Dr Frankenstien gets his hands on a transit bus.

I originally was hired to pick this up for another inmate but it ended up mine when it was offered at a price I couldn't refuse.

I had to decide if I was going to figure out a way to use it or turn around and sell it.


IT,,,,incedently is a 1990 Marcopolo Starship 28 transit bus,,5.9 Cummins
W/allison 542 auto transmission.
I already own a 36ft Keystone Raptor toy hauler and have been wishing my 3/4 ton Dodge was a 1 ton.
Well I bet that Transit Bus would pull that trailer if I just lob the body off and set er up with a fifth wheel hitch.


Lets see how this works out,,,,,It's either going to come out awesome or you guys can watch me totally screw this up.

Trucks like this are also inspiration for this build.


The asking price for this baby was $65,000 big uns and it's a 05 with 40,000 miles.
Let's see what I can do for less than $5,000.

Ready to go under the knife.


The remains of the "custom" limo style seats the PO had installed.




This is a good shot of the section of the body coming off,,,,the last 2 windows are gonna be sectioned out and the end cap moved forward and mated to the third window area.

Before,,,,,

Now with a sunroof.

Out with the windows.



Getting this down off the ceiling was fun.

This should be fun!

No turnin back now!


That's it for this weekend but there'll be more rippin and tearin tomorrow.

i know i am being an ass but what waste of a hauler...

why not just sell the fifth and get a tag and convert the inside to living quarters...

That looks like a monocoque chassis...when you remove the walls and roof it may become weaker. What will you mount the 5th wheel hitch on?

I would have hinged the back of the buss and added a ramp, either on the side or the back. Just my .02

Looks like a great project tho, I cant wait to see how it ends up!

This is going to be good1

De luxo moto touring mothership?

I'm In!

Cool build

I too am wondering why you didn't convert this to a hauler? I assume, maybe, you have a really nice trailer?

Jim

I only hope you're filling in the window openings for a full-length unicorn (or dragon. Or both) airbrush mural on the side.

This should be interesting.

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.. absolutely a braver man than I .. awesome project ..

Cool.

You could've done this...


As others have said, this will be interesting.