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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 05, 2005 - 11:09 pm: | |
Well, not sure where to start, but here goes...
I'm looking very seriously at a new (to me) MC9 for a conversion project. Here are a few questions dealing specifically with an MC9. Some of these questions may seem pretty basic - sorry for my ignorance.
Is the entire outer shell stainless, or just the bottom half? What's the upper shell(roof) made of?
Are the passenger windows dual pane? Do any of the passenger windows open?
I have seen PICTURES of converted MC9's and noticed that many converters choose to keep what looks like the factory windows all the way around. Are some of the windows blacked out from the inside (behind closets, etc?
Is the inside height of an MC9 6'7"?
If the bus never had a factory restroom, does that mean that it was not meant for long road trips, therefore, not geared for up to 70 MPH?
Do all MC9s have a detroit 8v92 engine?
Thankyou for your time,
Mark |
ChuckMC9 (Chucks)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 1:15 pm: | |
Mark, I'll pipe in real quick - answers are brief since I'm rushing out the door...
>Is the entire outer shell stainless, or just the bottom half?
Bottom 1/3
>What's the upper shell(roof) made of?
Steel structure w/aluminum skin
>Are the passenger windows dual pane?
It was optional. They may or may not be. Mine are.
>Do any of the passenger windows open?
Yes, all do.
>I have seen PICTURES of converted MC9's and noticed that many converters choose to keep what looks like the factory windows all the way around. Are some of the windows blacked out from the inside (behind closets, etc?
Maybe or maybe not! Depends on whether the converter needed to 'hide' some areas, and for better insulation. Most these days have most original windows removed and are 'skinned' with aluminum, steel or fiberglass.
>Is the inside height of an MC9 6'7"?
No. I don't have the figure handy, but the floor slopes slightly to the back. In the back, it's probably no more than 6-4 or so.
>If the bus never had a factory restroom, does that mean that it was not meant for long road trips, therefore, not geared for up to 70 MPH?
I *really* doubt the presence or not of a restroom is related to gearing, but don't know definitively.
>Do all MC9s have a detroit 8v92 engine?
No. 8V71 or 6V92.
Hope this gets you started... |
Rich International Bus & Parts
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 1:38 pm: | |
*All of the lower body skins are fluted stainless, the lower framework is mostly stainless. The "sign baord" exterior panels are aluminum, the frame under it & the roof bows are steel.
*Passenger windows had options. Single, double, triple pane, different shade options (smoke, grey, green, black)Emergency type windows would open at the bottom.
*Non-restroom coaches were not customarily used for long trips (airport or convention center runs)
*MC-9's typically had the factory options of 8v71 or 6v92 engines.
Rich
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John MC9
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 8:29 pm: | |
re:
"*Non-restroom coaches were not customarily used for long trips
(airport or convention center runs) "
Line runs can take a bus from Derby Line, Vt., to Miami, Fl.
Since they stopped at each terminal, bathrooms aboard were
not usually required.
I drove a fishbowl (LI RR run) from Babylon, LI to
Montauk Point, LI three rounds trips per day at 90 miles
each way. The bus worked 7 days per week (as did I).
Running backup runs on Fri., Sat., and Sunday added another
180 to 360 miles for those days.
A bus with no bathroom doesn't indicate it was used lightly.
(trust me on that) |
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