Is that non-turbo 7.3? You'll have to let me know how it hauls. I was happy to find my ford with a cummins and 5spd. It hauls the mud truck great!! Im sure that one will also. keep the pics comming.

[burbillac]

its staying red for now.yea its the non-turbo 7.3l. yea i hope it hauls it good.

[Mud Hugger]

I bought lil over a year ago, And totally cut it up this winter to rebuild the shoty fabrication the previous owner did.

[burbillac]

Ooo nice could I get a pic to see how yours looks?

[Mud Hugger]

Ooo nice could I get a pic to see how yours looks?

Ya i have pics on my profile or I had a thread also, I havent wrote on it lately. Today I should be done with the new deck frame and ready to sand blast and paint next weekend.

http://forums.minnesotamud.com/showthread.php?t=7007
http://forums.minnesotamud.com/album.php?albumid=59

[mudevil]

its staying red for now.yea its the non-turbo 7.3l. yea i hope it hauls it good.

Im sure it will haul just fine,but if not it shouldn't be that hard to turbo it.

[burbillac]

Yea it should haul it easy.u extended your frame don't u if so by how much?what do u have on the inside?

[burbillac]

got the bottem all beefed up and made some ramps and then drove the car on.tel me what u think also all we have to do is make wheel wells and put beds inside.
http://i41.tinypic.com/x2009e.jpg

[ox_man]

looks sweet

[Mud Hugger]

Looks great!!! You forgot to mention you have to put a wall on the back!!! o thats right its summer your using the "free air" conditioning system. Just open up the door when going on the road and your set. lol Or your leaving it off so you don't loose the "camping" feeling right. NO just kiding......it looks great there a blast to drive also. go get the unit weighed Im curious. Im planning on doing mine this spring when i get it all equiped.

[burbillac]

Were do I get it weighed at?a weigh station?

[ox_man]

feed mills/farm stores, gavel pits, junk yards, and some truck stops will have scales.

the truck stops will charge $8-10 to weigh it for you, closest truckstops with scales (that i know of) would be stockmans in So St Paul (494 and concord?) TA in Hudson (exit 4) and TA in Rogers (ext 205)

[1981 K 30]

that thing is sweet looking with the cadi on there does it have enough weight on the steer axels?

[off-trail blazer]

what all did you do to the frame to beef it up to handle the weight?

[redneckchevy]

Looking good:D

[Diggerz]

looks good, keep the pics coming. let us know how the non turbo pulls

[burbillac]

I'll put pics up tommarro of how I beefed up the bed thanks every one

[Decided Advantage]

I had a cousin that bought a bus down in OK, it was a 4x4 International! Ever seen a 4x4 school bus? He doing a similar idea only he's setting his up as a hunting rig.

Cool looking mud hauler!

[UFOSPY]

looks great, were's mine?

[TowMan]

hey if you need any caddy parts lmk ive got 3 just like yours

[burbillac]

Hauled it to the first mud run of the year just about 10miles away from my house and it hauled it great!I'll post some pics this week of how the bus is going

[Mud Hugger]

I was wondering what rpm you run while driving, how fast can it go (is it governed)? Just curious.

[burbillac]

heres the chalks i built
http://i40.tinypic.com/rm2z9i.jpg

the back wall just got to get paint this week for it
http://i42.tinypic.com/1ifllk.jpg

this is how we supported the rights side of the deck
http://i44.tinypic.com/10rjvqc.jpg

the left side of the deck
http://i40.tinypic.com/28sh3p.jpg

extended the bumper for the ramps and then i can put my dirtbike there after the cars on
http://i41.tinypic.com/w05hsi.jpg

ramps we built
http://i42.tinypic.com/a0kynr.jpg

represent lol

http://i40.tinypic.com/2z8w174.jpg

[jon19802]

looks sweet you should get a pic with the burilac on it

[burbillac]

we have to put an rpm gauge in and we got it up to 45mph.i dont know if its governed or not?how can u tell?it should do 55mph down the freeway.

[burbillac]

the pic of the burbillac ont he bus is on page 2

[HELLRAISER]

represent lol

http://i40.tinypic.com/2z8w174.jpg



nice:d:d

[Mud Hugger]

The 7.3l i am unfamilar with. As far as my engine its a basic 12 valve 5.9 cummins with the P-pump (easy to tweak). It is rated at 190hp at 2550 rpm, The governor springs in the pump red line the engine at 2550, even if the motor is capable of more. I have the spring kit to bump it up to 3200rpm, havent done it yet. I also have a 250hp fuel plate to put in and a AFC spring kit. I just put the boost and EGT gauge in this winter, so i don't want to start tweaking the engine before i see what things are at first. I want a benchmark to go off as I tune it. Right now I can hold it to the board and go 65mph. I was doing research and maybe next year want to swap out the rear end gears to prolly 4:10s. Which would drop RPMs and increase top speed. We are going to use it for camping to haul wheelers also so We will have it on the freeway quite a bit and want to be able to keep up with traffic.

[burbillac]

Alright thanks sounds like your busy with the bus!

[jakemary]

cool bus.

[burbillac]

Thanks just got insurance on it today can't wait to take it to a run

[HELLRAISER]

So how did the bus go??