My new toy.

enjenjo · June 19, 2015, 09:16:28 PM

What do you think? 7.3 turbo diesel

chimp koose · June 19, 2015, 09:34:48 PM

low mile shop truck?

kb426 · June 19, 2015, 09:37:03 PM

Looks like an ambulance. Hope we don't need it!

GPster · June 19, 2015, 10:24:03 PM

Will that pass for a motor home so you can buy cheap plates? GPster

enjenjo · June 19, 2015, 11:42:55 PM

Quote from: "GPster"Will that pass for a motor home so you can buy cheap plates? GPster

Yes, with a little work.

moose · June 20, 2015, 08:37:46 AM

Gonna leave the siren on it to scare the neighbors??? Plans?

enjenjo · June 20, 2015, 11:11:09 AM

Quote from: "moose"Gonna leave the siren on it to scare the neighbors??? Plans?

A tow vehicle I can sleep in.

Crosley.In.AZ · June 20, 2015, 12:49:47 PM

Quote from: "enjenjo"
Quote from: "moose"Gonna leave the siren on it to scare the neighbors??? Plans?

A tow vehicle I can sleep in.

I'd make dang sure the vehicle does not look like an ambulance anylonger if you are gonna sleep in it. At your age, some one may make a mistake if they find you in a deep sleep

Harry · June 20, 2015, 10:53:04 PM

https://www.bcauction.ca/open.dll/showDisplayDocument?sessionID=2026773890&disID=6952748&docType=Tender&dis_version_nos=0&doc_search_by=Tend&docTypeQual=TN

idrivejunk · June 21, 2015, 12:36:23 AM

Stacks, flames, retro grille maybe round headlamps. Ditch lighting, log cabin wrap box. Perfect!

chimp koose · June 21, 2015, 01:34:50 AM

A guy at our drag strip used to tow his open car trailer with one. perfect workshop with serious lighting for night races . Lots of cabinets and easy to air condition .

Rrumbler · June 21, 2015, 02:48:47 AM

Slick!!

unklian · June 21, 2015, 02:04:48 PM

NICE !

Beck · June 22, 2015, 03:15:37 PM

I have been looking at similar vehicles for a while.
The 7.3 is the best diesel going. (Most of the old mechanical 5.9 Cummins trucks are used up)
If you are wanting cheap fuel they tolerate waste veggie oil pretty well. You would need to add another tank and heaters especially in your location.

Where did you buy it from? Were all the stickers off or did you have to do that?

How are the boxes made on these, aluminum sheet over square steel framework? I was considering an ambulance or shuttle bus to haul my little tractor. I would need to remove all the compartments in the ambulance for the tractor to fit. I was wondering if an enclosed trailer shop would remove the sides and rear entry door to add flat sides (no compartments) and rear ramp door.

A local airport parking garage has shuttle busses for sale now that have CNG V10 motors in them. All the motors are junk. They would need a motor swap. They are selling cheap. I don't think I want to do a motor swap in a van cab. A Ford motor would fit the current transmission, but I know nothing about the Ford stuff.

enjenjo · June 22, 2015, 05:02:41 PM

I bought it from a private owner, who bought it from a EMS squad in Michigan. He used it to tow a camper, claimed 10 mpg towing a 28 footer. He took all the stickers off. The inside has all the cabinets still in place, I am still in planning mode. To register as a RV in Ohio, I have to have a bed, a stove, a table, and either a refrigerator or ice box. This is a Marque body, and measures 52" between the cabinets. If you removed them, you can gain about 5" on each side between the wheel wells. It has a 110 inverter, 1500W, and can use shore power 110 also.

It has 410,000 miles on it, drives like a new one. According to the stickers, and the log book, it has been on synthetic oil from new, right now it has Amsoil in it.

You might look at some of the older Internationals, they also had a 7.3 in them, with an Allison transmission.